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3 min read Last Updated : Jul 31 2024 | 10:30 PM IST

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10:29 PM

Delhi area where IAS aspirants died flooded again after spell of rain

Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar, where three students died due to flooding in the basement of a coaching centre last week, was flooded again following a spell of heavy rain on Wednesday. Several videos surfaced of the flood-like situation in the stretch that is lined with many coaching centres. "We had come out from our home for dinner and it suddenly started raining and within minutes the whole area got flooded with water," a resident of the area said. "Even after five days (of the death of the UPSC aspirants), the administration and MCD is applying its complete force to suppress the protest and has done nothing for cleaning the drains," he said. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was heavily criticised for the incident, which has has triggered a political blame game between the BJP and the AAP. Students have been protesting since the incident happened on July 27 and are demanding improved safety measures at coaching centres that pose a threat to their lives.

9:51 PM

Severe waterlogging witness near AIIMS after incessant rainfall in the national capital

8:26 PM

Death toll in Wayanad landslides rises to 167, says Public Relations Department, Kerala Govt

7:18 PM

Early warning was given; lot could have been saved: Amit Shah on Wayanad landslides

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the Kerala government could have minimized the losses in Wayanad if they had become alert after the Central government's warning about potential landslides and the risk of people's lives.
 
He added that irrespective of the party politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government will stand with the people of Kerala.
 
As per the Kerala Revenue Department, the death toll in Wayanad landslides has risen to 158.
 
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha Union Home Minister Shah said, "Early warning was given, that is why on July 23, we sent 9 teams of NDRF and three more were sent yesterday. Had they become alert the day the NDRF teams landed, a lot could have been saved. But this is the time to stand with the government and the people of Kerala. Irrespective of the party politics, the Narendra Modi government will stand with the people of Kerala."

6:38 PM

Tata Steel Q1 results: Consolidated net profit jumps 75% to Rs 918.57 cr from Rs 524.85 cr a year ago

4:42 PM

India's April-June fiscal deficit at 8.1% of 2024/25 target

India's fiscal deficit for the first quarter of the financial year that started in April was Rs 1.36 trillion ($16.25 billion), or 8.1 per cent of the estimate for the whole year, government data showed on Wednesday.

2:05 PM

Rains lash Rajasthan, Karauli records maximum rainfall in 24 hrs

Rains continued to lash parts of Rajasthan on Wednesday, with Karauli district recording the maximum rainfall in the last 24 hours, the meteorological department said. According to the Meteorological Centre Jaipur, in the past 24 hours till 8.30 am on Wednesday, light to moderate rains were recorded at some places in western Rajasthan and heavy rains at some places in eastern Rajasthan.

1:26 PM

Delhi High Court hits out at officials over UPSC aspirants' deaths; says MCD can't even pay salaries

Strange probe going on, police has taken action against the passerby who drove car but not against MCD officials, Delhi High Court said today on the coaching centre deaths.

1:09 PM

UPSC aspirants' tragedy: Students form 15-member team to raise demands

Students protesting the Rajinder Nagar coaching centre deaths on Wednesday said a coordination committee comprising 15 members has been formed to decide the protest's future course of action and communicate with the authorities concerned.

1:05 PM

Army rescues 19 civilians stranded in landslide-hit resorts in Wayanad

The Indian Army personnel on Wednesday carried out a daring rescue mission, saving 19 civilians stranded in the Ela Resort and Vana Rani Resort, located beyond landslide-hit Mundakkai village in Kerala's Wayanad district. Acting on inputs from forest officials and villagers, the 122 Infantry Battalion (TA) MADRAS, led by Sub Gijil, Sub Jayesh, and Nb Sub Anilkumar, alongside 12 jawans, demonstrated extraordinary bravery and resilience.
 

1:04 PM

Delhi High Court slams officials over UPSC aspirants' death

The Delhi High Court hit out at MCD authorities, saying that  they are allowing multi-storey buildings but there is no proper drain.

12:23 PM

News update: Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities since Oct 7 faced torture, says UN report

11:54 AM

Fire erupts at building in Delhi's Kirtinagar, 10 rescued

Ten people were evacuated from a residential building in Kirtinagar here on Wednesday after a fire broke out, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said. "A call regarding a fire in a house was received at 8.40 am. Two fire tenders were pressed into service," a senior DFS officer said.

11:48 AM

Centre seeks implementation of July 25 SC verdict on royalty with prospective effect

The central government said that any order asking it to refund royalty to states with retrospective effect will have multipolar impact.

11:31 AM

ED raids Himachal Pradesh Cong MLA in Ayushman Bharat fraud case

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday raided the premises of Himachal Pradesh Congress MLA R S Bali, some private hospitals and their promoters as part of a money laundering investigation into the alleged Ayushman Bharat scheme fraud, officials said. About 19 locations in Shimla, Kangra, Una, Mandi and Kullu in the state apart from Delhi and Chandigarh are being searched since morning, they said.

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First Published: Jul 31 2024 | 9:05 AM IST