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Can SC and ST quotas be sub-classified? With a 6-1 majority, SC says yes

The Supreme Court Bench ruled 6:1 in favour of allowing states to further classify SC/STs based on their backwardness to tailor reservation benefits, overturning a 2004 verdict

IMD weather 2024: Heavy rainfall alert in Delhi, Kerala, 11 other states

The India Meteorological Department has estimated heavy showers in Delhi and Kerala today. An orange alert has been given for 11 states today. Intermissive rain are likely in Delhi till August 5

Over 50 missing in Himachal after cloudburst in Shimla, Mandi, Kullu

Himachal Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukkhu said that rescue and relief operations are ongoing

Search ops underway at Mundakkai, number of missing unknown: Minister

The rescue operators are contending with adverse conditions, including muddy soil and rain, as they search through destroyed homes and buildings

2 dead, 50 missing after cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh. Top updates

Himachal Pradesh rains: Over 50 missing after cloudburst in Rampur, Shimla district; rescue operation on as NDRF, SDRF teams reach on spot

Wayanad landslides: Death toll hits 173, Army intensifies search ops

The troops are conducting rescue operations along a six-kilometre stretch of landslide-affected areas

Delhi to face more rain, IMD issues flood warnings; 2 dead in Ghazipur

Delhi grapples with waterlogging following heavy rainfall on Wednesday evening; Delhi minister issues last-minute school closure

100 bodies recovered: Major General VT Mathew on Wayanad landslide

Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that the Kerala government could have minimised the losses in Wayanad, the Kerala Health Minister called it "unfortunate"

Bill seeking to protect groundwater passed in Goa, proposes Rs 10 lakh fine

Water quality of several wells in the state, especially in the urban areas and in the industrial estates, have been deteriorating

Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi meet Irish envoy to India

Kevin Kelly thanked the two leaders for their invitation to their home

Heavy rains wash out roads in Rudraprayag, NDRF-SDRF on high alert

The Rudrapryag Police also alerted all pilgrims in the Rudraprayag district to be safe and postpone their Kedarnath Dham Yatra

'Restrict movement': Indian Embassy issues advisory for citizens in Lebanon

Israel strikes Lebanon: The Indian Embassy in Beirut issued a travel advisory, asking citizens to avoid non-essential travel and to remain in touch with the Embassy

'No lesson learnt': Repeat flooding in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar sparks outcry

Coaching centre deaths: Several videos of the flood-like situation on the stretch, which is lined with many coaching centres, have surfaced on social media

Presidency University acting VC under gherao for over 12 hrs by students

The students also gheraoed the registrar in the main campus of the varsity since Wednesday evening

Ladakh chosen for India's Mars, Moon research site to boost space program

Ladakh's cold, arid desert and rocky terrain mimics Martian and Lunar landscapes, making it ideal for simulating extraterrestrial conditions

Halfway into Monsoon season, 25% of Indian regions face rainfall deficit

Central India received 33% more rainfall than normal in July, with 427.2 mm of precipitation compared to the normal of 321.3 mm

Six killed, several injured in Uttarakhand as heavy rains cause flooding

200 passengers were stranded on the Kedarnath route due to falling stones and the washing away of a 20-25 meter footpath

Declare Wayanad landslide as calamity of severe nature: Tharoor to HM Shah

167 people have been declared dead in the aftermath of the landslides as per the Kerala Revenue Department

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi leave for landslide-hit Wayanad in Kerala

167 people have been declared dead in the aftermath of the landslides as per the Kerala Revenue Department

Kerala landslides: CM Pinarayi Vijayan to chair all-party meet in Wayanad

Besides the all-party meet, Congress leader and former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are expected to visit the relief camps set up in the landslides-hit areas