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Jammu, Jul 17: Junior doctors in Government Medical College (GMC) hospital Jammu Thursday continued to be on strike amid protests for the second day against alleged assault on a couple of their colleagues by the attendants of a patient on July 16. An FIR was registered in the case on Wednesday after the incident yet the junior doctors refused to join their duties till the arrest of the main accused in the alleged assault case. Though senior doctors, all faculty members and Consultants performe ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar and West Bengal on July 18 to launch and dedicate a series of development projects spanning key sectors, including railways, roads, energy, IT, and rural development. The projects collectively amount to over Rs 12,200 crore. In Bihar, at a public event in Motihari around 11:30 AM, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate, and dedicate to the nation infrastructure and development initiatives worth more than Rs 7 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17: India achieved a significant breakthrough in its air defence capabilities on Wednesday with the successful destruction of two high-speed aerial targets by Akash Prime, the upgraded version of the Akash Weapon System, in the high-altitude Ladakh. The tests, conducted above 4,500 metres, validated the performance of the Akash Prime system, which features advanced upgrades including an indigenously developed Radio Frequency seeker. Designed to meet the Indian Army's operational n ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 17: Bharti Airtel has announced a partnership with AI-powered search engine Perplexity, offering a free 12-month subscription of Perplexity Pro -- worth Rs 17,000 -- to all its mobile, Wi-Fi, and DTH customers across India. A statement said that Perplexity is a conversational search engine that delivers real-time, accurate answers instead of listing web pages. The Pro version includes advanced features such as access to premium AI models like GPT-4.1 and Claude, image generation, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17: Syrian government forces began withdrawing from the southern city of Suwayda following a tentative ceasefire deal with Druze militias after days of intense clashes. The move came hours after Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus, targeting government installations in a sharp escalation of regional tensions. At least three people were killed in the strikes on the Syrian capital, which Israel said were carried out in support of the country's Druze population, an Arab minority group c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17: Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh formally welcomed back two mountaineering teams that successfully summited Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro at a ceremony held at South Block, New Delhi. The Everest expedition marked the 60th anniversary of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi. It was conducted in collaboration with the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling, and the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports (JIM&WS), Pahalga ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 17: The 44th Foundation Day of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was marked with enthusiasm in Srinagar, celebrating a significant milestone for Jammu and Kashmir in cooperative development and digital transformation. The event brought together stakeholders from the cooperative and banking sectors, reflecting on NABARD's four-decade journey of empowering rural India. A special presentation highlighted the institution's achievements and its evolving r ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 17: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty settled lower on Thursday following selling in IT and banking shares and investors remaining in a wait-and-watch mode ahead of the outcome of the US-India trade talks. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 375.24 points or 0.45 per cent to settle at 82,259.24. During the day, it fell by 415.21 points or 0.50 per cent to 82,219.27. The 50-share NSE Nifty closed lower by 100.60 points or 0.40 per cent to 25,111.45. Fresh foreign fund outflows a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated several cooperative and employment-linked initiatives at the 'Sahkar & Rojgar Utsav' in Jaipur, marking India's lead in launching the International Year of Cooperatives - 2025. The event, attended by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, former CM Vasundhara Raje, and senior officials, featured the virtual inauguration of 24 grain storage warehouses and 64 mille ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 17: After one of the hottest and driest Junes in nearly five decades, Kashmir has witnessed a dramatic weather shift with surplus rainfall bringing much-needed relief to the region. Kashmir recorded 47.67 mm of rain in just over two weeks of July, reducing its annual rainfall deficit from 50 percent to 28 percent, officials said. The rains have been especially welcomed by farmers and orchardists who were struggling under prolonged dry conditions and soaring temperatures last mont ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital. In a post on X, PMO India, according to the news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, "Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri @manojsinha, met Prime Minister @narendramodi." The meeting came amidst heightened administrative and security focus in the Union Territory. Though details about what transpired during the meeting remained undisclosed, the interac ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 17: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday strongly condemned the continued Israeli aggression on Syrian territory. The organization referred to the unprovoked Israeli strikes on Syria as blatant interference in the internal affairs of the country. The organization termed the aggression a flagrant violation of international law, international resolutions, and Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. According to a press statem ...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 >
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Srinagar, July 17: NASA has revealed that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may naturally produce cell-like compartments called vesicles in its hydrocarbon-rich lakes. These lakes, filled with liquid methane and ethane, provide a unique environment where such structures -- vital for forming protocells that support chemical reactions -- could emerge on their own. According to research published on July 10 in the journal International Journal of Astrobiology, the formation of vesicles on Titan is tho ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 17: Dubai is set to welcome the world's tallest hotel later this year with the launch of the Ciel Dubai Marina. Soaring over 1,197 feet (365 meters), the iconic tower will surpass the current record-holder, Gevora Hotel, which stands at 1,169 feet (356 meters), according to Newsweek. Developed by The First Group and designed by the renowned NORR Group, Ciel will feature 82 floors and around 1,004 rooms, including 147 suites. The hotel aims to redefine luxury hospitality with its ...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 >
Srinagar, Jul 15: Over a decade since the devastating floods of 2014 rendered a major part of the Bone and Joint Hospital here 'unsafe', the new building funded by World Bank as part of Jhelum-Tawi Flood Recovery Project was inaugurated today by J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The new hospital building is expected to alleviate the inconveniences faced by patients and doctors at the congested, dilapidated existing structures. The new state-of-art building is a G+5 structure with modular opera ...Read More >
Chennai: Madras high court has clarified that private self-financing medical colleges are required to pay only a stipend, and not a full salary, to in-service govt doctors pursuing postgraduate or super-specialty courses under the govt quota.A division bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Surender passed the order while partly allowing a batch of appeals moved by Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College and others. They challenged a single judge's order that directed private colleges to pay sala ...Read More >
Doda/Ramban, Jul 15: Eight persons, including a minor, were killed and twenty-nine others, including three Amarnath pilgrims, were injured in four separate road accidents in Doda and Ramban districts on Tuesday. In two separate road accidents, seven persons died whereas 19 persons sustained injuries in Doda district while one person was killed and six others, including three Amarnath Yatris sustained injuries, after the vehicles, they were travelling in, met with accidents on National Highway-44 ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday asked the state govt for its stand on grant of heritage status to Savarkar Sadan building at Shivaji Park, Dadar (W), where late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar resided.Chief Justice Alokh Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne heard a PIL by Abhinav Bharat Congress through its president Pankaj Phadnis. It expressed apprehension that prior to the ground-plus-4-storey building being bestowed heritage status, it is likely to be demolished. In Feb 2009, the Mumbai Heritag ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed deep sorrow over the demise of legendary marathoner Fauja Singh, calling him "an exceptional athlete with incredible determination" whose life inspired generations. Fauja Singh, widely known as the "Turbaned Torpedo" and celebrated as the world's oldest marathon runner, died at the age of 114 after being hit by an unidentified vehicle during his routine walk in Bias village of Punjab's Jalandhar district. He sustained severe head i ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended a warm welcome to Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on his return to Earth, hailing the astronaut's pioneering journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as a "defining moment" in India's space exploration journey. Group Captain Shukla, the first Indian to travel to the ISS, landed safely in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego at 3:02 pm IST aboard SpaceX's Dragon capsule Grace, completing the 18-day-long Axiom-4 ( ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15: The death of a 20-year-old B.Ed. student in Odisha, who self-immolated after weeks of alleged sexual harassment and administrative inaction, has ignited a fierce political row, with opposition leaders accusing the BJP-led state government of systemic failure and "institutional betrayal." The ruling party has dismissed the charges as politically motivated. According to The Times of India, the student succumbed to her burn injuries on Tuesday, three days after she set herself o ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 15: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday inaugurated a two-day Skill Fair and Exhibition at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan to mark World Youth Skills Day. The event showcased the talents of youth from all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh, receiving training at various skill development centres. CM Yogi emphasised the importance of equipping youth with cutting-edge skills such as artificial intelligence and digital literacy. "Skilled youth are the backbone of a self-reliant India," he s ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15: In an exclusive interview with the BBC, US President Donald Trump said he is "disappointed but not done" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following his announcement to send weapons to Ukraine and impose tariffs if a ceasefire isn't reached within 50 days. Asked if he trusts Putin, Trump replied, "I trust almost no-one." He said he had hoped for a peace deal "four different times," but was let down each time. "We're working at it," he said, adding, "Then he'll knock down ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers' Meeting, marking a significant diplomatic engagement amid efforts to stabilise India-China ties. In a post on social media platform X, Dr. Jaishankar said he "called on President Xi Jinping this morning in Beijing along with my fellow SCO Foreign Ministers." He conveyed greetings from President Droupadi Murm ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has dismissed recent media reports that claimed it had ordered warning labels on popular Indian snacks like samosa, jalebi and laddoo. The ministry called these reports "misleading, incorrect, and baseless." In a statement, the ministry explained that it had only issued an advisory for workplaces, asking them to display information boards in areas like canteens, lobbies, and meeting rooms. These boards are meant to create awareness a ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 15: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has announced an extension of the Income Tax Return (ITR) filing deadline to ensure a smoother and more convenient experience for taxpayers. According to Section 234A of the Income Tax Act, individuals who file their ITR and pay any outstanding self-assessment tax by the new deadline will not be liable to pay interest. This extension applies to a wide range of taxpayers, including both salaried individuals and the self-employed. It's i ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 15: The scheduled execution of Nimisha Priya, a Malayali nurse facing the death penalty in Yemen, has been postponed following the intervention of the Grand Mufti of India, Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad. The development was confirmed through a press release issued by the Grand Mufti on Tuesday. The Grand Mufti stepped in after Puthuppally MLA Chandy Oommen approached him last week, requesting help based on his close ties with Sufi scholars in Yemen. Responding to the call, Sheikh Abubakr ...Read More >
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