Delhi reels under power, water shortage (Roundup)NEW DELHI - Frequent and long power cuts and water shortage, combined with the escalating mercury levels, left the capital’s residents praying for respite Thursday while Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit warned of tough times ahead. Uttar Pradesh villagers perform rituals to usher in rainLUCKNOW - Marriages of frogs are being conducted, women folk are harnessing themselves to the yoke to plough the fields, and children are ritualistically rolling on the ground. In the large parched swathes of Uttar Pradesh, people are resorting to every known rite and ritual to invoke the rain gods. AP source: Chinese auto company considering bid for Ford’s Volvo unitDETROIT — A person briefed on the matter said Wednesday that a Chinese automaker is considering buying Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo unit. Poll pitch picks up in RajasthanJAIPUR - It’s not just the mercury that is rising in Rajasthan. Poll fever has touched a high too with political parties busy canvassing for votes ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in the state May 7. Scorching heat, voter apathy keep polling low in LucknowLUCKNOW - The scorching heat, with the mercury touching 44 degrees Celsius, and general apathy in public resulted in low voter turnout of 34.6 percent in Uttar Pradesh’s capital that went to poll Thursday. Heat wave slows down voting in GujaratAHMEDABAD - A strong heat wave in many parts of Gujarat Thursday afternoon slowed down polling as about 25 percent voters exercised their franchise in the state’s 26 constituencies, an election official said. Heat wave grips OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Soaring mercury level has made life miserable for people in Orissa as they grapple with the heat wave. Indian family murder-suicide in US: Family problems suspectedWASHINGTON - US police has ruled out financial problems as the motive behind the apparent murder-suicide of six Indians in California, suggesting the crime was likely related to ‘family dynamics and personal relationships.’ Morning showers raise winter termperature in DelhiNEW DELHI - Moderate winter showers greeted people of the capital Sunday morning, catching many people unawares and raising the mercury by a few notches. Warm Makar Sankranti for DelhiNEW DELHI - As northern India celebrated Makar Sankranti, a Hindu festival marking the time of year when the Earth’s northern hemisphere starts moving closer to the sun, the temperature in the capital rose too - resulting in a warmer morning Wednesday. Delhi records coldest day of the season at four degreesNEW DELHI - A day after the new year began, Delhiites woke up to the coldest day of the season with the mercury plummeting to four degree Celsius Friday. New Year’s day likely to be colderNEW DELHI - Delhiites are likely to wake up to a colder morning on the first day of the New Year when the minimum temperature is predicted to hover around 6 degree Celsius, weather officials said Wednesday. |
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