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Delhi-NCR rain puzzle: Why some areas flood while others stay dry

Rainfall across Delhi-NCR is becoming more localised as thunderstorms, changing monsoon patterns and urban heat islands create sharp differences across neighbourhoods

Environment ministry notifies Mizoram museum as 21st designated repository

Mizoram and the wider Northeast region harbour more than 7,500 species of flowering plants and over 2,000 faunal species

Tripura makes singing of national song, anthem compulsory at all schools

The chief minister said the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued exhaustive directive regarding the respect, decorum, and official versions of the national song of India, 'Vande Mataram'

Centre to refer 'Satluj' to committee under IT Rules after takedown

The film, which was earlier titled 'Punjab 95' and details the life of activist Jaswant Singh Khalra in Punjab in the turbulent 1990s when the state was reeling under terrorism

Kejriwal seeks 'stricter' action in Ayodhya Ram temple donation theft case

The AAP chief said the alleged embezzlement in the Ayodhya Ram temple donation case warrants stronger action, claiming people want the accused to face the harshest punishment

Maharashtra to mandate domicile certificate for driving licence from Aug 1

The Maharashtra government said the domicile certificate requirement for driving licences will come into force from August 1 after receiving legal clearance

Beyond Indonesia: Which Southeast Asian nations are buying Indian missiles?

Indonesia has become the latest Southeast Asian nation to buy Indian missiles, reinforcing the region's growing importance in India's defence export strategy

Kejriwal to seek automakers' written assurances on E20 fuel, to write to PM

Kejriwal also said that he would write to PM Modi regarding the 'strong protest' by people against ethanol blending and would urge him that the fuel be made optional

Delhi HC directs Centre to restore Cockroach Janta Party's X account

The original X handle of the CJP, which started as a satirical digital outfit on May 15 following a controversy over Chief Justice of India Surya Kant's remarks, was withheld in India on May 21

Karur stampede: SC rejects DMK plea on TN ministers' influencing witnesses

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay is scheduled to meet the families of the stampede victims on July 10

India, Indonesia to jointly develop Sabang Port; sign BrahMos, Astra deals

The agreements, signed during PM Modi's visit to Jakarta, span defence, Indo-Pacific maritime cooperation, critical minerals, and industrial supply chains

ED searches in Trinamool Congress' bank accounts 'suspect' funds case

Preliminary probe suggests that funds worth more than ₹150 crore have been routed through aviation and travel companies

PM Modi conferred with Indonesia's highest honour 'Bintang Adipurna'

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto presented the medal to Modi

Gujarat HC upholds death penalty for 38 in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts

On July 26, 2008, a series of 21 bomb blasts ripped through Ahmedabad in a span of 70 minutes, killing 56 persons and injuring 200 others

Monsoon mayhem: Heavy rains disrupt transport, trigger floods, landslides

Incessant rains have disrupted rail, road, and air services, and caused flash floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, and have inundated towns in Odisha

'Bridge man of India' Girish Bharadwaj, Padma Shri awardee, dies at 76

Bharadwaj devoted over three decades to connecting isolated rural communities by constructing more than 140 suspension footbridges across the country, many in inaccessible regions

Largest batch of over 8,800 pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath Yatra

More than 93,000 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Himalayas during the first four days of the pilgrimage

Rain alerts for Delhi, Mumbai as active monsoon batters several states

IMD has issued a yellow alert for Delhi and an orange alert for Mumbai, with heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast across large parts of the country over the coming days

600mm rain in Lonavala sparks multiple landslides in Pune, rail traffic hit

Lonavala, a popular hill station located in Pune district, recorded 670 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 7 am on Monday, as per official data

Census 2027 pre-test: What India is testing before counting its citizens

As a population-enumeration pre-test begins, India is testing digital data collection, self-enumeration and field systems ahead of its first Census since 2011