A protein-rich horse gram broth from Uttarakhand, Ras is a seasonal Ayurvedic dish that boosts immunity, aids digestion, and warms the body during winter.

The southwest monsoon will see a delayed withdrawal - possibly September 17 - the India Meteorological Department said this week, indicating that rain-battered northern states like Punjab, Himachal, and Uttarakhand could face more floods.

Normal life has been severely disrupted in many parts of north India, including Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, due to unprecedented rainfall over the past few days.

Uttarakhand continues to reel under the impact of incessant rainfall as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red and orange alerts across the state for Tuesday.

A landslide on the Kedarnath national highway left two people dead and six others injured on Monday, an official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed pain and anguish over the devastation caused by landslides and floods triggered by incessant rains, and said natural disasters are testing the country.

With nature's fury continuing in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, heavy rain brought down debris from a boulder collapse, blocking the Badrinath Highway at five locations.

The Supreme Court Bar Association flagged the disproportionately low representation of women judges in the top court and high courts across the country.

Six people were killed and 11 went missing as heavy rains and a series of cloudbursts wreaked havoc in various districts of Uttarakhand early Friday, triggering landslides that damaged houses and left people buried under mounds of rubble.

Word spreads faster than the wind about a woman being harassed for dowry by the parents-in-law, the Supreme Court on Friday said while acquitting a woman accused of subjecting her daughter-in-law to cruelty.

The amount of waste generated at Kedarnath in the first three months of the ongoing yatra season has already crossed the quantity of waste produced at the ecologically fragile site in 2022.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the southwest monsoon covered the entire country by 29 June, nine days ahead of its average date.

A cloudburst struck Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts on Thursday night, leaving several families trapped under debris and causing multiple injuries.

Indian Railways Char Dham: The 17-day spiritual tour will start from Delhi's Safdarjung Railway Station on September 5, 2025.

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal shared images of the first shipments, highlighting the growing global demand for Indian agricultural products.

Jammu has broken all records post-1910 over the last two days and Udhampur has received 629.4 mm of rainfall over 24 hours -- almost as much as Delhi receives in the whole monsoon.

At least 11 people were killed and several were injured in the last 24 hours in incidents related to heavy rains in several parts of the country, including Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu.

Many people are feared missing after a cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday night caused debris to sweep through homes.

Gangandeep Singh Kohli teaches physics at a school in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district. Earlier this week, he had slapped one of his students. On Wednesday, the same student packed a gun in his tiffin box and shot Mr Kohli in the back.

The Gangotri National Highway is currently blocked near Dharasu Purana Thana and Sonagad. In addition, the Yamunatri Highway is impassable near Kuthnaur and Naradchatti, according to the Uttarkashi Police.

Massive, sudden downpours of rain known as cloudbursts have struck India and Pakistan during this monsoon season, killing hundreds of people in the flash floods and landslides they have triggered.

The floodwaters swept away a car in Uttarakhand's Dehradun after its driver attempted to cross a submerged stretch on Sunday. The overflowing rivers and streams, a direct result of heavy rains, have left roads and low-lying crossings waterlogged.

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From the national capital, Delhi, waking up to heavy rain today, to a flash flood at Hojis Lungpa Nala in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, and an orange alert for heavy rain in Uttarakhand, the monsoon is intensifying in parts of North India.