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Given a severely deficit monsoon this year, with water levels in reservoirs already running low, the summer of 2027 is expected to be parched

Speaking to reports after meeting Arlekar, the party’s agricultural wing secretary and whip in the Assembly ‘Agri’ S.S. Krishnamurthy said there was no follow up to his party’s memorandum given to Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar

Controversial comments by Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker regarding women’s roles and other social issues had sparked widespread debate in 2024. While teammates like Patrick Mahomes expressed disagreement but acknowledged Butker as a person, Travis Kelce defended him as a good teammate, though not endorsing his views back then. Amidst this, a viral rumor suggests Butker was reportedly uninvited to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s royal wedding. Despite most of the team receiving invitations from their star tight end.

Srinagar airport's planned Monday-Tuesday closures and a full shutdown from October 1-16 have been withdrawn by AAI. The Indian Air Force had proposed these closures for runway repairs. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed gratitude for the government's prompt response, highlighting the importance of uninterrupted air connectivity for tourism and the region's economy, especially during peak holiday seasons.

Though the new Solid Waste Management Rules kicked in on April 1, 2026, there has been little awareness among residents of this momentous change in urban solid waste management. While most parts of the world have settled into a routine of segregation of waste at source, Tamil Nadu still packs a mixed garbage bag. This report looks at how the new Rules could impact source segregation in the State

The operation was undertaken by the district administration and a team of experts; work to remove the remaining gas will resume today

A young man from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Zeeshan Mir, was repatriated home after crossing the Line of Control to meet his beloved, Iram Bano. Initially detained, Mir was eventually acquitted by an Uri court, which recognized his act as a desperate attempt of love rather than infiltration. The couple, whose families are related across the border, shared a brief meeting before Mir's handover, with both families hoping for their union.

A political uproar has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir following the discovery of books in government school libraries describing the region as "India-occupied Kashmir" and referring to a banned separatist leader as "Shaheed." The BJP has demanded the education minister's resignation, while the administration has suspended officials, blacklisted publishers, and launched a high-level inquiry into the matter. This incident reignites the ongoing debate over narratives in the region.

Incessant and heavy rains threw life out of gear in Mumbai and its metropolitan region; the monsoon is active in Gujarat with “exceptional heavy rainfall” in Junagadh, where a few areas witnessed severe waterlogging

Ten people have been arrested in the case so far; they have been remanded to police custody till July 9

Drones, missiles and precision-guided weapons have transformed the modern battlefield, but military experts argue they cannot achieve the ultimate objective of war – controlling territory. Saurabh Trivedi examines why tanks and ground forces remain indispensable despite the rapid evolution of warfare, drawing on lessons from Ukraine and insights from senior Army officers