Heavy rain has triggered devastating floods in parts of Maharashtra. In Ratnagiri, it broke a 40-year-old July rain record. With trains cancelled, some 6,000 passengers were stranded. Heavy rain in many districts of Telangana left many areas like Nirmal, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Warangal, Sircilla, etc, flooded. Telangana Chief Minister KCR has asked for steps to be taken on war-footing to minimise loss of life and property. The phone numbers of industrialist Anil Ambani and a few other top executives from aerospace industry were found on the alleged list of potential targets of surveillance through the Israeli spyware Pegasus, news portal The Wire has reported. And other top stories.