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Over 500 people are stranded in several parts of the state as a number of roads have been blocked by landslides and flash floods. Heavy rains have already taken the lives of 22 people in the state and downpour is likely to continue for another 24 hours
 

Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement leader Shehla Rashid said that the India Army “created an environment of fear in the area”. The Indian Army on Sunday rejected Shehla's allegations

External Affairs Ministry has condemned the attack on a wedding in Kabul that claimed the lives of 63 people. An alleged ISIS suicide bomber blew himself up

As rain poured down heavily in several parts of India, the overflow of the Beas River necessitated the rescue of 11 people in Gurdaspur while 23 people in Uttarkhand have gone missing
 

Heavy rains and floods in Himachal Pradesh have killed six people and have left at least nine people injured in rain-related incidents.

In the wake of an H1N1 outbreak, the Kerala health department has issued an alert in the state. In this year a total of 42 people died, and 821 persons were confirmed to have contracted the disease in the state.

Villages in Andhra Pradesh faced floods. Scores evacuated after 24 villages were inundated by floods. According to the State Disaster Management Authority, a total of 4,352 houses marooned in Krishna, Guntur districts

Heavy rains and floods in Kerala have killed 113 people. More bodies have been retrieved from the landslide-hit districts of Malappuram and Wayanad 

 

The officials said landline services were restored in some areas of the Valley like Raj Bagh and Jawahar Nagar, but remained suspended in most parts, including the commercial hub of Lal Chowk, Press Enclave, and other areas around it

"It was a big risk. I had no idea where this film would go and how would people react to science. But it was a risk worth taking," Akshay said in an interview.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike, suspected to have been carried out by Russian aircraft on Friday, hit in the town of Hass south of Idlib province, where peopled displaced by the violence had congregated. The monitoring group said the attack killed at least four children.
 

Phone tapping for personal vendetta can be an offence under the IT Act 2000 and the convict can be jailed for a period of up to three years. 
 

As many as 49 people lost their lives in the recent Maharashtra floods. Reacting to this, the state Congress leaders on Friday (August 16) met Sonia Gandhi to discuss the devastation caused in the state

Thar Link Express runs on the Indian side between Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station in Jodhpur to Munabao. Railway spokesperson said that 45 people had booked tickets for this train to go to Pakistan
 

“Kindly accept my heartiest best wishes on your birthday. May god grant you good health and happiness and you continue to serve the common people of the country for many years to come with same goodwill as now,” Prime Minister Modi’s letter read.