Delhi-NCR hit by heavy rain, Trump bemoans India ties | Hook News Wrap

Monsoons continue to wreak havoc across North India. Several parts of Delhi’s National Capital Region (Delhi-NCR) were inundated after heavy overnight rainfall.

Water-logging led to traffic congestion stretching for several kilometers in Haryana’s Gurugram. Furthermore, flight operations were disrupted due to waterlogging and low visibility, prompting airlines to issue travel advisories.

Opposition leaders slammed the ruling BJP government, in power in Haryana for over a decade now, for the poor urban planning. But the Nayab Singh Saini government blamed the situation on the heaviest rainfall in 36 years. They assured citizens that all possible efforts were being made to provide help to flooded areas.

The IMD has issued a heavy rainfall alert for Delhi-NCR and a red alert is active for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand for extremely heavy rainfall and flash floods. Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir too are on an orange watch for heavy rainfall today. Schools and colleges were shut with advisories issued to offices to issue work-from-home.

Trump calls ties with India “very one-sided”

US President Donald Trump has slammed his country’s ties with India as “very one-sided”. In a post to Truth Social, he claimed that New Delhi had offered to reduce tariffs on US goods to zero.

Meanwhile, top Trump aide Peter Navarro urged India to reconsider “getting in bed with Xi Jinping and Putin”. This after the camaraderie seen between the troika of PM Modi, China’s Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the SCO summit.

Belgium sanctions Israel, will recognise Palestine State

Moving on, Belgium is set to recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) later this month. Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Prevot, who also serves as the Deputy Prime Minister, in a post on X added that “firm sanctions will be imposed against the Israeli government”.

Maduro decries US military build-up

In South America, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro decried a US military build-up in the Caribbean claiming it’s aimed at overthrowing his government. A defiant Maduro said he was ready to “declare a republic in arms” if attacked by US forces.

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