As Furious Storm Sends Parts Of Delhi-NCR On ‘Power Trip’, Here’s How To Protect Your TV, AC & Fridge

As Furious Storm Sends Parts Of Delhi-NCR On ‘Power Trip’, Here’s How To Protect Your TV, AC & Fridge

Last Updated:June 04, 2026, 8:50 PM IST Sudden weather shifts in Delhi, Noida, and Gurugram regularly trigger volatile grid fluctuations A hidden vulnerability in many older NCR layouts is faulty or degraded electrical earthing. Representational image As severe thunderstorms, violent gusty winds, and torrential downpours lash the National Capital Region (NCR)—exemplified by the intense atmospheric…

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Bengaluru Battered By Violent Summer Storm: Wall Collapse Kills 7, Roads Cave In, Offices Flooded

Bengaluru Battered By Violent Summer Storm: Wall Collapse Kills 7, Roads Cave In, Offices Flooded

Last Updated:April 30, 2026, 12:07 AM IST Showers bring chaos across city; vendors among victims as old wall collapses near Bowring Hospital A wall collapsed near Bengaluru’s Bowring Hospital. Image/X Bengaluru’s first summer showers wreaked havoc, leaving at least seven people dead and two injured after a compound wall near Bowring Hospital collapsed during heavy…

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The Sun Tax: Here’s How The Heatwave Is Melting Your Monthly Budget

The Sun Tax: Here’s How The Heatwave Is Melting Your Monthly Budget

Last Updated:April 25, 2026, 4:05 PM IST Beyond the physical discomfort, the ‘thermal chimney’ effect currently baking the subcontinent is levying a literal ‘heat tax’ on every Indian household In a heatwave, micro-transactions become a major budgetary leak. (Representational image: AI-generated) The arrival of the season’s first official heatwave in the national capital, with temperatures…

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Western disturbance to hit India, but plains to keep getting hot on Friday

Western disturbance to hit India, but plains to keep getting hot on Friday

A weak western disturbance is set to impact north India from Thursday night, bringing light rainfall to the Himalayan region while offering little relief from rising temperatures across the plains. According to weather forecasts, light to moderate rain is expected over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand between Friday and Sunday. The system, however,…

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Fuel, Food, Or EMIs? The Brutal ‘Triple Squeeze’ Rewriting The Indian Household Ledger In 2026

Fuel, Food, Or EMIs? The Brutal ‘Triple Squeeze’ Rewriting The Indian Household Ledger In 2026

Last Updated:March 22, 2026, 08:00 IST Skyrocketing energy costs, unseasonal agricultural disruptions, and a stubborn interest rate cycle have forced the middle class into a defensive crouch As we move into the second quarter of 2026, the Indian consumer is undergoing a fundamental behavioural shift. Representational image As the first quarter of 2026 draws to…

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