DH Evening Brief | Court orders sealing area in Gyanvapi with 'Shivling'; Wheat prices hit record high after India export ban
Court orders sealing area in Gyanvapi Mosque where 'Shivling' found
A Varanasi court on Monday ordered the district authorities to 'seal' the place inside the Gyanvapi Mosque after Hindu lawyers claimed that a 'Shivling' measuring 12 feet 8 inches was found there during the videography and survey at the Mosque premises, which concluded on Monday.
Wheat prices hit record high after India export ban
Wheatprices surged to a new record high on Monday after India decided to ban exports of the commodity as a heatwave hit production.
Dirty liberal pipe-dream: 3 myths about electric cars
Sceptics say that far from helping save the planet, electric cars are a liberal pipe-dream whose environmental benefits are exaggerated.
Heatwaves, floods and heavy rain: India battling climate change and it's getting worse, warn experts
The spectre of climate change is here to stay and even worsen, say climate scientists as searing winds blow across swathes of north India, including New Delhi where temperatures have crossed 49 degrees Celsius, and flash floods ravage parts of the North East.
Assam's Nagaon continues to witness flood, IMD predicts heavy rains at isolated places
Amid heavy downpour, parts of Assam continued to witness floods on May 16.