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11 Jul 2024
Eknath Shinde'Unaware woman trapped under car...': BMW hit-and-run accused Mihir questioned
The Mumbai Police on Thursday recreated the scene of the BMW hit-and-run case, from CJ House in Worli to the Sea Link, with the main accused, Mihir Shah—son of Rajesh Shah, former leader of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena—present.
11 Jul 2024
Mirzapur2 men arrested for imitating 'Mirzapur' scene in viral video
Two Uttar Pradesh residents, Ved Prakash Yadav and Aman Yadav Katta, have been arrested after imitating a scene from the popular OTT series Mirzapur in a social media reel.
11 Jul 2024
HathrasAnother accident in UP: 2 dead in double-decker bus-truck collision
Two people were killed and 16 others injured after a double-decker collided with a parked truck near Toli village in Thana Sikandrarao, Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district on Thursday morning.
11 Jul 2024
Arunachal PradeshMumbai braces for more rain in next 3 days
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a "yellow" alert for Mumbai, forecasting moderate to heavy rainfall over the next three days.
11 Jul 2024
BMWWhy Mumbai pub served BMW hit-and-run accused alcohol, violating rules
Mihir Shah, the 23-year-old primary suspect in the fatal BMW hit-and-run case in Mumbai, was reportedly served alcohol at a local pub before the tragic accident in which one woman was killed.
11 Jul 2024
Indian Administrative Service (IAS)Trainee IAS officer Khedkar wanted house, car before joining: Report
Trainee Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar, who has been transferred over misuse of power, reportedly demanded a separate house and car even before assuming her role as assistant collector in Pune.
11 Jul 2024
National Testing Agency (NTA)NEET-UG 'paper leak' hearing today: Will SC order a re-test?
The Supreme Court is set to hear a series of petitions regarding alleged paper leaks and irregularities in the National Eligibility Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 on Thursday.
11 Jul 2024
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras'No mass malpractice...': Centre's affidavit to SC on NEET-UG exam
The Centre has refuted allegations of mass malpractice in the NEET-UG 2024 exam, according to an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
10 Jul 2024
Bihar'I'll touch your feet': Nitish urges officer to expedite roadwork
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appealed to an IAS officer on Wednesday to expedite the extension work of the JP Ganga Path up to Kangan Ghat in Patna.
10 Jul 2024
DelhiDelhi resident pays ₹50,000 to settle ₹1 tax dispute
A Delhi resident, Apoorv Jain, has claimed to have paid a hefty fee of ₹50,000 to a chartered accountant (CA) to resolve an Income Tax dispute that ultimately amounted to only ₹1.
10 Jul 2024
Jammu And KashmirKathua terror attack: Stories of martyred soldiers from Uttarakhand
Militants hiding in the hill opened fire on a convoy of Garhwal Rifles soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua area on Monday afternoon, killing five soldiers.
10 Jul 2024
Delhi PoliceNCW demands action for derogatory remarks on war hero's widow
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has called for strict action against a man for making a lewd comment about the widow of war hero Captain Anshuman Singh.
10 Jul 2024
Central GovernmentWhat rules did IAS probationer Pooja Khedkar allegedly flout
Questions about the rules for Indian Administrative Service officer trainees have surfaced after one such trainee from Pune was accused of allegedly misusing her power.
10 Jul 2024
BMWBMW hit-and-run accused changed appearance to avoid arrest: Report
Mihir Shah, the main suspect in the hit-and-run case in Mumbai, shaved his beard to conceal his identity, India Today reported, citing sources.
10 Jul 2024
GhazipurRetired IAS officer's wife accuses stepson, aide of sexual assault
The wife of a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer has accused her stepson and his aide of sexually assaulting her at their home in Jammu and Kashmir.
10 Jul 2024
AudiIAS probationer Khedkar faked disability for selection, evaded medical examination
Probationary Indian Administrative Service officer Pooja Khedkar, who is embroiled in a scandal over alleged misuse of power, avoided medical examination six times, the Pune Times Mirror reported.
10 Jul 2024
Arvind KejriwalAAP leaders sought 'over and above' ₹100cr in kickbacks: ED
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his former deputy Manish Sisodia, and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) media in-charge Vijay Nair of seeking funds "over and above" ₹100 crore for election campaigns in Goa and Punjab.
10 Jul 2024
BMWMumbai bar where BMW hit-and-run accused spent hours bulldozed
City officials demolished sections of the Vice-Global Tapas Bar in Mumbai's Juhu Wednesday morning, 24 hours after the Excise Department sealed the property.
10 Jul 2024
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)Maharashtra: Ex-CRPF man shoots son for assaulting grandson, arrested
A 68-year-old ex-Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was arrested in Nagpur, Maharashtra, for allegedly shooting his son.
10 Jul 2024
HIV'Drug abuse by wealthy students led to Tripura's HIV outbreak'
An alarming HIV outbreak in Tripura has been traced back to drug abuse among students from wealthy families, according to the Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS).
10 Jul 2024
Telangana High CourtSupreme Court upholds alimony rights for divorced Muslim women
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that divorced Muslim women are entitled to alimony under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
10 Jul 2024
TelanganaLizard found in breakfast, 35 Telangana students fall ill
As many as 25 students from TG Model School in Medak district, Telangana, fell ill after reportedly finding a lizard in their breakfast on Tuesday.
10 Jul 2024
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)SC upholds Bengal suit's maintainability accusing Centre over CBI interference
The Supreme Court has upheld a suit filed by West Bengal against the Union government for allowing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register cases in the state.
10 Jul 2024
Kanpur'Overspeeding…': What study on rise in UP bus accidents said
At least 18 people died and 19 were injured when a double-decker bus attempted to overtake a tanker on the Lucknow-Agra expressway in Unnao district early Wednesday.
10 Jul 2024
ChennaiWho's Anukathir Surya, IRS officer who changed name, gender officially
In a historic decision, the Ministry of Finance has approved a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer's request to change her name and gender in all official documents.
10 Jul 2024
BMWHow friend's phone helped track BMW hit-and-run case accused Mihir
Mihir Shah—the main accused in the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case—was arrested on Tuesday, after being on the run for three days.
10 Jul 2024
BiharDouble-decker bus hits milk tanker on Lucknow-Agra Expressway, 18 killed
At least 18 people were killed and 19 others injured in an accident on the Lucknow-Agra expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district early Wednesday morning.
09 Jul 2024
BMWBMW hit-and-run case accused Mihir Shah arrested after 3 days
Mihir Shah—the main accused in the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case—was arrested on Tuesday, after being on the run for three days.
09 Jul 2024
BangladeshDelhi organ racket busted: Doctor, 6 others arrested
The Delhi police have successfully busted a human organ transplant racket, leading to the arrest of seven people, including a doctor, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday.
09 Jul 2024
Tamil NaduTN: 61-year-old struck by car, flung 20 feet in air
A 61-year-old woman was hit by a speeding sedan in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district on Sunday.
09 Jul 2024
Air IndiaAI 'forgets' to load student's luggage on San Francisco-Bengaluru flight
Pooja Kathail, a Computational Biology PhD student at UC Berkeley, recently accused Air India of failing to load her luggage onto her flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru.
09 Jul 2024
HathrasSDM, tehsildar, circle officer among officials suspended over Hathras stampede
The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended six officials, including a sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), a tehsildar, a circle officer, a station officer, and two police outposts in charge.
09 Jul 2024
Narendra Modi'Priye Moscowa...': PM Modi addresses Indian diaspora in Russia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the Indian diaspora in Moscow, who greeted him with chants of "Modi, Modi."
09 Jul 2024
Hizbul MujahideenHow the Kathua attack on army convoy unfolded
Five Indian Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer, were killed and five others injured in a terrorist attack on their convoy in Jammu's Kathua district on Monday afternoon.
09 Jul 2024
Indian Army'Won't go unavenged...': India's message after Kathua terrorist ambush
The killing of five soldiers in a terror attack in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, will not go unavenged, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane said on Tuesday while extending condolences to their families.
09 Jul 2024
Virat KohliFIR against Virat Kohli's Bengaluru pub for late-night operations
The Bengaluru police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against One8 Commune, a pub owned by Indian cricketer Virat Kohli.
09 Jul 2024
MumbaiExplained: Why Mumbai floods every year after rains
Mumbai—India's commercial capital—witnesses flooding every year due to heavy rains, disrupting local trains, road transport, and air traffic for days at a stretch.
09 Jul 2024
BMWMumbai-hit-and-run: Woman ran over twice to mislead investigation, says police
Revealing new details about Sunday's fatal hit-and-run in Mumbai, police told the court on Monday that the accused, Mihir Shah, allegedly switched seats with his driver after dragging the victim on the car's bonnet for nearly one-and-a-half kilometers.
09 Jul 2024
HathrasSIT submits report on Hathras stampede: What does it say
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has identified overcrowding as the primary cause of the fatal stampede at a "satsang" in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras in its report to the Yogi Adityanath government.
09 Jul 2024
Narendra ModiModi-Putin meeting: Russia to discharge Indians recruited by its army
In a significant diplomatic move, Russia has agreed to release all Indian nationals serving in its military.
