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Delhi Police detain animal rights activists, dog lovers for protesting in front of India Gate

The Kedarnath Yatra in Uttarakhand has been temporarily halted for three days due to a red alert issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting heavy rainfall in the region. The district administration has been put on high alert, and security arrangements have been made to ensure the safety of pilgrims and locals.

As per the predictions by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), heavy rain is expected in Rudraprayag district and the entire state on August 12, 13 and 14. The administration has been put on alert given the warning of heavy rains. Security arrangements have also been made.

Uttarakhand Police urges public to stay cautious amid heavy rainfall alert

Amidst the weather warnings issued by the Indian Meteorological Department for heavy rains in several districts of Uttarakhand, police here have requested the people to exercise caution and travel only as per weather conditions.

“IMD has issued a red alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coming days for Haridwar, Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri, Nainital, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, and Bageshwar districts. An orange alert has been issued for other districts. Please exercise caution. Travel only as per the weather conditions,” Uttarakhand Police posted on X.

Downpours on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued and several people were reported missing.

A low-pressure system has been stuck over the region since last week, dumping torrential rain over the southern prefecture of Kagoshima and the island's northern part.

Visuals of destruction at Darbani, in the aftermath of the cloud burst, which resulted in flash floods

Delhi Police stops INDIA bloc leaders marching from the Parliament to the Election Commission of India to protest against the SIR

PM Narendra Modi said, "Our MPs will face no issues in the new residences and will be able to focus more on their work. In these multi-storey buildings, more than 180 MPs will live together. Like I previously said, the rent of the ministries functioning from rented buildings would cost the government nearly Rs 1,500 crores annually. Similarly, the government expenses were very high in the absence of an adequate number of MP residences. Despite a shortage of MP residences, no new residence was constructed from 2014 to 2024. We took this work as a campaign. Around 350 MP residences have been built since 2014."

BJP leader Amit Malviya has called for swift action after Congress MP KC Venugopal, late Sunday evening, claimed an Air India flight carrying several MPs nearly collided with another aircraft in Chennai. Taking to the microblogging site X, the BJP IT Cell chief writes, “This is extremely serious".

“If KC Venugopal claims an Air India flight had to abort landing in Chennai because another aircraft was on the runway and the airline immediately contradicts him, then one of them is misrepresenting facts", he noted. Read the full story

The anti-terror operation launched by the Indian Army in the general area of Dul in Kishtwar enters its second day.

Security has been heightened and barricades have been put up outside the Transport Bhawan as the INDIA Bloc leaders are set to stage a march from the Parliament to the Election Commission of India to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar and allegations of "voter fraud" during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Uttarakhand: Rain lashes parts of Dehradun city

New Zealand is considering recognition of a Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Monday.

Peters said Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's cabinet would make a formal decision in September and present the government's approach at the U.N. Leaders' Week.

Fire broke out at a solar power panel warehouse near Mahadev Asthan under Patna Bypass police station area. Around 8-10 fire tenders reached the spot. Fire has been brought under control.

Acting on instructions from the Police Headquarters in Dehradun, flood company personnel of the Uttarakhand Police carried out inspections of disaster-affected routes on Sunday. He left for the site of the incident on foot for search and rescue work.

A rescue operation was launched amid a massive mudslide that struck Dharali village in the Kheer Gad area near Harsil, triggering a sudden flow of debris and water through the settlements on August 5. The cloudburst led to flash floods in the high-altitude villages of Dharali. Several houses were reported to have been swept away.

Al Jazeera said two of its correspondents, including a prominent reporter, and three cameramen were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City on Sunday.

The Israeli military admitted in a statement to targeting Anas al-Sharif, the reporter it labelled as a "terrorist" affiliated with Hamas.

Among the victims were Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, as well as cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa, and Mohammed Noufal, according to the broadcaster.