Morning Digest: Eight killed as extremely heavy rain batters Kerala; magnificent seven as Indian boxers put on a show at CWG, and more
This digest covers multiple events in India, including fatal rain-related incidents in Kerala, legal actions against opposition leaders, and the passage of a new anti-cheating law. It also reports on a terror suspect's arrest and the death of mountaineer Nirmal Purja.
Eight people died in rain-related incidents in Kerala as a spell of intense rain battered the State from Friday (July 31, 2026) night into Saturday (August 1, 2026), triggering landslips, flash floods, and widespread destruction, particularly in hilly regions. This comes barely a month after a deadly debris slip triggered by extreme rainfall claimed eight lives at a tunnel construction site in Wayanad.
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