The Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday (July 18) after being temporarily suspended due to heavy rainfall and landslides in parts of Kashmir. Pilgrims were once again allowed to proceed towards the holy cave shrine from the Nunwan (Pahalgam) and Baltal base camps, officials confirmed. The suspension was enforced on Thursday (July 17) as heavy rains triggered landslides and shooting stones, rendering the steep mountain paths unsafe for travel. Authorities had halted movement for urgent repairs and ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The Panchayati Raj Ministry on Thursday said it has brought together 19 partner institutes of planning and architecture to prepare spatial development plans for 36 gram panchayats across 14 states as a pilot project. A two-day workshop in this regard, titled 'Navingram --? Re-Imagining the Village', commenced in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Thursday, the ministry said in a statement. Also Read | India Successfully Test-Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Prithvi-II...Read More
Patna: In a major move ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced free power up to 125 units to all domestic consumers in the state. The chief minister made the announcement on the social media, stating that the benefit will reach 1.67 crore households. He also said the free power benefit will be effective from August 1. "This means that no charges will be levied for 125 units in the bills for July itself," said Kumar, who also claimed "we have alre...Read More
A shocking murder case has emerged from B. Savaram village in Rajolu mandal of Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district in Andhra Pradesh, where a 22-year-old woman, Oleti Pushpa, was brutally killed by her live-in partner, Sheikh Samma (22). While the killing itself is disturbing, the motive behind it has left many even more stunned. According to initial police investigations, Sheikh Samma had been pressuring Pushpa to engage in prostitution for some time. Pushpa repeatedly refused his demands, which...Read More
Supporters of Bharaiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Gopichand Padalkar and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) MLA Jitendra Awhad clashed inside the Maharashtra Assembly premises, with a video of the incident now going viral on social media. The heated confrontation follows an altercation between the two leaders a day earlier over the opening of a car door, which reportedly escalated to verbal abuse. What began as a minor dispute on Wednesday took a serious turn on Friday when the supporters of both leaders c...Read More
Shillong Teer Lottery Winning Numbers for July 17 (Thursday): Shillong Teer Lottery is a traditional game deeply rooting from Meghalaya's culture. The Shillong lottery game is popular sport across eas Shillong Teer Lottery Winning Numbers for July 17 (Thursday): Shillong Teer Lottery is a traditional game deeply rooting from Meghalaya's culture. The Shillong lottery game is popular sport across eastern India and draws most of its viewers from West Bengal and Northeast. The results of the Shillo...Read More
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) 2025 Round 1 tentative seat allotment result is expected to be released by the Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE) on July 17, Thursday. This round of result will cover ranks 1 to 39,145. It is important to note that the window for opting for choices for Round 1 closed on Wednesday, July 16. DoTE has also informed that all candidates who participated in the TNEA 2025 counselling process will have their seat allotment process on diffe...Read More
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump announced a massive 50 percent tariff on copper imports last week. The latest move by Trump has triggered concerns among companies involved in global supply chains and also raised alarm in India's electronics and semiconductor industries. According to the reports, the primary aim of this step is to boost domestic copper production in the US. Talking about the US move, Indian officials say it could impact India's efforts to manufacture chips and electronics un...Read More
New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh government is reportedly preparing the budget to implement salaries and pensions as per the 8th Pay Commission for around 7.5 lakh regular government employees and 4.5 lakh pensioners. An estimated 15 percent increase in salary and pension is being anticipated. It is important to note that the Modi government has already constituted the 8th Pay Commission and appointed its chairman. The Mohan Yadav-led Madhya Pradesh government is also preparing budget projections ...Read More
New Delhi: 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has once again created history. Now it seems that this young player is used to setting new records. So far, he has made headlines with his batting performance, but now he has done wonders in bowling as well. He set a record on the second day of the Youth Test against England. Suryavanshi dismissed England Under-19 captain Hamza Sheikh for 84 runs to become the youngest wicket-taker in youth Test cricket. He achieved this feat at the age of only 14 year...Read More
New Delhi: The death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death in Yemen, has been postponed for the time being. She was to be executed by shooting today, July 16. According to media reports, activist groups and influential religious leaders intervened in the matter, after which the death sentence of Nimisha Priya was postponed. Earlier, many efforts were also made at the diplomatic level to save Nimisha from the death penalty. There is also news that the victim's family...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Two people died and four others were injured after a fire broke out at a house in east Delhi's Old Govindpura area on Tuesday evening, an official said. Police have identified the deceased as Tanveer (28) and Nusrat. A call was received at Jagatpuri police station at 8.46 pm regarding a fire incident at Band Gali, Old Govindpura, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said. When a police team reached the spot, it found that 10 people were trapped insi...Read More
New Delhi: There is an update about the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. Railway officials have said that E5 models of Japanese Shinkansen trains will be used in this project. These E5 models will be used for trial runs in the Gujarat section in 2026-27. After this India will buy E10 models. These will be even more modern. E10 Shinkansen trains are likely to start simultaneously in India and Japan in 2030. E10 is also called Alpha X. It can run at a speed of 400 km per hour. That is, the ...Read More
New Delhi: Tensions between India's neighbouring countries Thailand and Cambodia seem to be reaching their peak. Cambodia has announced that it is going to start compulsory recruitment of citizens in the army in view of the border tension with Thailand. Cambodia's PM Hun Manet said on Monday, July 14, that compulsory recruitment of citizens in the army will start from next year. The provision making military recruitment compulsory was implemented in Cambodia's law in the year 2006. Tensions bet...Read More
New Delhi: Former Indian captain Anil Kumble said the team management should motivate Jasprit Bumrah to play in the last two Test matches. India suffered a 22-run loss in the Lord's Test, where the team was all-out for 170 chasing a target of 193 runs. With this defeat, England took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The BCCI had earlier announced that Bumrah would only play three Tests on the England tour to manage his workload. However, head coach Gautam Gambhir rested him in the second Tes...Read More
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached six immovable properties worth Rs 4.18 crore in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh over money laundering cases linked to a company controlled by Atul Rai, former MP and Jitender Sapra, both aides of Mukhtar Ansari, an official said on Tuesday. The ED, Allahabad Sub-Zonal office, issued the Provisional Attachment Order attaching the six properties owned by Spectrum Infraservices on Tuesday, as part of its money laundering pro...Read More
New Delhi: An F-35B fighter jet of the British Royal Navy at Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is stranded there for more than a month now. The reason is that due to lack of fuel, after an emergency landing, this ultramodern fighter plane got damaged in such a way that the world's top aviation engineers could not fix it. This stealth fighter jet has been made by the world's largest defense company Lockheed Martin, which is also the largest defense supplier of the US government. ...Read More
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): Eight people were killed after a vehicle carrying 13 passengers met with an accident near the Suni bridge in Muwani town of Uttarakhand Pithoragarh district, a police officer said on Tuesday. Pithoragarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Rekha Yadav confirmed the incident and stated that a rescue operation is currently underway. Eight people died after a vehicle carrying 13 people crashed near the Suni bridge in Muwani town. The police officials ha...Read More
New Delhi: There is still a ray of hope for Nimisha Priya, the Indian nurse who is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, July 16 in Yemen. Priya, a nurse from Kerala, has been awarded death sentence by Yemen's court for the alleged murder of her Yemeni business partner, Talal Abdo Mahdi. As a last-ditch effort to save her, Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar is said to lead a delegation to talk to and assure the victim's family to accept blood money and pardon Priya, the only legal option le...Read More
Pithoragarh: A tragic accident in Pithoragarh has claimed the lives of at least eight people and left several seriously injured after a passenger vehicle reportedly plunged into a river. The incident occurred near Bhandari village in the Muwani area as the vehicle was travelling from Muwani to Bokta in the district. Senior Superintendent of Police Rekha Yadav confirmed the fatalities, stating that eight individuals died at the scene. Rescue operations are currently underway, with the three crit...Read More
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 15: In a defining moment for Indian luxury jewellery, Zoya- India leading luxury jewellery atelier from the Tata Group--unveils a limited-edition capsule in collaboration with globally acclaimed British designer and curator Alice Cicolini, marking the first international creative partnership for an Indian luxury jewellery atelier. Born out of deep mutual admiration of Indian craft, the capsule pays homage to enamel--one of India most poetic art forms in luxury. Ins...Read More
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team was on its way to beating England in the Lord's Test match. That's when fate played such a game that Mohammed Siraj went bold and India lost. Whoever saw the wicket has described Siraj's dismissal as unfortunate. It was so unlucky that even the royal family of England discussed it and King Charles III spoke to Captain Shubman Gill about it. India needed 193 runs to win. England had lost eight wickets to India for 112 runs. Ravindra Jadeja then teamed up with J...Read More
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has constituted a four-member fact-finding committee to investigate the disturbing case of a girl student who died by suicide on the campus of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Odisha's Balasore. As per information, the panel will examine harassment claims, compliance with anti-harassment policies, and recommend corrective actions. The move comes amid nationwide outrage and calls for accountability over the alleged inaction that preceded her death. Accor...Read More
PRNewswire Chandigarh [India], July 15: Chandigarh University, India leading private university, in collaboration with job platform Apna and investment firm Venture Catalysts (VCats) have launched Campus Tank, India first university-led Startup launch-pad for young innovators below the age of 30 to pitch their ideas and get funding of $1 Million to launch their startups along with expert venture guidance, strategic ecosystem alliances and immersive startup incubation. APNA which is India larges...Read More
New Delhi: The England squad for the Manchester Test has been announced. The bowler who gave England the match-winning moment against India at Lord's on Monday, July 14, has been ruled out. The bowler is none other than spinner Shoaib Bashir, who has fractured his finger. In such a situation, he will not be able to play further in the series. The England and Wales Cricket Board, or ECB, has replaced Shoaib Bashir with a veteran spinner, Liam Dawson, who has previously played Test and internation...Read More
Mumbai Rains LIVE: With the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red and orange alerts in some districts of Maharashtra, Indigo and SpiceJet airlines have released advisories for passengers. Regions like Mumbai, Pune, Thane have been affected by heavy downpour, causing flight disruptions. Both the airlines took to the social media platform X (formerly twitter) to inform about the disruptions and issue advisories. Indigo Travel Advisory: "There's a heavy downpour over Mumbai at the ...Read More
Lucknow, Jul 14 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the state's health services must be made future-ready to keep pace with global advancements and effectively respond to emerging challenges. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various health projects worth Rs 1,000 crore at King George's Medical University (KGMU) here. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the Health portfolio, and Medical Education Minister ...Read More
India's Only Active Volcano: You must have heard about the recent volcanic eruption in Indonesia and many more popular volcanic eruptions from across the world. However, do you know that India, too has an active Volcano which has seen recent eruption. India has an active volcano located on the eastern part of the Andaman-Nicobar Islands. The volcano located in the Barren Island has erupted multiple times since 1787, with recent activity noted in 2022. Here are all the details you need to know ab...Read More
New Delhi: Forty-year-old Russian woman Nina Kutina alias Mohi was heartbroken when she was taken out of the cave in which she had been living for the last two months along with her two daughters Preya (6) and Ama (4). Nina was recently rescued from a dangerous cave located in the Ramatirtha hills of Kumta taluk in Uttara Kannada district. Now she will be sent back to her country Russia. The police had arrived in the forest during routine patrolling when they noticed some movement around the ca...Read More
New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will close the application window for paid internships available for Science and Engineering students today, July 14. The interested candidates can now apply for the internship by filling out the application form offline. The entirety of this intership will be conducted at Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad - a specialized laboratory involved in the research and development of advanced technologies used in mi...Read More