Rain ran nearly 40% below normal for the month, with no low-pressure systems forming and El Nino building, before the monsoon finally turned toward Delhi.

India ordered Telegram switched off until 22 June over the NEET medical-exam re-test. The app is fighting back in court, warning of a precedent for platform blocks.

New rules notified June 9 strip syrups of a decades-old exemption, so cough mixtures can no longer be bought without a prescription after children died from tainted batches.