Even as the Uttar Pradesh government has flatly denied suicides by farmers in any part of the state, state chief secretary Alok Ranjan on Tuesday admitted that the untimely rain, thunder and hailstorm in large parts of the state had caused tremendous loss to the standing wheat crop to the tune of over Rs 1,100 crores.
A thunderstorm has been forecast for the next four days.
The defending champion laboured to a seventh-place finish in the fourth stage won by Dane Brian Vandborg.
With the monsoon continuing its northward advance, the weather department is expecting its onset in Delhi within the next five days.
Wales were adjudged winners as the final day was washed out on the Algarve
The Met department forecast heavy to very heavy showers in north coastal Tamil Nadu till Saturday.
The world champions had collapsed to 45 for five in reply to West Indies' total of 263 for nine when the match was abandoned because of thunderstorms.
Six people were injured and were hospitalised, the officials said.
The national capital has received the season's highest rainfall at 63.1 mm.
Authorities alerted people to avoid staying outdoors and L-G ordered to halt all civil construction activities across the city till Sunday.
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The prospects of any further play were gloomy with thunderstorms forecast for the afternoon.
The monsoon is expected to reach Delhi around June 29, which is the normal date, but the national capital has already recorded 91mm rainfall, which is more than the normal of 55mm for June.
Prospects of getting a result were gloomy with more thunderstorms forecast over the weekend.
Lewis Hamilton is hoping rain will come to the rescue as a Hockenheim heatwave threatens to dash Mercedes's hopes of a home German Grand Prix win on Sunday.
The film to be produced under Daggubati's banner Suresh Productions, will see Vijay Sethupathi portray the role of Sri Lankan spin legend.
When rain stopped play, the Indian ace was cruising along at two-under par after eight holes, which gave him a tournament tally of 17-under.
The ace Indian golfer was tied for second place after the opening round in the Caltex Singapore Masters.
Farmers remained hesitant in sowing vegetable seeds in drought-hit areas.
Though their intensity has been less so far and the exact impact on the crop is not yet known.
The Indian golfer played a one-under 69 on day 1 of the US Ban Championship of Milwaukee, which was interrupted by thunderstorms.
He ended the second round three strokes clear of South African Retief Goosen in the Malaysian Open.
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Vast swathes of the country are reeling under scorching heat with the mercury soaring to above 40C mark in many areas.
While seven-year-old Thunderbolt is part of the Animal Transport unit of the force, 'lifeline' of the force at high-altitude forward posts, three-year-old Sophia undertakes special sniffing operations to detect IEDs with her handler in Left Wing extremism hit areas of Chhattisgarh.
In the dying minutes of their Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid, a thunderstorm rolled in and drenched Atletico Madrid's Vicente Calderon stadium.
More than 1,600 people died due to extreme weather conditions across the country last year, with severe heat wave claiming the largest chunk of the total deaths at 40 per cent, followed by flooding and lightning.
Despite resting several of their top players, Mumbai Indians managed to outclass Kolkata Knight Riders by nine runs in their last round league match to finish top of the standings in the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League, in Kolkata, on Saturday.
For the first time in 11 years, opening practice at the Masters was suspended and the merchandise shop can expect a run on umbrellas with more rain forecast for later in the week.
Don't look for a single cause -- a combination of factors is needed to bring down any plane, says Shakti Lumba
Austria's Dominic Thiem strained every sinew trying to cling on to the 32-year-old Spaniard and at times even gained a precarious foothold in his first Grand Slam final.
Headed by additional secretary in the Home Ministry, B K Prasad, the team will also monitor the evacuation of stranded Indians in Nepal.
In an unprecedented measure, the Maharashtra government requested defence officials to arrange airlift of the stranded passengers of the 17412 Mahalaxmi Express.
It was not just about saving time. Or money. There were many more lessons to be learnt, discovers Neha Saigal.
Mercurial paceman Kagiso Rabada produced the second best match figures by a South African to propel his side to a consolation 280-run victory over a feeble England on the last morning of the fourth and final Test.
Firebrand fast bowler Kagiso Rabada bagged two wickets as South Africa reduced England to 52 for three at the close of day four of the final Test on Monday.
