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Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia

Footage shot by emergency services showed bridges that had collapsed and cars and trucks piled on top of each other on highways between flooded fields outside the city of Valencia.

Rain batters Bengaluru, renews haphazard expansion concerts

Bengaluru has become hostage to the monsoon rains in recent years, as unease abounds about the unplanned development of ‘India's Silicon Valley’, which is home to thousands of startups and global companies.

Nepal death toll rises to 112 in last 24 hours as country grapples with floods, landslides

Sixty-eight people remain missing, with 100 more having sustained injuries. Search & rescue operations underway in Kathmandu Valley, where incessant rain has caused severe damage.

2.7 bn people exposed to risk of flooding globally, Indians most vulnerable to inland flooding

Nearly one-third of the world's population is vulnerable to flooding & this risk is expected to rise between 2024 & 2030 for all regions except Europe & north Asia, says Moody's report.

In wake of RG Kar rape-murder, what Mamata seeks to achieve by escalating attack on Centre over floods

CM Mamata Banerjee has sent 2 letters to PM Narendra Modi within 24 hours, blaming the Damodar Valley Corporation & the Central Water Commission for the south Bengal floods.

Severe floods, landslides continue to impact northern Vietnam, over 190 dead

The country is reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, which made landfall Saturday. About 800 have been injured and 128 reported missing.

Nagaland floods: At least six killed, govt announces ex gratia for victims’ families

Incessant rain & landslides caused large-scale destruction on NH29. CM Neiphiu Rio assessed the situation & assured that authorities are working to provide immediate relief in the area.

‘CEO’ CM Naidu wades in knee-deep water in flood-hit Vijayawada, offers residents food & assurances

Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu has camped outside the district administrative building to closely monitor the crisis in a repeat of his caravan stay outside Vizag collectorate after Hudhud.

Storm Yagi in Philippines claims 13 lives; schools and offices shut in Manila, other areas

Yagi, locally known as Enteng, made landfall Monday in Aurora province. Search and rescue operations are underway as several go missing after landslides, flash floods.

How Tripura deluge has exposed chinks in India’s flood prevention mechanism

Flagging 'missed warnings, delayed release of dam water', experts say India needs impact-based forecasting systems, emphasise accurate predictions require more than just rainfall data.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.