The decision by Mamata Banerjee to appoint her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as Trinamool Congress’s Parliamentary Party leader in the Lok Sabha seems to have helped boost the party’s presence in Parliament.

Acting on the Supreme Court’s latest directions, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has begun reworking its stray dog policy, with officials ordered to set up feeder zones, intensify sterilisation, and move aggressive dogs to shelters.

A cloudburst in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, triggered debris flows that damaged homes, trapping a woman. The IMD has issued an orange alert for intense rainfall and thunderstorms across several districts. Landslides have blocked key roads in Pithoragarh, and rescue teams are addressing a blocked Yamuna River causing flooding in Barkot tehsil.