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NorthEast United FC bowed out of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 on a high with a resounding 3-0 victory against Odisha FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Saturday.

Six divers plunged sixty feet underwater, simulating the voting process while carrying a mock Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and displaying voting awareness placards. The programme was organised by SB Aravind Tharunsri, a scuba dive instructor and director at Temple Adventure.

Skymet, a private weather-forecasting agency, predicts a normal southwest monsoon for India in 2024, with rainfall expected to be 102 percent of the long-period average (LPA). The forecast offers hope in the battle against inflation and agricultural growth.

Mumbai City FC sent Odisha FC and FC Goa out of the race of becoming the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 League Winners by defeating the Juggernauts by 2-1 at the Mumbai Football Arena (MFA) on Monday.

Mumbai City FC currently leads the charge, holding the top spot with 44 points from 20 games. However, their position is under threat as Mohun Bagan Super Giant (42), Odisha FC (39), and FC Goa (39) are in close pursuit.

Areas likely impacted include parts of Odisha, Bengal, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Rayalaseema, and Telangana. The present heat in Kolkata is fairly strong, with temperatures feeling closer to 44-45 degrees Celsius due to abnormally high humidity this time of year. 

Chennaiyin FC broke into the top-six with a terrific 2-1 victory against Jamshedpur FC where they came from behind to strike twice in the second half at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 on Thursday.

Odisha FC beat Punjab FC by 3-1 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 on Tuesday to sustain their challenge for the League Winners Shield this season.

The IMD has warned of heatwave conditions in isolated pockets of north interior Karnataka from April 2 to April 6. Additionally, parts of Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh are likely to experience heatwave conditions during this period.

Special Observers, both in general and police capacities, have been deployed in states with large populations, including West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Bihar.

Mumbai City FC strengthened their position at the top of the table with a clinical 3-0 victory against Hyderabad FC at the Gachibowli Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 on Monday.

 India is set to experience extreme heat during the April to June period, with the central and western peninsular parts expected to face the worst impact, the IMD said on Monday as the country prepares for seven-phase general elections from April 19.

Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik crafted a sand sculpture at Puri beach in Odisha, honouring veteran BJP leader LK Advani on Saturday. The sculpture bore the message 'Congratulations to the living legend LK Advani ji.'

Susanta Nanda, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Wildlife, said, "This was Rewa's second litter, and she didn't show any interest in the care of cubs. We had to intervene for hand care."

The BJP's decision to go it alone marks a departure from the past, notably, their decade-long alliance with the BJD from 1998 to 2009. During this period, the two parties jointly contested multiple Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.