Roads were transformed into streams as lakes and tanks overflowed, and emergency service personnel spent hours trying to reach residents in the Bengaluru's Yelahanka locality.
Speaking after a review meeting Monday, the state revenue & health minister said there was 'no other option' but to stop the pilgrimage to Sabarimala for now amid the heavy rain.
More than 560 people were rescued by NDRF. IMD has forecast ‘extremely heavy rains’ at a few places in Marathwada, Mumbai & other parts of coastal Konkan region in the next 24 hours.
State officials earlier said that Gwalior and Chambal regions in north Madhya Pradesh have been hit hard by rains over the last few days, leading to the death of 12 persons so far.
Plasmodium falciparum, deadliest malarial parasite, has distinct genetic mechanism that lets it hide in bloodstream undetected for up to 6 months before rainy season, new study finds.
Pakistan hasn’t experienced monsoon floods this bad since 2010, which have left thousands homeless. The weather office recorded a total of 345 mm of rain in August so far.
Torrential rains recently inundated the walled city, but experts say Jaipur’s problem started years ago when it ignored its drainage systems in quest for modernity.
Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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