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Six villages in three districts of Uttar Pradesh have been affected by floods but the situation is not alarming anywhere, state Relief Commissioner Ranveer Prasad said on Monday. He said the Ganga river in Badaun district, the Sharda river in Lakhimpur Kheri district, and the Ghaghra river in Ballia district were flowing above the danger level. In a statement, the relief commissioner said 10 districts of the state have received 25 mm or more rain in a day. At present, six villages in Gonda, Mau and Sitapur districts are affected by the floods, he said. At present, all the embankments of the state are safe and the situation is not worrying anywhere, Prasad said. In a day, the state received an average rainfall of 10.3 mm. The average rainfall in the state from June 1 till now is 248 mm, which is 60 per cent of the normal rainfall of 416.4 mm, he said. The relief commissioner said 55 teams of NDRF, SDRF and PAC have been deployed in 35 districts for search and rescue … [Read more...] about 6 villages in 3 UP districts affected by floods, situation not alarming: Relief Commissioner

The first I heard of tiny home villages was back in 2019. My background is in social work and at that time, I was working with homeless youth in the public school system; high school students that were unaccompanied, in school, facing homelessness. I was there for seven years, and every year graduation rates amongst our homeless individuals were rising. I would be with them through their high school experience, and then thinking: What happens next? In Denver, we only have one homeless shelter exclusively for teens. Finding housing for youth past 18 is really difficult without a guardian, or any type of down payment. Then I Colorado Village Collaborative through a mutual friend. At the time, it was a small grassroots organization that had just 11 tiny homes in a village named the Beloved Community Village. They were looking for a village organizer, someone to come in and expand programming within the village. I was aware of the shelters and hotels that many homeless individuals … [Read more...] about ‘We Built a Tiny House Village For Women and Trans People’

Social media proved this week that skepticism runs deeper than politics or conspiracy theories, when an astonishing viral video of a Komodo dragon in the wild sparked disbelief. Twitter watched what appeared to be raw footage of the extraordinary animal eating a fawn or small deer from snout to tail in just a few bites. Such was the shock, that many began to question whether the beast or (perhaps more pertinently) the video was real. With doubts in mind, Newsweek sought to separate the facts from the fantasy. The Claim A video posted on Twitter , viewed nearly 13 million times, shows what appears to be a Komodo dragon eating a fawn or some species of small deer whole. Many of the responses to this video were skeptical that a Komodo dragon could eat a whole deer, noting both the time it took to eat the animal and the size of the dragon itself. The Facts The video itself does feature some warning signs that are common with doctored footage. Although clear in what it … [Read more...] about Fact Check: Does video show Komodo dragon devour a whole Baby Deer?

Have you ever felt the pet-mom or dad guilt when leaving your furry friend at home while you are on vacation? Have you ever considered bringing your pet along with you? Newsweek has gathered the top 9 airlines that allow you to bring your furbabies on board with you. Although all airlines are required to allow disabled passengers to fly with their service animals in the cabin, some airlines do not allow any other dogs on board, while others allow them with restrictions, or only in the cargo area. If you're planning on traveling internationally with your pet, you should also make sure that you check the specific country's policies on allowing animals in the country, as they vary from depending on the destination. Below is a list of airlines that allow pets on board, and their pet policies. American Airlines American Airlines allows you to travel with pets on board, but their policy is limited by restrictions. According to their website, you can travel with a pet on most … [Read more...] about The best airlines that allow you to fly with your pets on board

The Fed has raised its benchmark interest rate again by a whopping 0.75%. The Reserve Bank of India has also been forced to raise interest rates further but also take other steps. These decisions in the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting are based on what the members of the MPC see as the likely course of the economy in the months ahead. But, the trajectory of the world economy, and its likely impact on the Indian economy, is imponderable. So, Indian policymakers would face two crucial problems. First, the main uncertainty is due to Russia’s war on Ukraine and the resultant economic sanctions on Russia, as well as the zero-COVID-19 policy in China that repeatedly implements lockdowns leading to global supply bottlenecks. Second, policy has to base itself on data. If it is deficient, it introduces additional uncertainty, making projections for the future difficult and causing policies to fail. This will compound the problem that results from the global uncertainty. … [Read more...] about Macrovariable projections in uncertain times

Railway pantry staff allegedly attacked a man and threw him out of a moving train in Lalitpur district in Jhansi, police said on August 8. One of the accused has been arrested, they said. Ravi Yadav, 26, was travelling along with his sister on Raptisagar Express (12591) on Saturday. When the train reached near Jiroli village, an argument broke out between him and the pantry staff over the purchase of a water bottle and spitting pan masala, police said. Following this, Yadav's sister got off the train at Lalitpur station, but the pantry staff did not allow him to leave. Later, they allegedly beat him up and threw him out of the moving train on to the track, from where locals rushed him to the district hospital. He was referred to Jhansi Medical College, where his condition is said to be out of danger. Based on Mr. Yadav's complaint, an FIR has been registered against the pantry staff under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 325 (causing grievous hurt) and 506 (criminal … [Read more...] about Railway pantry staff allegedly throws man out of moving train over trivial issue; one held

Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations. The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden's priorities, a stunning turnaround of what had seemed a lost and doomed effort that suddenly roared back to political life. Democrats held united, 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. “It's been a long, tough and winding road, but at last, at last we have arrived,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., ahead of final votes. “The Senate is making history. I am confident the Inflation Reduction Act will endure as one of the defining legislative measures of the 21st century.” Republican amendments shunned Senators … [Read more...] about U.S. Senate passes Biden’s mega health, climate bill; House to vote next

One was arrested while another was apprehended on Saturday for assaulting a head constable inside Anand Vihar police station in east Delhi. The police received a PCR call at 11.27 p.m. on July 30 about a physical assault over a gold chain in Karkardooma village. DCP (Shahdara) R. Sathiyasundaram said the issue was between two parties, Ajay and Anchal Bakshi. Ajay was found in an intoxicated condition and was apprehended from the spot by the police. A senior officer said that Ajay and Anchal Bakshi were neighbors and had called the police to resolve the issue. They were then taken to the police station to record their statement. While Ms. Bakshi wasn’t present, some of her family members and relatives were there with the investigating officer. A group comprising Ajay’s brother Satish Choudhary and others came to the police station and tried to provoke the police personnel who were on duty at the police station. Provoked, abused Around 2 a.m., Head Constable, Prakash, 36, came to … [Read more...] about Two held for assaulting head constable inside police station

Much of the work for the delimitation of municipal wards in Delhi has been completed and the three-member delimitation committee is on track to submit the draft report on the exercise within the stipulated deadline (November 2022), sources familiar with the development said on Saturday. A source said the committee has already received data from the Directorate of Census Operations, while the office of Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi, has provided the latest electoral rolls. The exact number of wards to be carved out of the exercise has been fixed at 250, said the source. “The work on the delimitation exercise is moving at a faster pace as the data used are from the 2011 Census and digital maps from the previous delimitation exercise [in 2016] are already available. We only have to reduce 22 wards [from 272 to 250] and the larger focus is on Assembly segments that have more than three wards, while the average population per ward will be around 65,000,” said a source. Four-month … [Read more...] about Delimitation work on track, completion likely by Nov.

Former team India head coach Ravi Shastri recently watched a game at the Lord’s Cricket Ground along with Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. He shared a photo of the three of them together and it went viral in no time. “In the august company of two people who love their cricket @HomeOfCricket- Mr Mukesh Ambani and Mr @sundarpichai at @thehundred @SkyCricket,” he wrote in the caption. In the august company of two people who love their cricket @HomeOfCricket – Mr Mukesh Ambani and Mr @sundarpichai at @thehundred @SkyCricket pic.twitter.com/JYnkGlMd8W — Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) August 9, 2022 Shastri is currently doing commentary for Sky Sports for The Hundred 2022 competition. The England Cricket Board (ECB) is back with the second season of the newest format of cricket, The Hundred 2022. The inaugural season of The Hundred was a big hit last year. The Hundred has been modelled after the hugely popular Indian Premier … [Read more...] about ‘People Who Love Cricket’: Ravi Shastri Watches Match With Mukesh Ambani, Sundar Pichai