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Heatwave death toll almost 170 in north India

The death toll in Uttar Pradesh and its adjoining state Bihar due to the prevailing extreme heatwave conditions has risen to nearly 170, local officials said on Wednesday.

While 119 people have died in Uttar Pradesh, 47 people succumbed to the hot weather in Bihar.

Most of the victims were aged above 60.

India Meteorological Department data showed the maximum temperature in some parts of the country at 42.2 deg C on Friday and Saturday, which is 4.7 deg C above normal.

 

Soldier injured as violence in Manipur continues

An army soldier was injured in unprovoked firing by armed miscreants in strife-torn Manipur on Monday, according to a local government official.

He was evacuated to a military hospital and is in stable condition.

According to local media reports, more than 100 people have been killed and another 50,000 displaced since the outbreak of violence in the state in early May.

 

Mobs set fire to the house of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Rajkumar Ranjan Singh in the state's capital Imphal last week and targeted homes and offices of other leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, the Times of India reported.

 

Advocate for separate Sikh state shot dead in Canada

A campaigner for a Sikh nation to be carved out of India's Punjab state, who was wanted by Indian authorities, was shot dead in Canada on Sunday.

Canadian federal police said a man was found in his pick-up truck in the parking lot of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple in Surrey, British Columbia, around 8.30pm on Sunday "suffering from apparent gunshot wounds".

"The man died of his injuries at the scene," the Royal Canadian Mounted Police added.

Police did not identify the victim, but local media and the World Sikh Organisation of Canada said he was the temple's president Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who advocated for the creation of a Sikh state known as Khalistan.

Nijjar was wanted by the Indian authorities for alleged terrorism offences and conspiracy to commit murder, which he reportedly denied to Canadian media.

 

IndiGo sets new record with order of 500 Airbus planes

India's leading airline has set a new record for the largest purchase agreement in the history of commercial aviation, Airbus announced on Monday.

IndiGo has placed an order of 500 new A320 Family aircraft, Airbus said on the first day of the Paris Air Show 2023.

This means the Indian airline will have a total of 1,330 Airbus aircraft on order, making it the world's biggest A320 Family customer.

The A320 Family plane has the widest single-aisle cabin of any aircraft and incorporates the latest technologies, according to Airbus.

 

Delhi court orders tree planting with defaulting litigants' money

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued an order for planting 10,000 trees utilising around Rs8 million ($130,650) received from defaulting litigants in different cases over the years.

According to a report by legal portal Live Law, Justice Najmi Waziri said in his order that the money should be utilised for the larger public good, and plantation of trees is one such exercise which the court would consider.

Trees provide fresh oxygen to generations of residents in the national capital and lower the air pollution levels, bringing multiple benefits to the city, Mr Waziri said.

 

Cyclone forecasting to be spruced up with new supercomputers

India is investing in new supercomputers, high-resolution radar systems and automated weather observatories to improve cyclone forecasting efforts over the next five years, its top weather official said on Wednesday.

The most dramatic overhaul in nearly a quarter century comes after early warnings and timely evacuations this month helped the nation avert major casualties after cyclone Biparjoy hit its west coast.

"In the next five years, our cyclone forecasting will get even better," director-general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra of the India Meteorological Department told Reuters.

 

Couple killed, bodies thrown into crocodile-infested river

An 18-year-old woman and her husband were killed on Monday and their bodies were thrown into a crocodile-infested river in Madhya Pradesh's Morena for marrying against the wishes of the teen's family.

The police had traced them to Agra following their elopement and handed them back to their families.

Police superintendent (Morena) Shailendra Chouhan said a State Disaster Response Force team was scouring the Chambal River for the bodies of Shivani Tomar and her husband, Radheshyam Tomar, 21.

He said the woman's father, Rajpal Tomar, and six other family members have confessed to the murders.

 

Five killed as heavy rains trigger flooding in Rajasthan

At least five people were killed in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan, local media reports said on Monday.

Regional weather department officials said the state saw heavy rains in the aftermath of cyclonic storm Biparjoy that hit the adjacent state of Gujarat last week.

The heavy rains triggered flooding and severe waterlogging in Barmer, Jalore and Sirohi districts of the state.

 

Cricketer Kohli's net worth crosses Rs1,000 crore Indian cricket icon

Virat Kohli's new worth has reached Rs1.050 crore, according to several media reports.

He is one of the most followed celebrities on Instagram and has a fan base of 250 million.

The 34-year-old reportedly charges Rs9 crore for an Instagram post and Rs2.5 crore for a Twitter post.

He has funded eight startups and endorses 18 brands.

 

India host Pakistan footballers for first time since 2014

India beat Pakistan 4-0 in a football match on Wednesday, the first time it has hosted the national team from its neighbour and bitter adversary since 2014.

Fans cheered the arriving team buses for the opening day of the South Asia Football Federation Championship in Bengaluru.

Security was tight at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium with hundreds of police and security guards deployed. SAFF project head M. Satyanarayan said "extra precautions" had been taken.

"An India-Pakistan match - whether it is cricket or football - is always great to watch," said bank employee Kaustuv Vatsyayan, 33.

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