Mumbai: St James Church, one of the oldest landmarks from Thane's colonial history, is getting a facelift to celebrate its 200th anniversary in July. The church was built in 1825 as a place of worship for British officers and soldiers when the town, then spelled as Tannah or Thana, was the headquarters of a large district in the Bombay Province. The restoration work on the church building is expected to continue for six months, but the jubilee will be celebrated on July 25. Rev Rajendra Bhosale...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the state government in response to a plea filed by Safdar Nagori, former chief of the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), seeking clarity on the status of his pending appeal against a sedition conviction. Nagori was convicted in 2017 by a Bhopal district court, along with 11 others, and sentenced to life imprisonment for sedition, under Section 124A of the IPC, and other serious charges including unlawful ...Read More
Mumbai, July 03: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane came down heavily against the party workers thrashing the people for not speaking in Marathi in Maharashtra. He dared them to go to Muslim areas like Null Bazar and Mohammed Ali Road in Mumbai and thrash the people living there as they do not speak Marathi. His statement came after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers thrashed a restaurant owner in Mira Road for nor speaking Marathi. The people in ...Read More
Mumbai: A day after Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik conducted a surprise sting operation exposing illegal bike taxi services, the state Transport Commissioner's office has issued strict directives to all Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) to take immediate action against unauthorised bike taxi operators. The State Transport Department has launched a special enforcement drive against the illegal operation of bike taxis across the state. In an official letter issued on Thursday by th...Read More
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leader and MP Ravishankar Prasad on Thursday had declared BJP Rajya Sabha MP and chief spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya as the next Bengal party chief. Addressing the gathering during a felicitation programme at Science City, Kolkata, Bhattacharya said, "Our only aim is to oust Trinamool Congress (TMC) from the state and we will fight unitedly to achieve our aim. BJP has gone through several odds to make its mark. In Bengal as well BJP has gone thro...Read More
Mumbai: Days after resigning from his post as the G20 Sherpa, retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Amitabh Kant joined IndiGo as a non-executive director. The airline with the largest market share in India will aim to benefit from Kant's rich administrative experience on national and global level. On Thursday, IndiGo announced the appointment of Kant, a 1980-batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, as a aon-executive director on the board of directors of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. He had...Read More
Navi Mumbai: As part of the ongoing 'Adopt Cleanliness - Eliminate Disease' campaign, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) intensified its action against single-use plastic. Raids conducted across various locations led to the collection of Rs 40,000 in fines from eight commercial establishments and the seizure of 8.5 kg of banned plastic materials, primarily plastic bags. In the Belapur ward, five shopkeepers were penalized Rs 25,000 collectively, and 4 kg of plastic was seized. In the Neru...Read More
Guwahati: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has directed Assam's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) to initiate legal proceedings against Special Chief Secretary MK Yadava for unauthorized diversion of 11.5 hectares of forest land in the Damcherra Innerline Reserve Forest in Hailakandi district of Barak Valley. Yadava, who was then serving as PCCF and Head of Forest Force (HoFF), had approved the use of the forest land by the Assam Police Housing Corpor...Read More
Mumbai: In a move aimed at curbing illegal sand transportation, Maharashtra's Revenue Minister, ChandraShekhar Bawankule, informed the State Assembly that sand transportation across the state would now be allowed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This decision is part of a broader effort to reduce accidents caused by illegal sand mining and improve transparency in sand transportation. Bawankule was replying on the issue raised by Congress MLA Nana Patole in the state assembly "Currently, sand exc...Read More
Mumbai: Indian flyers with credit cards of any major banks will now be able to access lounges at airports operated by Adani Airport Holdings Ltd. (AAHL). This initiative will remove the need of registering with intermediary platforms as the banks are now directly collaborating with the airport operator to allow lounge access. Air travellers are required to register their credit cards with intermediary platforms to access lounges at all domestic and international airports to relax and enjoy amen...Read More
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh): Following the tent collapse at Bageshwar Dham in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri has cancelled all programs for the next two days. A video of Dhirendra Shastri speaking has been circulating on social media, in which he clarifies that the main shade did not collapse, but only a small polythene tent fell. Hear Him Speak Below : According to information, the decision came after a man from Ayodhya died and eight others were injured when a waterp...Read More
Mumbai: A 14-year-old boy, angry after his mother asked him to go to tuition instead of playing, allegedly committed suicide by jumping from his residential building. The building is a 57-storey high-rise; however, the police are yet to determine exactly from which floor he jumped. The incident took place in Kandivali West at around 6 pm on Wednesday. The deceased boy was the only son of a Gujarati television actress. The Kandivali police registered an accidental death report on the same day. R...Read More
Meerut: Before the commencement of the holy Kanwar Yatra, discussions have once again started regarding the display of nameplates on eateries along the Kanwar route. The Yogi Adityanath-led UP government has made it mandatory for all shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to have proper licenses and clearly display the owner's original name In 2024, the matter had also reached the Supreme Court, which paused the Uttar Pradesh government's directive requiring shopkeepers to display their names. Top ...Read More
Bengaluru: An Additional Superintendent of Police, who was publicly humiliated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on April 28, 2025 at Belagavi, has sought voluntary retirement from the services. Though officer Narayan V Baramani has submitted his voluntary retirement application on June 12 to the Chief Secretary, the government had kept the issue under the wraps and tried to convince him to withdraw the application, First, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil tried to persuade Baraman...Read More
Delhi: As the monsoon advances towards northern India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts heavy rainfall in various regions of India. According to the weather department, the southwest monsoon in India, which has already advanced in many parts, is bringing rainfall, and due to this, IMD has issued a red, and orange alert in numerous parts of India. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heavy to very heavy rainfall has been recorded at isolated places over Raja...Read More
Kerala Lottery Result | Image: Wikipedia (Representational Image) The results of Kerala Lottery for Kerala Karunya Plus KN-579 on Thursday, July 03, will be announced at 3 PM today and the official results will be published on the website at 4 PM. The top prize for the lottery is a whopping ₹80,00,000. We at FPJ are keeping track of these results. If you have bought a lottery ticket and want to know the winners, you can find the list here. Kerala Lottery: Results for Karunya Plus KN-579 for Th...Read More
Bhubaneswar (Odisha): Following Odisha climbing to Rank 5 nationally in school education ranking 2023-24, former Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, expressed his joy and said that under the 5T initiative, the previous Biju Janata Dal government had transformed about 7000 schools to unleash new aspirations and open new horizons for school students. Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's Tweet In a post on X, former CM Naveen Patnaik shared, "Glad to share that Odisha has earned 5th rank natio...Read More
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh): A man died and eight others were injured after a waterproof tent collapsed due to heavy rain and strong winds at Madhya Pradesh's Bageshwar Dham, Chhatarpur on Thursday. The incident occurred in Garha village under Bamitha police station. Here, a group of devotees had arrived from Ayodhya to attend the birthday celebration of spiritual leader Dhirendra Krishna Shastri on July 4. After the morning aarti at 7 am, it started raining. People rushed under a tent to take...Read More
Mumbai: In a shocking revelation, over 1.07 crore investors across Maharashtra have been defrauded of a staggering ₹ 3.18 lakh crore through various phony schemes in the last 10 years. Details The alarming figures were disclosed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a written reply to the state legislative council on Wednesday. They expose the widespread reach of cybercrime and financial fraud in the state. According to the data, Mumbai alone accounted for ₹2.95 lakh crore of the total loss, ...Read More
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has instructed the officials to take steps to ensure a 100 per cent pass percentage in the Intermediate examination, an official statement said. Observing that the students in the 10th standard are passing in large numbers and the same number of students could not pass in the Intermediate, the Chief Minister ordered the officials to identify the challenges to achieve a good pass percentage of inter students and resolve them through some initia...Read More
Mumbai: The 40-year-old former teacher of Bombay Scottish High School, Mahim, Bipasha Kumar, who was arrested for sexually assaulting a male student on Saturday, has confessed to the police that she is still in love with the boy. She also admitted to attempting to re-establish contact with the boy through her maid. About The Case This confession comes amidst revelations of alleged sexual encounters in multiple hotels and a pattern of grooming through gifts and expensive meals. The police inves...Read More
Ramban (J&K): Authorities have set up 17 medical camps at langar sites, established mini hospitals, and deployed ambulances across Ramban district as the 38-day Amarnath pilgrimage commences today, weeks after the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead following religious profiling. Ramban Chief Medical Officer Kamal Zadoo's Statement Ramban Chief Medical Officer Kamal Zadoo told ANI, "On behalf of the health department, we have set up 17 camps at langar sites and lodgement centres ac...Read More
Rudraprayag: The Kedarnath Dham Yatra has been temporarily halted for now due to falling debris and stones at the Munkatia Sliding Zone under the Sonprayag area in Uttarakhand, police said on Thursday, adding that it will resume once the administration clears the road. "The road is blocked due to debris and stones falling in the Munkatia Sliding Zone under the Sonprayag area. The Kedarnath Dham Yatra has been temporarily halted for now. The Yatra will resume once the road is cleared", Rudrapray...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The newly elected BJP state president, Hemant Khandelwal, hit the ground running on Wednesday and spelt out his priorities. Calling his elevation a responsibility, he said every party worker will get their due, and, at the same time, anyone differing from the party line will be in trouble. Khandelwal was making his first address as state unit chief at the event where he was declared the new president, succeeding V.D. Sharma. He challenged the Congress to manage a ward-l...Read More
Paris: Joint Indian and French troops were engaged in a tug of war during the eighth edition of the Indo-French Joint Military Exercise Shakti at Camp Larzac in France's La Cavalerie. The video of the personnel from both armies engaging in a team-building exercise surfaced online. The eighth edition of the biennial India-French Joint Military Exercise 'Shakti' was held at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie in France from June 18. It concluded on July 2. Exercise Shakti-VIII underscored the growing defen...Read More
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has expressed deep concern over the abduction of three Indian workers from a factory in Mali's Kayes region and urged authorities in the West African country to ensure their "safe and expeditious" rescue. Statement Issued By The Ministry Of External Affairs "It has come to the knowledge of the Government of India that many military and government installations at multiple locations of western and central Mali were attacked by terrorists on July...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the state government to file separate FIRs for each death, provide ₹10 lakh compensation to each bereaved family, and suspend the licence of Mission Hospital, Damoh, after revelations that an unqualified man posing as a UK-based heart specialist caused multiple patient deaths. In its order dated July 1, the NHRC held the state accountable for gross negligence after it was found that Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav, ma...Read More
Mumbai: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city is set to experience overcast weather with heavy rains today on July 3. In Maharashtra, rainfall intensity remains strong in the Konkan and Ghat areas, leading to an orange alert being issued for these regions, while a yellow alert is noted in Nashik and Madhya Maharashtra. The Ghat regions of Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Satara, and Kolhapur will experience the most severe rainfall. Mumbai is expected to have cloudy wea...Read More
Noida: Liquor revenue in the city jumped by 35% in the first quarter of 2025-26 compared to the same period last year. The city recorded Rs 625 crore in liquor revenue from April to June 2025, compared to Rs 462 crore during the same period in 2024-25.According to excise department data, the revenue in the first quarter of 2023-24 was Rs 430 crore, showing a 7% growth between 2023-24 and 2024-25 and a much larger jump this year.The sharp rise is attributed to the new liquor policy in the state, ...Read More
Jhansi: A young MBBS student named Sarthak Khanna, from Lucknow's Nirala Nagar, died after falling from the second floor balcony of his hostel at Jhansi Medical College. Sarthak's father is a doctor and his mother runs a school, he is only son of his parents. Sarthak arrived in Jhansi from Lucknow on Tuesday night. Due to a lack of light in his own room, he was staying in a friend's room in the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hostel at Paramedical College. On Wednesday morning around 7:45 AM, Sarthak...Read More