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Torrential overnight rain leaves Kolkata waterlogged, disrupts traffic and railway operations

Kolkata: Heavy overnight rainfall caused severe waterlogging in several parts of Kolkata city. The downpour disrupted traffic movement in multiple areas and caused inconvenience...

Red alert in J&K, Himachal, Punjab & more states; heavy showers likely in next 3 hours

The updated nowcast suggests moderate to intense spells of rain in these regions over the next three hours, posing risks of flash floods, landslides, and waterlogging.

Road building is a money-making racket in India. And we have a very short memory

We get very angry when rain disrupts our lives and brings our cities to a halt, but by the time the elections come around, we have forgotten how angry we were.

Gurugram authorities issue orange alert, ‘work-from-home’ advisory issued for offices and schools

Heavy rainfall in Delhi had triggered significant traffic congestion, particularly at the Delhi-Gurugram border, raising concerns about potential flooding along the Yamuna River.

Yamuna crosses danger mark in Delhi after opening of Hathinikund barrage gates

All 18 gates of Hathinikund were opened after 1.78 lakh cusec of water came into the river due to heavy rainfall, resulting in rise in water level.

Heavy rains continue to lash Mumbai. Govt offices shut, private firms asked to allow work from home

In forecast for Tuesday, IMD predicted 'very heavy to extremely heavy' rainfall in the city & suburbs. People complained of waterlogging on railway tracks in low-lying areas.

Heavy rain lashes Delhi, waterlogging reported at several places

IMD forecasts rain with thunderstorms in Delhi till 12 Aug; heavy showers cause waterlogging, jams near AIIMS, and congestion on Barapullah bridge.

Indian cities are turning to IITs, tech startups, drone data to solve urban flooding

From real-time flood alerts to drone-based waterlogging surveillance, a slew of initiatives is being tested in Delhi, Bengaluru, and Kanpur.

How Gurugram sinks every monsoon under the weight of urban chaos of its own making

Gurugram: The Millennium City, which has some of the toniest residential addresses in NCR alongside offices of tech behemoths like Google and Microsoft and several...

‘No waterlogging in Delhi,’ claims CM Rekha Gupta after rain lashed parts of national capital

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday claimed that there was no waterlogging in the national capital following heavy rain in Delhi-NCR...

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Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.