Meteorological Department has put 15 districts on red alert in view of the heat wave (loo). These districts include Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Jind, Bhiwani, Sonipat, Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri, Jhajjar, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal and Nuh.
The helicopter of a private company in Kedarnath had to be taken down just a few meters away from the helipad in an emergency situation due to a technical problem.
Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Punjab President of Bharatiya Kisan Union Ugrahan, has announced to oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Punjab election campaign. This decision has been taken after the state committee meeting in Barnala.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday hits near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, south of Tokyo, with no tsunami alert issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.