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India News LIVE: Mumbai woke up to overcast skies and an IMD orange alert on Tuesday, with all government, private and civic-run schools and colleges shut as a precautionary measure amid warnings of heavy rain and gusty winds. The monsoon’s toll on the city deepened overnight as a man lost his wife and four children in a building collapse in Mankhurd — hours after he had told authorities the family would vacate the next day. Mankhurd has long been a hotspot for deadly building collapses, with illegal construction and delayed action by authorities at the heart of a recurring tragedy.

Three senior officials in Union Minister Bhupender Yadav’s office have been removed in quick succession — one shunted out on “administrative grounds,” one prematurely repatriated, and one’s appointment terminated. No explanation has been offered publicly, which may itself be part of the message.

An Indian Express investigation lays out how twin shootings targeting singer Guru Randhawa’s gym were executed — a careful operation involving six young men and weapons traced back across borders, all bearing the hallmarks of the Bishnoi network.

The mother of the Baruipur victim says the family had complained to police before — and been ignored. What followed is now a case that has combined the horror of a crime with the spectacle of a mob, and left Bengal’s administration with uncomfortable questions on both counts.

The government is expected to push back its timeline for introducing E25 petrol after pushback from motorists and industry, even as critics argue the broader rice-to-ethanol policy is deepening both economic and environmental stress. A Toyota executive, meanwhile, makes the opposite case — that ethanol remains the fastest and cheapest route to decarbonising Indian roads.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received a ceremonial welcome in Jakarta as he begins the Indonesia leg of his three-nation tour, with bilateral discussions with President Prabowo scheduled for today. The visit is the centrepiece of what one column describes as India’s effort to build a new arc of trust across the Indo-Pacific.

US officials have attributed an attack that set a tanker ablaze off Oman to Iran, even as diplomatic channels between the two sides remain nominally open — a reminder that in the Strait of Hormuz, the gap between a peace deal and peace itself remains considerable.

Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Thathri town of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, damaging several houses, shops and vehicles. Officials said mud, boulders and debris swept through the area after heavy rain in the upper reaches.

No casualties have been reported. This is the third flash flood incident reported in Doda and Kishtwar districts in the past two days.

Doda: Residents clear debris and inspect damaged vehicles after flash floods triggered by incessant rainfall and cloudbursts caused widespread destruction, in Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI Photo)

Atiya Firdos reports that a tractor driver has been arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly killing his 11-month-old daughter after a quarrel with his wife. The incident took place on June 9 in Kitaganur village. The couple had initially claimed the child died after accidentally falling from a cot. Police registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR), but later arrested the father following the investigation. The child's mother is absconding with their one-and-a-half-year-old son. The police converted the case into a murder investigation after autopsy revealed internal injuries.