Incessant monsoon rains during the past two days triggered landslides, flash floods and water logging in various parts of Arunachal Pradesh, badly affecting normal life in several districts, officials said on Tuesday. Officials said that a portion of the National Highway 415, along with a culvert, was washed away at Karsingsa in Papum Pare District, snapping connectivity between Nirjuli and Banderdewa.
Indian banks have bounced back over the last 10 years with a 4-fold increase in profits and a sharp decline in bad loans, according to a report by capital markets and investment group CLSA. "Balance sheets of Indian banks are the strongest they have been in over a decade, and profits have rebounded sharply (quadrupling in 10 years)," the report states.
Eid prayers passed off peacefully in J&K as thousands of Muslims gathered for congregational prayers at mosques and Eidgahs in different places. The largest Eid congregation was held at the Hazratbal mosque in the Srinagar city outskirts where hundreds of Muslims gathered for the Eid prayers.
Saini told media persons in Kurukshetra that the Haryana government was releasing more water than earlier to mitigate water woes in the capital but the AAP government’s approach to the crisis has only aggravated the situation. He termed the Delhi administration as ‘inept and inefficient’ for its failure to build a system of water distribution despite being 10 years in power.
The death toll in the train accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district where a goods train hit the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express on Monday morning has risen to nine, officials said. The took place close to the Rangapani railway station near New Jalpaiguri, on the 'Chicken's Neck' corridor that connects the Northeast with the rest of the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured the visiting US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan of deepening the India-US strategic partnership during his third term. The US NSA arrived in India after attending and addressing the Peace Summit on Ukraine hosted by Switzerland over the weekend.
