“A trough extending from South Uttar Pradesh to the Bay of Bengal at 1.5 km above sea level is likely to cause heavy rainfall in our state, with some areas potentially experiencing very heavy rainfall,” Bhubaneswar IMD Director Manorama Mohanty told ANI.

The opposition party’s swipe came a day after the Union Cabinet approved an assured pension of 50 per cent of salary for those who joined the service after January 1, 2004, under the National Pension System

PM Modi was addressing a gathering in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. At the function, he spoke with “Lakhpati Didis,” or women who belong to self-help groups and make Rs 1 lakh a year.