Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday alleged that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was trying to "shield Muslim infiltrators from Bangladesh", and accused the opposition party of distorting his remarks on the Bengali-speaking population in the north eastern state. He asserted that all bona fide citizens of Assam, including Bengali-speaking people, support the government's uncompromising stand against illegal Muslim immigration from Bangladesh. "Assam has been waging a rele...Read More
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested five, including the Deputy Chief Engineer of the Gati Sakti Unit, posted in Northern Railways, Lucknow, in an alleged bribery case, the central probe agency official said on Tuesday. According to the CBI spokesperson, a case was registered by the agency on July 14 against the Deputy Chief Engineer, Senior Divisional Engineer, Office Superintendent (OS), and a Senior Clerk from the Northern Railways, a private company, and two of its ...Read More
Hyderabad: A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against filmmaker Pa Ranjith, stunt actor Vinoth, Rajkamal of Neelam Productions, and vehicle owner Prabhakaran in connection with the death of stuntman Mohan Raj, fondly known as Raju. The incident occurred on the sets of the upcoming film Vettuvam during the execution of a high-risk car stunt on July 13. The action has been taken under Section 289, 125, and 106 (1) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS). While Section 289 typically perta...Read More
New Delhi: Delhi's Patiala House Court has reserved the decision on the demand to release terror funding case accused Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid on custody parole to participate in the upcoming session of Parliament. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jeet Singh has reserved the decision after hearing the arguments of both the sides. Engineer Rashid has demanded custody parole to participate in the monsoon session of Parliament starting from July 21. The lawyer appearing on behalf of Engineer R...Read More
New Delhi: Five social media influencers, including "India's Got Latent" host Samay Raina, on Tuesday appeared before the Supreme Court in a case seeking action against them for ridiculing persons suffering from disabilities. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi recorded their presence and directed them to file their replies to the petition. They are accused of poking fun at the disabled and those suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and blindness. They were directed to ag...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that lawful incarceration does not suspend the right to human dignity, while directing jail authorities of Tamil Nadu to identify prisoners with disabilities at the time of admission and equip all prisons with disability-friendly infrastructure. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said, "Lawful incarceration does not suspend the right to human dignity. The punishment lies only in the restriction of liberty, not in the denial of huma...Read More
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): Eight people were killed after a vehicle carrying 13 passengers met with an accident near the Suni bridge in Muwani town of Uttarakhand Pithoragarh district, a police officer said on Tuesday. Pithoragarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Rekha Yadav confirmed the incident and stated that a rescue operation is currently underway. Eight people died after a vehicle carrying 13 people crashed near the Suni bridge in Muwani town. The police officials ha...Read More
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has set up a fact-finding committee to look into tragic incident involving death of a girl student from Balasore's Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) college two days after she attempted self-immolation on the college premises over alleged harassment by a faculty member. A day after the girl was declared dead, the regulatory body on Tuesday constituted a fact-finding panel to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident, assess complianc...Read More
Bhubaneswar: The same state that celebrated when one of its daughters, Droupadi Murmu, rose to become the President of India, is now gripped by a wave of outrage after losing another daughter, Soumyashree Bisi, a student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Balasore, who succumbed to 95 percent burn injuries following a self-immolation attempt. Rushed through the front gate of AIIMS Bhubaneswar in a critical condition on Saturday, the 20-year-old was released through the back gate when she wa...Read More
New Delhi: The union home minister, Amit Shah has called a meeting to review the draft Master Plan 2041 for Delhi and discuss the obstacles in implementing it. According to the Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's office, home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to meet her on Tuesday evening. The Delhi CM will make a presentation on the Delhi Master plan 2041. It may be recalled that Draft Master Plan 2041 was approved in the year 2023 under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena. The...Read More
Hyderabad: The Sivaganga Member of Parliament, Karti P Chidambaram, on Tuesday, took to X (formerly Twitter) to highlight the persistent problem of street dogs in the country. Reposting a tweet by a journalist, he called the street dog issue 'a national health & safety crisis (sic).' He also highlighted the lack of holistic efforts to tackle this issue nationwide. Woman Attacked By Stray Dogs In Indore The original post has a video of a woman being attacked by street dogs in Indore, and says t...Read More
Bengaluru: Three persons, including two college lecturers, have been arrested on charges of raping a student studying in a private college in Moodbidri, Karnataka. The Marathi Halli police arrested the three accused on charges of luring and raping the student. Based on a complaint lodged by the parents of the victim, physics lecturer Narendra, biology lecturer Sandeep and his accomplice Anoop have been arrested and remanded in judicial custody, the police said. The physics lecturer had develop...Read More
Pithoragarh: A tragic accident in Pithoragarh has claimed the lives of at least eight people and left several seriously injured after a passenger vehicle reportedly plunged into a river. The incident occurred near Bhandari village in the Muwani area as the vehicle was travelling from Muwani to Bokta in the district. Senior Superintendent of Police Rekha Yadav confirmed the fatalities, stating that eight individuals died at the scene. Rescue operations are currently underway, with the three crit...Read More
Chandigarh: The Punjab Assembly unanimously decided to send the Punjab Prevention of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025, to a Select Committee for consultation with all the stakeholders before it is enacted. The Bill saw an elaborate discussion during the special session of the Assembly, where MLAs from all the parties expressed their views. Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, after hearing the opinion of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, referred the Bill to the Select Committee....Read More
Kolkata: The detention of Bengali-speaking migrant labourers in BJP-ruled states and their profiling as suspected Bangladeshis has ignited a fresh political firestorm in West Bengal, with the ruling TMC reigniting its Bengali identity pitch that had blunted the BJP's Hindutva juggernaut in the 2021 Assembly polls. With months to go for the 2026 Assembly polls, what began as isolated complaints of harassment of migrant workers has now evolved into a full-blown political flashpoint. The Mamata Ba...Read More
New Delhi: With the Lok Sabha reportedly set to introduce a new multi-media device-based attendance system for members from the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, Congress' whip in the Lower House Manickam Tagore on Tuesday claimed the system is "flawed" and asked why are the prime minister and ministers exempted when the move is aimed at ensuring accountability. However, it may be noted that ministers and the Leader of Opposition as a practice are not required to sign in their attendance....Read More
Hyderabad: Rapper and singer Yo Yo Honey Singh got tattooed for the first time and not just once, but three times in a single night. The singer took to Instagram to share glimpses of his new tattoos, two of which are deeply personal tributes - one to his mother and the other to music maestro AR Rahman. Sharing a video of his tattoo session and close-up shots of the new ink, Honey Singh wrote, "Got my first TATTOO DONE!! My mum's signature, THE RICHEST LADY on earth!! I love you, mummy. Shoutout...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Jaipur-based SK Finance Ltd, a non-banking financial company, on Tuesday reported 27 per cent rise in its loan book to Rs 13,261 crore for FY25, compared to Rs 10,476 crore in the previous year. Despite weathering industry headwinds in FY25, SK Finance stayed resilient, delivering an impressive performance backed by robust demand and focused expansion, the company said in a statement. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, July 15, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad T...Read More
New Delhi: India's combined exports of merchandise and services for April to June 2025 touched 210.31 billion US dollars, marking a 5.94 per cent rise over the same period last year. Last year during the first quarter, it was at 198.52 billion US dollars. According to Government data cumulative value of merchandise exports during April-June 2025 was 112.17 billion US dollars, as compared to 110.06 billion US dollars during April-June 2024, registering a positive growth of 1.92 per cent. Electr...Read More
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government on Tuesday urged parents and guardians to update their children's Aadhaar biometrics who have reached age seven. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) reiterated the importance of completing the Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) for children who have attained the age of seven but have not yet updated their biometrics in Aadhaar. UIDAI said it has started sending SMS messages to the mobile numbers registered in the Aadhaar of such...Read More
Hyderabad: Kia has launched the electric iteration of the Kia Carens Clavis EV in India. Earlier this year, the South Korean automaker launched the ICE variant of the MPV. Notably, the Kia Carens Clavis EV is the third vehicle added to the brand's electric portfolio, which includes the Kia EV6 and Kia EV9, launched in October last year. It is a seven-seater electric MPV based on the same platform as its ICE counterpart. The eMPV is offered in two battery options: 42 kWh and 51.9 kWh, which will...Read More
Hyderabad: Viineet Kumar Siingh is poised to wow audiences again this time with Rangeen, a comedy-drama series that will premiere on Prime Video on July 25. The series co-stars Rajshri Deshpande, as well as an ensemble cast that includes Taaruk Raina and Sheeba Chaddha. Rangeen is a hilarious but poignant narrative about love, faithfulness and a journey of self-discovery. It follows Adarsh, a naive, unsuspecting man, until his world dramatically changes when he learns that his wife Naina has be...Read More
Lucknow: The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress Member of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi, was granted bail by a Lucknow MP/MLA court on Tuesday after he appeared in the court related to a defamation case. The court ordered him to submit two sureties of Rs 20,000 each. The case stems from alleged defamatory statements he made about the Indian Army during the 2022 Bharat Jodo Yatra. He is accused of saying, "People will ask about the Bharat Jodo Yatra, but they won't ask once about our sold...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): In a major push to promote healthier lifestyles and combat the rise of obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases like diabetes and heart disease among others, the Union Health Ministry has proposed to prominently display boards indicating the amount of oil and sugar content in popular snacks, such as pizzas and burgers as well as samosas, vada paav, kachori among others, in schools, offices, institutions, Departments/Offices/autonomous bodies and organisations. Als...Read More
Junagadh: After reports of collapse of a section of an old bridge between Antroli and Mangrol villages in Gujarat's Junagadh, the District Collector clarified that it was not damaged neither did it collapse on its own, but was being demolished when part of a slab caved in. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities have been reported in the incident. Collector Anil Ranavasia said the bridge was not damaged due to an accident, but was being deliberately taken down as part of an ongoing safety drive....Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday deprecated the use of offensive language in shows and on social media, while granting protection from coercive action to a cartoonist accused of sharing alleged objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers on social media. The matter came up before a bench comprising justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar. The bench made it clear to the petitioner that if he continues to share offensive posts on social media, the state was f...Read More
Patna: The Bihar government on Tuesday announced its decision to create one crore jobs and employment opportunities in the state over a period of five years from 2025 to 2030. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The move comes ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in November and the Opposition hitting the ruling state government over unemployment rate. Briefing about the decision, cabinet secretariat department additional chief...Read More
Hyderabad: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has landed on Earth along with three other members of the Axiom-4 Mission as Dragon 'Grace' spacecraft safely splashed off the coast of San Diego, California. The landing was facilitated by the deployment of Drogue Parachutes for stabilising the descent at 5.7 kilometres altitude, followed by the main parachutes at around 2 kilometres -- just minutes before the SpaceX spacecraft made contact with the ocean. After spending 18 days at the Internationa...Read More
New Delhi: Sneha Debnath, the 19-year-old Delhi University student, whose body was found floating in the Yamuna River on Sunday, six days after she went missing, was mentally disturbed for some days, a family friend said. According to police, the family friend of Sneha Debnath also spoke about the lack of CCTV at the Signature Bridge over the Yamuna River. He further said the deceased girl had not withdrawn money from her account for four months and had left home without her belongings on July ...Read More
Sabarkantha: A protest by cattle rearers demanding a hike in milk prices outside Sabar Dairy in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district on Monday turned violent, causing injuries to three policemen and cops releasing teargas shells to disperse the stone-pelting crowd, an official said. At least 47 people were detained following the protest outside the Sabarkantha District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union, or Sabar Dairy, near Himmatnagar town. About 74 people, including former Baid MLA Jasubhai Patel, ...Read More