- Thursday, 6 November 2025
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Indian women create history, win ODI World Cup after beating South Africa by 52 runs
The Indian women's cricket team kept its date with history by winning its first-ever World Cup with a 52-run victory over South to script a golden chapter in the country's pantheon of sporting achievements here on Sunday.
'Snow leopards up by 62% in India's Himachal over four years'
The population of rare snow leopards in high-altitude tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh has increased by 62 per cent over the past four years, says a newly released survey.
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Rains batter India: 5 dead, 1,337 roads closed in Himachal
Five people were killed in house collapse incidents as torrential rains triggered landslides and flash floods across Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, blocking 1,337 roads, including four national highways, officials said.
India's Mumbai, Kohima safest for women; Patna, Kolkata unsafe
Kohima, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Aizawl, Gangtok, Itanagar and Mumbai have emerged as the safest cities in the country for women, while Patna, Jaipur, Faridabad, Delhi, Kolkata, Srinagar and Ranchi were ranked the lowest, according to the National Annual Report & Index on Women's Safety (NARI) 2025.
32 killed in India's Vaishno Devi landslide
The death toll in the Vaishno Devi landslide has gone up to 32, officials said on Wednesday, a day after the disaster struck the route on the hilltop shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. At least 20 people were injured in the landslide triggered by heavy, relentless rain, the officials said.
Rashid to captain spin-heavy squad in Asia Cup
Rashid Khan was on Sunday named captain of a spin-heavy Afghanistan squad for the Asia Cup beginning in the UAE on September 9.
Around 50 Delhi schools receive bomb threats
Around 50 schools in the national capital of India received bomb threats on Wednesday through e-mail, prompting police and other emergency agencies to launch a search operation, officials said.
India squad for Asia Cup: Gill appointed vice-captain, Bumrah included
Test skipper Shubman Gill was on Tuesday appointed as the vice-captain, while pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was also included in India's 15-member T20 squad for the Asia Cup starting September 9 in the UAE. Gill's last T20 match was against Sri Lanka at Pallekele in 2024, and he has now replaced Axar Patel as the deputy of skipper Suryakumar Yadav.
Heavy rain in India's Mumbai; Flight ops hit, schools & colleges shut
The IMD issued a 'red alert', predicting extremely heavy rains at isolated places in Mumbai and neighbouring areas on Monday, prompting the city civic body to declare a holiday for all schools and colleges, officials said. A Mumbai airport spokesperson said nine flights conducted "go arounds" before finally landing, while one flight was diverted to Surat (in Gujarat) till 12 noon due to the heavy rains.
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Jammu-Kashmir cloudburst update; 20 killed, 98 rescued so far
A massive cloudburst struck a remote mountain village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday, killing at least 20 people and trapping many more, officials said. The death toll could go up, they said, adding that 98 people have been rescued so far. Of these, the condition of 28 is said to be serious. Two CISF personnel have been killed in the calamity, they said.
Massive cloudburst in India's Jammu and Kashmir, 10 feared dead
At least 10 persons are feared dead in a massive cloudburst that struck a remote village en route to the Machail Mata yatra in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. The cloudburst hit Chasoti, the last motorable village en route to the shrine. The annual yatra to the shrine has been suspended following the incident as authorities mobilised all resources and are heading to the scene to conduct a massive rescue and relief operation, the officials said.
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'By 2040, India aims to land astronauts on the Moon and bring them back safely'
‘No matter the heights you achieve, let honesty be the cornerstone of your success,’ emphasised Dr. Narayanan, Chairman, ISRO, during the prestigious 21st Convocation Ceremony held at SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Kattankulathur, Chennai.
Cloudburst leads to flash floods in India's Uttarkashi, several homes swept away
A cloudburst led to flash floods in the high altitude villages of Dharali in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district in India on Tuesday, with several houses being damaged or swept away in the raging waters, according to people in the area. The cloudburst took place in the catchment area of the Kheer Ganga river, leading to the devastating floods, locals said.
Indian Airlines report 183 tech faults in aircraft this year
Indian airlines have reported 183 technical faults in their planes this year, while there was a nearly 6 per cent decline in technical glitches last year compared to 2023, the government said on Monday. The civil aviation ministry also informed the Rajya Sabha that, post the Air India plane crash on June 12, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) enhanced the check and inspection of the critical component of safety assurance in order to identify and rectify immediate systemic issues.
Five jets shot down during India-Pakistan conflict, claims Trump
In a fresh claim, US President Donald Trump said "five jets were shot down" during the conflict between India and Pakistan in May and repeated his assertion that the fighting ended following his intervention. The US president did not specify whether the jets were lost by either of the two countries or whether he was referring to combined losses by both sides.
