The Drain Road near Dabri roundabout in west Delhi is the city's most notorious spot that reports the maximum number of about 11 road accidents annually due to waterlogging between July and September, according to Delhi Traffic Police data on Friday.

Apart from this roundabout, there are about 193 accident-prone waterlogging hotspots in the city that recorded nearly 400 incidents last year. Water-logging emerged as a key contributory factor in almost all the incidents recorded at these points during monsoon, said an official.

To reduce waterlogging-related accidents in the current season, the traffic police shared a list of 194 hotspots with civic agencies during pre-monsoon deliberations with a request for corrective infrastructural changes to ensure smooth flow of rainwater at these points, said a senior official.

The Assam Rifles, along with other law-enforcing agencies have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets and heroin valued at around Rs 37 crore in Mizoram, officials said on Friday.

A Defence spokesman said that acting on specific intelligence, a joint operation by Assam Rifles and Narcotics Control Bureau was launched on Thursday night at bordering Zokhawthar in eastern Mizoram’s Champhai district.

After a thorough search of the suspected area, the security personnel recovered 642 grams of heroin and 10.44 kg of methamphetamine tablets valued approximately Rs 37 crore. Sensing the presence of the Assam Rifles troops, the drug peddlers managed to escape.

As the buzz around the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup intensifies, India’s batting mainstay Smriti Mandhana is choosing to keep her feet firmly on the ground. With over 9,000 international runs and a decade-long career defined by calmness and consistency, Mandhana is approaching this phase not with hype, but with humility.

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are rising at alarming rates worldwide in adults younger than 50 years, according to two studies.

The first study, published in JAMA, showed that the surging cancer cases go beyond colorectal, and include gastric, oesophageal, and pancreatic.

"Colorectal cancer is the most common early-onset GI cancer worldwide, accounting for more than half of the cases, but it is not the only GI cancer that is rising in younger adults. Unfortunately, pancreatic, gastric, and oesophageal cancers are also increasing in young people," said Dr. Kimmie Ng, from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the US.

"The rising incidence of early-onset GI cancers is alarming and underscores the need for enhanced prevention strategies and early detection methods," Ng added.

Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth, commended the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists for their recent achievements and exhorted the scientific community to continue strengthening the armed forces, an official said on Friday.

During a visit to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, DRDO, in Hyderabad, MoS Seth said that scientists of the DRDO are playing a crucial role in building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat through realisation of state-of-the-art weapon systems.

Batting all-rounder Glenn Phillips has been withdrawn from New Zealand’s squad for the ongoing men’s T20I tri-series in Zimbabwe after injuring his right groin.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Friday that Phillips suffered the injury during the Major League Cricket (MLC) final held between MI New York and Washington Freedom and was assessed on arrival in Zimbabwe, where it was determined he would require a number of weeks to rehabilitate.

Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel on Friday reported a sequential decline of 3.73 per cent in company’s revenue from operations, which stood at Rs 43,147 crore in the April-June quarter (Q1 FY26), compared to Rs 44,819 crore in the previous quarter (Q4 FY25).

Total income also slipped by 3.45 per cent to Rs 43,497 crore from Rs 45,049 crore, according to its stock exchange filing.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday gave a bonanza of more than Rs 13 crore to the residents of Malerkotla district by dedicating newly constructed tehsil Complexes at Amargarh and Ahmedgarh Sub Divisions.

Divulging the details, the Chief Minister said that the residents of the Amargarh and Ahmedgarh Sub-Divisions have been given this gift as a part of his government’s commitment to ensure judicious utilization of taxpayers’ money for their welfare. He said that while Rs 6.36 crore have been spent to construct Tehsil complex at Amargarh, Rs 6.86 crore have been spent on the new building at Ahmedgarh. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that Amargarh Tehsil complex spans over a total of 27,000 square feet and the complex includes the SDM office, a courtroom, a large hall, 26 cabins and others.

Former India head coach Anil Kumble weighed in on the importance of Jasprit Bumrah’s availability for the rest of the Test series and suggested that India's pace spearhead should feature in the remaining two Tests against England.

\Ahead of the Test tour of England, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir had announced that Bumrah will only play three of the five games in the series as part of workload management. It meant that Bumrah played in Tests at Headingley and Lord’s, while being rested from the Edgbaston game.