Breaking News LIVE: Delhi crosses August rainfall average in first eight days

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Breaking News Live Updates, August 9, 2026: The national capital has crossed its average monthly rainfall for August in just the first eight days of the month, with the Safdarjung Observatory recording 230.1 mm of rain so far.

Safdarjung, the city’s prime observatory, had recorded 225.7 mm of rainfall between the start of the month and till 8.30 am on Saturday, while another 4.4 mm was recorded between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, taking the cumulative rainfall to 230.1 mm.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the mean total rainfall for August in Delhi — based on the 1991-2020 climatological period — is 226.8 mm.

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09 Aug 2026 07:27 AM (IST) Turkiye says defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pak is not aimed at Iran or any other country A defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye is not aimed against Iran or any other country, Turkiye’s foreign minister said Saturday, describing the pact as an important step toward regional stability. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the agreement in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on Friday. It states that an attack on one would be considered an attack on all three. The “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement” brings together oil-rich Saudi Arabia and nuclear power Pakistan as well as Turkiye, which has NATO’s second-largest army and a rapidly growing defence industry. It deepens cooperation and deterrence at a time of increased regional uncertainty and threats from the war in Iran. In an interview with Turkiye’s state-run Anadolu Agency, Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan insisted that the three countries do not view any particular state as an adversary unless they take hostile action against them.

Turkiye says defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pak is not aimed at Iran or any other country

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