A massive dust storm, known as a “haboob,” swept across Arizona’s Pinal County on Monday, August 25, clogging skies and reducing visibility. The National Weather Service warned drivers to pull over if conditions worsened. Haboobs are common during the Southwest’s summer monsoon season, triggered when thunderstorm downdrafts lift loose desert sand into towering walls of dust that spread far beyond the storm itself.
Dramatic scenes unfolded during Enforcement Directorate raids across Punjab and Chandigarh as officials searched multiple properties linked to an alleged land and licencing fraud case on Thursday. In Mohali’s Chajju Majra area near Kharar, panic erupted inside a residential society after two bags, allegedly packed with cash, were reportedly hurled from a ninth-floor flat while ED teams conducted searches upstairs.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, Iranian scholar Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi talked about the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, the Strait of Hormuz crisis and more.
West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant was shot dead in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas, amid ongoing post-poll violence in West Bengal.
The post-election political landscape in Tamil Nadu remains uncertain as the TVK falls short of a clear majority, securing only one hundred and seven seats.
