The northern region of India is experiencing a severe heat wave with temperatures soaring to 42 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh's popular tourist destination, Sukhna Lake, is deserted due to the extreme weather. The heat wave has impacted Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh, with the entire region on orange alert. Water levels in Sukhna Lake have decreased, and city traffic has reduced as people prefer to stay indoors during afternoons.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
