Moderate rain likely in Delhi in next 24 hours
New Delhi, July 11: Sweltering under a humid spell, Delhiites may get some relief on Thursday as the Met department has predicted moderate rain in next 24 hours.
After remaining mostly cloudy throughout Wednesday, the national capital was expected to receive some rainfall or light drizzles by late evening but no showers took place, according to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
"There was minuscule drizzle in evening which could not be measured. But there are bright chances of a moderate rain across the city in the next 24 hours," an IMD official said.
According to the department, Wednesday's maximum temperature was recorded at 36.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average while the minimum settled at 29.6 degrees, two notches above the season's average. The humidity was 62 per cent.
According to private weather forecasting agency Skymet, Delhi and its adjoining regions have been witnessing mostly dry and hot weather conditions.
"Delhi remains rain deficient by 33 per cent as on July 10. Now, we expect Monsoon rains to begin over Delhi and NCR and these intermittent showers of light intensity would continue till July 15 or 16.
"In fact, there are possibilities of sporadic moderate showers over the national capital as well," it added.
Tuesday's maximum settled at 40.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season's average while the minimum was recorded at 29.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average.
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Two FIRs lodged against Mithun Chakraborty for 'provocative' speech
Kolkata, Nov 6: Two FIRs have been lodged against actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty for allegedly making provocative statements during a BJP event in Salt Lake area near Kolkata last month, police said on Wednesday.
The complaints pertain to Chakraborty's speech on October 27 at the Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) in Salt Lake, during a BJP programme attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was in Kolkata to launch the party's West Bengal membership drive.
The first FIR was filed at the Bidhannagar South police station based on a complaint by an individual, while the second was lodged at Bowbazar police station.
"We have started an investigation into the case," a senior officer of Bidhannagar police said.
Shah was also present at the programme, which was organised to kick off the West Bengal leg of the BJP's membership drive. Shah had also felicitated Chakraborty for being honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year.
Although Chakraborty was unavailable for comment, BJP state president and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar described the FIRs a result of "vendetta politics.".
Majumdar alleged that the TMC government "has once again used the police to unfairly target well-known actor and senior BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty".
He accused the chief minister of employing such tactics "to serve political interests" and claimed that the state government's actions were part of an ongoing attempt to discredit political opponents.
"There is nothing provocative in his speech. These are nothing but attempts to intimidate him by using police as a political tool," he said.
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh dubbed the BJP's allegations as baseless.
"The allegations of political vendetta are baseless. He shouldn't have made such provocative remarks. The law will take its own course," he said.
Chakraborty, who received India's highest film honour, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, earlier this year, had asserted on October 27 that the 'masnad' (throne) of West Bengal would belong to the BJP after the 2026 assembly elections, promising to do whatever it takes to achieve the goal.
While speaking at the programme, Chakraborty, a BJP leader, said, "In 2026, the 'masnad' will be ours, and we will do everything to achieve the goal."
In an apparent reference to TMC MLA Humayun Kabir's communal remarks aimed at BJP workers during the Lok Sabha elections, Chakraborty had allegedly made provocative remarks.
Chakraborty cautioned that no one should attempt to intimidate saffron party voters into abstaining from voting in the next assembly elections.
He called upon the booth-level workers of his party to resist any such attempts.
