Heavy Rains Lash Multiple States; PM Modi Credits Diplomacy for West Asia Crisis Management
The India Meteorological Department has issued heavy rainfall warnings across several states, including Telangana, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. In Telangana, nine districts are expected to receive heavy rain on Sunday, July 5. Meanwhile, West Bengal faces a red alert as a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a deep depression, bringing extremely heavy rainfall to South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur.
In Mumbai, continuous rain has led to the postponement of the formal launch of tunnel-boring work for the bullet train project. The Railway Ministry has directed authorities to commence work immediately despite the delay. The IMD has maintained a red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts for July 4-6, with heavy to extremely heavy rainfall predicted.
On the political front, BJP chief Nitin Nabin arrived in Lucknow for a two-day visit, expressing confidence in the party's victory in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. He praised the state's transformation under the 'double engine' government and will hold meetings to strategize for the 2027 elections.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has extended support to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest against alleged exam irregularities. An SKM delegation will join the sit-in at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Sunday.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is set to embark on a six-nation tour from July 5, visiting Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Belgium, and the US. The visit to the Gulf nations comes amid evolving political dynamics after the US-Iran peace agreement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a statement, credited India's strategic decision-making and diplomacy for weathering the West Asia crisis, though no further details were provided in the digest.
