India News

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

Mumbai-Pune Expressway 'Missing Link' reopens after debris cleared

The Mumbai-bound carriageway had been closed after a landslide near the exit of Tunnel 2, the longest tunnel on the Missing Link -- that cuts through the Sahyadri mountains

Thousands of forgotten World War I Indian soldiers commemorated in UK

These forgotten soldiers have now been acknowledged following the Punjab Registers project, a five-year partnership between the CWGC, UK Punjab Heritage Association and University of Greenwich

Ram Temple donation controversy: Trust accepts resignations of Rai, Mishra

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust appointed Krishna Mohan as interim general secretary and initiated the process to appoint a chief executive officer

Rain mayhem in Mumbai: Businesses, trains, roads, and flights impacted

Over a dozen lives lost; economic loss pegged at over ₹1,000 crore

Nato Chief Mark Rutte asks allies for credible defence spending plans

Spain endorsed the goal but said that it could fulfill NATO's security requirements without spending so much. Some countries are still struggling to meet the alliance's old target of 2 per cent of GDP

Centre's IVF supply curbs to tighten oversight, formalise fertility sector

Executives say move may not affect IVF procedure costs, enhance accountability

Mumbai hospitals weather heavy rains, but see rise in ambulance delays

Hospitals across Mumbai have maintained routine medical services despite heavy rains, but doctors report rising seasonal illnesses and slower ambulance movement due to waterlogging

Govt relaxes verification norms for high capacity weighing instruments

Since these provisions often resulted in significant logistical challenges, transportation costs and operational difficulties for industries and weighbridge operators, the changes have been made

WhatsApp gets more time to reply to username notice; India rollout on hold

The Meta-owned messaging platform has received an additional three days to respond to a government notice seeking clarification on the feature

Amit Shah announces new cooperative life insurance company to boost growth

India has around 850,000 cooperatives with more than 300 million members

PM Modi arrives in Indonesia to further strengthen India's Act East Policy

Modi was welcomed at the airport by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto

Five Mumbai-bound flights diverted due to heavy rain till Monday afternoon

The diversions came as Mumbai and neighbouring areas continued to receive intense rainfall, affecting transport services across the region

Does E20 fuel cut mileage by 30%? Government responds to key concerns

The government has responded to claims surrounding E20 petrol, addressing concerns over mileage loss, engine damage, insurance, fuel prices and water use

Right to profess one's faith no excuse to hurt others' beliefs: Calcutta HC

The high court set aside a man's appointment as an assistant professor at a Ramakrishna Mission college, holding that his social media posts could hurt the religious sentiments of others