Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. P. K. Mishra, addressed the Ministerial Roundtable on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Financing at Geneva on 04th June 2025. He commended the UNDRR and its partners for convening this critical discussion. India also recognized the contributions of Brazil and South Africa in continuing the global dialogue through their G20 presidencies. Dr. Mishra underscored that DRR financing is not a peripheral issue but central to the effective functioning of nati...Read More
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at the premises of actor Dino Morea and some others in Maharashtra apart from some locations in Kerala as part of a money laundering investigation linked to the Mithi river desilting "scam", official sources said. The fraud is alleged to have caused a Rs 65 crore loss to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The raids are covering more than 15 premises located in Mumbai and Kochi. This includes the premises of...Read More
Guwahati: Rescue operations to evacuate tourists and other stranded individuals from Chaten in North Sikkim resumed on Friday, with three helicopters taking off from Pakyong Greenfield Airport. Officials reported that 5 helicopters successfully airlifted 63 stranded individuals, predominantly tourists, from Chaten on Thursday, June 5. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! However, 64 other tourists are still awaiting rescue by the army and local admin...Read More
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced that a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be implemented for all large public events, ceremonies, and celebrations to prevent such incidents in the future. Speaking to the media, Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara expressed deep sorrow over the incident and emphasized the urgent need for regulation of crowd management at large gatherings. "We will formulate an SOP specifically for large events, ceremonies, and programs to ensure the safety ...Read More
Bengaluru: In a significant milestone for Bengaluru's public transport system, the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) registered its highest-ever single-day ridership on June 4, with a record 9,66,732 commuters utilizing Namma Metro services. The achievement highlights the growing reliance on the metro as the city's primary mode of travel. The surge in passenger numbers was witnessed across various metro lines, with Line 1 accounting for 4,78,334 commuters and Line 2 seeing a ride...Read More
Bengaluru, June 6 (PTI) Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) President Raghu Ram Bhat and a few other office bearers moved the Karnataka High Court on Friday seeking to quash the FIR filed against them in the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede case. Police on Thursday registered an FIR against RCB, event management firm DNA entertainment private limited, and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). Also Read | Ahmedabad Horror: Woman Alleges Dowry Harassment by In-Laws, Accuses Husband of F...Read More
Katra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate on Friday the world's tallest bridge over Chenab river ahead of dedicating to the nation the much-awaited Kashmir rail service here. After he arrived at the Air Force station in Udhampur, the prime minister left in a chopper to inaugurate the bridge over Chenab. A multi-tier security setup has been put in place for the prime minister's visit, his first to the Union Territory post Operation Sindoor launched by the Indian Armed Forces acros...Read More
Bengaluru, June 6 (PTI) Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) President Raghu Ram Bhat and a few other office bearers moved the Karnataka High Court on Friday seeking to quash the FIR filed against them in the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede case. Police on Thursday registered an FIR against RCB, event management firm DNA entertainment private limited, and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). Karnataka Chief Minister Siddarmaiah too on Thursday had instructed the state DGP and IGP to ...Read More
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) has released the hall tickets for the Group 1 and Group 1A preliminary examinations scheduled to be held on June 15, as reported by the Daily Thanthi. Candidates can download their hall tickets by visiting the official website [www.tnpscexams.in] (http://www.tnpscexams.in) using their application number and date of birth, TNPSC said in a statement. The Commission had earlier issued a notification for recruitment to Group 1 and Group 1A ...Read More
Friday, 6 June 2025 () Following a tragic stampede at RCB's victory celebration in Bengaluru, which resulted in 11 fatalities, the Karnataka government has taken swift action. Five senior police officers, including Police Commissioner B Dayananda, have been suspended for alleged dereliction of duty. CM Siddaramaiah has ordered the immediate arrest of top officials from RCB, event management firm DNA, and KSCA....Read More
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out searches at 15 places in Mumbai and Kochi in connection with the Mithi River desilting scam that caused a wrongful loss of more than Rs 65 crore to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), official sources said. The massive crackdown is underway at the premises across Mumbai and Kochi linked to the accused and suspects as part of an ongoing probe into alleged financial irregularities. According to the sources, the searches ...Read More
BHOPAL: An MBBS first year student of a government medical college allegedly died by suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of a hostel building in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. The student identified as Shivansh Gupta jumped from the fourth floor of Hostel Number 4 of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Jabalpur at around 12.30 pm. He was rushed with severe wounds to the hospital and admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), where he died at around 2.30 pm...Read More
Lucknow, Jun 6 (PTI) A man, accused of raping a two and a half year old girl, died of gunshot injuries following an encounter with police here on Friday, officials said. The 26-year-old man, Deepak Verma, was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh, they said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Zone) Ashish Srivastava told reporters that the accused was killed in the Alambagh area early Friday. He said a couple, who lives under a metro station, lodged a complaint at the Alambagh Police Station on ...Read More
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], June 6 (ANI): One person was killed and another injured in a firing incident outside a mall in Haryana's Panchkula late on Thursday night, police officials said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Srishti Gupta confirmed that the deceased has been identified as Sonu Nolta. 'At around 10.45 pm, we received information that a firing incident took place. Upon reaching the spot, we came to know that two persons named Sonu Nolta and one other person were shot at by som...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Delhi's Dwarka Court recently acquitted an army colonel and his friend accused of raping an advocate noting the delay in FIR and contradications in the testimony of victim and absence of corroborative forensic or medical evidence to prove the allegations. While acquitting the accused persons, the Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Gagandeep Jindal noted the contradictions and inconsistencies in the complainant's testimony. An FIR was lodged at Dwarka 23 Police Sta...Read More
Hyderabad's Tarnaka Junction Flyover Closed (representational) Hyderabad's Tarnaka Junction flyover will be closed for vehicular traffic from June 6, 2025. This decision follows a trial reopening that began on April 18, 2025, which aimed to facilitate movement between Osmania University and Lalapet. However, traffic studies revealed that keeping the junction open led to significant congestion and safety concerns....Read More
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset protection Agency (HYDRAA) on Friday, June 6 demolished encroachments in Patny. The agency removed commercial structures constructed over a storm water nala. The nala, originally meant to be 70 feet wide, had been reduced to just 15-18 feet due to rampant encroachments. Following several complaints from residents of Payug Colony, Patny Compound, Patny Colony, Viman Nagar, BHEL Colony, and Indiramma Nagar about frequent flooding in their areas, H...Read More
NEW DELHI: Come Saturday and people can whistle into Srinagar on a train as Northern Railway has notifed regular Vande Bharat Express services between Katra and the city. PM Narendra Modi will flag off the first passenger train to the Kashmir Valley on Friday from Katra.The service will be operational for six days a week with no train on Wednesday, railways said. More trains would be deployed depending on demand at a later stage, officials added. From Saturday, a pair of Vande Bharat trains will...Read More
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], June 6 (ANI): A large number of devotees gathered at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar on Friday to take a holy dip in the Ganga River on the occasion of Nirjala Ekadashi, considered one of the most sacred days in the Hindu calendar. Pilgrims from across the country reached the banks of the Ganga to take part in the royal bath and offer prayers to Ganga Mata. The event came a day after the celebration of Ganga Dussehra, leading to heavy footfall on both days as devotees o...Read More
Lucknow, June 6: A man accused of abduction and rape of a three-year-old girl in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, was killed in an encounter with police on Friday. The accused was identified as Deepak Verma by the police after scanning CCTV footage that showed him with the child. The officials said he was a habitual offender with criminal cases lodged across the city police stations. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Zone) Ashish Srivastava said five police teams were formed immediately after the in...Read More
Lucknow, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A man accused of abduction and rape of a three-year-old girl in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, was killed in an encounter with police on Friday. The accused was identified as Deepak Verma by the police after scanning CCTV footage that showed him with the child. The officials said he was a habitual offender with criminal cases lodged across the city police stations. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Zone) Ashish Srivastava said five police teams were formed immedi...Read More
NEW DELHI: In a sharp rebuke to the BRICS Parliamentary Forum, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla accused Pakistan of failing to dismantle terror networks operating from its soil, while defending India's recent counter-terror operations. "Pakistan has failed to take concrete action against the terrorist infrastructure operating from its territory," Birla said during a bilateral meeting with the President of the Federal Senate of Brazil, Davi Alcolumbre. Referring to the recent terror attack in Jammu a...Read More
Bengaluru city police late on Thursday (June 5, 2025) night arrested a top official of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise and three from the event management company DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., who organised the victory celebrations for the team in the city that led to stampede and 11 deaths. Editorial | Trampled over: On the RCB cup celebration and Bengaluru stampede The arrests came hours after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced at a press conference the suspension of city p...Read More
Bhawanipatna: Police Thursday seized around 6.5 quintals of explosives and 115 detonators in Kalahandi district and arrested four people. A statement issued by the Kalahandi Police said that based on an FIR lodged by a mining officer, a joint raid by the Mining department and police was conducted on a stone quarry and crusher at Lakhbahali under Jaypatna police station. Two explosive-laden vehicles were seized, and four people, including two drivers, were arrested. Kalahandi SP Nagaraj Devara...Read More
NEW DELHI: Educational institutions countrywide must make students aware of the harmful effects of obesity on health, said Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan while launching the second phase of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0' campaign and a microsite for it at PM Shri school on Thursday. Persuading students to become warriors in the environmental campaign, the minister also appealed to the public to plant 10 crore saplings across the country in honour of their mothers. "Plant them in your schoo...Read More
Bijapur, June 6: In a blow to naxalism in Chhattisgarh, the death of a top naxal leader and Central Committee Member (CCM), Sudhakar (alias Gautam), in Bijapur district marks the second such successful high profile anti-naxal operation by security forces in just over 3 weeks, Bastar's Inspector General P Sundarraj said. Gautam, the leader of the banned CPI(Maoist) organisation, was neutralised by security forces on June 5 during an operation in Bijapur's national forest area. Just 3 weeks ago, o...Read More
New Delhi: Drugmaker Wockhardt said its novel antibiotic Zaynich has an addressable market opportunity of $7 billion in the US and Europe. The company said it has completed a pre-NDA (non-disclosure agreement) meeting with the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) in May 2025. Filing to the USFDA is slated in the second quarter of the current fiscal with potential launch in FY2026-27, Wockhardt Ltd said in a regulatory filing. The company plans for regulatory approval for the product in Europ...Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off 200 electric buses in Delhi on the occasion of Environment Day. The e-buses were launched under an initiative of the Delhi government aimed at boosting sustainable development and clean urban mobility. The PM stated that the initiative will contribute to building a clean and green Delhi. He further noted that this step will also improve the 'Ease of Living' for the people of Delhi. The PM posted on X, "Building a clean and green De...Read More
New Delhi: India's services sector activity kept up its high pace of growth in May, driven by a strong demand for exports, which also saw hiring of staff by firms surge to an all-time high during the month, according to the latest HDBC survey. Registering 58.8 in May, the seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PM Business Activity Index - based on a single question asking how the level of business activity compares with the situation the month before - was broadly in line with April's reading ...Read More
VELLORE: The lack of road access to Thani Marathur village in Anaicut's Palampattu panchayat came back into focus on Tuesday when villagers carried the body of a six-year-old boy on a doli (makeshift cradle). They had to walk through a steep, narrow path from the hill village to the cremation ground, which is about 2 km away. According to sources, M Sanjay, son of Manikavel and Vijaya, died on Monday. The cremation was carried out on Tuesday. Sanjay had allegedly gone to bath in a nearby pond w...Read More