Mumbai: The special MP and MLA sessions court, while dismissing the plea of BJP leader Narayan Rane challenging the defamation proceedings initiated by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, observed that the statements made by Rane were intended to tarnish Raut's reputation. The special court while dismissing Rane's petition said that, "Prima facie, the applicant's (Rane's) statements are false and were made publicly, thereby satisfying the ingredients of imputation and publication." Raut had la...Read More
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 17 (ANI): Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora said the state government is winning the trust of the business community with its consistent efforts over the past three years. He shared that industrialists from various sectors, including basmati rice, bicycles, and Chandigarh FICO, have shown full satisfaction with the government's performance. Addressing the issues related to electricity boards, pollution, and the housing department, Arora assured that all ...Read More
Mumbai: The BMC's 'Pothole QuickFix' mobile application, which is the upgraded version of the older 'MyBMC pothole fixit' app has received a good response this year. Since the app's launch in mid-June, a total of 3,193 pothole-related complaints have been registered, with 2,059 complaints resolved as of July 16. Last monsoon, till mid-July, the BMC had received only 413 pothole-related complaints on its app, reports say. The higher number of complaints is attributed to increased awareness among...Read More
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o...Read More
New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence announced that India had successfully test-fired the short-range ballistic missiles Prithvi-II and Agni-1 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha On Thursday (July 17) The Ministry posted an update on micro-blogging website X, "Successful test-firing of Short-Range #BallisticMissile - #Prithvi-II and #Agni-1 - was carried out from the Integrated Test Range in #Chandipur, Odisha today. All operational and technical parameters have been validated. ...Read More
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) To curb illegal mining and transportation, the Uttar Pradesh government is deploying advanced technologies under the Integrated Mining Surveillance System (IMSS), a release said on Thursday. Mining activities are already being monitored through drones, geo-fencing, RFID tags, and AI-powered check gates. Now, the state is set to introduce 'Weigh-In-Motion' (WIM) technology to accurately track vehicle overloading. Also Read | 'Arvind Kejriwal Used Government Funds to Buy Mo...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Mani M. Sekhar, a proclaimed offender who had been on the run for nearly two decades in connection with Rs 8 crore bank fraud case. She was traced and picked up from Indore and produced before a court in Bengaluru, officials said. Her husband, key accused in the case died in 2008 while living under his new identity. Over the years, the couple changed their identities completely and assumed new names. CBI used facia...Read More
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Lucknow Zonal Unit on Thursday conducted searches at 14 locations, 12 in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district and two in Mumbai, in connection with an alleged religious conversion racket linked to self-styled godman Jamaluddin Shah, also known as Chhangur Baba. According to officials, the operations began early in the day and continued for over 13 hours. In Mumbai, the ED searched two premises: a 20th-floor flat in Kanakia Paris (F Wing), Bandra East, and ...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Two labourers died when they were trapped while digging for a sewer line in Shahdol city after soil caved in, police said. Sohagpur police station in-charge Bhupendra Mani Pandey said that the incident took place around 1.30 pm in ward number 1 of the city. As soon as the labourers were trapped in the soil they raised alarm. Local residents rushed to save them and also tried to give them ropes, so that they can be pulled out. But they got trapped under the soil. State ...Read More
Mumbai: A dramatic confrontation unfolded at the Maharashtra Assembly lobby on Thursday as supporters of NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) leader Jitendra Awhad and BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar clashed in the Assembly lobby. The altercation stemmed from a heated argument at the entrance gate and appears to have reignited a long-standing political rivalry. Reacting to the situation, Jitendra Awhad said, "I do not want to say anything. If MCOCA accused are coming inside (Assembly) and after the plan to ki...Read More
Patna: Bihar Police have made their first arrest in the Patna Paras Hospital murder case, where five armed men entered the hospital and fatally shot Chandan Mishra, a murder convict admitted for treatment on Thursday. The arrested accused has been identified as Tausif. According to NDTV, the police have identified all the accused, and raids are ongoing at multiple locations to nab the other accused. The police are also investigating whether the hospital's security guards were involved in the in...Read More
Pilibhit: Fear returned to Pilibhit's Nauria region on Thursday morning as tigers believed to have earlier killed two farmers launched a fresh series of attacks, leaving one woman dead and two villagers -- including a teenage boy and another woman -- seriously injured in separate incidents within two hours. In Mandaria village, 50-year-old Trishna Devi was killed after being attacked by a tiger around 7 AM while she was working in her field. Her mauled body was recovered from the field shortly ...Read More
Sikkim State Lottery Result | Image Credit: Wikipedia (Representational) The Sikkim State Lottery results for the Dear Dancer Thursday Weekly Lottery at 6 PM will be announced today, July 17, 2025. The top prize for this lottery is a massive Rs 1 crore. We are keeping track of the results. If you have purchased a ticket and want to check if you are a winner, you can find the list here. Where to Check the Results? You can view the results for the Dear Cupid Tuesday Weekly Lottery July 17, 2025...Read More
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Ujjain's Charvi Mehta qualified for the 8-member team announced by the Sports Authority of India, Government of India and Chess Federation for the 24th World Individual Chess Championship-2025 and made it to the Indian team. Four women and four men players will participate in the A category from India in the championship. At the same time, 8 women and 8 men players will participate in the B category. The championship is set to start from July 21 and will continue till ...Read More
Dehradun: A truck loaded with mangoes overturned on Rispana bridge in Dehradun on Wednesday, July 16 at around 3:30 AM in the morning. It is being said that about 600 boxes of mangoes were loaded in the truck. There is no report of any casualty in the accident but people rampaged on the overturned truck to loot the mangoes. The incident was captured and is now going viral on the Internet. Netizens are slamming locals for their uncivilized behaiviour. As soon as the truck overturned, mangoes wer...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 17: The world of marketing is undergoing a seismic shift, and it powered by artificial intelligence. As AI-enabled marketing tools become more intelligent and widely adopted, the very structure of marketing teams is beginning to change. Routine tasks that once required human input are now being executed faster, more accurately, and at scale by smart systems. According to Nipun Taneja, a performance marketing veteran with over $100 million in managed ad spend, the future ...Read More
Khagaria: A shocking news has come to light from Bihar's Khagaria, Janta Dal (United) leader Rajkishor Nishad has been murdered. According to NDTV Hindi, the assailants used an iron rod to commit the crime. After the incident, his supporters blocked the road in anger. Earlier in the day, unidentified assailants shot dead a murder convict, Chandan Mishra, who was admitted to a hospital in Patna for treatment. The five gunmen involved in the firing incident were captured on CCTV installed in the ...Read More
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs made comprehensive remarks on the Nimisha Priya case during the weekly press briefing here on Thursday. The 37-year-old nurse from Kerala was set to be executed on July 16 after a trial court in Yemen convicted her of killing a Yemeni national, a decision that the country's Supreme Judicial Council upheld in November 2023. Speaking to reporters on the case, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted the various steps which the Government of India h...Read More
Jaipur: In a two - day technical seminar "Next Generation Combat - Shaping Tomorrow's Military Today" organized at the Military Station Jaipur, the defence experts have laid stress upon enhancing the focus on developing indigenous solar-powered drones for extended endurance and better stealth capabilities considering the rapid evolution of drone warfare. As per the release from the defence officials, the sessions delved deeper into the pivotal role of advanced science and technology in shaping ...Read More
Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025: The Karnataka Examinations Authority opened the first-round option-entry process for NEET UG 2025 counselling on July 17, 2025. Qualified students can now log in to cetonline.karnataka.gov.in with their application number and CET option-entry credentials to choose their desired courses and colleges from the 85% state quota and 100% private college seats. KEA will follow up with a simulated allotment release, allowing students to reconsider their preferences. ...Read More
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday severely lambasted the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, calling the exercise "dangerous" for democracy. Addressing a press conference in Patna, Tejashwi, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, said he cannot remain a silent witness to the dismantling of democracy in Bihar. "The Election Commission of India is working under the direction of the BJ...Read More
Birbhum, (West Bengal), July 17: A shocking video has surfaced on social media in which it can be seen that Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami's estranged wife Hasin Jahan is involved in a fight reportedly with her neighbours in West Bengal's Birbhum. The incident was caught on camera and the video of the incident is doing rounds on social media. It can be seen in the video that Hasin Jahan is involved in a heated argument with the females staying in her neighbourhood. There are reports that Hasin...Read More
Chhattisgarh: A 17-year-old boy died in a tragic road accident on Monday night in the Supela area of Bhilai. The accident took place when he was out on a scooter with his friend and a stray dog appeared in front of him suddenly, while trying to save him, the scooter slipped out of control and both the riders fell into the drain on the side of the road. In the accident, one of them died on the spot, while the other was injured. The whole incident was captured by the CCTV camera and is now going v...Read More
Mumbai: Adani has sold its remaining 20 percent stake in AWL Agri Business Limited to Wilmar International, Singapore, at a transaction price of Rs 275 per share. The deal, valued at approximately Rs 7,150 crore, follows Adani's earlier 13.5 percent stake sale via an Offer for Sale (OFS) in January 2025 at the same price. With this acquisition, Wilmar International becomes the majority shareholder, raising its stake to around 64 percent in AWL Agri Business Limited. Adani's exit marks a strateg...Read More
Maharashtra FYJC Admissions 2025: The Maharashtra School Education Department has announced the Round 2 seat allotment list for FYJC (Class 11) admissions in 2025. Applicants who applied through the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) can now see which junior college they have been assigned. The allotment list includes the college's name, stream (Arts, Science, or Commerce), and merit scores. Students who have been assigned a seat must confirm acceptance between July 18 and July 21, 2025. Those...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
Patna: Unidentified assailants shot a prisoner, Chandan Mishra, who was admitted to a hospital in Patna for treatment on Thursday. The five gunmen involved in the firing incident were captured on CCTV installed in the hospital. The visuals also surfaced online. In the video, the gunmen could be seen entering Mishra's room with guns in their hands. After shooting Mishra, the accused fled from the spot. The victim is a resident of the Buxar district and is an undertrial prisoner. CCTV Footage Of...Read More
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has decided to implement a ban on artificial flowers, State Horticulture Minister Bharat Gogawale announced in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The decision came after a meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday. Minister Gogawale stated, "We are committed to supporting our farmers, and this step is essential to safeguard their interests," according to The Indian Express report. The move follows growing concerns among horticulture farmers ...Read More
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Mumbai: Mumbai Metropolitan Region's vital lakes and reservoirs have collectively reached over 80 per cent of their full useful water storage capacity, thanks to consistent monsoon showers. According to the latest data released by the Hydraulic Engineer's Department (Master Control Centre, Bhandup Complex) at 6:00 am on Wednesday, the total water stock across all lakes has climbed to 11.62 lakh million litres, which is 80.32 per cent of their total usable capacity. The city draws its drinking w...Read More
Mumbai: The under-construction Mumbai Metro Line 7A on Monday, 14th July 2025, marked a significant milestone with the successful breakthrough of the upline tunnel, the second and final tunnel of the corridor connecting Andheri (East) to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The initial drive of the TBM named Dhruv started on 4th November 2023. The length of this upline tunnel is about 1.65 km, which requires the installation of 1178 rings of 1.4m length for the tunnel lining. The ...Read More