New Delhi: A 20-year-old youth was fatally stabbed in a road rage incident in east Delhi's Geeta Colony on Friday night. The scuffle began when his scooter grazed another two-wheeler and the three men astride allegedly assaulted and stabbed the victim.The deceased, Yash, was the only son of his parents. Police have apprehended the three accused. The cops said that while Mohammed Aman and Lucky were both in their early twenties, the third accused'
Ahmedabad: The final human toll in the Air India Flight 171 tragedy stands at 260 people, officials in Gujarat announced, two weeks after the Boeing 787 crashed shortly after take-off from the city's only airport in the deadliest aviation incident in the country in three decades. The final death toll of 260 -- comprising 241 passengers and crew members aboard the aircraft and 19 people killed on the ground -- is lower than initial estimates of 2
Srinagar: Ahead of the annual Amaranth Yatra, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with various stakeholders here on Saturday to discuss arrangements for the smooth pilgrimage. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was present at the interaction at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) here in which members of the civil society, religious leaders, DDC chairpersons, members of business and trade associations, and MLAs also parti
Chandigarh: T20Is isn't really the Indian women's forte but Nottingham celebrated a Super Saturday as they started their five-match series with a thumping 97-run win over England at Trent Bridge. Smriti Mandhana set up brilliantly with a fluent century, becoming the only Indian player with a century in each format - Tests, ODIs and now T20s. She led from the front in some style after skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was rested as a precaution after suff
MUMBAI: As they discovered during the Leeds Test, Indian bowlers have their task cut out in this England series. For an inexperienced line-up, they faced some of the toughest conditions to bowl. Tailor-made for a fourth innings chase to aid England's Bazball gameplan, there was no margin for error on a benign Headingley pitch. Pacer Prasidh Krishna was one of the worst sufferers. The trick on such a surface is to figure out the perfect length to
Maharashtra FYJC Admission 2025 1st Merit List: The Maharashtra School Education and Sports Department has released the CAP round 1 allotment list/merit list for First Year Junior College (FYJC) or Class 11 admission today, June 28. Candidates who registered for the counselling process can check the Maharashtra FYJC 1st merit list on the official website at mahafyjcadmissions.in. Direct link to check Maharashtra FYJC 1st merit list 2025 Candida
IMPHAL: Former Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh said on Friday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is doing everything it can to restore peace and bring back a "popular government" in the northeastern state. "We are not fighting any political party. Our only aim is to end the crisis and bring peace to the state," he told the media after attending a BJP meeting at Thambal Sanglen in Imphal, chaired by state BJP president A. Sarda Devi. He
New Delhi: India's track and field athletes are preparing for the season this year at various private and government run training centres as per Athletics Federation of India (AFI) ambitious plan to give them the freedom to train at centres of their choice. AFI has also done away with long-duration training camps except for relay teams. The idea is to create an open and competitive training environment and broaden the talent pool. Senior AFI off
Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], June 28 (ANI): Police arrested three accused, including Gujarat Congress Vice President Hira Jotva and son Digvijay Jotva, in an alleged MGNREGA Scam on Saturday, after a survey of 11 villages revealed that the government money was siphoned off, Bharuch Superintendent of Police (SP) Mayur Chawda said. "As soon as a doubt arose about an illicit practice in MGNREGA, Bharuch DDO started a primary investigation in 56 villa
Kolkata: Just over a year ago, 83 of 98 English wickets to fall were taken by Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav during a five-match home series. Off-spinner Ashwin averaged 24.8 runs per wicket and struck every 36.1 balls, left-arm spinner Jadeja averaged 25.05 and 46.2. Left arm wrist spinner Yadav? 20.15 and 36, numbers that were only bettered by Bumrah. If playing on the psychological pivot of recency was a game, Indi
Mumbai: Popular actress and dancer Shefali Jariwala, widely known for her appearance in the iconic music video 'Kanta Laga', has passed away at the age of 42. The shocking news has sent a wave of grief through the entertainment industry. Her husband, actor Parag Tyagi, rushed her to Bellevue Hospital after she reportedly collapsed at home. Unfortunately, doctors declared her dead on arrival.The body has been moved to Cooper Hospital for a postmor
Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE or TSCHE) has started the online counselling process for the Engineering, Agriculture and Medical (Pharmacy) 2025 today, June 28. Candidates who have passed the TS EAMCET 2025 exam can apply for the counselling process at tgeapcet.nic.in. Candidates who have qualified in TG EAPCET 2025 and secured 45 per cent (for OC) and 40 per cent (for others) in the group subjects of the Intermediate or its equiva
Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) found ₹9.35 lakhs cash in Jhalawar Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Jagram Meena's vehicle at Shivdaspura Toll, Jaipur. A statement by the Rajasthan ACB said that on the orders of the Rajasthan ACB Headquarters, a vehicle of Jhalawar Additional SP Jagram Meena was checked by the ACB team at Shivdaspura Toll. ₹9.35 Lakhs were found in his vehicle in the surprise check. More details are awaited in t
Hyderabad: Thousands of devotees of Lord Jagannath enthusiastically participated in the Jagannath Rath Yatra organised by the ISKCON temple at Abids. Chanting slogans of 'Jai Jagannath', they joined the divine journey of the deities on their chariots on Friday. The city's famous ISKCON Temples took out grand processions from their respective temples, with the lanes beautifully decorated with traditional rangoli. The magnificent chariot carrying
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided not to give in to growing opposition from regional parties against its decision to make Hindi the default third language in schools across Maharashtra from Class 1. The party will instead "set the right narrative" and "take the truth to people" ahead of local body polls across the state later this year, according to party insiders. The decision was taken during a meeting of the Maharashtra BJP
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government's push for a three-language policy in primary school education has witnessed intense resistance from the Opposition, which has now escalated with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray preparing to hold a joint protest rally against the "imposition of Hindi" in the state on July 5. Here is a look at the genesis of language politics, and its fall-out. On A
Former Punjab director general of police (DGP) Siddharth Chattopadhyay on Friday met the vigilance bureau (VB) team investigating the disproportionate assets case against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia. During the meeting, Chattopadhyay claimed that Majithia had "100% links with drug smugglers" and stressed that there was ample evidence against him. Chattopadhyay, who served as acting DGP in December 2021 under the Charan
MUMBAI: The possibility of the Thackeray cousins reuniting before the local body elections, tentatively scheduled after October, got a renewed spurt of energy with the chiefs of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray respectively, announcing a joint protest rally on July 5 in Mumbai against the ruling Mahayuti government's "imposition of Hindi" in primary schools from the 2025-26 academic session,
NEW DELHI: India on Friday rejected a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that it can continue hearing a case related to Pakistan's objections to Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower projects despite New Delhi's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, and said it has never recognised this court. The Indian side has never participated in the proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration since Pakistan raised objections
Bengaluru: Laid low by a combination of poor form and injuries, India's premier 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable is confident to turn a corner at this year's World Championships in Tokyo (September 13-21). The 30-year-old met the Worlds qualifying mark of 8:15.00 at last year's Paris Olympics where his 8:14.18 helped him finish eleventh. In the five races since, Sable has failed to come close to the qualification cut-off with his season's best
New Delhi: With the ICC Women's T20 World Cup less than a year away and set to be hosted in England, the five-match T20I series between England and India that begins on June 28 at Trent Bridge, arrives at a pivotal moment for both teams. The series offers a vital chance to test combinations, adapt to conditions and build momentum heading into a high-stakes year. For India, it marks the beginning of their 2025 T20I calendar. The team hasn't playe
NEW DELHI: India pushed for a permanent solution of border demarcation with China and underlined the need to solve complex issues through a structured roadmap of engagement and de-escalation, during talks between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun on Thursday. Singh "stressed on border management and to have a permanent solution of border demarcation by rejuvenating the established mechanism on the issue,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order passed by the Gauhati High Court's Itanagar bench directing the Centre to make 50% payment of enhanced compensation of ₹418 crore to 102 people whose lands were acquired for defence projects in an Arunachal Pradesh village bordering China. According to the Centre, the enhanced compensation ordered by a trial court was based on "forged, fabricated" power of attorney documents for the land bel
Dehradun: The body of a 55-year-old man from Rajasthan was recovered on Friday as search operations continued to locate eight others still missing after a bus carrying 20 Char Dham pilgrims veered off the Badrinath National Highway and plunged into the Alaknanda River between Rudraprayag and Gauchar on Thursday morning. The body of Sanjay Soni, a resident of Udaipur, was recovered from the banks of the river in Ratura, 7 km downstream of the acc
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Friday quashed two hate speech cases registered against former chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Basavaraj Bommai for his speech at a protest rally in November last year that accused the state's Waqf Board of grabbing farm land in the state. Justice SR Krishna Kumar quashed the cases against the Haveri Lok Sabha MP, noting that his comments at the did not constitute the offence of promo
PUNE: In a move towards resolving transport operators' growing concerns over the e-challan system, state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik has directed officials to constitute a dedicated committee to look into the matter. The committee will include officials, domain experts, and representatives from transport associations, and is expected to submit its report within a month. Sarnaik issued the instructions during a high-level meeting held on Th
Ahead of Amarnath Yatra, a terrorist of Jaish -e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit was gunned down during an encounter between security forces and four terrorists in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district on Thursday morning, army's Nagrota-based White Knight Corps stated on X. Earlier, a senior police officer said that acting on an intelligence input, a joint operation was launched by the police and the army in Basantgarh during which they came under int
MUMBAI: The Bhandup police have arrested a couple for allegedly beating their maid's two-and-half-year-old son and burning him with matchsticks when he was crying. The maid, employed by them two weeks ago, used to bring her child with her to their house, as her husband is paralysed. The arrested accused, identified as Vaibhav Kokare, 32, and his wife Vaibhavi Kokare, 30, live in Bhandup. The couple were produced in court on Thursday and remanded
MUMBAI: Three judges of the Bombay high court (HC) have recused themselves from hearing a plea filed by the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) of HDFC Bank, Sashidhar Jagdishan, to quash a First Information Report (FIR) registered against him at Bandra police station on June 8, based on a complaint by the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust. The Trust, which owns and manages the prominent Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, had
THANE: In a dramatic rescue operation spanning two states, a four-year-old girl abducted from a construction site in Badlapur West on Tuesday afternoon was safely traced and rescued within 24 hours from a remote village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district. The child, who lived at the site with her parents and two siblings, was lured away while her mother was at work. The family, originally from another state, resides at the site where her fa