Finland, Sweden submit NATO membership applications amid Russia warning
World | May 18, 2022 12:38 ISTPublic opinion in Finland and Sweden has shifted massively in favour of membership since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
Public opinion in Finland and Sweden has shifted massively in favour of membership since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24.
The Finnish Parliament is expected to endorse the decision in the coming days. A formal membership application will then be submitted to NATO headquarters in Brussels
Top NATO diplomats are meeting Sunday in Berlin to discuss providing further support to Ukraine and moves by Finland, Sweden and others to join NATO in the face of threats from Russia.
The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's base station, recorded a high of 42.5 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert, warning of a severe heatwave at many places in the capital on Saturday.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday, warned the perpetrators of Mohali blast, sharing a tweet on the same. Moreover, he also assured that the same is being thoroughly investigated by the police.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said there may be small swelling of the water but there was no danger of a tsunami.
The Odisha government said disaster response and fire services teams were kept on standby following the forecast. The region witnessed cyclones in the last three summers -- Yaas in 2021, Amphan in 2020 and Fani in 2019.
Special Relief Commissioner asked district collectors to regularly watch IMD forecasts and warnings and directed the authorities to send a compliance report on the recommended measures.
Northwest India has been recording higher than normal temperatures since March last week, with weather experts attributing it to absence of active Western Disturbances.
Thackeray said Shiv Sena's Hindutva is "Gadadhari", a reference to Lord Hanuman who carries mace, while the Hindutva of opponents is "Ghantadhari" (bell-ringing).
The Met office has issued an 'orange' alert warning of a severe heatwave in the city for Monday.
Writing political slogans, campaigns or controversial issues that violate the rules and guidelines of the WBCHSE will invite strict action, authorities have warned.
MNS leader Raj Thackeray had recently warned against the use of loudspeakers in Mosques that unless some action is taken, Hanuman Chalisa would be played aloud. A MNS leader was arrested in Mumbai for the same.
One of his party workers was also detained after he installed loudspeakers on a tree and started playing Hanuman Chalisa.
Pakistan's Punjab province's ex-Chief Minister Usman Buzdar had quit earlier on Monday after a delegation of senior lawmakers had submitted a no-trust motion against him in the provincial assembly.
Jaishankar said India gets the bulk of its energy supplies from the Middle-East and around 7.5 to 8 per cent from the US, while the procurement from Russia in the past was less than one per cent.
US Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh, who is on a visit to India, addressed a press conference after a meeting with Indian top officials including Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
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