Mumbai: Aimed at reducing high school dropout rates, raising the gross enrollment ratio in higher education to 50% and to enable students to secure fulfilling careers, 'Vidyadhan' scholarship program has announced to offer one lakh scholarships to economically disadvantaged students across the country. Launched in Kerala in 1999, Vidyadhan is an initiative by the Shibulal Family Philanthropic Initiatives (SFPI) and is currently active in 22 states and union territories of the country. In the ne...Read More
Patna, Jul 10: It gives a sigh of relief to the common people especially the lower strata of the society when the government schemes translates into reality and come knocking as a big help to the needy people in the form of financial aid. Tomorrow i.e. July 11 is going to be a historic day for more than one crore people of Bihar as old age people, widowed women and differently abled persons will be getting hiked amount of pension. The state cabinet recently almost tripled the amount of pension....Read More
Mumbai: The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group and Mandai Wildlife Group have joined hands to enhance the country's appeal as a top travel destination by co-creating customer experiences through exclusive privileges, and spotlighting the crucial work of wildlife conservation for the planet. The partnership will also extend assistance from SIA in transferring animals from Singapore's wildlife parks to accredited zoos across the world. As part of efforts to boost inbound travel from key internationa...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): West Central Railway (WCR) earned ₹1,525 crore originating revenue from goods traffic in the three months from April to June of the current financial year, which is 9 percent more than Rs 1399.38 crore in the same period last year. WCR includes the Jabalpur, Bhopal, and Kota railway divisions. Along with this, the target of Rs 1522 crore 57 lakh set for the first quarter has also been surpassed. Talking about the month of June alone, Rs 502 crore 12 lakh was earned as o...Read More
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a probe against an administrative officer with the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on the allegations that he misappropriated the funds of LIC by dishonestly transferring the same to the accounts of third parties and later on transferred to his own account and also tried to destruct the related records of LIC for concealing evidence. According to the CBI, it is alleged that during the period of July 2023 and January 2024,...Read More
Mumbai: A three-year-old boy discovered soaked and roaming alone on a rainy night in Shivajinagar, Govandi, was quickly brought back to his family only hours following his kidnapping, due to the prompt response of the Mumbai Police and the immediate assistance of a caring local resident. At approximately 11:00 pm on July 8, a woman in the Shivajinagar region noticed the child by himself on Road No 4. Drenched by the rain and evidently disoriented, the boy couldn't express his origins according ...Read More
Surat/Ahmedabad/Rajkot: Just a day after the horrific collapse of the Gambhira bridge between Vadodara and Anand, which claimed 15 lives, chilling visuals of the tragedy have sparked widespread fear and anger among citizens across Gujarat. The bridge collapse has become a grim reminder of the state's crumbling infrastructure -- exposing the neglect and decay of dozens of critical bridges still in use. One such example is in Surat's Parvat Gam, where a bridge over the Mithi creek, built by the S...Read More
New Delhi: A fake message claiming to be a preliminary investigation report into an alleged crash of Air India Flight AI-171 is circulating widely on WhatsApp. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) took to social media to issue a fact-check. The viral message, which attributes the report to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), has been confirmed as false by government authorities. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, PIB wrote, "A message circulating on #WhatsApp claims to be ...Read More
Vadodara: The death toll in the collapse of a span of the 45-year-old Gambhira Bridge over the Mahisagar River, connecting Central Gujarat to Saurashtra, has risen to 14, while six persons are still missing. In this incident, vehicles including two trucks, two pickups and a rickshaw passing over the bridge fell into the Mahisagar River flowing on both banks. Official sources said that 14 people have died in this accident, while more than 8 people were rescued. On Thursday morning, during the se...Read More
Gurugram: Torrential rain brought Gurugram to a near standstill on Thursday, July 10, making the district administration to issue a work from home advisory for all corporate offices and private institutions. The advisory, issued after a night of intense rainfall, aims to ease road congestion and ensure public safety. Between 7:00 pm on July 9 and 7:00 am on July 10, the city recorded 133 mm of rain, with a staggering 103 mm falling in just a 90-minute window between 7:30 pm and 9:00 pm. The Ind...Read More
Mumbai: The renovated Carnac Bridge, now called the Sindoor Flyover, linking the eastern and western corridors of South Mumbai, was officially opened on Thursday morning by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The flyover is anticipated to significantly aid in improving East-West traffic flow in South Mumbai. Traffic movement is said to start by 3 pm. CM Devendra Fadnavis opens the Sindoor Flyover, previously referred to as Carnac Bridge. Linking the east and west of South Mumbai, the bridge's nam...Read More
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has suspended the license of Ajanta Caterers, the service provider for the MLA hostel canteen in Mumbai, following an incident where Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad assaulted a staff member over complaints of stale food. The suspension is based on violations of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and relevant licensing regulations. The FDA's suspension order was issued after inspectors inspected the Akashwani MLA hostel, prompting Aj...Read More
AP POLYCET Seat Allotment Result 2025: The Department of Technical Education, Andhra Pradesh, was expected to announce the AP POLYCET 2025 Phase 1 Seat Allotment Result on July 9, 2025. It has been postponed, though, and will now be announced today, July 10, 2025. Once released, candidates will be able to check and download the AP POLYCET 2025 seat allotment results at polycet.ap.gov.in. In order to access the AP POLYCET 2025 phase 1 seat allotment result, candidates will have to enter the logi...Read More
Mumbai: Indian stock markets opened lower on Thursday as investors stayed cautious ahead of the quarterly results of IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Both benchmark indices -- the Sensex and Nifty -- slipped in early trade. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 76.99 points to 83,461.90. Meanwhile, the 50-share NSE Nifty was down 23.15 points at 25,452.95. Caution Ahead of Earnings Season TCS is set to announce its Q1 earnings later in the day, officially kicking off the earnings season. I...Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Thursday morning, concluding his five-nation tour that spanned from July 2 to 9. The diplomatic journey covered Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, and included his participation in the 17th BRICS Summit held in Rio de Janeiro under Brazil's chairmanship. In the first leg of his visit, PM Modi arrived in Ghana's capital city of Accra on July 2. This marked the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the ...Read More
Bengaluru: Bengaluruians have been enjoying cool weather over the past few days. The city is set to experience moderate to heavy rainfall on July 10, 2025. Cloudy skies are also expected in the city which is expected to remain the same throughout the day. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in some regions of Karnataka. The city woke up at 06: 00 AM. The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to range from 21 degrees Celsius to 28 degrees Celsius, respecti...Read More
Bengaluru: A 26-year-old man accused of operating an Instagram account that uploaded non-consensual videos of women walking in Bengaluru's public spaces has been detained by police. The arrest comes after a viral Instagram post by a young woman who alleged she had been secretly filmed and subjected to harassment online. The woman had flagged the issue in her post, alleging that she was secretly filmed on Church Street and despite reporting the account and requesting the video to be taken down, ...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A political row has erupted in state over the Ujjain district administration's decision to close schools every Monday during the holy month of Shravan -- a move the Congress slammed as "irrelevant" and aimed at appeasing the Chief Minister, while the BJP defended it as respectful of religious traditions. The controversy centres around an order issued by Ujjain Collector Raushan Kumar Singh declaring holiday for all government and private schools under the Ujjain Municip...Read More
Mumbai: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held that a minor child cannot be subject to DNA test merely because the man suspects his wife of adultery. The court said that the DNA test for paternity determination is ordered in exceptional cases. Justice RM Joshi quashed February 2020 family court's order directing a minor boy to undergo the test. The judge emphasised that merely because a man claims he is entitled to divorce on the ground of adultery does not make it an eminent case f...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the families of those who died in the bridge collapse in Vadodara. He also announced Rs 50,000 for the injured. At least nine people were killed after a portion of the Gambhira bridge collapsed in the Padra area of Gujarat Vadodara district on Wednesday. In a post on X, the CM Patel said, The collapse of a span of the Gambhira Bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara, has caused an ...Read More
Guwahati: Former legislator Kapchen Rajkumar, 65, was killed in a tragic elephant attack early Wednesday morning while walking from his native Namsang village to Deomali in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district, sources said. The incident has shocked the region, where Rajkumar was widely respected for his public service and leadership. He is survived by his wife and several children. Born on April 15, 1960, in Namsang, Rajkumar was the son of Wangmei Rajkumar, a former acting village chief. He se...Read More
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Banking and insurance operations across Indore came to a standstill on Wednesday as employees joined a nationwide general strike against what they termed 'anti-people and anti-worker' economic policies of the central government. Members of key unions -- All India Bank Employees Association, All India Bank Officers Association, BEFI, All India Insurance Employees Association, LIC Employees Federation and General Insurance Employees Association -- participated in the stri...Read More
Vadodara (Gujarat), July 09: Heartbreaking scenes have emerged from the site where the part of Gambhira Bridge collapsed into the Mahisagar river on Wednesday morning. The tragic incident occurred today claimed the lives of 11 people. A video has surfaced from the site, in which a mother is seen crying helplessly in pain for her son who reportedly died in the tragic incident. Her screams, full of shock and pain, have touched millions of hearts in the country, showing the deep human loss in the d...Read More
Lucknow: In a political move that electrified the heart of Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav fired the first salvo in what's becoming a pitched ideological battle over the Kanwar Yatra. Accusing the BJP government of "betraying Shiva devotees," Akhilesh announced that under a future SP government, a grand Kanwar Corridor which will be fully stocked with food, rest shelters, and modern amenities would be built at a cost of ₹1,000 crore. The announcement didn't just rattle polit...Read More
Thane: The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has denied the presence of potholes on the newly inaugurated Katai-Nilje flyover, located at the Palava junction on Dombivli-Manpada Road. The flyover, inaugurated on July 4 by Dombivli MLA Rajesh More from the Eknath Shinde faction, was temporarily closed for few hours after videos appearing to show potholes went viral on social media. An MSRDC official clarified that the issue was not potholes, but excess bitumen on the road su...Read More
Mumbai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed its first supplementary chargesheet against Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, before the NIA Special Court at Patiala House, New Delhi. The move comes after Rana's extradition from the United States in April this year and fresh evidence uncovered during interrogation. The court is expected to take cognizance of the chargesheet in the coming days, paving the way for the trial to formally commence. On ...Read More
Panvel: In a major push to tackle the growing problem of traffic congestion, the Panvel Municipal Corporation has announced the construction of two multi-storey parking complexes. "The ambitious project aims to provide a long-term solution to parking shortages in the busy commercial areas of the city" said an official. The lack of adequate parking facilities was observed to be causing severe traffic jams, especially in key areas. To address this, the civic body has taken up the construction of ...Read More
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) at Cooper Hospital has strongly condemned the recent notification issued by the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC), which allows homeopathic practitioners who have completed a six-month Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP) to register under the MMC as modern medicine practitioners. Citing notification dated June 30, 2025, Cooper MARD expressed "shock and unrest" within the allopathic medical community. In a statement, th...Read More
Palghar, Maharashtra: In a major reshuffle of senior IPS officers, the Maharashtra Home Department has transferred two high-ranking police officials in a move that has raised eyebrows due to its political undercurrents. According to an official order issued today, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Niket Kaushik has been appointed as the new Police Commissioner of the Mira-Bhayandar Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Commissionerate. Kaushik, who previously headed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in ...Read More
Jaipur: An Indian Air Force's (IAF) Jaguar trainer fighter jet crashed in Churu, Rajasthan, on Wednesday afternoon, claiming the lives of both pilot and co-pilot onboard. The Indian Air Force has constituted a Court of Inquiry to ascertain the causes of the accident. The plane crashed in an agriculture field in Bhanuda village at around 1.25 pm, with locals reporting a loud explosion. The debris of the fighter jet got scattered in a large area at the place where the plane crashed; however, no c...Read More