Hyderabad: The number of deaths linked to the consumption of adulterated toddy in Hyderabad continues to climb, with two more fatalities reported in recent days. With these, the death toll has now reached 10. Currently, 34 people are undergoing treatment in government hospitals, 16 at Gandhi Hospital and 18 at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences. Victims Identified One of the victims, Putti Gangamani (40), a housekeeper from Hydernagar under KPHB police station limits, consumed the contamina...Read More
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's passenger vehicle sales crossed the one million mark in the April-June quarter (Q1) of 2025-26 with exports registering a double-digit growth, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Tuesday. "Passenger Vehicles, comprising utility vehicles and cars, saw their highest ever exports in Q1 of 2025-26 of 2.04 Lakh units, registering a growth of 13.2 per cent over Q1 of 2024-25," according to the SIAM statemen...Read More
New Delhi: The execution of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed by Yemeni authorities, sources said on Tuesday. Nimisha Priya, hailing from Kollengode in Kerala's Palakkad district, has been found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen in July 2017. It has been learnt that the local authorities in Yemen have postponed the execution scheduled for July 16. The latest development follows last-minute efforts underway under the leadership ...Read More
Hyderabad: Producer-director-actor Dheeraj Kumar, who is known for his work in television and films, passed away on Tuesday at 11:40 am. The actor-producer, who was 79 years old, was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. At the time of death, his son Ashutosh Kumar was with him. He was diagnosed with acute pneumonia and was on ventilator support in the ICU. The actor reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest. It is reported that it will take 2-3 hours to get the paperwork done f...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it is not keen to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to deregister All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Musalimeen (AIMIM), led by MP Asaduddin Owaisi. The matter came up before a bench comprising justices Surya Kant and Justice Joymala Bagchi. The bench orally expressed its concern on political parties invoking caste issues and termed it "dangerous", and also expressed its discontent with regional parties sometimes...Read More
Bengaluru: In a major decision, the Karnataka Government on Tuesday dropped the controversial acquisition process for about 1,770 acres of agriculture land near the Bengaluru International Airport at Devanahalli on the outskirts of Bengaluru owing to stiff opposition from the farmers. With this the three and half year long (about 1,194 days) spirited protest by the farmers to save their fertile lands has finally paid off. "Our Government has decided to drop the process of acquisition of 1,770 ...Read More
Bijapur: Two Shikshadoots (messengers of education) were brutally killed by the Naxalites after kidnapping them in the Farsegarh police station area in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Monday night, police said. The deceased have been identified as Vinod Madde (32), a resident of Pilur, who was posted at Kondapadagu Primary School; and Suresh Meta (28), who was posted at Tekmeta Primary School. Vinod had two children, while Suresh was a bachelor. Their bodies were dumped in the forests. Acc...Read More
Kozhikode: Last-minute efforts to halt the scheduled execution of an Indian nurse in Yemen on July 16 are underway, under the leadership of a Sufi scholar there, at the behest of influential Sunni Muslim leader Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar, informed sources said here on Tuesday. A meeting between representatives of prominent scholars and Sufi leader Sheikh Habib Umar bin Hafiz, and the family of Talal Abdo Mahdi -- the Yemeni national allegedly killed by nurse Nimisha Priya in 2017 -- is...Read More
Hyderabad Desk: Fauja Singh, also known as the "Turbaned Tornado", was a renowned British Sikh marathon runner who died on July 14, 2025, at the age of 114, in a road accident in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Singh breathed his last at around 10 pm on Monday night while undergoing treatment at a hospital. He was living in his village Beas in Jalandhar. He had left home for a walk when the road accident occurred. As family and friends prepare to bid him a last goodbye, ETV Bharat takes a look at the...Read More
Hyderabad: Veteran actor Anupam Kher expressed his views on the ongoing issue with singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh choosing to star opposite Pakistani actress Hania Aamir in Sardaar Ji 3. Kher did say that Diljit has the right to pursue his decision professionally, but personally, he would not do it, given the current situation with India and Pakistan. Kher explained in a newswire interview that "it is his fundamental right. He has total freedom to exercise that right and should be allowed that. Bu...Read More
Gurugram: Popular Bollywood, pop and Haryanvi singer Rahul Fazilpuria was fired upon by unidentified assailants in Gurugram on Monday night. Fortunately, he escaped unhurt. The attack took place near the CSD Apartments in Gurugram, Haryana, when Rahul was travelling in his car. According to the police, the attackers were in a Tata Punch car. While Rahul was heading towards Badshahpur via the Southern Peripheral Road, the suspects followed his vehicle and opened fire. Sensing the danger, Rahul s...Read More
Tezpur: After alleged drone strikes on the camp of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) in Myanmar, the group's commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah held an important conversation with his former colleague and peace talk leader Anup Chetia, aka Golap Baruah. The attack, which took place near Pangsau Pass in Myanmar on Sunday, has raised fresh concerns over future of the peace process with the banned insurgent group. While the Indian Army has reportedly denied claims of involvement i...Read More
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday met the family members of the girl student of Fakir Mohan (FM) Autonomous College in Balasore, who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar after attempting self-immolation, allegedly due to harassment by an Assistant Professor of the institution. After attending the 6th convocation ceremony at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, President Murmu visited the student at the special burn unit in the hospital. She enquired about her condition and prayed for her sp...Read More
Mumbai, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a strong and clear message, Shiv Sena supremo and Deputy Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asked the party ministers, legislators and office bearers to strictly follow party discipline and not compel him to take action. "In the past few days, certain incidents have taken place. People don't point fingers at you -- they point at me for what you do. They ask me: 'What are your MLAs up to? You all are my people. We are one family. Your disrepute is my dis...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the appointment of 1,091 assistant professors and 67 librarians in Punjab, observing "total arbitrariness" in the selection process, and emphasised, "a gross illegality like the present recruitment cannot be ignored". A bench comprising justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran said: "We would like to observe that we are aware of the fact that quashing of the entire recruitment process may cause hardships for the selected candidates, but at th...Read More
Tiruvallur: Tiruvallur Collector M Prathap on Monday said the cargo train carrying diesel from Chennai Harbour to Walajah Road Siding got derailed due to a crack in the track, causing friction resulting in the fire. Addressing mediapersons here, the collector said, almost 15 wagons of the train were completely burnt. However, diesel was recovered from the two unaffected wagons. More than 700 railway staff worked swiftly and diligently throughout the night and repaired the third and fourth track...Read More
New Delhi: Ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers' meeting to be held in Tianjin, India has made it clear in not so a subtle message to China that Beijing should not adopt double standards when it comes to combating terrorism. "Tomorrow, we will be meeting in the format of the SCO, whose primary mandate is to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi...Read More
Hyderabad: PVR INOX, India's largest and most premium cinema exhibitor, has announced the re-release of the iconic biographical sports drama Bhaag Milkha Bhaag in theatres nationwide on July 18, 2025. Over a decade since its original release in 2013, the film remains one of Indian cinema's most powerful and inspirational stories, chronicling the life of sprinter Milkha Singh. Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and produced by Viacom18 Studios in association with ROMP Pictures, Bhaag Milkha Bha...Read More
New Delhi: Minister of State for Rural Development Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani on Monday said MGNREGS is the "strongest weapon" against rural unemployment and distress migration, especially during lean agricultural seasons. Addressing senior officials and stakeholders from various states at the first meeting of the ministry's Performance Review Committee for the FY 2025-26, Pemmasani said the scheme has created durable and productive assets, while generating over 250 crore person-days annually. A ...Read More
Mumbai: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday asked airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing 787 and 737 planes, a move that comes days after the preliminary probe report into the Air India's Boeing 787 crash found that the switches were cut off before the accident last month. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), back in 2018, had flagged the potential disengagement of the fuel control switch locking feature on certain models of Boeing aircraft, including 787s and 73...Read More
New Delhi: In a shocking incident reported from Delhi, a man suffered grievous burn injuries after a bike mechanic poured petrol on him while he was smoking over a parking dispute in R.K. Puram area of the national capital. The incident unfolded on Sunday. A Delhi Police spokesperson said that the injured identified as Rahul Chauhan is undergoing treatment at the trauma center. According to Delhi Police on July 13, at around 9:30 pm, a PCR call was received at RK Puram police station about a b...Read More
Bengaluru: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday inaugurated the cable-stayed bridge constructed across Sharavati backwaters in Sagar taluka district in Karnataka amid boycott by the state government. Built at a cost of Rs 472 crore, the 2.44 km bridge, the second longest in the country, will improve connectivity to several villages in Sagar and Hosanagara taluks besides reducing the travel time to popular temples like Siganduru Chowdeshwari and Kollur Mookambik...Read More
Hyderabad: Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, has unveiled a virtual desktop service in India, called JioPC. The new service aims to turn televisions into cloud-based personal computers, eliminating the need to purchase a physical CPU. JioPC works with any TV when connected to the Jio set-top box, though users will require a keyboard and a mouse. Currently, this service is available for free as part of a trial phase and can be accessed via a Jio set-top box. The JioPC i...Read More
Beijing: India and China should now look at de-escalation of the situation along the Line of Actual Control after making "good progress" in normalising the bilateral ties in the past nine months, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday as he held wide-ranging talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. In his opening remarks at the meeting, Jaishankar said the relations between the two countries can continue to develop in a "positive trajectory" on the foundation that differences s...Read More
Amritsar: The dispute between Takht Sri Patna Sahib and Sri Akal Takht Sahib that has been going on for the past several days has been resolved with the two takhts announcing to have reached a consensus on Monday. Addressing a presser in Amritsar in this regard, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, the acting Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, said that the Jathedars of both Takht Sahibs have decided to cancel the decrees issued against each other in the past by holding a meeting of the five Singh Sahibs...Read More
Hyderabad: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, along with three other members of the Axiom Mission 4 crew, are getting ready for their journey back to Earth, following an 18-day sojourn at the International Space Station (ISS). The crew including -- mission commander Peggy Whitson, mission pilot Shukla, and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary -- have put on their space suits and have entered the Dragon 'Grace' spacecraft and are ready for 22.5-hour...Read More
Jaipur: The family of Jaipur resident Prakash Chand Joshi who was taken hostage in a terror attack in Mali has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the matter and ensure his safe return. The family believes that PM Modi has ensured safe return of Indians trapped in hostile situations from several countries in the past and can also ensure the safe return of Joshi and two others trapped in Mali. The family is in constant touch with the Indian embassy in Mali's capital city of...Read More
New Delhi: The apex court on Monday adjourned till July 25 the hearing on pleas filed by the Kerala government against the Governor over delay in approving bills passed by the state assembly. The matter came up before the division bench of Justices PS Narasimha and AS Chandurkar, which decided to defer the matter after Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani sought time. During the hearing, senior advocate KK Venugopal for the Kerala government contended that he would withdraw the plea, submittin...Read More
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, the poll panel continuing its endeavour is ensuring that no illegal immigrants manage to get their names in the final electoral rolls, which is scheduled to be published on September 30, sources in the Election Commission of India (ECI) claimed on Monday. At the very outset of the SIR in the poll-bound Bihar, the ECI categorically stated that its objective is to ensure that the names of all eligible citizens are included in ...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea challenging the decision of the Delhi High Court, which had put on hold the release of the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal tailor murder'. The movie was scheduled to release on July 11. A counsel, representing the producer of the movie, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi. The counsel contended that the High Court put on hold the release of the film despite it ...Read More