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India flash floods: Race to find survivors after at least four killed as homes and hotels destroyed
5 August 2025, 13:05 | Updated: 5 August 2025, 14:50 At least four people have been killed and buildings swept away after floodwater crashed through a Himalayan village in India. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. Uttarakhand...

Mumbai Local News: 2 non-AC trains with automatic door prototypes expected to be ready by December 2025
The Railways could not give any concrete reasons for the fact that tenders for the purchase of air-conditioned (AC) local trains were floated and immediately withdrawn. Two years later, Indian Railways approved the deck for the purchase of 238 AC...

Mumbai Local Train Tragedy: Man Loses Both Legs Trying to Save His Phone
A young man lost both of his legs after falling from a moving train during a mobile snatching incident. The accident took place between Shahad and Ambivli stations on the Central Railway (CR) line. The incident shocked commuters about safety and...

India-Philippines Direct Flights From October 1, Visa-Free Entry for Tourists Announced
India and the Philippines will begin direct Air India flights between Delhi and Manila from October 1. Both countries have also introduced reciprocal visa-free travel schemes to boost tourism, trade and people-to-people ties. In a...

Countrywide rallies condemn India, support Kashmiris
Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir. ISLAMABAD - Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir was observed on Tuesday to express support for the Kashmiri people’s right to freedom and protest against India’s illegal and unilateral action of August 5, 2019. It was on this day in...

Not Goa, Sunburn Festival to have its 2025 edition in Mumbai; here’s why
Sunburn Festival, hailed as Asia’s largest electronic dance music (EDM) event, will move its flagship edition from Goa to Mumbai this year. While the venue is yet to be announced, the three-day festival is scheduled to take place on December 19,...

Is Parliamentarian separate category to common man: Delhi HC to Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid
Hearing independent Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid’s plea seeking waiver of his custody parole condition, which requires him to foot the bill for travel and security expenses for attending Parliament, the Delhi High Court...

Parents of R G Kar rape-murder victim travel to Delhi, hope to meet Amit Shah and CBI director
The parents of the R G Kar Medical College rape-murder victim travelled to Delhi from West Bengal Wednesday to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), reiterating they are dissatisfied with...

Don’t give adversary China a pass and burn relationship with strong ally like India: Nikki Haley
Washington DC: Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has taken a dig at US President Donald Trump for his announcements about substantially hiking tariffs over oil imports from Russia, saying he had given “China a pass” and...

Iowa State’s Jada Williams enjoys “princess treatment” from teammate Lilly Taulelei on exotic vacation together
Jada Williams transferred to Iowa State in April after two years at Arizona. The team appears to be bonding on a vacation ahead of the upcoming season. On Tuesday, Williams shared Instagram stories featuring pictures and videos of the team's...

India needs fiscal push to revive domestic growth: Arvind Sanger
"China imports as much oil from Russia as India does, but India doesn’t have a similar trump card—no pun intended—that it can use against Trump. Right now, it’s about Witkoff heading to Moscow tomorrow, and Putin offering some kind of olive branch...

Tourism Push Behind Uttarkashi Flood Havoc? Hotelier's Post Sparks Debate on Survival and Sustainability
As flash floods swept through Uttarkashi’s Dharali village on Tuesday, leaving a trail of destruction, a deeply moving online post by Soumya Parmar, business owner at Himalayan Resorts (Prakriti The Retreat), has put a human face to the tragedy....

How India’s lone winter Olympian is battling odds, crowdfunding dreams for 2026 Games
Posters bearing the words "Don't stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done", "It always seems impossible until it's done" and "Hard work beats talent" adorn Arif Khan's modest room in the southern Indian town of Vijayanagar. The 35-year-old...

Pandemic restrictions are back as entire city locked down and travel warnings issued
China has sent warnings for travellers hoping to enjoy a journey to the East, as the country imposes Covid-like restrictions in response to a rapidly spreading virus that's moving across the country. Much like the outbreak of late 2019, the BBC...

7 Stunning White Sand Beaches In India That Are Perfect For An Insta-Worthy Getaway
Life has been feeling a little ‘off’ lately, hasn’t it? It’s like there are too many tabs open, both in your brain and on your laptop. The work chats never end, your to-do list keeps expanding, and most importantly, the idea of taking a break...

Mumbai News: Public Outrage Over BMC Plan To Demolish Veer Savarkar Flyover In Goregaon For Versova-Dahisar Link Road, Just 7 Years After Construction
Mumbai News: Public Outrage Over BMC Plan To Demolish Veer Savarkar Flyover In Goregaon For Versova-Dahisar Link Road, Just 7 Years After Construction | Mumbai: There is public outrage over BMC's proposal to demolish Veer Savarkar flyover,...

'Discipline? Defence? All went out of window': English media after India's 'miracle'; Aussies drop Ashes truth bomb
The English media showed no mercy after England lost the fifth and final Test against India at The Oval on Monday, as the tourists drew the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2. Meanwhile, the Australian media delivered a brutal reality check to Ben...

Mumbai Accident: 8-Year-Old Boy Killed After Truck Hits Him At Dharavi's Kumbharwada Junction; Driver Held
Mumbai Accident: 8-Year-Old Boy Killed After Truck Hits Him At Dharavi's Kumbharwada Junction; Driver Held | File Pic Mumbai: An 8-year-old boy, identified as Viraj Nitesh Kedia, lost his life in a tragic road accident at Kumbharwada Junction in...

Utah positions itself as premium alternative for Indian travellers amid growing US market competition
Tera Atwood, Global Markets Specialist, Utah Office of Tourism.Utah's tourism authorities are pursuing an intensified market development strategy in India, positioning the American West destination as a premium alternative to traditional US...
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At Least 4 Dead, 100 Still Missing After Flash Flood Caused by Cloudburst Washes Out Tourist Town By Abigail Adams
NEED TO KNOW Four people are dead and around 100 are missing after a cloudburst caused a flash flood in and around a tourist town in India Officials said “about a dozen hotels have been washed away and several shops have collapsed” in wake of the...