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Morning briefing: Jaishankar targets ex-PM over UNSC seat; IMD issues heatwave warning, and more
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External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday targeted former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru over his stance on prioritising China over India while referring to India's stand when it was offered a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). S Jaishankar claimed that there was a time when the country's first prime minister said "India second, China first". Jaishankar added that the past mistakes of the former-PM led to problems including Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and occupation of some parts of the Indian territory by China. Dig deeper
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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a possible heatwave in multiple states across India, forecasting an above normal rise in temperature from April 3. The central weather agency predicted that heatwave conditions are likely to prevail from April 3 to 6 over parts of east and peninsular India. In its forecast, the IMD predicted rainfall and thunderstorms could hit parts of northeast India on April 7. The IMD said heatwave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets north interior Karnataka this week, from April 2 to April 6. Further, parts of Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh are also expected to experience heatwave conditions. Dig deeper
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Heat wave conditions likely to prevail in Karnataka till Friday: IMD
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