Telangana's government has attributed the current agricultural drought distress to severe delays and infrastructural failures in key irrigation projects during the previous BRS administration.

Severe downpours prompt red alerts across five Kerala districts, leading district administrations to shut schools and deploy emergency response teams.

A $20 million UN emergency aid package arrives in Nepal following historic floods, yet covers less than one percent of the estimated multibillion-dollar recovery cost.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu extends a historic invitation to PM Narendra Modi and an Indian pilot to take part in Israel's official Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony.