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There are fair chances of rains on Monday night or early Tuesday: IMD The national capital on Sunday sizzled at 39.4 degree Celsius, two notches above the season's average, but respite is likely on Monday, when   Eid Mubarak   falls this year, would see light rains, said the weather department. Current Affairs   : According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there are fair chances of rains on Monday night or early Tuesday. Beside, thundery conditions on Sunday night would abate the weather situation and bring down the mercury to 35-36 degrees. "Sunday was humid but Monday, the day of Eid, would be calm and weather would be pleasant throughout the day. Rains are most likely towards night, followed by early morning," an IMD official said. The minimum temperature on Sunday was 30 degrees, two notches above the season's average, while the humidity oscillated between 40 to 80 per cent. The maximum temperature on Saturday settled at 37.6...

Bangladesh attacks: No NSG team to Dhaka Government sources have confirmed that media reports about an   NSG team   heading to Bangladesh, to assist in the post blast analysis of the attack at the Eid prayer gathering in Kishoreganj on Thursday and the Gulshan cafe attack last week, are false. "These are baseless reports, no truth in them," said the government source to ANI when asked about movement of the NSG team. Earlier, media reports had stated that the Special Force s   establishment of   Bangladesh Attacks   had approved India's request for inspection by NSG teams of the blast site to gather "first hand understanding of the situation." The National Security Guard, is India's elite counter terrorism force that specialises in hostage rescue missions, countering hijack situations among other special operations. NSG teams were last seen in action during the Pathankot terror attack, wherein six terrorists were neutralised. An explosion took...