Kerala rains: IMD withdraws red alert, puts 10 districts on orange alert

Kerala rains: IMD withdraws red alert, puts 10 districts on orange alert

The well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is expected to move towards the north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh coasts after intensifying into a depression | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN The India Meteorological Department (IMD) withdrew the red alert issued for Idukki, Palakkad and Malappuram districts on Wednesday (October 22, 2025). … Read more

Modi’s new red lines for Pakistan | From the India Today archives

Modi’s new red lines for Pakistan | From the India Today archives

(NOTE: This article was originally published in the India Today issue dated May 26, 2025) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepared to address the nation on May 12, two days after the dramatic cessation of hostilities in India’s sixth war with Pakistan, he knew it would be a defining moment of his third term. Twenty-six … Read more

Breast cancer: Seven-week wait for some red flag patients

Breast cancer: Seven-week wait for some red flag patients

Some patients who have been red flagged for breast cancer assessments are waiting up to seven weeks to be seen in Northern Ireland. The target set by Northern Ireland’s devolved Department of Health – which oversees five health and social care trusts – is 14 days. BBC News NI understands that several breast cancer consultants … Read more

Dark clouds fail to deter the spirits of people at Red Fort on the 79th Independence Day

Dark clouds fail to deter the spirits of people at Red Fort on the 79th Independence Day

The 79th Independence Day programme, themed around ‘Naya Bharat’ and Operation Sindoor, took place on Friday (August 15, 2025) morning under overcast skies. The grey skies and intermittent rainfall, however, did not dampen the spirits of those in the audience as they cheered during the 103-minute speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Red Fort. … Read more

Mumbai rains: IMD issues orange alert for State capital, red alert for Vidarbha region

Mumbai rains: IMD issues orange alert for State capital, red alert for Vidarbha region

A man walks on the Marine Drive promenade in heavy rains in Mumbai on July 22, 2025 | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday (July 25, 2025) issued an ‘orange’ alert for Maharashtra’s Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nagpur and Wardha districts, while a red alert has been issued in Raigad, Ratnagiri and … Read more

Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea

Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea

ATHENS: Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the assault that maritime officials say killed four of … Read more

Karnataka rains: Two killed in Hubballi-Dharwad, red alert issued for nine districts

Karnataka rains: Two killed in Hubballi-Dharwad, red alert issued for nine districts

Flooding at an apartment complex in Shirur Park area in Hubballi following heavy rains on Thursday. | Photo Credit: PTI Rains continued to lash parts of coastal, south-interior and north-interior Karnataka and two rain-related deaths were reported from Dharwad in the last 24 hours. According to the Dharwad district administration, a 31-year-old man was killed … Read more

Dress up tangerines

Dress up tangerines

For four years now, Kamna Vohra and Vaishnavi Reddy have been creating floral wonderlands in Chennai and Hyderabad. Having met at their children’s school, it took the slow-living vibe of the pandemic years and the need to find oneself to result in Iris Lane. Today the duo works with dahlias, peonies, and native blooms to … Read more