Assam and Manipur have been reeling under flood-induced distress for more than a month due to continuous rainfall. The worsening situation has forced hundreds of thousands of people out of their homes. Watch the video to get the latest updates.


Assam and Manipur have been reeling under flood-induced distress for more than a month due to continuous rainfall.

Assam flood update: Death toll rises over 50, 8 people drowned

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd will invest Rs 6,000 crore by 2028 to add 3,700 beds across key locations in India, its Chairman and Managing Director Abhay Soi said on Tuesday.
Max Healthcare, which operates 22 healthcare facilities with around 5,000 beds currently could have around 30 hospitals by 2028, Soi told PTI.
Speaking at the sidelines of the inauguration of Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka, a 300-bed greenfield facility, he said the company will be "reinvesting whatever we generate over the next 10 years to create healthcare assets".
"This year alone, we are opening four (hospitals). This (Dwarka) was the first of the four," Soi said.
Max Healthcare plans to inaugurate three other hospitals in Mohali, Mumbai, and Saket, New Delhi later this year.
The inauguration of the Dwarka hospital is a strategic step in Max Healthcare's broader expansion plan to add 3,700 beds across key locations in India by 2028, the company said.
"Some existing hospitals will be expanded and s

Max Healthcare, which operates 22 healthcare facilities with around 5,000 beds currently could have around 30 hospitals by 2028, its Chairman and Managing Director Abhay Soi said

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Consumer watchdog CCPA has issued notices to five restaurants for continuing to impose mandatory service charges despite a recent Delhi High Court ruling upholding guidelines against the practice.
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) took suo moto action against Makhna Deli, Xero Courtyard, Castle Barbeque, Chaayos, and Fiesta by Barbeque Nation after receiving complaints through the National Consumer Helpline.
The notices demand refunds of collected service charges under provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, an official statement said.
According to guidelines issued by the CCPA on July 4, 2022, and upheld by the Delhi High Court on March 28, 2025, restaurants cannot add service charges automatically to food bills or collect them under any other name. The guidelines clearly state that service charges must be voluntary and at the consumer's discretion.
"No hotel or restaurant shall force a consumer to pay a service charge," the guidelines emphasise, adding tha

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The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Friday presented a Rs 40,187 crore-budget for the megapolis.
Infrastructure spends across projects have been pegged at Rs 35,151 crore or 87 per cent of the overall expenditure, as per an official statement. The revenues have been estimated at Rs 36,939 crore, and the body chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will be borrowing Rs 22,000 crore.
This will result in a budget deficit of Rs 3,249 crore, which the body plans to bridge through land sales, issuance of bonds, financial assistance from the government, and loans from financial institutions, the statement said.
The ongoing metro line projects have been earmarked Rs 10,969 crore of expenditure in the new fiscal, which is a fourth of the overall expenditure..
Over Rs 5,697 crore have been allotted for multiple tunnel projects which are going across the megapolis, with Rs 2,684 crore earmarked for the four-lane road running under the Sanjay Gandhi National 

Infrastructure spends across projects have been pegged at Rs 35,151 crore or 87 per cent of the overall expenditure, as per an official statement

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday returned the Finance Bill 2025 to the Lok Sabha, along with 35 government amendments, including one that abolishes a 6 per cent digital tax on online advertisements, thus completing the 2025-26 budgetary exercise that started on February 1.
The House also returned the Appropriation Bill (3) with a voice vote.
Earlier in the day, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had moved the two bills in the House.
The Lok Sabha had passed the Finance Bill on March 25 and passed the Appropriation Bill on March 21.
Replying to the debate later in the evening, she said the tendency of the finance ministry would be to exercise caution and not let go of revenues.
"But, here we wanted to use this opportunity to show our respect for Indian taxpayer. We have moved towards setting Rs 12 lakh as threshold up to which no one will have to pay any tax," Sitharaman said.
The Union Budget 2025-26 envisages a total expenditure of Rs 50.65 lakh crore, an increase of 7.4 per cent ov

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