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IMD has forecast thunderstorms with lightning and strong winds of up to 50-60 kmph across Gujarat for the next few days.

At least 14 persons have died in rain-related incidents as thunderstorms, along with strong winds and dust storms, battered several parts of Gujarat, officials said on Tuesday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms with lightning and strong winds of up to 50-60 kmph across the state for the next few days.

As many as 168 out of 253 talukas in the state received unseasonal rains in the last 24 hours, with Kheda, Gandhinagar, Mehsana and Vadodara districts getting 25 to 40 mm rains, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said in its update.

Officials said strong winds uprooted trees, hoardings, and pillars, and parts of houses collapsed in several districts, leaving many injured.

According to the SEOC, thirteen persons died in rain-related incidents such as lightning, electrocution, and collapse of trees, houses and hoardings in Ahmedabad, Anand, Kheda, Dahod, Aravalli and Vadodara districts of Gujarat on Monday, and one person died in lightning strike in Ahmedabad’s Viramgam on Sunday.

Justice Nirzar Desai noted that the medical opinion indicated that termination of pregnancy is possible though the procedure carries high risk of complication as the girl suffers from anemia.

The Gujarat High Court on Monday allowed the termination of 33-week pregnancy of a 13-year-old rape survivor, nearly a week after a special POCSO court rejected her plea for the same.

Justice Nirzar Desai noted that the medical opinion indicated that termination of pregnancy is possible though the procedure carries high risk of complication as the girl suffers from anemia.

The survivor, who hailed from Rajkot, was allegedly repeatedly raped by her neighbour when her mother and step-father were away at work.

A First Information Report was registered on May 3, 2025.

But the special court for the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) cases rejected her plea for permission to terminate the unwanted pregnancy.

ED raids in Rajasthan and Gujarat over a Rs 2,700 crore investors fraud case, the case filed under (PMLA) against a company called Nexa Evergreen.

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches in Rajasthan and Gujarat as part of a money laundering investigation into an alleged Rs 2,700 crore fraud with investors, official sources said.

The case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) stems from a Rajasthan Police FIR against a company called Nexa Evergreen.

The company is alleged to have duped investors to the tune of Rs 2,700 crore by promising higher returns and plots of land in Dholera city of Gujarat, the sources said.

About two dozen locations in Sikar, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan and Ahmedabad in Gujarat are being searched as part of this probe, they said.

The British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, was returning to the UK with his brother Ajay Kumar Rakesh, 45, who was in a different row inside the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

An Indian-origin British national survived the Air India plane crash in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad today, officials have said. Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik told news agency ANI that the survivor was a passenger from seat 11A. He has been admitted to a hospital.

The British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, was returning to the UK with his brother Ajay Kumar Rakesh, 45, who was in a different row inside the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.

Mr Ramesh told Hindustan Times newspaper that he heard a loud noise about 30 seconds after taking off and the plane crashed. Click here for Ahmedabad Plane Crash Live Updates

“Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly,” he told the newspaper from hospital.

He suffered injuries on his chest. Mr Ramesh has appealed to find his brother.

His relatives said he told them that he has “no idea” how he escaped from the burning plane, indicating severe trauma from the experience.

Each team comprises a police officer, a deputy collector-level official, and a professional counsellor to ensure smooth and sensitive handling of the situation

As the process of identification and handing over of bodies continues following the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, officials on Sunday shared key updates on the coordinated relief, medical and security response.

Alok Pande, IAS, Commissioner of Relief, said 230 dedicated teams have been formed to facilitate victim support and family coordination.

Each team comprises a police officer, a deputy collector-level official, and a professional counsellor to ensure smooth and sensitive handling of the situation.

So far, 22 death certificates have been issued and bodies handed over to the families. In addition, 22 inquest teams are working in parallel to complete legal formalities.

Officials have asked families who have already submitted DNA samples to come forward and collect the bodies. Meanwhile, relatives of three foreign nationals are expected to arrive in Ahmedabad by Monday to complete formalities.

An attempt was made to derail the Kalindi Express by placing the LPG cylinder on the tracks.

An attempt was made to derail the Kalindi Express, heading towards Bhiwani from Prayagraj, by placing an LPG cylinder on the tracks in the Shivrajpur area here, police said on Monday.

An attempt was made to derail the Kalindi Express by placing the LPG cylinder on the tracks. Soon after receiving information about the incident around 8.20 am on Sunday, senior officials rushed to the site and launched an investigation into the matter, police said.

The forensics team was also called in and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) is also investigating the matter, they said.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Harish Chandra said the loco pilot saw that the LPG cylinder was placed on the tracks and applied the emergency brakes.

A man killed his mother after she refused to transfer their house in his name. He was engaged to a girl whose family wanted the house in his name if they were to get married

A man allegedly stabbed his mother to death while she was sleeping in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur. The man wanted to transfer the house’s ownership from his mother’s to his name in order to marry a girl he has been seeing, the police said.

Pramila Singh, 55, lived with her son Raja Singh, 28, who earned his living as a farmer.

Ten days ago, Pramila Singh suffered burn injuries in a small incident at home, after which she went to live at her daughter’s house, the police said.

“Raja is in a relationship with a girl from the village. Their marriage was fixed a few days ago,” police officer Mahesh Kumar said.

“The girl’s family put a condition for the marriage that Raja should have the house in his name. His mother, however, did not want to transfer the house ownership to her son,” Mr Kumar said.

Raja came to his sister Preetu’s house at 9.45 am on Wednesday and went to the room where his mother was sleeping. Once inside, he stabbed her several times with a knife, the police said.

Preetu came running on hearing Pramila’s scream, and found her mother bleeding on the floor, the police said. She called the police immediately.

Kanpur Building Fire: According to police, neighbours first noticed huge flames and thick smoke emanating from the building on Sunday night and alerted fire station and police.

A 45-year-old man and his wife died in a massive fire that broke out at a five-storey building in Chamanganj area of Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, police said on Monday.

Huge flames engulfed the entire building located in the Prem Nagar area. The five-storey structure houses a shoe manufacturing factory on its first and second floors, they said.

The police said that seeing the intensity of the blaze the couple’s three daughters — Sara (15), Simra (12), and Inaya (7) — are also feared dead.

The bodies of Mohammad Danish and his wife Nazneen Saba (42) were recovered from the fourth floor of the building, officials said.

They said that it took firefighters hours to gain access to the fourth floor, where the couple’s bodies were discovered.

According to police, neighbours first noticed huge flames and thick smoke emanating from the building on Sunday night and alerted fire station and police.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Seesmau) Manjay Singh said an investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the fire.

“While the exact reason remains unclear, initial suspicions point towards a possible short circuit or faults in the internal wiring, potentially originating from the floors where the shoe factory was operating,” the ACP said.

Kanpur murder: The accused tried to wash off the blood stains in the house and on the murder weapon; however, a forensic analysis spilled the beans.

The gruesome murder of a man in Kanpur has revealed multiple layers of conspiracy, an extramarital affair, and a modus operandi that matches partly with the Meerut killing that had sent shockwaves through the country two months ago.

Dharmendra Pasi, a resident of Laxmankheda village, was killed by his wife Reena and nephew Satish, who were in an extramarital relationship, the police said.

On May 10, Reena had mixed sleeping pills in Dharmendra’s food. After he fainted, she smashed his head with a heavy door frame. During the murder, only the victim’s 75-year-old hearing-impaired mother was present in the house.

The conspiracy came to the fore as the cops went through the accused’s call details and the forensic investigation. The police initially rounded up three suspects. But their focus shifted towards the family after they found blood stains inside their house, including the courtyard and the bathroom.

While the body was found outside the house, the blood stains inside sparked suspicion. With the help of a forensic team and sniffer dogs, the police confirmed that the murder was committed inside the house.

To save themselves, Reena and Satish had named three other men before the cops, trying to frame them in what would appear as a family feud. But the police saw through their lies.

Reena and Satish’s call details revealed they spoke over the phone for long hours. Obscene photographs were also recovered from their phones. When interrogated, Reena confessed she had an affair with her nephew. Her husband already had a whiff of their relationship, she told the cops.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Mahesh Kumar said that two weeks before the murder, the victim had a fight with some people. Based on this, two people were arrested for his killing.

“But further probe revealed an affair between the victim’s wife and nephew. The victim had come to know about their relationship and had fought over it with his wife. After that, it emerged that they had conspired to kill him,” said Mr Kumar.

A case has been filed against a government school teacher in Vikarabad district after she allegedly brought an animal brain to class to explain its anatomy, police said on Friday.

Some students claimed the teacher told them it was a cow’s brain. However, police said the animal species is yet to be confirmed.

A case under the Cow Slaughter Act has been registered against the science teacher, who allegedly showed the brain to Class 10 students on June 24.

Police said the case was registered following a complaint by the school’s Headmaster.

The incident triggered protests by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and other groups, who accused the teacher of “hurting religious sentiments”. They submitted a memorandum to education department officials demanding action.

The teacher was suspended based on a preliminary report by education officials, pending a detailed inquiry.

The Mandal Education Officer (MEO) visited the school as part of the inquiry, an official said.