Heavy rainfall forecast in nine Telangana districts on July 5
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall forecast in nine Telangana districts for Sunday (July 5, 2026). According to IMDs latest bulletin, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Sangareddy, Medak and Kamareddy districts.
West Bengal: IMD issues red alert for heavy rains as low pressure develops over Bay of Bengal
A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into a deep depression, bringing extremely heavy rainfall in the southern parts of West Bengal over the weekend, prompting the local administration to initiate round-the-clock monitoring measures. As the weather system moved closer to the West Bengal-Odisha coast, the India Meteorological Department issued a red warning — the highest level of colour-coded warning — for South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur district.
BJP chief Nitin Nabin in UP for two-day visit, says confident of party win in Assembly polls
BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Saturday (July 4, 2026) lauded Uttar Pradesh’s transformation under the party’s “double engine” government and said the BJP would win the assembly polls next year. Nabin arrived in Lucknow on a two-day visit, during which he is expected to hold a series of meetings with senior leaders to streamline the party’s strategy for the 2027 assembly polls and “guide the newly formed team of the state BJP”.
SKM delegation to join CJP protest at Jantar Mantar on Sunday
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which had led the 2020-21 protest against the now-scrapped central farm laws, has extended support to the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led sit-in against alleged exam irregularities and announced that its delegation will join the agitation at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Sunday (July 5, 2026).
Railway ministry postpones formal launch of bullet train tunneling work amid Mumbai rains
The Railway Ministry on Saturday (July 5, 2026) postponed the formal launch of tunnel-boring work for the bullet train project in Mumbai due to inclement weather and told authorities to commence the work immediately. Ministry officials said it has been raining in Mumbai for the past few days, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued ‘red’ and ‘orange’ alerts for the next couple of days.
Heavy rain continues in Mumbai, Thane; red alert remains for July 4-6
The India Meteorological Department has maintained a Red Alert for Mumbai and Thane for July 4, 5, and 6. For July 5 and 6, the Red Alert continues for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts. The forecast indicates heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at several places in these areas. For the ghat sections of Pune, Satara, and Nashik, heavy rainfall has been predicted.
EAM Jaishankar to embark on 6-nation tour from July 5
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will embark on a six-nation tour of Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Belgium and the U.S. beginning Sunday (July 5, 2026). Jaishankar’s visit to the four Gulf nations from July 5 to 10 comes against the backdrop of fast-evolving political dynamics in the region following the peace agreement between the US and Iran.
