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Virar building collapse: Rescue op continued amid massive debris, narrow lanes for 38 hours — In pics
The 13-year-old Ramabai Apartment in Virar had collapsed not only on itself but also over an adjoining chawl, instantly turning the area into a scene of destruction
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See in pics: Flood causes widespread destruction in Punjab
Thousands of acres of paddy farmland and hundreds of houses in Punjab villages along the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers are now submerged or cut off. The worst-hit districts include Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Fazilka and Ferozepur, with flooding also affecting Ludhiana.
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Indore man mauled by strays in locked home, body partially consumed
The deceased was identified as Vijendra Singh, a resident of Bhisti Mohalla. Singh lived by himself and was twice married but divorced both times; he had no children.
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Delhi-NCR rain chaos: Over 170 flights affected at IGI airport, Metro ops disrupted during peak hours
According to data from the live flight tracking website Flightradar24.com, a total of 146 departures and 30 arrivals were delayed by 11.30 am, with the average delay for departing flights stretching to 28 minutes.
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17 dead in Virar building collapse: Rescue teams faced major hurdles during 36-hr operation
What began as a late-night emergency soon turned into one of the most difficult rescue operations the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation’s Fire Brigade and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams had faced in recent years.
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Flood alert sounded for Mohali as water level rises in Ghaggar
Villagers have been advised to keep essential documents and medicines readily available and to assist the elderly and children during any evacuation
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Ahmedabad school cleared in 'Op Sindoor' play row over burqa-clad 'terrorists' - 'No malicious intent'
The school has been urged to avoid programmes that could hurt religious sentiments in the future.
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Noida man finds glove inside sandwich ordered via Zomato, company says 'absolutely shocked'
The customer, identified as Satish Sarawagi, shared his experience on X, where he posted two photos. In one picture, he showed the sandwich that allegedly contained the glove, and in another, he displayed the order details from the restaurant chain Salad Days in Noida.
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Delhi-NCR's polluted air is cutting 8 years off people's lives: Report
An average resident of Delhi could live 8.2 years longer if concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) were reduced to meet the WHO guideline of 5 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³).
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Noida to get its first automated puzzle parking in Sector 63
The new system will be built on four levels and will have the capacity to accommodate about 100 vehicles, with 25 cars on each floor in Noida's Sector 63.
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Telangana floods: Kamareddy, Medak reel under heaviest downpour in 50 years; Hyderabad on yellow alert
Argonda station at Rajampet mandal in Kamareddy recorded 44 cm rainfall in just one day. In total, 23 locations across Telangana received more than 20 cm, with 10 places in Kamareddy, four in Nirmal, six in Medak, and the rest in Nizamabad and Siddipet.
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NARI 2025 report: Which cities are failing women? Delhi, Kolkata, Patna at bottom of the list
Visakhapatnam, Kohima, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl, Mumbai, Itanagar and Gangtok have emerged as the nation’s safest havens for women.
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Maharashtra approves land acquisition for Nagpur–Goa Shakti Peeth Expressway; to cut travel time to 8 hours
Nagpur-Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway will connect major shrines and pilgrimage destinations, including Tuljapur, Kolhapur, Mahur, and 18 other religious sites, while reducing travel time between Nagpur and Goa from 18-21 hours to around eight hours.
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162-year-old colonial-era wooden house in Nainital catches fire, 82-year-old woman burnt alive
Nainital police said welding work was being carried out in the house when the fire started, possibly triggered by an electrical short circuit. The flames spread rapidly through the timber structure, built largely of deodar and pine wood, leaving little time for escape.
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Punjab flood situation worsens: How 2025 horror mirrors 'once-in-a-1000-years' devastation of 1988
The 1988 flood was triggered when the region received more than five times the forecasted rainfall in late September, causing flash floods that destroyed 75% of the summer-sown crop.
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Cloudbursts hit Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag and Chamoli, many families trapped under debris, says CM Dhami
The separate cloudbursts took place in the Bareth Dungar Tok area of Rudraprayag and the Deval area of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand. In a post on X, the CM said rescue and relief operations are underway on a war footing, and that he is in constant contact with officials.
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Class 9 girl delivers baby in Karnataka school washroom; principal, hostel warden suspended
According to rules, a staff nurse should conduct monthly health and menstrual checks on girl students of the hostel and make note of any health issues or behavioural changes in them.
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Bengaluru: Pregnant techie found dead at home, parents allege dowry harassment
The couple worked as techies; however, only a year after their marriage, Praveen left his software job and opened a pani puri shop, while Shilpa quit her job after delivering her first child.
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Yellow Line hit as heavy rains lash Delhi-NCR, IMD sounds yellow alert for Noida
According to the nowcast issued by the weather department, a yellow alert is in place for Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad. Meanwhile, parts of Delhi are also on yellow alert for light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.
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Gas cylinder blast or murder? Conflicting accounts puzzle Noida police in Nikki Bhati burn death
This discrepancy has prompted investigators to revisit the timeline of events.
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How US tariff is pushing Surat's diamond artisans towards crime and unemployment
The repercussions for the gem and jewellery sector are particularly dire. The industrial fallout is equally visible. A diamond firm in the Katargam area, which catered to foreign traders, abruptly laid off 100 workers this week, a decision directly attributed to the tariff shock.
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'Black magic used to sabotage music system': Bihar mob kills man, tries to burn wife alive
Reports in media claimed that the crowd had planned to burn the wounded widow alive, a move that was thwarted by police intervention.
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Uttarkashi residents demand halt to Char Dham project in protected Himalayan zone - 'An everyday risk to our lives'
In a letter addressed to three Union ministries and a retired Supreme Court judge, the community group Himalayan Nagrik Drishti Manch called for the cancellation of the Border Roads Organisation’s (BRO) proposed Netala bypass.
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Surat's real-life 'Breaking Bad': Gujarat Police bust drug lab in swanky residential complex
Findings from the FSL and the subsequent interrogation of the accused revealed that the group procured the raw chemicals and manufactured the MD themselves.
