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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
TopicRescue operations

Topic: Rescue operations

As Punjab battles floods, tractors, boats, langars & music are lifelines. Its community spirit is intact

Triggered on 20 August by heavy monsoon rain, the flood is now slowly receding, and rescue and rehabilitation work is picking up pace. 

Three dead, 290 evacuated in flash floods in Maharashtra’s Nanded

Indian Army, in close coordination with the State Disaster Response Force and civil administration, has been carrying out flood relief operations in the affected areas of Nanded.

Part of dargah abutting Humayun’s Tomb complex collapses; at least 10 pulled out from under rubble

Aga Khan Trust for Culture, which restored Humayun’s Tomb in 2013, took to X to dispel claims that the structure which collapsed was part of Humayun’s Tomb.

Rescue, phone lines, road repair: Race against time at ITBP HQ, epicentre of Uttarakhand floods rescue op

Matli (Uttarakhand): Boulders hurtling down the mountainside, roads falling away underfoot, the constant rain as they shiver under the open sky and injuries that...

Hope fades for Texas flood victims as toll goes up to 96

The bulk of the death toll from Friday’s flooding was concentrated in and around the riverfront Hill Country town of Kerrville, including the ill-fated grounds of Camp Mystic.

Rescue ops begin in Sikkim, first batch of stranded tourists successfully evacuated from Chaten

Arrangements have been made for safety and convenience of tourists with helicopters to airport and SNT buses plying to Siliguri.

Rescue chopper aborts mission in northern Sikkim following landslide & heavy rainfall

No rescue operations were conducted today due to these challenges. IMD has issued a red alert of continued heavy rainfall over the next 3 days.

As rescuers try to save 8 trapped, Srisailam tunnel collapse revives memory of 2020 power station deaths

A portion of the under-construction Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel collapsed Saturday. Telangana was assisted by Army, Navy as it pressed HYDRAA into the rescue operation.

Navy deep divers roped in to rescue 9 miners trapped in flooded Assam mine for over 24 hrs

Water level in the mine has risen by 100 ft, says CM Himanta Sarma. At least 3 miners are feared dead. Indian Army, Assam Rifles, SDRF & NDRF are also part of rescue efforts.

Wayanad landslides—those who heeded warnings and relocated are among the few who survived

Landslides in Wayanad have claimed over 300 lives. It's a wake-up call to address rapid tourism development, unchecked urbanisation, and illegal quarrying and mining in Kerala.

On Camera

In China, Ashley Tellis’ arrest is proof that US-India trust was always fragile

From Weibo posts to policy journals, Chinese voices interpret Ashley Tellis’s downfall as America’s self-inflicted wound, and a sign that India’s “special” status was never unconditional.

What’s keeping homegrown consulting firms from taking on Big 4? Here’s what ICAI chief has to say

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India president Charanjot Singh Nanda, a stakeholder in govt's plans to promote home-grown consulting firms, speaks on what is holding back domestic firms.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

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.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

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.