Free AC for Aadhaar Card holders? PIB Flags PM Modi’s Fake Notification – ‘Don’t Attack Alluring Content’ | Today’s news
A viral claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised air-conditioning to Aadhaar card holders has been termed false by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
A video doing the rounds on social media shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that everyone will get free air conditioning linked to their Aadhaar card, PIB said in a post X.
The agency verified the claim and said the video was a “fake video” created by artificial intelligence and clarified that no such announcement had been made. “This is a #fake video generated by AI. No such announcement has been made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
PIB also urged users to “remain vigilant” and “do not be lured by enticing content or forward such messages.”
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Dust storm, strong wind hit Delhi
As Delhi’s wait for this year’s southwest monsoon lengthens by the day, parts of the capital were hit by dust storms and strong winds on Wednesday evening, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue an orange alert and forecast thunderstorms and rain in the next few hours.
According to IMD district level nowcast, light to moderate rain accompanied by thundershowers, lightning and gusty winds of 50-60 kmph gusting up to 70 kmph are very likely over various parts of Delhi during the next few hours.
Light rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and wind speed of 30-40 km/h was also predicted in other parts of the city.
Delhi has received 39.6 mm of rainfall so far this month, against the normal of 48.3 mm, a deficit of 8.7 mm, or 18 percent below the long-term average, according to IMD data.
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Delhi is waiting for monsoon
The capital witnessed contrasting rainfall trends during the pre-monsoon season. In April, Delhi recorded 30 mm of rainfall against the normal of 16.3 mm, an excess of about 84 percent, due to pre-monsoon rains.
However, rainfall fell below normal in May, with 17.6 mm recorded against the long-term average of 30.7 mm, a deficit of around 43 percent.
The pattern was markedly different last year as Delhi received only 0.7 mm of rainfall in April 2025 against the normal of 16.3 mm, a deficit of about 96 per cent.
Rainfall surged in May 2025, with the city recording 186.4 mm against the normal of 30.7 mm, an increase of more than 507 percent. June 2025 also ended wetter than usual, with 107.1mm of rainfall recorded against the long-term average of 74.1mm, about 45 per cent above normal.
The data shows that except in 2021, the southwest monsoon has generally reached Delhi between June 25 and June 30 in the last five years.
“Monsoon usually reaches Delhi around June 28, but this year it will be delayed. We don’t know exactly when it will reach,” an IMD official said.
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Mahesh Palawat, vice president of Skymet Weather, said the delay was due to the absence of the key Bay of Bengal weather system, which usually helps drive rain-bearing winds towards northwest India.
“We expect a favorable system to develop over the Bay of Bengal around June 25-26, after which the monsoon is likely to reach Delhi during the first week of July rather than June 27, which is the expected onset,” he said.
