Though their intensity has been less so far and the exact impact on the crop is not yet known.
The Yamuna river continues to be in spate following the release of about one lakh cusecs of water in two phases from the Hathnikund Barrage and the Tajewala headworks near Yamunanagar.
'You should raise your voice even at the cost of being called a deshdrohi. 'This country is built because of the raising of voices of the people and no one can silence such voices,' says Kannan Gopinathan who resigned from the IAS to protest against revocation of Article 370 in Kashmir.
The meteorological department has issued a warning of heavy rain and thunderstorm in several parts of the country.
"I am running for HOPE -- Humanity, Oneness, Peace and Equality," says Sufiya Sufee.
'There's nothing in the 2019 campaign air, the chunavi hawa that tells you it's a wave election, for anyone,' argues Shekhar Gupta.
In the European countries, one of the pivotal issues is quality control. Once a product is granted GI there is little possibility of fakes, which is not the case in India
BJP strategists know it may not repeat its 2014 performance in its traditionally strong bases in the north and the west. This is where the success in the north east and east is so important.
The US-based firm already has two fulfilment centres in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
The mystery over incidents of chopping of braids in Delhi and other states continued as more such cases were reported.
For the second successive year, Monsoon is likely to be below normal with parts of north-west and central India to be the most affected.
The BJP odeployed all its big guns -- from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to party chief Amit Shah
The prices of oilseed, coarse cereals & vegetables could also be affected.
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Chandigarh on Wednesday ordered to frame charges against former Punjab and Haryana high court judge, Justice (retd) Nirmal Yadav, for her alleged involvement in the 2008 cash-at-judge's door case.
'The foundation of the 2014 triumph was Narendra Modi's appeal to voters in the Hindi belt. The Bihar Vidhan Sabha polls will demonstrate if he continues to appeal to them,' says T V R Shenoy.
'If you destroy the assets in Pathankot, you degrade the combat potential of India; you degrade the war potential of India.'