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Himachal Pradesh is drafting a Hill Cutting Policy to regulate construction in vulnerable areas, aiming to reduce landslides and protect natural landscapes.

Mythri Movie Makers' Sigma poster sparks major controversy after featuring an undivided Andhra Pradesh map, triggering severe backlash.

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has conducted a two-day Maritime Search and Rescue (MSAR) exercise at Sri Vijaya Puram (formerly Port Blair) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The exercise brought...

India Explores Small Modular Reactors to Power Andaman and Nicobar Islands Amid Mega Strategic Push Near Malacca Strait

India will take on co-hosts Netherlands in their biggest test yet in the Hockey World Cup on Saturday with no margin for errors as a loss here might irreparably damage their semifinal chances. India will look to assert control in the middle portion of the matc

IND vs NED LIVE Score, Men's Hockey World Cup 2026: The Indian men s hockey team takes on three-time world champions the Netherlands today in Amstelveen. Having lost to England 4-2 in the first phase, India are desperate for a win today because a loss could de

Mediterranean landscaping is a stylish way to garden in hot climates and for inspiration we have actress Penelope Cruz. It uses plants that don't need much water and love the sun, making your yard beautiful and eco-friendly

Amstelveen, India will face its biggest test when they takes on co-hosts and reigning Olympic champions the Netherlands in the World Cup second round opener here on Saturday, aware that there is virtually no room for error in their bid to reach the semifinals

The cuisine of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a flavourful blend of Indian, Southeast Asian, and coastal influences. Fresh seafood, tropical fruits, coconut, and aromatic spices play a starring role in many local dishes

Witch Island off the coast of Maine has a fascinating history of private ownership and clairvoyance. Once known as Davis Island, it later became associated with Anna Chittenden, the woman known as the "Witch of Wall Street"

New Delhi, Three wetlands in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district Bastauli Brahmpur, Ram Chhitouni and Sikandarpur Khurd have been entered in the state gazette, extending them legal protection and prohibiting construction, waste dumping and encroachment in the not

This remote volcanic island in the south-east Pacific, 3,500 km off the western coast of Chile, also known as Rapa Nui, is world famous for its nearly 1,000 massive stone figurines called moai, carved from volcanic ash, featuring outsized human heads standing

Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin as the only private companies to land an orbital-class booster and narrowing China's gap with the U.S. in reusable rockets.The ability to re

Experts studying the property point to something increasingly unusual in luxury homes: patience. Rather than imposing a finished design on the site, the house appears to have evolved with it

Chamoli: Uttarakhand Disaster Management Minister Madan Kaushik on Saturday visited the THDC tunnel accident site in Chamoli to assess the ongoing rescue operation, saying teams of the NDRF, SDRF and local police are working continuously to trace the two worke

Death toll in Uttarakhand s tunnel accident rose to eight as the body of one more labourer was found during the search and rescue operation on Saturday. Search is underway for two more workers who got trapped in the under-construction tunnel at a hydroelectric

For almost 28 years, Raymond LeDreau served as an unofficial caretaker of Anacapa Island, building a solitary life shaped by war, loss and survival. A veteran of the Spanish-American War, he later endured the death of his wife during the 1918 influenza pandemi

Days after a landslide in Kurla killed eight people, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to launch a drive with the Mumbai Collector s office after the monsoon to remove illegal encroachments and structures from landslide-prone areas, BMC

The death toll in Wednesday s landslide at Chirag Nagar in Kurla went up to eight, after rescuers recovered the body of Saddam Hussain Khan, 28, at around 12:30pm on Thursday. Khan was pulled out of the debris more than 31 hours after the hillside collapsed at

Nigel Farage secured his parliamentary seat in the Clacton by-election. A comedian's significant vote share highlighted challenges for Farage's party

India News Today's Live Updates, 14 August 2026: A fire broke out in the early hours of Friday at a CNC wood-cutting shop in Shahberi, Greater Noida, under the Bisrakh police station, killing one worker and leaving another critical. Fire service personnel resc

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands: An explosion at the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Thursday killed at least one person and injured several others, city police said.Police said the blast at Europe's biggest port happened late Thursday morning and that a crime scene has bee

Chiba: Torrential rain pummelled eastern Japan on Thursday, triggering landslides and power outages, and prompting the weather authority to issue its highest-level heavy rain warning for the region for the first time.Footage from public broadcaster NHK showed

The 16th edition of the FIH Hockey World Cup will kick off this weekend in Belgium and the Netherlands. Running from August 15 to 30, the quadrennial tournament will be jointly hosted by the two nations across two venues the Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belg

Welcome to the Daily Catch-Up, your evening briefing from The Indian Express. Tata Group Chairman s tenure ends, bringing succession at India s business group into focus; Mumbai s Kurla landslide kills two and fresh NEET paper-leak probe uncovers and other top

There was a stampede-like situation when Ahmed Hussain Ansari woke up around 3:30 am to the sound of people scramming and calling for others to escape. A hillock had collapsed on the Gaushiya settlement in Kurla of Mumbai after heavy rain, leaving seven person

Six persons were killed and four others suffered injuries after a landslide struck Mumbai's Ghatkopar area early on Wednesday following heavy rains, civic officials said.The deceased included three children.The landslide was reported at Gaushiya Chawl (row ten

Mumbai, Two persons were killed and as many others injured after a landslide in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area early on Wednesday following heavy rain, civic officials said. Some people were feared trapped in the debris and rescue efforts were underway, they said

The Poladpur-Mahabaleshwar route through Ambenali Ghat has been closed to all vehicular traffic until August 16 as a precautionary measure amid the India Meteorological Department s (IMD) warning of heavy rainfall over the next few days. Raigad district magist

The Scotland and the Netherlands cricket boards on Monday put out a joint statement criticising the International Cricket Council (ICC) for structural changes to the ODI World Cup. While the 50-over World Cup will continue to feature 14 teams, the tournament w

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and a contractor to equally share Rs 2.23-crore compensation for the collapse of a multi-storey residential building during the construction of a four-lane highw

Lord Shiva devotees participating in the Kanwar Yatra were greeted with showers of flowers from helicopters on Sunday as senior administrative and police officials conducted aerial surveys of major Kanwar routes, religious sites and security arrangements acros

The prime accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Bulandshahr was killed in an encounter in the Gulaothi area in the early hours of Sunday, barely 24 hours after police announced a reward of 50,000 for information leading to his arrest, officia