Bokaro: A 36-year-old man stabbed his wife following a heated argument at the latter's paternal home in a Giridih village late on Wednesday night. As Meena, 32, succumbed to her injuries on the spot, her enraged family members lynched her husband Chotelal Hansda. The incident took place in Lukaiya village under Mufassil police station limits, the police said on Thursday. Chotelal and Meena have a six-year-old daughter.The police on Thursday evening said a few people, including family members of ...Read More
Kanpur: Two persons died while 52 others were injured after a speeding double-decker bus travelling from Bihar to Delhi skidded off the Agra-Lucknow Expressway and plunged into a ditch in Saifai area of Etawah early Thursday, police said.It is reported that the accident occurred because the driver fell asleep.The injured were admitted to Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences in Saifai and the bodies sent for postmortem. Etawah ASP Akash Tomar said the bus departed from Madhubani in Bihar ...Read More
Ranchi: With chants of "Jai Jagannath" rending the air, thousands of devotees gathered at the historic Jagannath Temple in Dhurwa here on Thursday for live darshan of Lord Jagannath and special rituals, a day ahead of the annual Rath Yatra. The spiritual atmosphere was marked by devotion and preparation for Rath Yatra as temple priests performed Netra Daan ceremony, symbolically restoring the divine sight to Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra after their 15-day seclusion (Anasa...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 26 (ANI): Ace Indian badminton player PV Sindhu on Thursday said that the Khelo India initiative is helping not only the senior but also the junior athletes. The Khelo India University Games 2025 will be hosted in Jaipur, Rajasthan, this November, it was announced on Wednesday. Poornima University and Rajasthan University will jointly host KIUG 2025. Speaking to the media about KIUG, PV Sindhu said, 'The Prime Minister has always supported and virtually talk...Read More
Bhubaneswar: The city of Puri in Odisha is bracing for the famous Ratha Yatra, as holy siblings -- Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra, and sister Subhadra -- prepare to embark on their nine-day sojourn from their abode, the 12th-century shrine, to Gundicha Temple on June 27. Devotees, gripped with ecstasy, will pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra -- Nandighosh, Taladhwaja, and Darpadalan respectively -- for around 3 km to the Gundicha Temple, believed by some legen...Read More
Bhubaneswar, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The city of Puri in Odisha is bracing for the famous Ratha Yatra, as holy siblings -- Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra, and sister Subhadra -- prepare to embark on their nine-day sojourn from their abode, the 12th-century shrine, to Gundicha Temple on June 27. Devotees, gripped with ecstasy, will pull the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra -- Nandighosh, Taladhwaja, and Darpadalan respectively -- for around 3 km to the Gundicha Templ...Read More
Guwahati: The sacred doors of Kamakhya temple's sanctum sanctorum reopened for devotees at 5.00am on Thursday, marking the conclusion of the annual Ambubachi Mahayog. Approximately 20,000 devotees had gathered in the early hours to offer prayers to Maa Kamakhya after the four-day long religious congregation.The Ambubachi Mahayog, which celebrates the annual menstruation cycle of goddess Kamakhya, traditionally draws lakhs of pilgrims from across India and beyond. However, this year witnessed a n...Read More
Dibrugarh: The forest department on Thursday morning finally managed to capture a female leopard at the Philobari tea estate, which had been terrorising residents for over 45 days. The big cat, aged around 7-8 years, was trapped in an iron cage, which had been set up in sector 21 of the tea estate.While locals gathered to catch a glimpse of the caged leopard, the animal was soon transported to the Doomdooma forest office for a medical examination, where officials confirmed that after a thorough ...Read More
Guwahati: Piles of food waste, used plastic and thermocol plates left by devotees have created an unsanitary situation in several areas, including Bhootnath temple, Pandu, following the conclusion of the Ambubachi Mahayog at Kamakhya temple on Thursday.The accumulated garbage, primarily generated after devotees consumed meals from community kitchens, has begun emitting foul odors and poses health concerns for residents and pilgrims in the area."Workers of GMC did not come to collect garbage toda...Read More
Silchar: As Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) grapples with the aftermath of a major landslide, senior officials are racing against time to restore services in the Lumding-Badarpur hill section. On Thursday, NFR general manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava visited the severely affected Jatinga Lumpur stretch at km 108/7-8 to take stock of the ongoing restoration efforts.Accompanied by divisional railway manager (Lumding) Sameer Lohani, senior divisional commercial manager Amitabh Kumar Mishra, and ot...Read More
Puri: With giant wooden chariots lined up along the Grand Road, Puri is all set to host the annual Rath Yatra Friday. As the pilgrim town braces for an influx of lakhs of devotees, the administration has stepped up security and logistics to ensure a smooth and safe celebration. "By the grace of Mahaprabhu (Lord Jagannath), we are fully prepared to conduct a smooth Rath Yatra Friday. We are getting complete support and cooperation from the servitors. All arrangements are in place to make the meg...Read More
Guwahati: Police on Thursday discovered skeletal remains, suspected to be those of a Sikkim school teacher who went missing approximately seven months ago, from a house in Siliguri, West Bengal. According to District Superintendent of Police Karma Gyamtso Bhutia, authorities believe Passang Doma Sherpa, a Nepali teacher at a government school in Namchi district, Sikkim, is the deceased. She had been missing since August 7, 2024, and her family filed a missing persons report at the Namchi police...Read More
Puri, Jun 26 (PTI) The seaside pilgrim town of Puri is set to celebrate the Rath Yatra festival on Friday, with the administration being ready to smoothly conduct the event. The civil and police administrations are on high alert as lakhs of devotees will witness the annual event under tight security. "By the grace of Mahaprabhu (Lord Jagannath), we are fully prepared to conduct a smooth Rath Yatra on Friday. We are getting complete support and cooperation from the servitors. All arrangements a...Read More
New Delhi: The second match of the five-match Test series between India and England will be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham. It will start on July 2. In this Test, Shubman Gill has a chance to create history. Actually, the Indian team has not been able to win on this ground so far. Team India played the first match on this ground in 1967. Be it Virat Kohli or Dhoni or Dravid or Sourav Ganguly, no Indian captain has won here in 58 years. However, Gill will have a chance to get his name register...Read More
Jaipur: So far, so good. That's how the one-week performance of the south-west monsoon can be summed up. Till now, the state has received an average rainfall of 92.54mm compared to 39.54mm recorded till June 26, 2024. It shows that this year, the state received almost 134% higher rainfall compared to 2024. Except for the Jodhpur division, most of the districts have received abnormal or excess rainfall this year so far.The data of rainfall after the monsoon completed almost a week revealed that B...Read More
Patna: Teachers at govt schools in the state can now exchange their transferred schools with each other. A group of at least two and up to 10 teachers from the same category can form a group and mutually transfer between those schools. Additional chief secretary of the department, S Siddharth, issued a letter to all district education officers on Thursday regarding this.All teachers of the same group, such as regularly appointed teachers, special teachers from the special teacher category and sc...Read More
New Delhi: With Indus Water Treaty (IWT) under abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack in April, the Indian government has started work on the Tulbul Navigation project in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Besides, the government is also planning four hydro power projects on the western rivers that fall under IWT ambit to optimise India's share of water from these rivers. Union Jal Shakti minister Mr C.R. Patil said that India is not going to be intimidated by the threat calls of Pakistani politic...Read More
Hyderabad viral video: A shocking video has emerged from Hyderabad, in which a woman can be seen driving a car irresponsibly on the railway track. The incident took place in the outskirts of Hyderabad on Thursday morning, which caused panic among the railway staff and others, who managed to stop her. But the woman, who appeared to be in mental distress, got out of the car with an iron rod, reported TOI. She also had a confrontation with those who came to stop her on the tracks. During the invest...Read More
Bhubaneswar: AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has been ranked the second-best emerging medical college in India, according to the India Today-MDRA Best Medical Colleges Survey 2025, hospital authorities said Thursday. The national recognition reflects AIIMS Bhubaneswar's unwavering commitment to academic excellence, cutting-edge research, and compassionate patient care, said Dr Ashutosh Biswas, Executive Director, AIIMS Bhubaneswar "This recognition is a reflection of our relentless pursuit of excellence. AI...Read More
Dimapur, June 26 (MExN): Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC), in the interest of the general public, has fixed the rate for construction and workers wages under the DMC jurisdiction. The prescribed rate is maximum amount fixed by DMC which is to be followed strictly, failing to comply with this rate, appropriate action will be taken as per the provision of the law, stated the order issued by Thungchanbemo Thungoe, Chief Executive Officer, DMC. "This order shall come into force with immediate effect...Read More
Kota (Rajasthan), Jun 26 (PTI) Lightning strikes killed four people in separate incidents in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district on Thursday, officials said. In the Aklera area of the district, Premchand Meena and Kailash Tanwar died after being struck by lightning when they were working in their fields. At Rajpura village, a woman identified as Santosh Bai was hit by lightning when she was out in the field. She was rushed to the district hospital where doctors declared her dead. In another inciden...Read More
Shillong, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) A local court in Shillong on Thursday remanded three recently arrested individuals to six days in police custody for their alleged role in destroying critical evidence tied to the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi. The accused were presented before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, with Assistant Public Prosecutor Tushar Chanda confirming the court's decision. Among those arrested is Lokendra Singh Tomar, a Gwalior resident, who was taken into ...Read More
Guwahati: A local court in Shillong, Meghalaya, on Thursday remanded three recently arrested individuals to six days of police custody for their alleged involvement in destroying crucial evidence related to the murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi. Assistant Public Prosecutor Tushar Chanda confirmed the court's decision after the SIT produced the three accused before the Chief Judicial Magistrate. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Police ...Read More
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued red alert for three districts as the monsoon rains intensified in Kerala with some low-lying parts of Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur districts getting heavily flooded. Heavy rains and strong winds brought down hoardings in some places, including the state capital, uprooted trees and disrupted normal life. State govt issues advisory Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan issued advisory and said that the IMD has warned about the possibility...Read More
Puri: Stage is set. The three gigantic chariots have been parked outside Singhadwar in Puri on Thursday, a day before the commencement of the world famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and His siblings - Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra. As per estimations, more than 10 lakh devotees are likely to congregate in the pilgrim city for the event this year. The grand chariot festival, held annually at Srimandir in Odisha's Puri, draws millions of devotees from across the country and beyond. It's tha...Read More
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has intensified its efforts to make the state ganja-free, while also working to provide alternative livelihoods for tribal communities involved in illegal cannabis cultivation. This was informed by Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Thursday. "Joint operations by the Excise and Police departments have already resulted in the destruction of ganja crops across several districts this year," Harichandan told reporters after the flag-off ceremony of a walka...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) India's Shubhanshu Shukla became the 634th astronaut to travel to space as he entered the International Space Station on Thursday after a 28-hour journey. Shukla and three other astronauts were formally welcomed on the space station by the members of Expedition 73 with warm hugs and handshakes. Axiom mission commander Peggy Whitson handed out astronaut pins to Shukla, Polish astronaut Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski and Hungarian Tibor Kapu, who marked their maiden voyage t...Read More
Mumbai: The Mumbai Unit of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a traffic police constable posted with Dadar Traffic Division for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe from a traffic rules offender. The accused traffic police constable has been identified as Vinayak Rathod (35). According to the ACB, traffic constable Vinayak Rathod had intercepted a biker who was riding without helmet early morning on Thursday. Constable told the complainant that he would have to pay a fine of R...Read More
Dehradun: The fragile Himalayan ecosystem in Uttarakhand is under mounting threat as glacial lakes in the region continue to grow both in number and size -- a development scientists attribute to climate change and global warming. A recent study by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) has raised alarm over a sharp increase in the number of glaciers and associated glacial lakes across the state. According to the report, Uttarakhand now has 1,290 glaciers -- up from 1,266 a decade ago. ...Read More
India might ease fuel rules for small cars. Maruti Suzuki requested this change because small car sales are down. The government is worried about the drop in affordable car sales. Relaxing the rules could help Maruti, which sells many small cars. Other car companies are discussing this proposal. New rules may start in April 2027....Read More