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A delayed monsoon, an emerging El Nino and the long shadow of India’s Great Famine

Nearly 150 years ago, a prolonged monsoon failure triggered one of India’s worst famines which claimed at least 55 lakh lives. As scientists track changing ocean-atmosphere conditions, an uneasy question lingers: will the Super El Nino replay the script of the 1876-78 tragedy?

BJD criticised Centre for alleged delay in approval of Odisha Coastal Highway Project

Reacting to the approval of the Union Cabinet for the Coastal Highway between Rameshwar and Paradip connecting Konark, the BJD said ₹8301-crore coastal highway project was approved after long wait of 11 years.

AAP questions ‘delay’ in DFS response to Malviya Nagar fire

Addressing a press conference, AAP’s Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj said the sequence of events described by the government did not tally with visuals from the scene.

Supreme Court pulls up Gujarat Police over two-decade delay in land fraud probe

The top court was hearing an appeal filed by a man whose father had lodged a criminal complaint alleging that four individuals forged his signature and executed fabricated property documents while he was away on a Haj pilgrimage in 2002; the Bench directed the police to complete the investigation within six weeks

Fitness certificate delay leaves 61 schools in Kottayam in limbo

School managements attribute delay to uncertainty over the agency conducting fitness inspections. Official sources say inspections have been completed in 57 schools and issuance of certificates is largely a matter of procedural formalities

Southwest monsoon: Orange alert sounded for six districts in Kerala

After a delay of three days from normal onset date of June 1, southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala

Russia delivers fourth squadron of AI-enabled S-400 air defence system

Three S-400 squadrons have already been inducted into service; the fourth has now arrived, following delays linked to the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Bengal government hands over 31 acres to BSF for fencing at India-Bangladesh border

The issue of land transfer for border fencing had remained contentious in the State, with the Calcutta High Court earlier criticising the previous State government for delays in handing over land to the BSF for securing the international border

Devotees complain about delays in utsava processions of Varadarajaswamy temple in Kancheepuram

Sources said that the 14-km-route was cut down to 200 metres by temple authorities citing lack of time

CBSE re-evaluation portal goes live after delays; students report glitches

CBSE’s re-evaluation portal went live after a delay but faced immediate complaints from students over login failures and technical glitches, following earlier concerns about the board’s new evaluation system.

Karnataka mango produce falls by 5 lakh tonnes this year due to climate extremities

Due to late mango harvest and low yield, the state level mango mela organised in Lalbagh has delayed by a month

Farmers hit by month-long procurement delay, alleges BJP

Retired judge expresses concern over inordinate delay in implementing women’s quota

Male dominated political parties fear of losing power if 33% quota is implemented, she said

T.N. government announces zero-tolerance approach towards delays in sanctioning building plan approvals

State warns planning officials of disciplinary action for negligence and violation of transparency processes

Rank holders allege delay in appointments to Kerala Administrative Service

Rank holders allege that appointments were held up during the previous Left Democratic Front government’s term due to delays at Secretariat

Karnataka Information Commission disposed of 40,000 RTI cases in a year, says Commissioner

Information Commissioner B. Venkata Singh says strict action being taken against officials delaying information; ₹4.33 lakh penalty imposed in 101 days

Solar fencing project hits roadblock over delay in tree felling

Congress govt. in Himachal changing election rules to hijack local body polls: BJP State chief

, which should have been conducted in October-November 2025, were "deliberately delayed, pushing the State towards a constitutional crisis", Rajeev Bindal said

Claims of being vishwaguru but can't conduct single exam: Rahul's dig at PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks came after the National Testing Agency said the CUET-UG 2026 for admissions into undergraduate degree programmes across India was delayed at some centres on Saturday due to a technical glitch

‘Technical glitch’ delays CUET-UG 2026 exam across several centres

Noting that the issue has since been resolved, NTA said that the “exam is being conducted with full compensatory time so that no candidate is disadvantaged”