Opposition leaders from Manipur are camping in Delhi to meet the PM & said at a press conference that they were waiting to hear from Modi before he leaves for his foreign tour on 20 June.
The meteorological department has issued an "Orange" alert for Barmer, Jalore, Sirohi, Pali districts of Rajasthan, with strong winds expected at a speed of 30-50 kilometres per hour.
The Union Home Minister will meet Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and visit the Swami Narayan Temple in Bhuj to examine food distribution among the those affected by the cyclone.
More than 180,000 people were evacuated in India and Pakistan in the last few days as authorities braced for the cyclone to hit coasts in both countries.
The cyclone was centred 140 km (87 miles) off Jakhau port in western state of Gujarat and 230 km (143 miles) off Pakistan's southern port of Karachi, weather officials said.
Ahead of Cyclone Biparjoy’s landfall, IMD on Thursday said Very Severe Cyclonic Storm can cause severe damage to small structures like thatched houses and uproot trees.
India's projects related to BIMSTEC, Look-East-Act-East and Indian Ocean Rim Association could suffer a setback, impacting trade with South Asia and the South-South Cooperation agenda.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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