Chandigarh: The Punjab government has ordered district administration to conduct DNA tests of children begging along with adults at public places to ascertain if they are their biological parents. Social security, women and child development minister Baljit Kaur said a policy is being implemented in this regard and the move is aimed at combating child trafficking and exploitation. The initiative is part of a wider effort to make Punjab "beggar-free" and ensure the safety of children, he said ad...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that it would be extremely harsh for the courts of law to expect the child to flourish in an alien household where his own biological father is akin to a stranger to him, while reversing its 2024 order to hand over a 12-year-old boy's custody to his father. The apex court said mother remains a great source of comfort and safety to the minor child. A bench comprising justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B Varale said a father-son relation can only be fostered p...Read More
Mumbai: A total of 420 schools are running illegally in Maharashtra capital Mumbai of which 103 have been penalised and 47 have been permanently shut, Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse has said. Bhuse was replying to a question by Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Bhaskar Jadhav in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The Minister said that of the 420 schools in Mumbai division running unauthorisedly, cases have been registered with the police against 126 schools. The remaining cases are under investigation,...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold an order passed by the Karnataka High Court, impleading Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy in a contempt proceeding. The matter came up before a bench comprising Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B Varale. Kumaraswamy was represented by senior advocate C Aryama Sundaram, along with advocates Balaji Srinivasan, Nishanth A V, and Harsha Tripathi. Advocate Prashant Bhushan appeared on caveat for Samaj Parivartana Samudaya. After hearing submissions, the b...Read More
Kollam: A 13-year-old student of Class 8 died of electrocution at Thevalakkara Boys' School while playing on the school grounds on Thursday morning in the Kollam district of Kerala. The deceased, Midhun, came in contact with a live electrical wire in the cycle shed of the school. According to initial reports, another student threw Midhun's slipper onto the shed's roof. While attempting to retrieve his slipper by climbing over a wall to reach the shed, he reportedly touched the live wire of Kera...Read More
Jammalamadugu: The murder of an intermediate female student on July 14 in Andhra Pradesh's Gandikota, famous tourist destination in the state, has sent shockwaves through the region. The Andhra Pradesh Police have intensified the investigation. According to Police, the victim was seen arriving at Gandikota on July 14 around 8:30 AM with a youth named Lokesh, who brought her on a two-wheeler. The two reportedly spent about two hours at a private lodge near the entrance of a fort there. CCTV foot...Read More
Hyderabad: The wait for Stranger Things 5 might stretch until late fall, but Netflix has just dropped an intense new teaser to keep the excitement buzzing. Promising a larger, darker, and more emotionally gripping finale than ever before, the upcoming season picks up in the fall of 1987 and marks the beginning of the end for the sci-fi saga. Set in a Hawkins ravaged by the rift to the Upside Down, the teaser sets a chilling tone with a voice snarling "Found you," presumably from a Demogorgon, h...Read More
Ranchi: All schools in Palamu, Garhwa and Latehar districts in Jharkhand remained closed on Thursday amid incessant rain and a forecast of downpours, officials said. The three districts have been experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall for the past two days, they said. Parts of the three districts are likely to experience downpours on Thursday, an IMD official said. "The administration has decided to keep all schools closed on Thursday in view of the incessant rain in Palamu district. Adequate...Read More
Hyderabad: Indian astronomers have successfully photographed the interstellar comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), also known as 3I/ATLAS, using the Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT) of the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) at Hanle, Ladakh, on the night of July 3, 2025. The comet, first spotted on July 1, 2025, by the Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, is only the third known interstellar visitor to our solar system. However, it is bigger, faster, ol...Read More
A young woman named Oleti Pushpa (22) was killed by her live-in partner Sheikh Shamma (22) in the Ambedkar Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, reported India Today. She was living with Sheikh for the past 6 months after she separated from her spouse. The incident took place in Siddhartha Nagar, B Savaram village of Rajolu mandal on 16th July. Shamma reportedly accused Pushpa of having affairs with other men. He forced her to engage in prostitution and frequently instigated fights with her when ...Read More
New Delhi: How can a school run without classrooms and only with facilities of boundary wall, toilet block and drinking water space alone, wondered the Delhi High Court. The court's observation came after being informed that authorities concerned have granted permission to repair and renovate certain facilities, except the class rooms, in an MCD-run primary school in Khirki Village, which shares a wall with the Tomb of Yusuf Qattal, a Sufi saint. "If the school is to run, it will require class...Read More
Bhubaneswar: The 12-hour statewide bandh called by Congress and Left parties on Thursday (July 17) over the death of 20-year-old girl student from Balasore has brought Odisha's capital city to a complete halt, disrupting vehicular movement and affecting thousands of people. Due to road blockade at several places, passengers at the airport, railway station and bus terminals have remained stranded for hours after failing to avail public transport services. Air Passengers Stranded Nearly 35 touri...Read More
Hyderabad: Following Google's announcement of free Gemini AI Pro for students in India, Bharti Airtel and Perplexity have come together to extend free access to Perplexity's premium subscription to Airtel users in the country. Airtel customers in India can now get free 12-month access to the Perplexity Pro subscription, worth Rs 17,000, via the Airtel Thanks app without paying any additional amount. The free subscription is available for all 360 million Airtel customers, including prepaid and ...Read More
New Delhi: The CBI has succeeded in facilitating the return of 134 fugitives from abroad in the last five years -- nearly twice the number of repatriated persons over an entire decade between 2010 and 2019, officials said. Coordinating closely with Interpol as well as state and central enforcement agencies, the CBI was able to secure the extradition or deportation of these 134 fugitives since 2020. Of these, 23 were brought back this year alone. In contrast, only 74 fugitives were brought back ...Read More
Mumbai: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday asked the government to reassess possible technical misinterpretation or mechanical faults in Air India's Boeing 787-8 plane that crashed last month and sought inclusion of subject matter experts in the probe. Flagging concerns about the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report into the crash that killed 260 people on June 12, the federation said the report failed to sufficiently consider or acknowledge two plau...Read More
Jammu: A female doctor was thrashed by attendants of a patient, who died of brain hemorrhage at GMC Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir. The hospital administration has lodged FIR against the attendants even as junior doctors have gone on a flash strike. The incident is said to have taken place on Wednesday July 16 in the emergency section of GMC Jammu where the patient identified as Rajinder Kumar, referred from PGI Chandigarh, succumbed at the hospital. In a press statement, GMC Jammu Principal, Dr A...Read More
Chandigarh: An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 on the Richter Scale struck Rohtak district in Haryana in the early hours of Thursday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, it added. In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 3.3, On: 17/07/2025 00:46:20 IST, Lat: 28.88 N, Long: 76.76 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Rohtak, Haryana." Earlier on July 11, residents across Delhi-NCR experienced mild tremors following an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 th...Read More
Hyderabad: Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan is leaving no stone unturned for his upcoming war drama Battle of Galwan, calling it one of the most physically challenging roles of his decades-long career. The film, which is inspired by the 2020 Galwan Valley clash between India and China, is being directed by Apoorva Lakhia, best known for Shootout at Lokhandwala. Speaking to PTI, the 59-year-old actor opened up about the rigorous physical demands of the project and the intense shooting conditions....Read More
Goalpara: At least one person was killed and several others were injured, including policemen, in a clash between evicted people and security personnel in Paikan reserve forest in Assam's Goalpara district on Thursday, officials said. He said forest guards and police personnel were attacked by alleged encroachers with sticks when they had gone to cordon off a part of the Paikan reserve forest, where an eviction drive was carried out on Saturday. The evicted people also hurled stones at the for...Read More
Hyderabad: Balram Marathi, Director of Research at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), has earned a rare distinction in agricultural science by securing patents for his hybrid rice seed innovation in India, the United States, and the Philippines. Balram's work aims to transform rice cultivation by improving crop resilience and productivity. During his fellowship at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), he conducted the research that led to the dev...Read More
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh city Indore has secured distinction of being the cleanest city in India in the Swachch Survekshan 2024-25 for the eighth time in a row. The awards were announced by President Droupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhawan here on Thursday. While Indore stood at the top, Gujarat city Surat stood second and Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra secured the third spot in the central government's annual cleanliness survey. The cleanliness survey is being organised by the Ministry of Housing and U...Read More
Patna: An undertrial prisoner, Chandan Mishra of Buxar district, was shot at and seriously injured by unidentified attackers at a private hospital in Patna on Thursday. Chandan, a real estate businessman, was out on parole and undergoing treatment at the medical facility when the attackers shot him. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikey Sharma confirmed the incident and said Chandan was lodged in the Beur Central Jail in the city for multiple murder cases. "Chandan Mishra was f...Read More
Srinagar: Another batch of 6,064 pilgrims left for Kashmir from Jammu on Wednesday to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, as over 2.34 lakh had 'darshan' during the last 13 days. Officials said over 2.34 lakh Yatris have so far performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra since it started on July 3. "Another batch of 6,064 yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas Jammu in two escorted convoys for the Valley today. First escorted convoy of 95 vehicles carrying 2,471 yatris left at 3.30 a.m. for Baltal bas...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Unique Identification Authority of India has urged parents to update the Aadhaar biometrics of children between five and seven years."Timely completion of mandatory biometric update is an essential requirement for maintaining the accuracy and reliability of biometric data of children. If the MBU is not completed even after seven years of age, the Aadhaar number may be deactivated, as per the existing rules," the agency said in a statement.This is required to ensure seamless access...Read More
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government on Tuesday issued a draft notification capping the ticket prices at cinema halls, including multiplexes, at Rs 200. "Provided that the cost of the ticket of each show in all theatres of the state, including multiplexes, for all language films shall not exceed Rs 200 inclusive of entertainment tax," the notification read. The stakeholders and general public have been asked to file objections, if any, within 15 days, after which final notification will be issu...Read More
New Delhi: India has asked Bangladesh to reconsider its decision to demolish the ancestral property of noted filmmaker Satyajit Ray and has offered help to preserve the iconic building. Describing the move to demolish the "landmark" building in Mymensingh as a matter of "profound regret", New Delhi on Tuesday also urged Dhaka to convert it into a museum symbolising shared culture of the two countries and pledged to extend cooperation for it. The iconic building belonged to the filmmaker's grand...Read More
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a man on death row in a murder case, as the DNA evidence collected has been rendered unusable due to several lapses, and issued countrywide directions on the handling of DNA samples. The petitioner was on the death row in a case of the murder of a young couple in Tamil Nadu's Theni in 2011. In the present case, a bench comprising justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Mehta stated that the DNA evidence collected has been rendered unusab...Read More
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached six immovable properties worth Rs 4.18 crore in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh over money laundering cases linked to a company controlled by Atul Rai, former MP and Jitender Sapra, both aides of Mukhtar Ansari, an official said on Tuesday. The ED, Allahabad Sub-Zonal office, issued the Provisional Attachment Order attaching the six properties owned by Spectrum Infraservices on Tuesday, as part of its money laundering pro...Read More
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