The ongoing monsoon fury has claimed 161 lives across Himachal Pradesh, with heavy rains triggering landslides, flash floods, and road accidents, according to the latest data from the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to initiate the discussion on Operation Sindhoor in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Sources said that Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and BJP MPs Anurag Thakur and Nishikant Dubey are also expected to take part in the discu
Himachal Pradesh Tribal Development and Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Sunday said the state government is making all-out efforts to restore road connectivity in the flood-hit Seraj valley ahead of the apple harvesting season.
According to Geo News, 126 children have died since June 26 due to Pakistan's heavier-than-normal monsoon rains. The majority of the deaths occurred in Punjab, where rainfall levels have been reported as 70% higher than last year.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor, citing former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's move to set up a four-member Kargil Review Committee following the 1999 Kargil War.
The Government is closely monitoring the Subarnarekha, Jalaka, and Baitarani rivers after incessant rainfall has created a flood-like situation in the areas of Balasore, Bhadrak, and Jajpur districts of northern Odisha.
Pakistan has issued a glacial flood warning for its northwestern regions as the country faces above-average monsoon rainfall, raising fears of disasters similar to the catastrophic 2022 floods, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
The floor leaders of the INDIA bloc parties will meet on Monday at 10 am to discuss the strategy for the second week of the monsoon session, with the Lok Sabha slated to take up discussion on Operation Sindoor on Monday and the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
"Sri Rajyapal, Uttar Pradesh has summoned the Uttar Pradesh Eighteenth Vidhan Sabha to meet at 11.00 A.M. on Monday, the 11th August 2025 in the Vidhan Sabha Mandap, Vidhan Bhawan, Lucknow for its Second Session of the year 2025", the order stated.
The Monsoon Festival begins in Gujarat's Saputara today and will continue until August 17, 2025. The festival promotes tribal culture, natural beauty and local traditions.
"The motion for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma will be raised in the Lok Sabha, and then subsequently, it will be concurred by the Rajya Sabha. All political parties have agreed that the removal of Justice Yashwant Verma has to be a joint call," Rijiju told reporters here.