Mumbai, July 7 (PTI) After a 20-hour search operation involving multiple agencies, the "suspicious boat" spotted in the Arabian sea in Maharashtra's Raigad district has been identified as a fishing net buoy which was drifted into the Indian waters with an AIS transponder, police said on Monday. Considering the high alert situation, the sensitive operation has not been called off yet, said Raigad Superintendent of Police Aanchal Dalal. The Indian Coast Guard on Sunday night informed the police ...Read More
Puri, Jul 7 (PTI) Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Puri on Monday announced that the ASI has completed repair of the 12th century shrine's 'Ratna Bhandar' (treasury) and inventory-related work will begin after approval of the state government. This was announced in a joint press briefing by SJTA Chief Administrator Arabinda Padhee and Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) Superintending Archaeologist, D B Garnayak here. ASI is the custodian of the 65-metre-tall imposing temple ...Read More
Jaipur, Jul 7 (PTI) Two Home Guard officers in Jaipur were caught red-handed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while they were accepting a bribe on Monday. The arrested officers were identified as Chandrapal Singh Shekhawat, Company Commander (Administration), Home Guard Training Centre in Jaipur, and Commandant Navneet Joshi. According to a statement issued by ACB Additional Director General Smita Srivastava, the complainant alleged that Joshi and Shekhawat had been harassing him by demandi...Read More
Pune, Jul 7 (PTI) A 35-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh, suspected to be mentally unstable, allegedly tried to desecrate Mahatma Gandhi's statue installed in Pune railway station premises, police said on Monday. Some people in the area caught hold of the man after the incident late Sunday night and handed him over to police, who placed him under arrest, they said. Local Congress workers on Monday staged a protest near the statue, installed opposite the main exit and entrance area of the busy st...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking to stay the release of 'Udaipur Files', claiming that the movie based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case has potential to inflame communal tensions and disrupt public order in the country. The petition has been filed by Maulana Arshad Madani, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president and principal of Darul Uloom Deoband, and is likely to come up for hearing on Wednesday. Madani has claimed in the petition that a trailer o...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Ahead of assembly elections in Bihar, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday announced that four new Amrit Bharat trains will be launched very soon from various cities of the country, including Delhi, to the state. Vaishnaw, who was in Bihar to inaugurate several railway projects, said that the four Amrit Bharat trains will run between New Delhi-Patna, Darbhanga-Lucknow, Malda Town-Lucknow and Saharsa-Amritsar. He laid the foundation stone and inaugurated several im...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Nearly 91 per cent of individual traders incurred losses in the equity derivatives segment in fiscal year 2025, according to a study released by markets regulator Sebi on Monday. Moreover, a similar trend was observed in FY2024. The study indicated that the net losses of individual traders widened by 41 per cent to Rs 1,05,603 crore in FY25 from Rs 74,812 crore in FY24. Alongside this, the number of unique individual investors trading in the futures and options segment ...Read More
Shimla, Jul 7 (PTI) A farmer body, trade unions and people affected by the ongoing four-laning work at the Bhattakuffar area in Shimla will stage a protest outside the NHAI office on July 16 to demand compensation, A joint convention that included members of the Himachal Kisan Sabha, Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU) and around 200 people from nine affected panchayats from Kathlighat to Dhalli announced the protest held on Monday. Houses of some people who house were pulled down and others wh...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday said it will reach out to everyone in the society through a series of programmes, including more than one lakh 'Hindu sammelans', planned during its centenary year to foster social integration in the country. The RSS will complete 100 years of its foundation this Vijayadashmi, which falls on October 2. Addressing a press conference on the outcome of a three-day meeting of the RSS pracharaks, which concluded on Sunday, the o...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has reviewed 22 issues affecting 18 infrastructure projects worth Rs 36,296 crore in Gujarat and Rajasthan, an official statement said on Monday. The meeting, chaired by DPIIT Secretary Amardeep Bhatia, was attended by senior officials from central ministries, state governments, and project proponents. "A total of 22 issues related to 18 critical projects, collectively valued at over Rs 36,296 crore, wer...Read More
Mumbai, July 7 (PTI) The privileges committee of the Maharashtra legislature will issue a show cause notice to stand-up comic Kunal Kamra within the next two days for his remarks against Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, MLC Prasad Lad said on Monday. Besides Kamra, the notice will also be sent to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare. The decision to issue the show cause notices was finalised during a meeting of the panel held last week. BJP MLC Lad, who heads the com...Read More
Shimla, Jul 7 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh has witnessed 23 flash floods, 19 cloudbursts and 16 landslides since the onset of monsoon on June 20, and 52 people have died in rain-related incidents in the state so far, officials said on Monday. In the worst-hit Mandi district, search and rescue operations have been intensified with drones and sniffer dogs being used to trace 28 people who went missing last week in the Thunag, Gohar and Karsog subdivisions, they said. On Monday, a landslide occurred in...Read More
Ludhiana, Jul 7 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh on Monday received investment proposals worth Rs 15,606 crore during an interactive session that Chief Minister Mohan Yadav held with industrialists here. Yadav told reporters that his government offers several incentives for investors in the state. The MP government organised a roadshow here to attract investors from Punjab. Yadav said that Ludhiana, an industrial hub, is also known as the Manchester of India. More than 400 delegates, including top honch...Read More
Purnea/Nalanda (Bihar), Jul 7 (PTI) At least seven people were killed in two separate incidents in Bihar over the last 24 hours, police said on Monday. In Purnea district, five members of a family were killed and their bodies set on fire by villagers on suspicion of practising witchcraft. In a separate incident in Nalanda district, a 22-year-old woman and another person were shot dead after a dispute between children from two neighbouring families escalated into violence. Police said that ini...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Markets regulator Sebi on Monday proposed allowing asset management companies (AMCs) or their subsidiaries to offer additional services related to fund management, such as acting as Points of Presence (POP) for pension schemes and serving as global distributors for the funds they manage or advise. Presently, AMCs and their subsidiaries are only allowed to provide services which are in the nature of management and advisory of pooled funds. On Points of Presence (POP) for ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Chief Minister Rekha Gupta wrote to her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath on Monday, urging him to stop illegal sand mining on the Yamuna floodplains on the Delhi-UP border while noting that it was weakening the river embankments and raising the danger of flood. It was also becoming a cause of serious ecological damage, she wrote in the letter. Gupta also shared with Adityanath the National Green Tribunal's concerns over the issue, saying it has also sought the s...Read More
Patna, Jul 7 (PTI) A day after five members of a family were killed on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Purnea district of Bihar, opposition RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday claimed that law and order has completely collapsed in the state. Yadav also listed a number of other murders that have taken place in Bihar recently. Five members of a family were allegedly killed and their bodies burnt on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Purnea district on Sunday night. Two persons were arre...Read More
Thane/Mumbai, July 7 (PTI) Two children were injured after falling off a speeding school van when its rear door opened in Ambernath town in Thane district on Monday, police said. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The Regional Transport Office (RTO) at Kalyan stated that action will be taken against the school van under the School Bus Rules, 2011, and relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act after document verification. A police official stated that the van driver didn...Read More
Chandigarh, Jul 7 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, while paying rich tributes to Baba Lakhi Shah Banjara, announced that the state government will beautify Baba Lakhi Shah Bawdi located in Kurukshetra's Ishargarh village. A community centre will also be constructed in his name in the village. He also announced that, with the consent of the community, a 'chowk' (roundabout) and a road in the state will be named after Baba Lakhi Shah Banjara, a devout Sikh who lived during the tim...Read More
Ranchi, Jul 7 (PTI) Jharkhand Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore on Monday accused the Centre of withholding funds for several schemes, depriving people of the benefits of the initiatives. He claimed that the BJP was spreading lies that the Jharkhand government was not providing the benefits of the schemes to the people. "The central government has withheld funds for several schemes and is not providing its share. Due to this, people are not able to get benefits of various schemes such as ...Read More
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Jul 7 (PTI) AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami launched his statewide campaign for the 2026 Assembly election from Tamil Nadu's Mettupalayam on Monday. The former chief minister justified the alliance with the BJP whose leaders too joined his roadshow in the evening, and said the combine would register a resounding win in next year's poll. Addressing a mammoth crowd at the roadshow taken from the Gandhi Statue to the bus station here, Palaniswami took a di...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Over 15 million people in the world born between 2008 and 2017 might develop gastric cancer at some point in life, with India contributing the second highest number among these cases, after China, a study has projected. Two-thirds of the more than 15 million projected cases could be concentrated in Asia, followed by the Americas and Africa. Researchers, including those from the International Agency for Research on Cancer -- the World Health Organisation's cancer agency -...Read More
Samastipur (Bihar), Jul 7 (PTI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said Rs 10,000 crore has been sanctioned in this year's Union Budget for strengthening rail infrastructure in Bihar. Speaking at the 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony for a new level crossing gate near Karpoori Gram railway station in Samastipur district, the minister also inaugurated several upgraded passenger amenities at the station. "The NDA government at the Centre, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has ...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 7 (PTI) The rupee logged a steep fall of 54 paise to settle at 85.94 against the US dollar on Monday amid rising global crude oil prices and a strong American currency. Subdued sentiment in domestic equities due to uncertainties over US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs put further pressure on the local unit, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic currency opened at 85.53 against the greenback and traded in a wide range of 85.51-86.03 befor...Read More
Chennai, Jul 7 (PTI) TVS Motors on Monday announced the launch of its two-wheeler, TVS Jupiter 110, in Nepal. The two and three-wheeler maker said the scooter comes equipped with a next-gen engine and futuristic, first-in-segment features. "TVS Jupiter has been an unwavering companion and has continuously fulfilled the diverse needs of its 7 million customers worldwide. The launch of the all-new Jupiter 110cc, a tech-savvy scooter boasting 15 first-in-class and 14 best-in-class features, will ...Read More
Bengaluru Jul 7 (PTI) A college student was allegedly "kidnapped, stripped, and brutally assaulted" on the outskirts of Bengaluru, after which eight people were arrested and later released on bail, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on June 30 in Nelamangala taluk near Bengaluru, police added. The victim, identified as Kushal, a college student, was previously in a relationship with a minor girl from the same locality. However, the couple had broken up a few months ago, after which K...Read More
Mumbai, July 7 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Monday slammed BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his reported "patak patak ke marenge" (will thrash you) remarks targeting MNS chief Raj Thackeray and his cousin Uddhav amid violence against Hindi-speaking people in Maharashtra. "To those beating Hindi speakers in Mumbai, if you have the courage, try beating Urdu speakers in Maharashtra. Even a dog is a tiger in its own home. Decide for yourself who is the dog and who is the tiger," the God...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) RSS volunteers are making efforts to reduce tension in Manipur by promoting dialogue between Meitei and Kuki communities, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh said on Monday, asserting that peace is gradually returning to the state. Addressing a press conference here, RSS' national publicity and media department head Sunil Ambekar said delegates, who attended a three-day meeting of the 'prant pracharaks' here, shared information on the current situation in Manipur and "positiv...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 7 (PTI) BJP workers and Congress activists staged protests across Kerala on Monday, demanding Health Minister Veena George's resignation over alleged "lapses" in the health sector. Protesters clashed with police at several locations, attempting to breach barricades and calling for George to step down following the death of a woman after a portion of the Kottayam Medical College building collapsed last week. The state has been witnessing intense protests since the July 2...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday met Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya and requested him to allow the state to host the Khelo India Games 2026. Reddy also sought the Centre's consideration for hosting national and international sporting events in the southern state. He requested that at least two events of the 2036 Olympics Games, for which India has made a bid, be allocated to Telangana. During the meeting at Mandaviya's offi...Read More