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03 Jul 2024

Indore

Madhya Pradesh: 5 children die of mystery illness at ashram 

A sudden, unidentified illness has claimed the lives of five mentally challenged children at Shri Yugpurush Dham Ashram in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, within a span of 72 hours.

03 Jul 2024

Uttar Pradesh

Who's the man behind Hathras 'satsang' where 121  people died 

Over 120 people have lost their lives so far after a stampede at a satsang in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday.

03 Jul 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Bengal: Another woman 'mob-flogged' over extramarital affair; dies by suicide 

A woman from Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal took her own life on Monday after being publicly flogged over an alleged extramarital affair, PTI reported.

03 Jul 2024

Hathras

Hathras stampede: Toll reaches 121; FIR registered against 'satsang' organizers

Narayan Saakar Hari—also known as "Bhole Baba"—the preacher whose satsang saw over 120 people die in a stampede in Hathras district on Tuesday, remains at large, according to Uttar Pradesh Police.

02 Jul 2024

Hathras

107 people killed in stampede at religious event in Hathras 

At least 107 people, mostly women, died in a stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district on Tuesday.

02 Jul 2024

Bombay High Court

After hijab, now Mumbai college bans jeans, T-shirt 

Acharya & Marathe College in Chembur, Mumbai has introduced a new dress code prohibiting jeans and T-shirts.

02 Jul 2024

Mamata Banerjee

Explained: The outrage in West Bengal over couple's public flogging 

A public flogging incident involving a couple accused of an extramarital affair has sparked widespread outrage and political controversy in West Bengal.

02 Jul 2024

Allahabad High Court

'Majority population would be minority if...': Allahabad HC flags conversions

The Allahabad High Court has said that there is a need to stop religious congregations where conversions are occurring, warning that the "majority population could become a minority" if such events continue.

02 Jul 2024

Bihar

Bihar woman arrested for mutilating man over rejected proposal

A woman in Saran district, Bihar, reportedly attacked and mutilated a man after he declined her marriage proposal.

Northwest India recorded its hottest June since 1901: IMD 

Northwest India witnessed its hottest June since records began in 1901, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

CBI issues non-bailable warrant against Mallya in loan default case

A special court in Mumbai has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against businessman Vijay Mallya, in connection with a ₹180-crore loan default case linked to Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).

01 Jul 2024

Delhi High Court

TMC's Gokhale directed to pay ₹50 lakh in defamation case 

The Delhi High Court has ordered Saket Gokhale, a Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, to pay ₹50 lakh in damages in a defamation case.

Jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid can take oath: NIA 

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has granted permission for jailed Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, to take his oath as a Lok Sabha member on July 25.

01 Jul 2024

Delhi

Commercial LPG cylinder prices slashed by ₹30

Oil marketing companies in Monday announced an immediate reduction in the price of 19kg commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by ₹30.

No candidate who retook NEET-UG scored full marks

The National Testing Agency said on Monday that none of the 813 candidates who retook the NEET-UG exam on June 23 got full marks.

01 Jul 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal moves Delhi HC against arrest by CBI 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday moved the Delhi High Court against his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy.

01 Jul 2024

IndiGo

Delhi airport Terminal 1 closure affected over 22,000 passengers: Ministry

The abrupt closure of the Terminal-1 (T1) of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport due to a roof collapse on Friday has impacted approximately 22,615 passengers, as per the Civil Aviation Ministry.

Civil Aviation Minister reviews Delhi airport operations after roof collapse

Following the roof collapse at Terminal-1 (T1) of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu visited the Airport Operations Control Centre (AOCC) to assess the situation.

01 Jul 2024

Amit Shah

New criminal laws take effect: First case filed in Delhi

India's legal system entered a new phase on Monday with the introduction of three new criminal laws, replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Indian Evidence Act, and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

30 Jun 2024

Amit Malviya

TMC worker thrashes man, woman on street; BJP flags video 

A disturbing video of a man, believed to be a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker, beating a man and a woman with a bundle of sticks in Chopra, West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district, has sparked outrage online.

30 Jun 2024

Canada

FIR filed against UK-based professor for inciting violence in Manipur

Uday Reddy, a Computer Science professor of Indian origin at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, has been accused of inciting ethnic violence in Manipur through his online activities.

30 Jun 2024

Jharkhand

After Bihar, under-construction bridge in Jharkhand collapses 

A section of an under-construction bridge in Giridih district, Jharkhand, collapsed on Saturday due to heavy rainfall.

30 Jun 2024

Atmanirbhar Bharat

General Upendra Dwivedi takes charge as 30th Indian Army Chief

General Upendra Dwivedi took over as the new Chief of the Indian Army on Sunday. He succeeded General Manoj Pande, who took charge in May 2022.

30 Jun 2024

Elections

What did Modi discuss in latest 'Mann Ki Baat' episode

In the 111th episode of his monthly radio program, Mann ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his gratitude to voters for re-electing the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to power.

30 Jun 2024

Hyderabad

BJP MLA who threatened Munawar now threatens another comedian 

Standup comedian Daniel Fernandes has called off his upcoming performance in Hyderabad due to safety concerns following a threat issued by Goshamahal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA T Raja Singh.

30 Jun 2024

Nagaland

102 women elected in Nagaland civic body polls; 22-year-old youngest  

In a historic move, Nagaland elected 102 women to its civic bodies out of 278 seats on Saturday, in the first urban local body polls held since 2004.

30 Jun 2024

Hardik Pandya

PM Modi commends Team India's T20 World Cup triumph 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dialed the Indian cricket team a day after their T20 World Cup win, which ended an 11-year-long wait for an ICC trophy.

30 Jun 2024

Calcutta High Court

Calcutta HC fines both petitioner, defendant in post-poll violence case 

The Calcutta High Court has imposed a fine of ₹10,000, split equally between the petitioner and defendant, for filing and subsequently withdrawing a fraudulent case of post-poll violence in West Bengal.

30 Jun 2024

Lok Sabha Elections

PM Narendra Modi to resume 'Mann ki Baat' today 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will recommence his monthly radio program, Mann Ki Baat, on Sunday.

29 Jun 2024

Arunachal Pradesh

Heavy rain likely in northwest, northeast India over 5 days 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in northwest and northeast India over the next four to five days.

29 Jun 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Kejriwal sent to judicial custody for 14 days 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been remanded to judicial custody until July 12 by a Delhi court.

29 Jun 2024

Dharmendra Pradhan

New dates for NEET-PG expected by Monday-Tuesday: Education minister

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has announced that the dates for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2024 exam will be announced by Monday or Tuesday.

29 Jun 2024

Maharashtra

Thane doctors operate on boy's private part instead of leg 

In a shocking incident in Thane, Maharashtra, the parents of a nine-year-old boy have accused local sub-district hospital doctors of performing an unconsented surgery on their son's private part.

West Bengal CM Banerjee and CJI advocate for unbiased judiciary

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud have urged the judiciary to remain free from political bias.

29 Jun 2024

Rajkot

After Delhi, canopy outside Rajkot airport terminal collapses 

A canopy outside Rajkot airport terminal in Gujarat collapsed due to heavy rain on Saturday, a day after a similar incident occurred at Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal-1 in Delhi.

29 Jun 2024

Mumbai

Aspiring bureaucrat duped of ₹1.2 lakh by Tinder 'date'

In another deceptive tactic that scammers have come up with, an aspiring bureaucrat in New Delhi was duped of ₹1.2 lakh by a group that uses a woman as bait to lure victims on dating apps.

29 Jun 2024

Indian Army

Ladakh: 5 soldiers inside tank killed in flash flood

Five Indian Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), died after the tank they were traveling in was swept away due to flash floods early Saturday.

29 Jun 2024

New Delhi

Delhi airport roof collapse: Structural audit of all airports ordered 

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu has ordered a structural preliminary inspection of all airports across India in the wake of the roof collapse at Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal-1.

6 killed in collision between 2 cars on Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway 

At least six people were killed, while four others were critically injured, after two cars collided on the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway in Maharashtra's Jalna district, approximately 400 km from Mumbai, on Friday night.

29 Jun 2024

Dharmendra Pradhan

NTA announces major change for UGC-NET retest

The National Testing Agency (NTA), in a late-night notification on Friday, announced new dates for the cancelled University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET).