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Maharashtra rains: Heavy downpours lash Pune, Kolhapur and Sangli districts; nearly 2.5 lakh people evacuated

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an "extremely heavy rain" warning for Pune, Satara and Kolhapur districts of Western Maharashtra for Thursday

Maharashtra rains: Over 1,000 people rescued by NDRF in flood-affected Kolhapur; heavy downpour continues to lash region

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams on Tuesday rescued over 1260 people from Kolhapur district as heavy rains continue to lash the region.

Assam floods: Toll increases to 28 as 10 more bodies recovered from different parts of state in past 24 hours

The death count due to flood in Assam has increased to 28 with 10 bodies recovered from different parts of the region in the last 24 hours, authorities said.

Two injured, one feared trapped in Arunachal Pradesh landslide; more such incidents expected amid heavy rainfall, say officials

Two people were injured and another feared to be trapped in a massive landslide that occurred on Wednesday due to intermittent rains in Arunachal Pradesh.

Bihar floods leave 25 dead, 1.25 lakh rescued so far by disaster relief agencies, Nitish Kumar tells state Assembly

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar declared in the state Assembly that 25 people lost their lives so far in the floods triggered by heavy downpour in the state.

Tiware dam breach in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri: Toll rises to 20, three missing as NDRF's rescue operation enters seventh day

The rescue operation by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in the Tiware dam breach which has claimed 20 lives, entered the seventh day on Tuesday.

Infant falls into 60-ft deep borewell in Haryana, rescue operations by Indian Army and NDRF underway

Massive rescue operations continued late into the night on Thursday after an 18-month-old child fell into a 60-foot deep borewell in Haryana's Balsamand village, officials said. A

'Retrieve bone if you can't pull out body': Family of Meghalaya miners trapped in illegal rat-hole mine appeal to rescuers

The body which was detected 160 feet under water have not been recovered yet because of its fragile state. According to NDRF officials, the body will start disintegrating if it is pulled too hard.

Kerala govt sounds red alert in Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad; four shutters of Malampuzha dam opened by 9 cms each

The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in the next three or four days in Kerala and Lakshsadweep. Lower riparian states of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are also likely to receive heavy to moderate rainfall over the same span.

Two women, 3-year-old girl drown in 30-feet-deep well while performing puja in Mumbai's Vile Parle

Two women and a three-year-old child died as they fell into a well while performing a puja in suburban Vile Parle in Mumbai Tuesday.