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08 Jul 2024
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Terrorists attack army vehicles; second attack in two days
In the second attack within two days, terrorists targeted army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, bordering Punjab's Pathankot.
08 Jul 2024
National Testing Agency (NTA)'Retest last option, must probe paper leak...': SC on NEET
The Supreme Court on Monday heard a clutch of 38 pleas linked to the row over NEET-UG 2024 exam.
Mumbai rains: 27 flights diverted; CM chairs high-level meeting
The incessant showers over the last 24 hours have disrupted air travel in Mumbai.
08 Jul 2024
Pinarayi Vijayan'May discourage employers…': SC quashes plea for menstrual leave policy
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a petition that sought to set up menstrual leaves for women in the workforce.
08 Jul 2024
Hemant SorenCM Hemant Soren wins trust vote in Jharkhand assembly
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday successfully passed a floor test in the state assembly, securing 45 out of 76 votes.
08 Jul 2024
Bahujan Samaj PartyChennai Police Commissioner transferred after BSP chief Armstrong's murder
Chennai Police Commissioner Sandeep Rai Rathore was transferred on Monday after the murder of Tamil Nadu's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief K Armstrong.
08 Jul 2024
MumbaiMumbai woman survives after train runs over her, loses legs
A woman had a miraculous escape but lost her legs after being run over by a train at Mumbai's Belapur station on Monday morning.
08 Jul 2024
Supreme Court Of IndiaSandeshkhali case: SC rejects Bengal government's plea challenging CBI probe
In a setback to the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Calcutta High Court's decision directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the sexual assault and land grabbing cases associated with Sandeshkhali island.
08 Jul 2024
Eknath ShindeMumbai hit-and-run: Six teams searching for Sena leader's absconding son
Police have deployed six teams to locate the absconding main accused in the Mumbai hit-and-run case Mihir Shah—son of Rajesh Shah, leader of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.
08 Jul 2024
Narendra ModiPM heads to Russia: Ukraine on agenda for Modi-Putin talks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his two-day visit to Moscow on Monday, his first trip to Russia since the country's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
08 Jul 2024
Airports Authority of IndiaAmid series of airport accidents, experts call for building regulations
The fatal roof collapse at Terminal-1 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport last month has brought to light the fragility of India's airport infrastructure.
08 Jul 2024
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationRains bring Mumbai to a standstill: Schools shut, transport disrupted
The residents of Mumbai woke up to waterlogged streets on Monday after heavy rains overnight.
08 Jul 2024
National Testing Agency (NTA)CJI-led SC bench to hear NEET re-exam pleas today
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, will examine a series of petitions on Monday demanding the re-conduct of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024.
08 Jul 2024
BMWCCTV shows Sena leader's son leaving pub before BMW crash
Amid the search for Mihir Shah—son of Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah— following a fatal BMW crash in Mumbai Sunday, viral CCTV footage has surfaced showing him leaving a pub in a Mercedes with four friends before the incident.
07 Jul 2024
Delhi PoliceMahua Moitra booked for 'pajamas' remarks against NCW chief
The Delhi Police has lodged an FIR against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Krishnanagar MP, Mahua Moitra, over her contentious remarks on X against National Commission of Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma.
07 Jul 2024
Ayushman BharatCentre considers doubling AB-PMJAY beneficiaries, insurance amounts in 3 years
The Indian government is contemplating a significant expansion of its flagship Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, AB-PMJAY, over the next three years.
07 Jul 2024
Eknath ShindeSpeeding BMW that killed woman driven by Sena leader's son
The son of a Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) leader was behind the wheels of a speeding BMW when it hit a bike, killing a woman and injuring her husband on Sunday, police said.
07 Jul 2024
Climate ChangeNorth India's groundwater dropped 450 cubic kilometers over 2 decades
North India has experienced a significant loss of 450 cubic kilometers of groundwater from 2002 to 2021, according to a study led by Vimal Mishra, a Professor of Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences at IIT Gandhinagar.
07 Jul 2024
Uttar PradeshUPPSC introduces digital locks for exam papers amid leak incidents
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has decided to install boxes with multi-layered digital locks to increase the security of its examination papers.
07 Jul 2024
Bahujan Samaj PartyCannot bury slain BSP leader Armstrong in party office: Court
The Madras High Court has refused to grant permission for the burial of murdered Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) state president K Armstrong at the party's Perambur office.
07 Jul 2024
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationMumbai hospital uses patients' reports as plates; notice issued
Six employees at King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Mumbai have been issued show-cause notices after a video surfaced online showing paper plates made from patients' report folders.
07 Jul 2024
BMWBMW rams into bike-borne couple in Mumbai's Worli, woman dies
A woman lost her life when the bike she was riding on with her husband was hit by a speeding BMW from behind in Mumbai's Worli on Sunday morning.
07 Jul 2024
Amarnath YatraPakistan-based Lashkar operative behind recent J&K terror attacks: Report
Saifullah Sajid Jatt, a "hardcore terrorist" from Shangamanga village in Kasur district of Pakistan's Punjab, has been identified by security agencies as the operative behind the recent surge in terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, NDTV reported, citing sources.
07 Jul 2024
HathrasInside the luxurious hideout of Hathras godman Bhole Baba
Since the stampede tragedy in Hathras on July 2, which killed over 121 people, Narayan Sakar Hari, aka Bhole Baba, has gone AWOL, only appearing once on video to give a statement expressing grief over the incident.
07 Jul 2024
Indian ArmyJ&K: 5 terrorists, 2 soldiers killed in Kulgam district
Five terrorists were neutralized, and two Indian Army soldiers lost their lives in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, defense officials said on Sunday.
07 Jul 2024
AhmedabadJagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad: Check complete route of procession
The 147th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath began early Sunday morning in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
07 Jul 2024
Droupadi MurmuPuri's Jagannath Rath Yatra 2024 begins, President Murmu to attend
The two-day Jagannath Rath Yatra 2024 began on Sunday in Odisha's Puri. President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a four-day visit to the state starting Saturday, will be attending the yatra.
07 Jul 2024
National Disaster Response Force7 killed in Surat building collapse, bodies retrieved
The bodies of seven people who were killed when a six-story residential building collapsed in Sachin Pali village, Surat, during heavy rainfall were retrieved from the rubble on Sunday.
06 Jul 2024
GujaratMulti-story building collapses in Surat, several feared trapped
A multi-story building in the Sachin GIDC area of Surat, Gujarat, collapsed on Saturday, trapping several individuals under the debris.
06 Jul 2024
Andhra PradeshUnion Budget 2024-25 to be presented on July 23
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha on July 23, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced on Saturday.
06 Jul 2024
Arvind KejriwalSwati Maliwal case: Bibhav Kumar's custody extended till July 16
The Tis Hazari court in Delhi has extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar, until July 16 in connection with the alleged assault case involving Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Swati Maliwal.
06 Jul 2024
Audi'Rich' thief who owns ₹1 crore-worth Mumbai flat, Audi arrested
The Gujarat Police has arrested a "successful" thief whose net worth would even put white-collar workers' salaries to shame.
06 Jul 2024
AssamAssam floods: 52 dead, over 24 lakh affected
The flood situation in Assam has worsened significantly over the past 24 hours, resulting in 52 deaths and leaving thousands homeless.
06 Jul 2024
PuneNEET UG 2024 counseling postponed
The counseling for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET) 2024, which was supposed to begin on Saturday (July 6), has been postponed until further notice.
06 Jul 2024
KeralaFourth child in Kerala diagnosed with rare brain-eating amoeba infection
A 14-year-old boy from Payyoli, north Kerala, has become the fourth child to contract amoebic meningoencephalitis since May.
06 Jul 2024
Madras High Court'Not freedom fighters': PIL challenges compensation for hooch tragedy victims
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been lodged in the Madras High Court, contesting the Tamil Nadu government's decision to award ₹10 lakh compensation to the families of the victims of the recent Kallakurichi hooch tragedy.
06 Jul 2024
DelhiWatch: 'Bhole Baba' gives statement after Hathras stampede tragedy
Former constable-turned-godman Narayan Sakar Hari, aka Bhole Baba, has issued a second statment after a stampede at a satsang conducted by him in Hathras on July 2 killed over 121 people.
06 Jul 2024
Bahujan Samaj PartyTamil Nadu BSP chief hacked to death; 8 detained
K Armstrong, the president of the Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) Tamil Nadu state unit, was brutally murdered by a six-member gang near his home in Perambur, Chennai, on Friday evening.
05 Jul 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)NCW seeks legal action against Moitra for derogatory 'pajamas' remark
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo moto cognizance of a derogatory comment made by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra against its chairperson, Rekha Sharma.
05 Jul 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)'Not rational to scrap NEET...': Centre tells Supreme Court
The Union Government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing the cancellation of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2024.
