New Delhi: Imagine cruising down a wide, freshly paved road, no potholes, a clean stretch of asphalt, and a gentle breeze flanked by green trees. It could be the perfect drive, until suddenly, you find trees not on the side, but standing right in the middle of the road, turning your commute into a dangerous obstacle course. This bizarre and alarming scenario is real on the Patna-Gaya Highway in Bihar's Jehanabad district, just 50 km from the state capital. A Rs 100 crore road widening project, ...Read More
Hyderabad: International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on June 30 every year to raise public awareness of asteroids and the importance of defending Earth against potential threats from the asteroid belts. This day has been sanctioned by the United Nations. Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Even though these rocky remnants are the leftovers from the formation of our solar system that occurred about 4.6 billion years ago, they still orbit around the sun like planets. There a...Read More
Bengaluru: Even as speculations are rife in the political circles that Karnataka will see a new Chief Minister in the next three months, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said the party high command will take a decision on the matter. "That (changing the CM) is in the hands of the high command. No one really knows what the high command is thinking. It is entirely up to them, and the high command has the authority to take further action," Kharge told reporters in Bengaluru. While some...Read More
Dehradun: The 24-hour ban on Char Dham Yatra, which was imposed earlier, was lifted on Monday, said officials. Giving an update, Garhwal Divisional Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said, "The 24-hour ban on Char Dham Yatra has been lifted. District Magistrates of all districts along the yatra route have been instructed to stop vehicles in view of weather conditions in their respective districts." This comes after the Char Dham Yatra was suspended on Sunday following a heavy rain alert, as per ...Read More
Hyderabad: After a number of mediocre releases, Apple Original Films has finally hit a home run. Their latest film, F1, starring Brad Pitt, has made an explosive opening at the global box office. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the high-speed Formula 1 drama has grossed a remarkable $144 million in just three days, marking the biggest launch for an Apple production since its foray into filmmaking in 2019. The film's launch includes $88.4 million from 78 international markets, where F1 raced to the...Read More
Hyderabad: The teaser of the upcoming film Sarzameen, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kajol, and Ibrahim Ali Khan, is finally out, and it promises an intense and gripping drama set against the backdrop of Kashmir. Produced by Karan Johar, the film marks Ibrahim's second project and will skip theatrical release. The movie is scheduled to premiere directly on JioCinema (formerly JioHotstar) on July 25. In the teaser, Prithviraj Sukumaran plays an army officer tasked with a high-stakes mission to c...Read More
Benglauru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that his government was always in favour of adopting a two-language policy in primary education. "We are for the two-language policy. My Government is committed to it," Siddaramaiah told reporters in Mysuru. Siddaramaiah's statement comes in the wake of the Maharashtra Government revoking its order to adopt a three-language policy in primary education, inducting Hindi, as a third language for students of Class 1 to 5. The move by t...Read More
New Delhi: New Delhi finally received its much-awaited first spell of monsoon rain on Sunday, providing relief from the scorching heat and humidity. Following the showers, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) for Monday, forecasting continued rainfall and fairly pleasant weather in the coming days. According to officials, heavy rain brought temperatures plummeting sharply. Delhi's maximum temperature stood as 32.8 degrees Celsiu...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has appointed Rawada Azad Chandrasekhar as the state's new Director General of Police (DGP). Chandrasekhar, who was the second name on the list submitted by the UPSC, is returning to the Kerala cadre after a decade. The appointment came after the government bypassed the first-ranked officer on the list, Nitin Agarwal, and the third-ranked, Yogesh Gupta. A native of Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, he is a 1991-batch Kerala cadre IPS officer. Until Rawada ...Read More
Hyderabad: Six workers were killed after a fire broke out following an explosion in a pharma plant at the Pashamilaram industrial estate of Telangana's Sangareddy district, police said on Monday. Fire officials said a reactor exploded in the Sigachi Pharma Company in Pashamilaram estate, leaving 20 workers seriously injured. Five of these workers succumbed to their injuries at the scene and one more died during treatment at the hospital. The impact of the explosion was so severe that workers w...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by former cricket administrator Lalit Modi for a direction to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to pay a penalty of Rs 10.65 crore imposed on him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The matter came up before a bench comprising justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan. The bench, which declined to entertain Modi's plea, however, said that he will be entit...Read More
Lucknow: A cloth merchant allegedly died by suicide along with his wife and minor daughter late Sunday night in the Asarfabad locality here, police said. Police said that the deceased were identified as Shobhit Rastogi (48), his wife Suchita Rastogi (45) and their 16-year-old daughter. According to police officials, Shobhit owned a clothing shop located within the Rajajipuram area. Shobhit's brother arrived at his residence on Monday morning and found the family members lying dead. He immediate...Read More
New Delhi: The expansion of the United Arab Emirates' visa-on-arrival programme for Indian nationals is a reflection of its enduring partnership with India, Abdulnasser Alshaali, the envoy of the Gulf nation, said. The UAE's mission in New Delhi has reaffirmed the significance of the expanded visa-on-arrival policy for Indian nationals, positioning it as a key milestone in advancing bilateral ties and people-to-people engagement. India has emerged as a cornerstone of the UAE's tourism success, ...Read More
Rajouri: Security forces on Sunday apprehended a Pakistani national along the Line of Control in Manjakote area of Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources told ETV Bharat that the 22-year-old individual identified as Mohammad Arib Ahmed son of Mohammad Yousaf, a resident of Detote Kotali in Pakistan was apprehended in forward area in BG sector in the area. "Presently he is being questioned by the security forces," sources added....Read More
Guwahati: Assam will soon get three national highway stretches equipped for emergency aircraft landings, including the first such facility in the Northeast, which shares a long border with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. "The first emergency landing facility on a national highway in North East is expected to be ready in eastern Assam by October, in a boost to national security and disaster preparedness," Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. Once completed, these stretches ...Read More
Hyderabad: Bollywood veteran Paresh Rawal finally confirmed that he is returning to Hera Pheri 3, weeks after shocking fans with the news of his exit from the project. Rawal is remembered and cherished for portraying the iconic Baburao Ganpatrao Apte and assured fans that everything is sorted and the trio are reunited again. Speaking on Himanshu Mehta's podcast, Paresh Rawal cleared the air around the supposed controversy. "Nahi, controversy kuch nahi hai (There's no controversy), it's all reso...Read More
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Monday after a four-day rally amid the emergence of profit-taking, mainly in bank stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 182.77 points to 83,876.13 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 46.25 points to 25,591.55. From the Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, NTPC, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank were among the laggards. However, Larsen & Toubro, Trent, State Bank of India and Eternal...Read More
Hyderabad: Steve Smith has stated that he hasn't felt any pain from the finger injury he sustained during the World Test Championship 2023-25 final against South Africa at Lord's, where the team conceded a defeat. He also added that he has recovered well and expressed confidence in cutting the second fixture. Smith dislocated his finger while taking a catch in the slips in the final of the ICC event and was subsequently taken to the hospital for treatment. The right-handed batter didn't require...Read More
Baghpat: Dreaded truck robber Sandeep, hailing from Haryana, has been killed in a joint operation by the Baghpat district police and the Special Task Force (STF). The accused was fatally injured in an encounter and eventually died during treatment in the hospital. The deceased Sandeep was accused of killing 4 truck drivers and also of robbing trucks. A reward of Rs 1 lakh was placed on him by the Uttar Pradesh police while a total of 15 cases were registered against him at different police stat...Read More
Madurai: Liverpool John Moores University in England has published the facial features of two skulls found during the Konthagai excavation near Keezhadi. Tamil Nadu Archaeology Minister Thangam Thennarasu shared the images on his X handle. In this context, the Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology, in collaboration with Madurai Kamaraj University, is conducting a study on the bones and skulls unearthed during the Keezhadi excavation. In an interview with ETV Bharat Tamil Nadu, Madurai Kamaraj Un...Read More
New Delhi: Anant Ambani, the youngest son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani and the first among three siblings to be appointed Executive Director on flagship Reliance Industries, will be paid Rs 10-20 crore salary annually plus a host of perks, including a commission on company profits, according to a shareholder notice. While the richest Asian's all three children - twins Akash and Isha, and Anant - were inducted on board of the oil-to-telecom-and-retail conglomerate in 2023 as non-executive direct...Read More
New Delhi: Just two months after the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam that India traced back to Pakistan-based militants, Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir has once again brought up the Kashmir issue- this time from the podium of the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi. His remarks, coming against the backdrop of escalating cross-border rhetoric and simmering regional fault lines, raise questions over Islamabad's strategic intent. For New Delhi and the wider South Asian region, Munir's statement i...Read More
New Delhi: To support states and Union Territories in simplifying regulatory frameworks and promoting agroforestry, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Sunday issued the 'Model Rules for Felling of Trees in Agricultural Lands'. Agroforestry offers multiple benefits like enhancing rural livelihoods, improving soil health, conserving biodiversity, increasing tree cover, water conservation, contributing to climate resilience, while reducing pressure on natural ...Read More
New Delhi: Indian Railways has announced a series of initiatives to make the reservation system easier with a focus on passengers' convenience. This will include charting of waitlisted tickets at least eight hours before a train's departure instead of the present four hours. There is also a multilingual system for bookings and enquiries, enhanced security for tatkal booking and upgradation of the reservation procedure. While recently reviewing the progress of these reforms, Railway minister As...Read More
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Sunday issued a show cause notice to its party leader and Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra following his "unwanted, unnecessary, and insensitive comments" on the alleged gangrape of a law student from South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba area on June 25. The notice, signed by West Bengal TMC President and Rajya Sabha MP Subrata Bakshi, demands an explanation within three days from Mitra for breaching party discipline, following his remarks on the incident that w...Read More
Mumbai: Amid a growing chorus against the introduction of the Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday decided to withdraw two GRs (government orders) on the implementation of the three-language policy. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also announced the formation of a committee under educationist Narendra Jadhav to suggest the way forward and the implementation of the language policy. Fadnavis alleged that ...Read More
Balasore: With an impending flood threat looming over the northern part of the state, Odisha government Sunday placed the Balasore district administration on high alert, as several major rivers in the region continue to swell, an official said. Rivers including Budhabalanga, Subarnarekha, Jalaka and Sono are witnessing rising water levels and may cause flooding by Monday, the official warned. To oversee the situation on the ground and assist in flood management, an engineer-in-chief and a chie...Read More
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday conveyed to the Centre that 8 fishermen have been arrested by Sri Lanka and sought its intervention to ensure their safe return. Writing to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Stalin said: "I wish to draw your urgent attention to a matter of grave concern affecting the livelihood and safety of Indian fishermen, particularly those from Tamil Nadu." The CM said it has been reported that the Sri Lankan authorities on June 29, 2025 apprehe...Read More
Imphal: Manipur has witnessed a significant decline in violence, with a sharp drop in civilian deaths and injuries and a marked increase in drug seizures since the imposition of President's rule in February, officials said here on Sunday. Besides, Manipur Police, Assam Rifles and other paramilitary forces are also working tirelessly to recover thousands of weapons looted from police armouries following the outbreak of violence in May 2023, they said. Despite the relative calm, challenges remai...Read More
Mumbai: A three-day-old girl was found abandoned in a basket in Navi Mumbai, with her parents leaving a note in it, apologising and expressing their inability to raise her due to their poor financial condition, police said on Sunday. The Navi Mumbai police's crime branch tracked down and detained the infant's father, Aman Iqbal Kondkar, a resident of Bhiwandi in Thane, within 24 hours, an official said. Investigations revealed that the baby was born to an unwed mother, and the parents decided t...Read More