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Three Missing as Boat Capsizes off Mumbai Coast
Three persons went missing after a boat capsized near Madh jetty in Mumbai early Wednesday morning, the police said.
The incident took place around 1.30 am, said a police official.
The boat was carrying seven persons. After it sent a distress signal, Marine Police and Fire Brigade rushed to the spot and rescued four of them but three persons were still missing, he said.
(Source: PTI)
Suspected Militants Open Fire at Security Forces in J&K's Pulwama
Suspected militants opened fire on a patrolling party of security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, but there was no report of any casualty.
The ultras opened fire at the patrolling party at Barsoo in the Awantipora area of Pulwama around 2.30 pm, a police official said, adding that no one was hurt in the incident.
Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a hunt for the culprits.
Monsoon to be Normal This Season: IMD
The India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday that the monsoon will be normal this season.
"This year we will have a normal monsoon. Quantitatively, the monsoon rainfall, during the monsoon season 2020, is expected to be 100% of its long period average with an error of +5 or -5 percent due to model error," Madhavan Rajeevan, Secretary at the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) said.
(Source: ANI, PTI)
WPI Inflation Falls to 1% in March
WPI (Wholesale price index) inflation fell to 1 percent in March, from 2.26 percent in February, government data released on Wednesday showed.
(Source: PTI)