The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an "extremely heavy rain" warning for Pune, Satara and Kolhapur districts of Western Maharashtra for Thursday
Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday at the age of 67 in Delhi due to a massive cardiac arrest.
The RS on Monday approved a resolution scrapping provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and passed another Bill approving the bifurcation of the state into two Union territories, amid protests by the Opposition
The BJP-led government abrogated Article 370 and moved a separate bill in the Rajya Sabha to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh into two separate union territories.
Incessant rains lashed Mumbai and its surrounding areas on Saturday and the India Meteorological Department said more heavy rainfall is expected in the next 24 hours
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai leading to traffic snarls, cancellation of several flights, and affected the movement of trains in the city.
India commemorated 20 years of its victory over arch-rival Pakistan in the Kargil War, saluting the supreme sacrifices and valour of the fallen heroes in recapturing several mountain heights seized by Pakistani intruders in Kashmir.
The toll in Bihar and Assam floods mounted to 174, with a total of 1.09 crore people being affected by the calamity in the two states, officials said on Tuesday.
Mumbai experienced heavy rainfall in the intervening night between Tuesday and Wednesday, which has led to waterlogging in several suburbs of the city, like Sion, Dadar, Mumbai Central, Kurla, Andheri, and Sakinaka.
Heavy monsoon rains have caused overflowing of the Ghaghara River in Punjab’s Sangrur. Rains have also been reported in parts of Bihar and Maharashtra on Tuesday.
Sheila Dikshit's family members, colleagues, Congress workers, and admirers braved heavy rains and gusty winds to bid her a final farewell at the national capital's oldest cremation ground, Nigambodh Ghat.
According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, 28 people have died till Thursday due to floods.
The International Court of Justice heard the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of being an Indian spy, and ruled that Pakistan must review his death sentence and provide him consular access.
Ten persons were killed after Kesarbai, a four-storey residential building collapsed in south Mumbai's congested Dongri area on Tuesday.
Torrential downpour in the state of Assam continued to wreak havoc on Monday, causing the flooding on National Highway 37 and affecting 200 villages in Morigaon district alone due to the rising water levels of river Brahmaputra
The 142nd rath yatra of Lord Jagannath on Thursday commenced in the city amid tight security as lakhs of devotees flocked the 18-km route to catch a glimpse of the deity.
Incessant rainfall in Mumbai on Tuesday — the second highest in 45 years — brought rail, road and air transport to a standstill even as schools, offices remained shut.
Mumbai was on Tuesday paralysed by incessant rain, which left many parts of the financial capital waterlogged and 21 dead in a wall collapse in the city. Fourteen persons died in rest of Maharashtra in rain-related incidents since Monday.
Mumbai received 93 millimetres of rain in the past 24 hours, leading to water logging and traffic jams in many parts of the city.
India’s annual monsoon rains have covered nearly half of the country and conditions are favourable for further advancement into the central and western parts this week, a weather department official said on Monday.
The International Yoga Day is India's gift to the world. A brainchild of Narendra Modi-led dispensation, India pushed for the event on the global platform and as a result, the United Nations recognised it as an international event to be celebrated on 21 June.
The 5th International Yoga Day is set to be observed across the world on 21 June. In view of the occasion, preparations were underway on Thursday, with events also being held across India and the world ahead of the official day of celebrations. Reuters
Indian Medical Association held a pan-India doctors strike on Monday in solidarity with the doctors protesting in West Bengal. Healthcare services continue to be disrupted due to the strike
As Gujarat and Diu are braving to face very severe cyclone Vayu, Home Minister Amit Shah said authorities have evacuated about 3.1 lakh people living in the low-lying areas
Markets in Amritsar around the Golden Temple remained closed on Thursday, the 35th anniversary of Operation Bluestar, when a military operation was carried out in 1984 to flush out heavily-armed terrorists holed up in the temple complex
A severe heat wave gripped the north, central and western parts of India, with Rajasthan's Churu recording a high of 48 degrees Celsius. These conditions are very likely to continue to prevail over Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha on Wednesday and will decrease in intensity thereafter
Eid-ul-Fitr symbolises peace and brotherhood. The festival was celebrated with much enthusiasm in other South Asian countries as well. I
Traffic will be monitored between Hyderabad and Ahmedabad with cameras installed at major junctions.
Here are some pictures from the younger days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The BJP, led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-BJP president Amit Shah duo — has secured 302 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha.