ODISHA, India (Diya TV) — Cyclone Fani hit India’s eastern coast, a weather event severe enough that it led the Indian government to evacuate more than 1 million people living in and around the state of Odisha. Airports along that coast shut down. More than 100 million people are in the path of the storm.
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and asked for a waiver so India can continue to import Iranian oil. U.S. says they will apply sanctions to those who buy Iranian crude.
Online giant Amazon says it expects exports from India to reach $5 billion by 2023 under its global selling program that features many ‘Made in India’ products.
For the first time, Wisconsin made April Sikh Awareness & Appreciation Month, with Governor Tony Evers delivering the proclamation at the Oak Creek Sikh Temple in remembrance of the six people who lost their lives there in a sinister attack nearly 7 years ago.
Ravi Kapur & Alejandro Quintana contributed to this report.
