India's GIC Re plans to reduce share of overseas property risk as climate losses riseIndian reinsurer GIC Re is strategically shifting its overseas business focus. Amidst escalating climate-related losses globally, the compa...
24 Jun, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
Severed hand, charred bodies: Year after AI crash, forensic scientist recalls horrorA year after the AI-171 crash, forensic scientists worked tirelessly to identify victims. They sifted through biological samples and shatte...
11 Jun, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
Flash flood in J&K Reasi: What is flash flooding and why is it so dangerous?A cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district triggered flash floods, damaging houses and disrupting life in the Bathoi area. This inc...
05 Jun, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
China enters its flood season; heavy rain expected in the southChina has entered its flood season with heavy rains forecast for the south. Some northern areas and major river basins will experience belo...
01 Jun, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
How a chemical tank disaster struck at the heart of a Washington state mill townA chemical tank collapsed at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, Washington. The incident killed eleven people. This disaster struck...
30 May, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
India will ensure zero casualty during heat waves: Amit ShahHome Minister Amit Shah revealed a plan to eliminate heat wave deaths in India in the coming years. The focus is on proactive disaster mana...
14 May, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
Trump shooting scare renews 'staged' conspiracy theoryA flood of misinformation exploded online after US President Donald Trump escaped a weekend shooting scare, fueling renewed -- and unfounde...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
Rain, storms kill 121 in Afghanistan and Pakistan in two weeksAcross the border in Pakistan, 44 people were killed following heavy rains in the last weeks, officials said. At least 32 people died in th...
04 Apr, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
Extreme weather in Afghanistan leaves 17 people dead, authorities sayAfghanistan faces a deadly weather crisis. Recent floods, landslides, and thunderstorms have claimed 17 lives and injured 26 people. The ex...
29 Mar, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Heavy rains and flooding kill at least 34 people in and near BeijingHeavy rains and flooding in Beijing have killed at least 30 people, with the total regional death toll rising to 34. Most fatalities occurr...
29 Jul, 2025, 08.30 AM IST
At least 31 killed by heavy rains in South Korea; rescuers hunt for missing peopleThe five people were found from a bus that has been submerged at a flooded underpass in Cheongju on Saturday after rescue workers began und...
16 Jul, 2023, 09.00 AM IST
Europe flooding toll over 180 as rescuers dig deeperAlthough rain has stopped in the worst-affected areas of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, storms and downpours have persisted in other...
18 Jul, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
Bihar flood situation grim, death toll remains at 127One of the severely affected districts, Darbhanga has so far reported 12 casualties ever since Bihar was hit by flash floods earlier this m...
28 Jul, 2019, 10.20 PM IST
Floods continue to wreak havoc in Bihar, Assam; death toll mounts to 166In Bihar, 72.78 lakh people form 12 districts of the state have been hit by the calamity while in Assam 38.37 lakh people were affected in ...
21 Jul, 2019, 11.37 PM IST
Death toll in flood-hit Bihar climbs to 92; CM launches DBT scheme for assistanceSignificant number of casualties have also been reported from districts like Araria, Madhubani, Purnea, Sheohar and Darbhanga.
19 Jul, 2019, 09.26 PM IST
Centre has given all help to Assam to tackle floods: Jitendra SinghDr Jitendra Singh today said the Centre has given all possible help to the state government to tackle floods in Assam, thereby minimising c...
25 Aug, 2015, 07.17 PM IST
80 pilgrims rescued from Uttarakhand, 54 on way back home: Odisha govtOdisha government said 80 pilgrims from the state stranded in flood-hit Uttarakhand have been rescued and there was no information of any c...
21 Jun, 2013, 06.40 PM IST