Water supply hit in parts of city, Okhla plant reopened

Several areas across the partially inundated Capital were hit by water supply shortages on Friday - with taps running dry in some places - as two flooded treatment facilities remained shut, while operations resumed at the Okhla plant in the evening.

Yellow rain alert for today, may add to flood woes

There's unlikely to be any let up in the rains in north India anytime soon with the Met department predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for the next five days. The reason: another western disturbance, the second since June 1.

Amid misery, displacement: People frolic, click selfies on flooded streets

Even as the rising Yamuna water levels led to flooding in several parts of the Capital, many residents and commuters saw this as an opportunity to click selfies against the view of the swollen river.

Capital wades through what were roads

Knee-deep water at Rajghat, Vikas Marg shut for traffic

ITO going under triggers massive traffic spillovers

Parts of central Delhi's ITO and Mathura Road were submerged on Friday even as the army and the navy were deployed to bring the flooding under control.

Flood puts barrage in eye of political storm

Yamuna water being sent to Delhi, not UP, in organised plan, alleges AAP; barrage officials say water regulated as per rules

A green legacy that began with the gavel

MAAFI, INSAF BAGHS - DELHI HC'S 'GREEN JUDGE' RETIRES

Ajit gets finance as 9 NCP leaders join Maha cabinet

Twelve days after nine Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders took oath as ministers in the Maharashtra government, their portfolios were announced on Friday after protracted negotiations between the three partners in the state’s ruling alliance.

Chandrayaan-3 sets off on journey to the Moon

India’s third moon craft successfully blasted off on Friday afternoon from Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota spaceport, marking the first stage of a complicated 40-day mission that aims to vault the country into an elite club of nations that have successfully landed on the lunar surface.

Not just Yamuna, backflow from drains floods Capital

The road leading to ITO and Rajghat were among new parts of the city to go under waist-deep waters after drains that emptied into the Yamuna began flowing back on Friday, even as the swollen river itself began receding but only by fractions of a metre every hour.

India, France seal key pacts in defence, UPI

India and France on Friday announced a raft of agreements to deepen defence cooperation, including pacts for three submarines for the Indian Navy and the development of jet and helicopter engines, and unveiled plans to roll out the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) system in Europe from September.

Contrary To Rumours, OMG 2 Not On The Subject Of LGBTQ: Source

There have been several murmurs about the storyline of OMG 2 - in which actor Akshay Kumar will take on a Lord Shiva avatar.

Govt May Seek Cut In GST On Ghee, Butter

The government may propose reducing goods and services tax (GST) on ghee and butter to 5% from the current 12%, according to government documents reviewed by Mint.

Yamuna Back To Reclaim Its Floodplain

For a large majority of Delhi residents who have in their living memory seen the Yamuna as nothing but an oversized toxic sewer, the spectacle of the submerged Kashmere Gate-ISBT stretch and waters swirling through the streets of tony Civil Lines is perhaps a sight of a lifetime, a glimpse of a mighty river that once was.

Yamuna Floods Swathes Of Capital After 45 Years

Surging waters of the Yamuna marooned vast swathes of the Capital on Thursday, forcing thousands of people out of their homes, inundating landmarks and arterial roads in the city, and throwing traffic out of gear in what was the first floods in the Capital in 45 years.

K-POP STARS TAKE THE MILITARY ROUTE

In South Korea, able-bodied men aged between 18 and 35 are required to serve in the military for a period of 18 to 21 months. From J-Hope to Kai, a host of K-pop stars have enrolled this year. A look

Visibility should not be equated with talent: Maanvi

Maanvi Gagroo talks about working at her own pace, adds she feels more secure as an actor now

SUCCESSION REIGNS AT EMMY NOMS

The Television Academy revealed the nominations on Wednesday. Here are the highlights of the list

SUPERHITS OF 2023 SO FAR

The first half of 2023 is behind us. While there were doubts earlier about whether the Hindi film industry has lost the plot, owing to fewer box-office successes, five films managed to put an end to the debate.

Wondrous Vondrousova makes her 1st Big W final

Czech player beats Svitolina to become the first unseeded women's singles finalist at Wimbledon in the Open Era

'The quest for excellence has been draining'

The world knows Ravichandran Ashwin has deserved better than to be restrained by talk of matchups, team balance and lazy stereotyping when ideally he should be bowling long, probing spells from one end, befuddling batters with his guile and slick artistry. But life is what happens when you are busy making other plans. Only, Ashwin is so meticulously pragmatic, he doesn't forget planning for worst-case scenarios too. The World Test Championship final was one such game.

Jaiswal makes it a debut to remember with mature ton

Left-hander becomes only third Indian opener to score a century in first Test

Rajnish Kumar, Mohandas Pai to join Byju's advisory council

Edtech giant Byju's on Thursday named former State Bank of India chairman Rajnish Kumar and former Infosys chief financial officer T.V. Mohandas Pai to a newly formed council to advise its board.

Bets on early rate cut off as inflation flares up in June

Inflation may average 5-5.4% in the current financial year, higher than earlier estimates

Actors poised to join writers on strike after talks collapse

HOLLYWOOD - SAG-AFTRA HAS 160,000 MEMBERS

SIT files charge sheet against 3 in Atiq, Ashraf murder case

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday filed a 2,056-page charge sheet against three assailants who shot dead gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his younger brother Khalid Azeem, alias Ashraf outside a Prayagraj hospital in full public view on April 15.

Bihar defends Anand Mohan's early release in SC

A convict undergoing life imprisonment in a murder case cannot be denied remission just because the slain victim happened to be a public servant, the Bihar government has told the Supreme Court, justifying its decision to release former lawmaker Anand Mohan, who was sentenced to life for instigating the killing of the then Gopalganj district magistrate in 1994 but was freed early after the state tweaked the prison rules.

Data bill among 21 key legislations on agenda

The Narendra Modi government plans to push 21 new pieces of legislation, including the data protection bill and a bill to replace a controversial ordinance on Delhi services, in the monsoon session of Parliament that starts from July 20, according to a Lok Sabha Secretariat circular.

Accused have right to silence, can't be forced to speak: SC

TOP COURT CITES ARTICLE 20(3) - DOWRY HARASSMENT, ASSAULT CASE

BJP leader dies after protest in Bihar; political row erupts

A 46-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader died on Thursday during a protest against the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, with the Opposition alleging that he was killed in the police lathi-charge on the protesters. The police and doctors, however, said that the cause of his death was still unclear.