New Delhi, May 26 -- The India Meteorological Department issued red alert for multiple states, including Telangana, Odisha, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. As must on India grapples with sweltering heat, these states are likely to witness 'severe' heatwave conditions today. The weather office also warned of heatwave conditions in other states and has issued an orange and yellow alert for them.

Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are on orange alert on 26 May. Maharashtra's Brahmapuri recorded one of the highest maximum temperatures of 47.6degC across India on Monday. With both Delhi and Mumbai on yellow heatwave alert, IMD in its latest weather bulletin dated 25 May...