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       Rajasthan’s  Barmer  records  highest  temperature  in


       India; heatwave to con nue in most parts


       For  the  seventh  day  in  a  row,  most  parts  of  India
       experienced  a  severe  heat  wave  on  Thursday.  The
       temperature in Barmer, Rajasthan, was the highest in
       the country this year recorded at 48.8 degrees Celsius.

       Punjab,  Haryana,  Rajasthan,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Gujarat,
       and Madhya Pradesh reported maximum temperatures
       over 45 degrees Celsius on Thursday.

       The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted
       an intense heatwave for at least five more days. The
       weather  office  issued  a  ‘red’  warning  for  Rajasthan,
       Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and western Uttar Pradesh, indicating a ‘very high likelihood’ of heat
       illness and heatstroke for people of all ages. It also warned that warm nights in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,
       Haryana, Delhi, and Rajasthan over the next three days could make heat-related stress worse.

       Iranian President Raisi, killed in helicopter crash


       Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential
       successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed
       when his helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountains near
       the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday.
       The  charred  wreckage  of  the  helicopter  which  crashed  on
       Sunday  carrying  Raisi,  Foreign  Minister  Hossein
       Amirabdollahian and six other passengers and crew was found
       early on Monday after an overnight search in blizzard conditions.
       Supreme Leader Khamenei, who holds ultimate power with a
       final say on foreign policy and Iran's nuclear programme, said First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber,
       would take over as interim president, the official IRNA news agency reported.
       ‘I announce five days of public mourning and offer my condolences to the dear people of Iran,’ Khamenei
       said in a statement. Mokhber, like Raisi, is seen as close to Khamenei.
       India’s  Vice  President  Jagdeep  Dhankhar  on  Wednesday  paid  his  respects  to  Ebrahim  Raisi, Amir-
       Abdollahian, and other Iranian officials who died in the crash. Dhankhar also met Iran’s acting President
       Mohammad Mokhber and conveyed condolences over the tragic demise of Raisi.
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