New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday slammed Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya over his Facebook post featuring an objectionable cartoon on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The court termed Malviya's conduct as "immature and inflammatory", after which the latter agreed to delete the concerned Facebook post. The cartoonist is reportedly facing an FIR over the objectionable cartoon post. Advocate Vrinda Grover, representing Malviya, moved the apex cou...Read More
New Delhi: Indian exports to the US will become more competitive following imposition of higher tariffs by the Trump administration on countries, including China, Canada, and Mexico, NITI Aayog said in a report on Monday. The Aayog in its third edition of 'Trade Watch Quarterly', said there will be significant opportunities for India in the US markets both in terms of the number of products and volume of the US market. "India is expected to gain competitiveness in 22 out of the top 30 categorie...Read More
New Delhi: US-based hedge fund Jane Street, which allegedly made handsome gains through market manipulation, has deposited the mandated Rs 4,843.57 crore in an escrow account in favour of Sebi and requested it to lift certain restrictions. The watchdog is examining the request, Sebi said in a statement on Monday. In an interim order on July 3, the regulator found Jane Street (JS) guilty of manipulating indices by taking bets in cash and futures & options markets simultaneously for making massiv...Read More
Ernakulam: As clock ticks as the July 16 execution date of Nimisha Priya in Yemen draws close, anxiety grows with each passing moment back in Kerala, her home state. Meanwhile, eminent Islamic scholar Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar has intervened in the case of Nimisha Priya, the nurse from Palakkad who faces execution in Yemen. Kanthapuram has opened a channel of communication through Yemeni scholar and friend Hafil Habib Umar. Hafil Habib spoke to the brother of slain Yemeni citizen Talal ...Read More
Hyderabad: Vivo has launched the Vivo X Fold 5 and Vivo X200 FE in India. The X Fold 5 features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage, a 50MP triple rear camera setup, and a 6,000mAh Silicon Carbon battery. Meanwhile, the X200 FE sports a 1.5K AMOLED display, a MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ SoC, 12GB RAM, 512GB storage, a 50MP triple rear camera unit, and a 6,500mAh battery. Both devices run FuntouchOS 15 based on Android 15 out of the box. The Vivo X Fold 5 will rival the recently l...Read More
New Delhi: An Indian commerce ministry team has reached Washington for another round of talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), which will begin on Monday, an official said. Chief negotiator of India and special secretary in the department of commerce Rajesh Agrawal will join the team on Wednesday. The four-day talks will end on Thursday. India's deputy chief negotiator for the proposed BTA has reached Washington for the talks on the first phase of the BTA, the official said. The...Read More
Muzaffarnagar: Special Task Force (STF) killed notorious gangster Shahrukh Pathan, a member of the Mukhtar Ansari and Sanjeev Jiva gang, in an encounter on Monday morning, police said. Police officials said that the encounter took place near Rohana road in the Chhapar police station area limits of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. Officials said that STF acted on a tip-off about Shahrukh's presence in the area. "Shahrukh opened fire on police from a car as a team of officers closed in on him. STF...Read More
New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation (WPI) declined to (-) 0.13 per cent in June as prices of food articles and fuel saw deflation, along with easing in manufactured product costs, government data showed on Monday. WPI-based inflation was 0.39 per cent in May. It was 3.43 per cent in June last year. "Negative rate of inflation in June, 2025 is primarily due to a decrease in prices of food articles, mineral oils, manufacture of basic metals, crude petroleum & natural gas etc," the industry minis...Read More
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the National Herald case. Special Judge Vishal Gogne said the matter will be heard on July 29. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, late Congress leaders Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, as well as Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda and a private company, Young Indian, of conspiracy and money laundering over the fraudulent takeover o...Read More
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court it can't do much to stop the execution of Kerala-based nurse Nimisha Priya scheduled on July 16 in Yemen. The plea, filed by Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council, was heard by the bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani contended before the bench that there is nothing much the government can do, adding, "looking at the sensitivity of Yemen...it's not diplomatically recognised...b...Read More
Hyderabad: A tragic incident struck the sets of Arya and Pa. Ranjith's upcoming film when senior stunt performer SM Raju lost his life during a high-risk car toppling stunt on Sunday, July 13. The accident occurred during the shooting of what is widely believed to be the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2021 Tamil sports drama Sarpatta Parambarai. SM Raju, who is a member of the Kollywood stunt community, has worked on hundreds of Tamil blockbusters over the years and was renowned for his fear...Read More
New Delhi: At least three schools in the national capital received bomb threats on Monday morning, prompting the emergency services to be called in, a Delhi Police official said. He said that around 8 am, police received calls regarding the bomb threats from CRPF Schools in Prashant Vihar and Dwarka Sector 16, as well as another school in Chanakyapuri. "Police teams immediately moved in to check the school premises," he said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said, "Early on Mo...Read More
Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty dropped in early trade on Monday amid selling pressure in IT stocks and foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 232.93 points to 82,267.54 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dipped 71.4 points to 25,078.45. From the Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech and Asian Paints were among the biggest laggards. However, Trent, Axis Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra and NTPC were among the gainers. Foreign Insti...Read More
New Delhi: As the July 16 execution date of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya approaches fast, anxiety grows among her family members and relatives. The issue also caught the attention of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who has also joined the chorus for stalling the nurse's execution in Yemen. He has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging immediate diplomatic intervention to save her life. Anxiety grew after Yemen's President approved her death sentence in a 2017 murder case...Read More
New Delhi: Sneha Debnath, the 19-year-old Delhi University student missing for six days, is dead as her body was found in the Yamuna River near Geeta Colony flyover here on Sunday evening. Hailing from Tripura, Sneha, who lived in Paryavaran Complex in south Delhi, was reported missing on July 7. She had left a handwritten note behind, indicating that she wanted to end her life. A case was lodged at the Mehrauli Police Station. "Investigation was taken up. The cab driver confirmed dropping her...Read More
Singapore: India will play an increasingly important role globally as the world "inexorably" transitions into multipolarity, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said after holding talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Sunday. Jaishankar, who was in this city-state as part of his two-nation trip, also met President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong. Singapore is at the "heart" of India's Act East Policy, Jaishankar said after his meeting with ...Read More
Bundi: With few days left for execution of Kerala-based nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen, hectic deliberations and efforts are on to save her. Charmesh Sharma of Bundi district of Rajasthan, who works to help Indians in distress abroad, has filed a petition with the President of India and has appealed to save the life of the Indian woman. The petition states that diplomatic and legal intervention are required at the international level by the President's Secretariat and the Government of India imm...Read More
Guwahati: In a series of intense attacks, Myanmar-based rebel camps, including those of the proscribed Assam's militant group ULFA (Independent) [ULFA-I], have been hit by drones and missiles. Initial reports indicate three rebel leaders were killed and nineteen injured. The Indian Army has remained silent regarding the attacks, while the Chief Minister of Assam has stated that the attacks did not originate from Assamese soil. On the other hand ULFA-I claimed the attack was carried out by the I...Read More
Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) new pilot scheme to provide chicken-rice meals to stray dogs in the city has triggered a strong public response, with animal rights activists, health experts, and citizens raising concerns over its intent, implementation, and civic priorities. Animal rights activist Swarnima Nishant was highly critical of the move, calling it a "drama" and accusing BBMP of repeating publicity gimmicks from the past. "First, treat them as family. The BBM...Read More
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the newly inaugurated integration and testing facility of BrahMos Aerospace in Lucknow will strengthen the country's self-reliance in the defence sector. Singh said this at an event in Lucknow where he unveiled the statue of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta at the National PG College and released a postage stamp. "Just a few days ago, I inaugurated the integration and testing facility of BrahMos Aerospace in Lucknow....Read More
Srinagar: The Guryul Ravine Fossil Park, one of the world's crucial fossil sites, is facing a serious threat due to encroachment and illegal waste dumping. The rare geological treasure in the Khonmoh area of Kashmir holds vital clues to Earth's prehistoric past, but illegal activities risk its fragile fossil beds and ancient sedimentary records. The Environmental Policy Group (EPG) has appealed to the state government to take steps to protect the 252-million-year-old fossil site. In a statement...Read More
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday said it has arrested two persons, an executive director of Sahara Group chairman's core management team and a long-time associate of the group cum property broker, as part of a money-laundering probe against the Sahara Group and its linked entities. The individuals taken into custody have been identified as Vailaparampil Abraham and Jitendra Prasad Verma, respectively. Abraham played a "key role" in coordinating and facilitating the sale of...Read More
Dhanbad: A civil surgeon in Jharkhand has claimed to have unearthed a blood donation racket involving the illicit sale of the vital fluid by the donation camps to the private hospitals. In a video statement, Dhanbad Civil surgeon, Dr. Alok Vishwakarma said that blood donation camps were being organized in the district every two or three days, but the organisers were neither intimating the Civil Surgeon office mandatory under law, nor was any approval sought by the organisers. A Fishy Blood Don...Read More
Mumbai/New Delhi: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has raised serious doubts about the preliminary findings of the Air India AI171 crash and pointed to potential "electrical or software malfunctions." On the contrary, aviation safety experts claimed that it was too early to draw decisive conclusions. Captain Charanvir Singh Randhawa, President of FIP, said the preliminary report lacked clarity, particularly about cockpit control and the system's behaviour. "The aircraft was actually being...Read More
Shivamogga: Three doctors at McGANN Teaching District Hospital in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka have surgically removed a keypad mobile phone from the stomach of a prisoner lodged at Shivamogga Central Jail. Daulat alias Gunda (30), an inmate, had turned up at the prison doctor for a check-up due to stomach pain on June 23. When the doctor asked him what he had eaten, he lied about swallowing a stone. Later, when he experienced severe stomach pain on June 24, Daulat was taken to McGANN T...Read More
New Delhi: With the government exempting about 78 cent per cent of coal-fired plants from installing key anti-polluting systems, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said the Environment Ministry's rationale for the policy is based on "faulty premises". He asserted that the government's policymaking will continue to be driven by "flawed metrics" in the absence of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) revision. The former environment minister attacked the government after the ce...Read More
Bhubaneswar: A student of Fakir Mohan College in Balasore, who set herself on fire on the campus over alleged sexual harassment on Saturday, has been put on ventilator support at AIIMS Bhubaneswar after she sustained 95 per cent burn injuries. A 12-member team of doctors is closely monitoring her health condition. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi along with his deputy Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo visited AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Sunday to inquire about her condition. Majhi interacted with doctors and s...Read More
New Delhi: Enrolment of about 10,500 participants in the phase III clinical trial of the indigenous one-shot Panacea Biotec developed dengue vaccine, DengiAll, is likely to be completed by October across 20 centres in India, according to ICMR scientists. So far, 8,000 participants in various centres at Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Bhubaneswar, among others, have received either the vaccine or a placebo as part of the trial sponsored by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Pana...Read More
Hyderabad: It's been just two days since Maalik and Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan hit theatres, but the difference in their box office performance is already striking. While Maalik, starring Rajkummar Rao, is racing ahead with strong numbers, Shanaya Kapoor's debut film is finding it hard to make a mark. Box Office Day 2: Maalik Surges Ahead Maalik had a decent opening with Rs 3.75 crore on its first day. On day 2, the film showed solid growth and collected Rs 5.25 crore (early estimates), bringing ...Read More
New Delhi: India's import of crude oil from Russia rose to an 11-month high in June as refiners topped up tanks amid the Israel-Iran war, analysts said. "While India's global imports of crude oil dropped by 6 per cent in June, Russian volumes saw an 8 per cent month-on-month rise to their highest levels since July 2024," European think tank Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said. "More than half of these imports from Russia were made by three refineries in India, which also export ref...Read More