Bengaluru, June 30: Fuelling the speculations about the change in Karnataka government leadership, AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge said that the high command will take a call on the chief minister and not based on the statements of any state leaders. Kharge was on a three days visit to Bengaluru, where the reporters asked him about the visit of AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, who is meeting MLAs individually and speculations about the leadership changes in the State. Kharge...Read More
Jaipur: The Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) in Alwar Rajasthan has come up with country's first tiger memorial dedicated to its Rajmata, tigress ST-2 who repopulated this reserve with a family of 34 tigers. "Sariska has been repopulated thanks to tigress ST-2. The STR has 48 big cats, and 34 have come from the tigress' family. It gave life back to Sariska from the brink of extinction," said forest minister of the Sanjay Sharma, unveiling the memorial which has statues of the tigress and cubs on Sun...Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a multi-nation visit to Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia in the first week of July, with a primary focus on attending the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro and holding bilateral meetings with key global leaders, officials said on Monday. Addressing a special briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the Prime Minister's visit to Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, Secretary ...Read More
Kolkata: Arindam Kanjilal, victim's advocate in the alleged Kolkata gang rape case which happened on June 25, in his interaction with ANI, said, that the highest punishment shall not be less than 20 years and can lead up to life imprisonment. He said, "Based on the FIR registered by the victim the matter that came forward that it is a gang rape.... The highest punishment shall not be less than 20 years and can exceed up to life imprisonment." Arindam appreciated the swift action taken by the Be...Read More
New Delhi: The vice chancellor of Dr B R Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD), Anu Singh Lather, has said the institution is deliberately avoiding the term Indian Knowledge System in favour of the 'Bharatiya Knowledge System' as "India is a foreign word". Asserting its cultural identity and academic autonomy, the university's choice of terminology reflects a deeper philosophical and historical consciousness, according to Lather. "The word India itself is foreign to all of us," she said during an in...Read More
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Monday after a four-day rally amid emergence of profit-taking, mainly in bank stocks. After staying in the negative territory throughout the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex later dropped 452.44 points or 0.54 per cent to settle at 83,606.46. During the day, it tanked 576.77 points or 0.68 per cent to 83,482.13. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 120.75 points or 0.47 per cent to 25,517.05. From the Sensex firms, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra ...Read More
Shimla: Heavy rains continue to lash Shimla and other parts of Himachal Pradesh. A video of a five-storey building collapsing in Mathu Colony in Shimla has surfaced. The owner, Anjana Verma, said that they had evacuated the building, Raj Niwas, last night due to incessant rains and landslides. The incident took place during the wee hours of Monday and no loss of life neither any injuries were reported in the collapse. The viral video shows, the building's green-coloured roof giving way, with deb...Read More
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh): A video showing, nearly a hundred commuters on two-wheelers using a railway track to cross a bridge is going viral on social media on Monday. The video is said to be from Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur where residents were allegedly forced to use the railway bridge due to the poor condition of nearby roads and lack of any alternative route. In the video, it can be seen that people are walking on the railway track with their bikes and they are pushing their vehicles instead ...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
Anantnag: A court in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag denied bail to a man accused of raping a 70-year-old tourist from Maharashtra. The court termed the incident a reflection of "depravity a "sick mentality" within society, reported PTI. The judge also highlighted the need to preserve moral values. On Friday, Principal Sessions Judge Anantnag, Tahir Khurshid Raina, rejected the bail application of the accused, Zubair Ahmad from Ganeshbal Pahalgam. The tourist was allegedly raped at a hotel in Paha...Read More
Odisha: Just after the distrubing incident of Puri rath yatra stampede, Congress party carried out a protest towards Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi's house. During the protest, a senior officer was recorded giving shocking instructions to the police personnel. In the viral video, he can be heard saying, 'break their legs.' The video has went viral on the social media as a senior police officer, identified as Bhubaneswar Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Narasingha Bhol can be se...Read More
Port Blair: An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 hit the Andaman Sea on Monday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 10.09 am at a depth of 10 kilometres. In a social media post on X, the NCS wrote, "EQ of M: 4.7, On: 30/06/2025 10:09:03 IST, Lat: 9.43 N, Long: 94.17 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Andaman Sea." Further details awaited. Earlier on June 25, an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale struck the Andaman Sea, accord...Read More
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In a key breakthrough in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, jewellery belonging to Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi was recovered from a Ratlam flat connected to accused Shilom James. Alongside the ornaments, a laptop, pen drive, and several documents were also seized. East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem said, "The SIT led by SI Anthony Khongsit and SI Karan Pachua, with the assistance of officers from Alkapuri Police Station, recovered jewellery of Sonam and Raja Raghuvanshi from...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): In his Mann Ki Baat program, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took mentioned Suma Uike who hails from Bhajiyapar village of Katangi block in Balaghat district. He praised her skills of earning livelihood. Uike joined a self-help group and took training in mushroom cultivation and animal husbandry. Now she earns additional income through thermal therapy and 'Didi Kendra' canteen. Chief minister Mohan Yadav listened to Mann Ki Baat programme at residence of local B...Read More
Bengaluru: A day after an unidentified woman's body was found stuffed in a sack and dumped in a garbage truck in Bengaluru, an initial investigation revealed that she was killed by her live-in partner. The accused, Mohammed Shamshuddin, has been arrested by the police. After the body was found, the police started scanning the CCTV footage and on the basis of other evidence they managed to track the 33-year-old accused, reported NDTV. The accused is reportedly a native of Assam. As per the repor...Read More
Sangareddy (Telangana): Over a dozen workers sustained injuries in an explosion at a chemical factory in Pasamailaram Phase 1 area of Telangana's Sangareddy district on Monday, said officials. Soon after receiving the information about the incident, 11 fire tenders rushed to the spot and are engaged in firefighting operations. "The incident took place at Sigachi Pharma Company, Pasamailaram Phase 1. Eleven fire tenders have reached the site. Nearly 15-20 people have been injured. Further detai...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Madhya Pradesh has received investment proposals worth over Rs 15,710 crore during an interactive session held in Surat, Gujarat, on Sunday. In response to the strong investor interest, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced opening of a new office of Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation (MPIDC) in Ahmedabad. The proposed investments are expected to create more than 11,250 jobs in the state. CM Yadav said the session is aimed to encourage Gujarat-based indus...Read More
Tiruppur: A newlywed woman in Tamil Nadu died by suicide on Sunday, June 29, after sustained mental and physical torture over alleged dowry demands by her husband and in-laws. The deceased, 27-year-old Ridhanya, had married Kavinkumar, 28, just three months ago in April. Her family had reportedly given a Volvo car worth Rs 70 lakh and 800 grams of gold jewellery as dowry. According to the police, Ridhanya consumed fumigant pesticide tablets inside her car near a temple in Mondipalayam. Locals ...Read More
Mumbai: The political row over Maharashtra's controversial three-language policy intensified on Monday, with Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut accusing the BJP of spreading lies and the state cabinet officially withdrawing the contentious Government Resolutions (GRs) following days of protests. Raut Hits Back At Devendra Fadnavis Raut hit back at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who had claimed that former CM Uddhav Thackeray had earlier accepted the Dr Raghunath Mashelkar Committe...Read More
Gorakhpur (UP): President Droupadi Murmu will on Monday grace the first convocation ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Gorakhpur, officials said. The president will award medals to meritorious students from the institute's first graduating batch and deliver a keynote address to inspire the budding medical professionals. AIIMS-Gorakhpur AIIMS-Gorakhpur has fast emerged as the dream destination for medical services across eastern Uttar Pradesh, neighbouring Bihar...Read More
Chennai: The capital city is known as the Gateway to South India, and usually experiences hot and humid weather conditions during the summer and early monsoon months. On June 30, 2025, the city's weather is expected to remain warm and humid, with occasional chances of light rainfall due to the ongoing Southwest Monsoon influence. On Monday, the capital city woke up at 05: 42 AM and the sun is likely to set at 6: 36 PM. Today, the minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to be around 29 degre...Read More
New Delhi: India and the United States are moving ahead with their trade discussions in Washington. The Indian delegation, led by Rajesh Agrawal, is in the US capital for the negotiations. Agrawal is a senior official in India's commerce department. Recently, another member from the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) joined the Indian team to support the discussions. Sources close to the talks say that things are going smoothly. Both countries are trying to finalise an interim trade agr...Read More
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Mumbai: The city's water reserves received a welcome boost as the collective stock in lakes supplying drinking water to Mumbai crossed the 40 per cent mark, according to the latest data released by the BMC's Hydraulic Engineer's Department on Monday morning. As of 6:00 am on June 30, 2025, the total useful water stock stood at 5,82,175 million litres, which is 40.22 per cent of the total required storage capacity of 14.47 lakh million litres. Thanks to consistent rainfall over the past week, in...Read More
Mumbai: The Indian benchmark indices opened flat on Monday amid positive global cues, as buying was seen in the PSU bank and IT sectors in the early trade. At around 9.27 am, Sensex was trading 1.35 points up at 84,057.55 while the Nifty added 6.50 points or 0.03 per cent at 25,644.30. According to analysts, decline in geopolitical tensions in West Asia, the sharp pull back of Brent crude to $67 and reports of positive developments on the trade front with possibilities of trade deals between US...Read More
Dehradun: The 24-hour ban on Char Dham Yatra was lifted on Monday, stated officials. While speaking to ANI, Garhwal Divisional Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said, "The 24-hour ban on Char Dham Yatra has been lifted." The commissioner further stated that the District Magistrates of all districts along the Yatra route have been instructed to stop vehicles in view of weather conditions in their respective districts. About The Suspension This comes after the Char Dham Yatra was suspended on S...Read More
New Delhi: Torrent Pharmaceuticals on Sunday announced the acquisition of majority stake in J B Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals in a Rs 19,500-crore deal that will make it India's second most valued pharma company. Torrent will acquire 46.39 per cent stake from promoters Tau Investment Holdings Pte Ltd (a unit of global investment firm) for about Rs 11,917 crore. It would additionally buy another 2.80 per cent from certain employees of JB Chemicals at the same acquisition price of Rs 1,600 per sh...Read More
Navi Mumbai: The father of a three-day-old girl who was found abandoned in a blue basket outside Navi Mumbai's Panvel wad traced and detained on Sunday, the police said. According to them, the infant's parents were not financially stable enough to raise her. Due to this, the couple decided to give up the baby to an orphanage that could look after her, reported PTI. However, the Navi Mumbai police's crime branch traced the infant's father, Aman Iqbal Kondkar, a resident of Thane's Bhiwandi, withi...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The recruitment of police inspectors will now be conducted along the lines of the Public Service Commission (PSC) framework by the Employees Selection Board (ESB), which will conduct the exam, officials said. The last recruitment for sub-inspector (SI) posts was conducted by the then recruitment agency Vyapam in 2018. Officials said that earlier, the plan was to engage PSC in conducting the exam, but due to technical reasons, it was decided that the ESB would handle the...Read More
Patna: A political slugfest erupted afresh on Sunday when RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav promised to throw Waqf Act into trash if INDIA bloc formed the government after the assembly election as JD (U) claimed that his assurance was intended at wooing the minority community for their votes before the assembly election. State JD (U) president Umesh Kushwaha said that RJD's so-called concern for the members of minority community was mere eyewash, intended at getting their votes. He claimed that those s...Read More
Kolkata: Attending a programme at Panihati in North 24 Parganas, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday had condemned the rape incident in college. The Union Education Minister also lamented the decline of Bengal's legacy in education and culture during Trinamool Congress (TMC) regime. "The culprits will be tried in the people's court of Bengal. They must be thrown out only then peace will return in Bengal. This is not just a matter of CBI probe. Mamata didi was once a student l...Read More