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One person is missing after a suspension bridge over the Ganges River in Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India, collapses for the second time in less than two months.
2023-06-5

Huge swarms of desert locusts destroy crops in central and western India prompting authorities to step up their response to the country's worst plague in nearly three decades.
2020-05-26

Cybersecurity software maker Check Point reports "HummingBad" malware has infected at least 10 million Android devices, mostly in China and India. Check Point says a team of developers based in Beijing is behind "HummingBad" which gives hackers administrative-level access to infected devices. Apple devices have been hit by similar malware.
2016-07-5

Sixty-five thousand people in the Indian state of Assam are affected by floods and heavy rainfall.
2015-07-16

The death toll from Cyclone Hudhud rises to 24 with 400,000 people needing assistance in India's Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states.
2014-10-14

Cyclone Hudhud is downgraded to a tropical depression having caused at least 8 deaths in India with 5 dead in Andhra Pradesh and 3 people dead in Orissa.
2014-10-13

Bears attack villages in Orissa, India, killing eight people and injuring a dozen more. The bears are said to have become aggressive due to excessive consumption of the mahua flower.
2013-05-7

More than 80 people have died and more than two million affected by floods in India with the states of Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar worst affected.
2011-09-27

At least 22 people are dead in the Indian state of Orissa as a result of flooding.
2011-09-11

Prithviraj Chavan is appointed Chief Minister of Maharashtra in India to replace Ashok Chavan who resigned in a corruption scandal.
2010-11-10