There were no reports of loss of life due to the cyclone, which is expected to further weaken, although rainfall and strong winds are likely to continue.
The deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards and intensified into a cyclonic storm and lay about 410 km off Puducherry and 450 km from Chennai.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Nisarga will cross the north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts late Wednesday evening.
It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
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