02 February 2026
Twelve people were killed in rain-related incidents in the past 24 hours, the Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner said in a statement issued at 8 pm on Wednesday, as heavy rain continued to batter the state.
"In the past 24 hours, while nine (people) died due to drowning, one each due to lightning (strike), snakebite and heavy rainfall," the statement said.
However, it did not elaborate on the areas where these deaths occurred.
According to several reports, in the first batch of Agniveers (Indian Army Training), more than 50 candidates left the training midway. There is no provision to bind Agniveers to the training program, also there is no penalty for leaving the Agnipath training halfway. However, a report claims that centre might bring a change in the rules so that Agniveers cannot leave the training in the middle.
An article by a media group claims that those who left the training midway may be dealt with a penalty, which could be monetary. The report further quotes an officer from the Indian Army who says those who leave the training and run away will be charged for the entire training expenses incurred in them.
Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray's "taint" jibe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday led to condemnation from Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and tearing of Uddhav Thackeray's posters by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers.
The BJYM workers raised slogans against Uddhav Thackeray after tearing his posters near the Nagpur airport.
Everyone was expecting China to go back to its pre-pandemic levels of production, but instead, results have been disappointing.
China already had to face quite a challenge: Recover from virtually three years of putting most of its economy on pause, due to the drastic measures adopted during the pandemic.
Official statistics published for the month of April 2023 revealed mixed results. Let's see how is China truly doing.
Retail sales grew 18.4% in the timespan of a year, but still falls short of what experts forecasted, according to French financial publication 'La Tribune'. The Chinese government had a lot of expectation on the reopening of businesses and shopping centers.
Senior advocate Harish Salve has made a big disclosure about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to bring back economic offenders holed up abroad. In an interview with a private television news channel, Salve said that PM Modi has raised the issue of extradition of Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi in every India-UK trade meeting. Appearing on Times Now, Harish Salve said that the British always complain that as soon as there is a meeting, the first question PM Modi would ask about the progress of the extradition proceedings of Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi.
