INDIA
Heaviest rainfall in 100 yrs lashes Mumbai; 750 killed in Maharashtra
Mumbai (IANS) : Paralyzed by the worst rains in 100 years, India’s financial and entertainment capital limped back to normalcy on July 28 with the resumption of air and inter-city train services.

12 die as fire destroys vital Bombay High oil platform
Mumbai (IANS) : An offshore oil platform of the Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) at Bombay High was destroyed in a major fire on July 27.

Army regrets killing of three students on July 23, offers to compensate victims’ families
Srinagar (IANS) : The Indian Army has decided to “refine” its operational methods in Jammu and Kashmir to prevent the killing of innocent people during counter-insurgency operations, following the accidental killing of three students on July 23.

Those behind Gurgaon clashes will be punished: Haryana Chief Minister
Chandigarh (IANS) : Two days after the Haryana police baton-charged industrial workers in Gurgaon city, adjoining Delhi, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on July 27 that the marauding policemen will be identified and punished.