State-owned gas major GAIL (India) Ltd reported strong operational and financial performance in FY25, marked by record additions in its city gas distribution business and highest-ever profits.
Rudraprayag has experienced heavy rainfall, causing the Mandakini River's water level to rise and a cloudburst in Vasu Kedar. While the village remains mostly safe, damage has been reported in the Chenagarh market area. Eight labourers, including Nepalis, are missing under debris. Damaged ro
Mandi, Kullu, and Kangra districts are among the worst affected in terms of road blockages. Mandi alone reported 241 roads closed, including one national highway, while Kullu has 166 blocked roads, two of which are national highways (NH-03 and NH-305). Kangra reported 65 roads blocked. In La
South Korean prosecutors have indicted former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo for supporting ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol's short-lived martial law declaration last year and former First Lady Kim Keon-hee on bribery and related counts, Al Jazeera reported.
The highest number of such cases has been reported from border and adjoining districts, including East Champaran, West Champaran, Madhubani, Kishanganj, Purnia, Katihar, Araria, and Supaul, the sources added.
An anti-terrorism court in Lahore sent PTI founder Imran Khan's nephew, Shershah Khan, to judicial remand in the May 9 Jinnah House attack case, Dawn reported. The court rejected police's plea for 30-day physical remand, with Shershah's counsel calling the arrest "politically motivated."
Europe's 2025 wildfire season has broken records, with over one million hectares burned and 1,800 fires reported, Euro News stated. Experts blame climate change, citing hotter, drier conditions. Authorities warn that proactive landscape management, including controlled burning and vegetation
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for Israel to annex Gaza if Hamas refuses to disarm, Al Jazeera reported. He outlined a plan to displace Palestinians, impose a siege, and seize territory. Hamas condemned the remarks as a "call to exterminate" civilians amid ongoing humanitar
Rwanda has received seven people deported from the US under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, Al Jazeera reported. Kigali said some deportees wish to stay while others want to return home. Rights groups have criticised third-country deportations, raising concerns about safety a
Russia carried out long-range strikes on Ukrainian military targets using Kinzhal missiles, hitting weapons plants and airfields, RT reported. Ukraine said most missiles were intercepted but confirmed damage at 13 sites, including Kiev-based Ukrspecsystems. Moscow claimed to have earlier tar
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has launched a week-long anti-polio drive to immunise 5.7 million children amid security threats, Dawn reported. The campaign, split into two phases, will involve 27,000 teams with 40,000 security personnel, following 15 polio cases in the province this year
US President Donald Trump called Russia's overnight air strikes on Ukraine "not happy" but "not surprised," as reported by the White House. At least 19 people, including four children, were killed. Trump is closely following developments and stressed that both Putin and Zelensky "must wan