Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) Mumbai Police have arrested the former personal assistant of Alia Bhatt for allegedly cheating the actor of Rs 76.9 lakh, an official said on Wednesday. The fraud was committed over a period of two years between May 2022 and August 2024, the police said. The accused, identified as Vedika Prakash Shetty, was arrested from Bengaluru on Tuesday and brought to Mumbai on a five-day transit remand, according to a Juhu police official. Bhatt's mother Soni Razdan, who is director ...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) Ruling Shiv Sena's legislator Sanjay Gaikwad allegedly slapped an employee of a canteen at the MLAs' hostel in Mumbai after complaining about being served stale food. After the incident on Tuesday night, the Buldhana MLA said the food served to him was of poor quality and he will raise the issue during the ongoing session of the Maharashtra legislature, even as members of some opposition parties criticised him for his behaviour. A video of the incident, which took place at ...Read More
Patna/Arwal/Jehanabad/Darbhanga (Bihar), Jul 9 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday led a Mahagathbandhan march to the Election Commission's office in Patna to protest the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls before the Bihar assembly polls. The leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, who arrived in the state capital in the morning, was accompanied by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, CPI general secretary D Raj...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) iPhone maker Apple has elevated Indian-origin Sabih Khan to the position of chief operating officer, the company said on Wednesday. Khan, who will take over the role from Jeff Williams later this month, has been at Apple for 30 years and joined the executive team as senior vice president of operations in 2019. He was born in 1966 in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh where he studied till fifth grade before his family moved to Singapore. "Jeff Williams will transition ...Read More
Patna/Arwal/Jehanabad/Darbhanga (Bihar), Jul 9 (PTI) Rail and road traffic were disrupted in parts of Bihar on Wednesday as workers of opposition parties hit the streets to enforce a statewide bandh called by the Mahagathbandhan to protest the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls before the assembly polls. Opposition leaders, including Congress' Rahul Gandhi, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav and several others of the INDIA bloc, will lead a march to the Election Commission's office i...Read More
New Delhi: Shares of student recruitment solutions provider Crizac Ltd on Wednesday listed with a premium of nearly 15 per cent against the issue price of Rs 245. The stock made its market debut at Rs 280, a jump of 14.28 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. Later, it zoomed 20 per cent to Rs 294. At the NSE, it started trading at Rs 281.05, a premium of 14.71 per cent. The company's market valuation stood at Rs 5,144.49 crore during the morning trade. The initial public offering of Cri...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Anthem Biosciences on Wednesday fixed a price band of Rs 530 to Rs 570 for its Rs 3,395-crore initial public offering (IPO). At the upper end of the price band, the company's evaluation exceeds Rs 31,800 crore. The initial share-sale will be open for public subscription during July 14-16 and the one-day bidding for anchor investors is scheduled for July 11, the company said. The proposed IPO is entirely an offer-for-sale (OFS) worth Rs 3,395 crore by promoters, investor...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) Mumbai Police have registered a case against Bollywood singer and songwriter Yasser Desai and two others for allegedly performing a life threatening stunt by climbing the edge of the Bandra Worli Sea Link, officials said on Wednesday. A video showing the singer standing on the edge of the sea link bridge has been widely circulated on social media platforms. According to the officials, an onlooker had seen him climbing on the edge of the sea link bridge and two of his associ...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) The rupee declined 17 paise to 85.90 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday amid a strengthening greenback and subdued sentiments in the domestic equity markets. However, easing global crude oil prices, which had gone up overnight, capped steeper losses in the local unit, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.84 against the greenback before slipping further to 85.90, down 17 paise from its previous close. The rupee...Read More
Lucknow, July 9 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being conferred with Brazil's highest civilian award 'The Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross', calling it a proud moment for the entire nation. In a post on social media platform X, Adityanath said, "Congratulations to Hon. PM Shri @narendramodi Ji on being conferred with Brazil's highest national honour, 'The Grand Collar of the National Order of t...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) The Delhi government on Tuesday welcomed the Centre for Air Quality Management's (CAQM) decision to defer the implementation of the fuel ban on overage vehicles until November 1. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the "commendable decision" taken in public interest reflects a balanced and humane approach towards environmental concerns and citizens' livelihoods. "The CAQM issuing revised guidelines on the request of the Delhi government is an important and commendable decisi...Read More
Kochi, Jul 8 (PTI) Actor and producer Soubin Shahir appeared before police here on Tuesday for questioning in connection with a financial fraud case linked to the hit Malayalam film 'Manjummel Boys'. After questioning at the Maradu police station, Shahir told reporters that he provided all the documents sought by investigators and also submitted his mobile phone on time. "I believe the investigators are now convinced with the facts. Let them examine the documents and take a decision," he said....Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 8 (PTI) Just in 2024 alone, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) claimed 2,360 lives of children in hospitals notified in Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai, said Dr Vasant M Khalatkar, National President of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) on Tuesday. Yet, RSV, often mistaken for a mild seasonal cold, is an under-discussed cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and children under five, he added. According to Dr Khalatkar, the 2024 data is just the tip of the ice-b...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Realty firm Signature Global on Tuesday reported a 15 per cent decline in sales bookings to Rs 2,640 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal as it sold less homes. Its sales bookings or pre-sales stood at Rs 3,120 crore in the year-ago period. In a regulatory filing, the company said it sold 778 homes in April-June 2025 compared to 968 units in the year-ago period. In terms of volumes, pre-sales dipped 20 per cent to 16 lakh sq ft. During the quarter, the average sal...Read More
Ashoknagar (MP), Jul 8 (PTI) A Congress MLA in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday targeted the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over its role in India's freedom struggle, inviting a sharp reaction from the ruling BJP. Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari, former chief minister Digviajaya Singh, Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar and other party leaders on Tuesday staged a 'Nyaya Satyagraha' in Ashoknagar, to protest against the FIR lodged against Patwari for allegedly forcing a person to make fal...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to the United Kingdom by the end of this month for a visit that could see both sides formally ink the landmark India-UK free trade deal and explore ways to expand bilateral ties in defence and security sphere, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. Both sides are in the process of finalising the dates for PM Modi's visit to the UK by the end of July or the first part of August, they said. Earlier, there were indications that ...Read More
Chandigarh, Jul 8 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced a universal health insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh per annum under the Mukh Mantri Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana in the state. Under the scheme, each of the 65 lakh families in the state will be entitled to up to Rs 10 lakh cashless health insurance at all government and empanelled private hospitals. In its 2025-26 budget, the Aam Aadmi Party government had announced that it would extend Rs 10 lakh per annum insurance co...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 8 (PTI) Shubman Gill is enjoying a "honeymoon period" as India's Test captain but there will be more pressure on him in the days to come, feels former India skipper Sourav Ganguly. Ganguly, who turned 53 on Tuesday, recalled his recent interview with PTI while stressing that Indian cricket will never be devoid of talented players. With 585 runs, Gill is now just 18 short of surpassing Rahul Dravid's tally of 602 (in 2002) for the most runs by an Indian batter in a series in Englan...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) JSW Steel on Tuesday said its crude steel production increased 14 per cent to 7.26 million tonnes (MnT) in June quarter, compared to 6.35 MnT produced in same period a year ago. However, on a quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) basis, the production was lower by 5 per cent compared to 7.63 MnT during January-March or last quarter of FY25, primarily due to planned maintenance shutdowns of blast furnaces, JSW Steel said in a filing. Following planned maintenance shutdowns, the blas...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) The Centre's panel on air quality in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday decided to put on hold the implementation of the fuel ban on end-of-life (EoL) or overage vehicles in the national capital until November 1, an official order said. EoL vehicles are diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. According to directions issued earlier, such vehicles were not to be given fuel in Delhi from July 1, irrespective of the states they are registered in. Delhi...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) India is engaged in efforts to prevent the execution of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse convicted in a murder case in Yemen whose death sentence is set to be carried out on July 16, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Priya, hailing from Kollengode in Kerala's Palakkad district, was found guilty of murdering a Yemeni man in July 2017. He was her business partner. In 2020, a Yemeni court handed her the death sentence, and the country's Supreme Judicial Council...Read More
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Jul 8 (PTI) Tamil Nadu has not witnessed new projects under the DMK rule despite an increase in state revenue, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami claimed on Tuesday. Also, he slammed Chief Minister M K Stalin for targeting AIADMK for its alliance with the BJP and said the AIADMK would redeem the state from the clutches of dynasty rule through the Assembly election next year. "Mr Stalin, you are dependent on your allies, but the AIADMK and the BJP are depen...Read More
Pune, July 8 (PTI) A four-year-old girl who slipped out of a third-floor window grille and was left dangling precariously was rescued in the nick of time on Tuesday by her neighbour, a fire brigade personnel. A video of the heart-stopping incident which took place at around 9 am in Katraj area of the city went viral on social media. Bhavika Chandane, the girl, was alone in the flat at the time as her mother had locked her in and left to drop her elder sister at school, fire brigade officials s...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Tuesday said representatives of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) gave a letter to Chief Justice of India B R Gavai to point out the delay in appointing the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly. He also hit out at the BJP over its MP Nishikant Dubey's "patak patak ke marenge" remarks on the language issue in the state, saying the party was aiming to create a controversy in view of the upcoming elections...Read More
Guwahati, Jul 8 (PTI) Congress Lok Sabha MP Rakibul Hussain on Tuesday alleged that the eviction drive carried out by the Assam government to clear 3,500 bighas of land in Dhubri district was "illegal and unconstitutional". Hussain the local MP claimed that the Gauhati High Court had stayed any eviction till the next date of hearing a petition in this regard filed by the alleged encroachers, but it was disregarded by the government. The ruling BJP, however, claimed that the operation was carri...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Irked by increased pollution levels in Delhi, Union minister Nitin Gadkari, who is an MP from Nagpur, on Tuesday confessed that he does not feel like visiting the national capital where pollution is leading to decrease in life expectancy of common people. Gadkari also said it is foremost responsibility of all stakeholders to reduce pollution due to fossil fuels consumed by vehicles on the roads. "I stay in Delhi for two or three days only, and when I arrive, I start thin...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 8 (PTI) The Raj Bhavan-government row over the functioning of universities in Kerala escalated on Tuesday, with the Students' Federation of India (SFI) organising massive marches to major varsities across the state, protesting against what they claimed were attempts to 'saffronise' higher education institutions under the influence of the Sangh Parivar. Kerala's ruling CPI(M) offered full backing to SFI, its student outfit, saying the students' protest would continue stro...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 8 (PTI) The West Bengal government is preparing a standard operating procedure (SOP) to abide by the Calcutta High Court order about closing student union rooms in state-run colleges and universities, Education Minister Bratya Basu said on Tuesday. The high court on July 3 ordered that student union rooms in colleges and universities across West Bengal, where students' body elections are pending, should remain closed. The order came following the alleged gang rape of a first-year ...Read More
Jaipur, Jul 8 (PTI) Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday accused the Rajasthan government of failing to control criminal elements and rampant corruption, and neglecting key welfare schemes. He urged Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma to take urgent action before public faith in the administration is "irreparably damaged". Citing reports of repeated thefts at Congress MLA Deen Dayal Bairwa's residence, Gehlot said the scale of the problem is now impossible to ignore. Hitting back, BJP st...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) UAE Naval Forces Commander Major General Humaid Mohammed Abdullah Alremeithi on Tuesday held talks with India's military top brass for bolstering maritime cooperation and expanding naval engagements and overall ties between the two countries. He is on an official visit to India from July 7 to 9. Maj Gen Alremeithi met Chief of the Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi in New Delhi. "The visit of Maj Gen Humaid Mohammed Abdullah Alre...Read More