According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai received more than 265 mm of rainfall and over 227 mm in the suburbs during the last 24 hours (till 6 pm on Sunday).
"I have never had any connection with the area where the offerings made by devotees of Lord Ram in hundis are counted. I live in Pune," the Ram Temple Trust Treasurer clarified.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav asserted on Sunday that India is no longer dependent on other countries for its security and is now demonstrating its strength before the world through indigenously manufactured advanced defence equipment.
The UP CM alleged that the Opposition has now resorted to "attacking India's faith" as its "divisive efforts" have already failed.
CPM Kerala Secretary MV Govindan has firmly rejected any soft approach towards party rebels, explicitly describing their actions as "class betrayal" and stating that they will continue to be criticised as class betrayers.
The Congress on Thursday finally ended nearly ten days of uncertainty over leadership in Kerala by officially naming senior party leader and Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan as the next Chief Minister, signalling both a generational shift and an attempt to consolidate the party’s emphatic return to power in the southern state after a decade in the opposition.
In a symbolic move aimed at promoting fuel conservation and encouraging greater administrative austerity, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reduced the number of vehicles used in his official convoy, aligning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal for responsible energy consumption amid growing concerns over fuel usage and rising import dependence.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the rollout of Phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 16 states and three Union Territories, launching one of the country’s largest voter verification exercises ahead of upcoming elections with nearly 36.74 crore electors set to be covered.
Thunderstorms and hailstorms, along with heavy rain, killed 91 people in Uttar Pradesh have in the past 24 hours.
Samajwadi Party Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday expressed deep sorrow over the deaths caused by severe storms and thunderstorms in several districts of Uttar Pradesh and urged the government to undertake relief and rescue operations on a war footing.
