New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) A 19-year-old woman attempted suicide by drinking acid in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area after she was allegedly sexually exploited by a man for several years, police said on Wednesday. The accused, Md Rehan (26), has been arrested and the victim is undergoing treatment at the Safdarjung Hospital. The accused had promised to marry the girl and blackmailed her with objectionable photographs, a senior police officer said, adding that the girl has also claimed that she ...Read More
Chandigarh, Jul 2 (PTI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and other Akali leaders were on Wednesday detained in Mohali, where they had come to express solidarity with party leader Bikram Singh Majithia who was arrested last month in a disproportionate assets case. Majithia was produced before a court in Mohali after his seven-day vigilance remand ended on Wednesday. The court extended his remand by four days. Heavy police deployment was made outside the Vigilance Bureau (VB) ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) The Public Works Department (PWD) will carry out upgradation work worth over Rs 59.40 lakh at Bungalow Number 1, Raj Niwas Marg, which has been allotted to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, according to an order. The work will be taken up to fix electrical and civil work, and will involve the installation of 14 split air conditioners worth Rs 7.7 lakh, five LED TVs worth Rs 9.9 lakh, and 23 ceiling fans with a remote control costing Rs 1.8 lakh. Fourteen CCTV cameras wor...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 2 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya is set to become the new president of the West Bengal BJP as no other candidate filed nomination for the post till the deadline on Wednesday, party leaders said. Accompanied by outgoing state president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly Suvendu Adhikari, Bhattacharya submitted his nomination papers at the party's office in Salt Lake in the afternoon. According to a party notice, nomina...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to classify the loan account of beleaguered telecom firm Reliance Communications as "fraud" and report the name of its erstwhile director Anil Ambani to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The move is expected to be followed by other lenders who have given loans to Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom). Reliance Communications, in a regulatory filing, said it has received a letter dated June 23, 2025, from State Bank of India (SBI) to this...Read More
Jajpur (Odisha), Jul 2 (PTI) Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested two persons for allegedly gang-raping a tribal woman in Jajpur district, officials said. The incident took place when the 32-year-old woman was herding goats in Bhalukhai forest on Tuesday afternoon. The incident came to light after the survivor, along with her husband, lodged a police complaint. In the complaint, the woman said the accused held her captive and took turns to rape her. Based on her complaint, police registered a...Read More
Mumbai, July 2 (PTI) The Maharashtra government will introduce departmental performance rankings to ensure effective implementation of newly introduced criminal laws and swift prosecution, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday. Fadnavis, who heads the Home Ministry, chaired a review meeting on the implementation of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. He said digital tools would cut down delays in the justice delivery system ...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 2 (PTI) Maharashtra recorded 16 new coronavirus positive cases on Wednesday, taking the overall infection count in the state to 2,533, the health department said. Of them, four cases each were reported in Pune and Nagpur cities, three in Mumbai, two in rural parts of Pune district, one each in Thane city, Chandrapur and Pimpri Chinchwad near Pune. Mumbai has reported 998 cases so far, including 551 in June and six in July. The health department has conducted 31,238 tests across th...Read More
Ranchi, Jul 2 (PTI) The ruling JMM on Wednesday alleged that the Bhognadih clash on Hul Divas in Jharkhand's Sahebganj district was a "well-planned conspiracy hatched by the BJP", and demanded a high-level probe into the incident. JMM general secretary and central spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya accused the BJP of creating disturbances in the Santhal Paragana region since the last assembly elections. Reacting to the allegations, BJP general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Aditya Sahu said the J...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 2 (PTI) Actor Vikrant Massey is back after a break and says he has more clarity about what he wants to do in life -- both personal and professional -- going forward. The "12th Fail" star had last year announced a hiatus from acting to focus on his family and health. The break, he said, should not be misinterpreted as his retirement. "My break is over. I took it for six months. I've far more clarity in everything, not just in my profession but in my personal life as well. Acting is ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) As the special intensive review of the electoral roll of Bihar gathers pace, political parties in the state, including those from the opposition, have increased the number of booth-level agents who coordinate with the poll machinery during preparation and revision of the voters' list. These booth-level agents (BLAs) raise claims and objections about the inclusion or deletion of voters and check poll officials from taking arbitrary decisions. According to the latest data,...Read More
Jammu, Jul 2 (PTI) State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) has set up a permanent disaster management complex at Baltal, Ganderbal district, for pilgrims undertaking the Amarnath Yatra, a company official said. This Disaster Management and Yatri Niwas Complex will become operational on Friday, he added. As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, ONGC is developing these complexes at four key locations - Baltal, Nunwan, Bijbehara, and Sidhra - in Jammu and K...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 2 (PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader and former Maharashtra MLA Apoorv Hiray on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with hundreds of his supporters, saying he was impressed by the saffron outfit's development-oriented vision. Hiray formally entered the BJP at the party's state headquarters in Mumbai in the presence of newly-elected Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan and senior minister Chandrakant Patil. The induction of the former NCP (SP) MLA,...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Drug Controller General of India to consult experts and relevant stakeholders in deciding a plea over drug combinations sold in the market for weight loss treatment. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the petitioner to give a representation to the DGCI, which was asked to decide the matter within three months. A plea filed by Jitendra Chouksey said licenses issued for the use and sale of ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Shashi Tharoor was a part of a government delegation that was sent abroad, and being a member, one has to defend the government, said Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan amid a row over the MP's recent remarks that have irked the party leadership. He, however, sounded cautious about "what happens to Mr Shashi Tharoor in future", saying, "I don't know and would not like to comment on that." Both Chavan and Tharoor were part of the now-defunct 'group of 23' that had written t...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Intake of cereals and pulses came down in both rural and urban areas, while consumption of milk and its products showed an increase in 2023-24, according to a government report. The Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys (HCES) conducted during August 2022 - July 2023 and August 2023 - July 2024 showed that the consumption of egg, fish and meat has gone up in rural areas, though it remained the same in urban areas. The study showed the proportion of cereals in the con...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jul 2 (PTI) With official work across Odisha paralysed for two days because of a 'cease work' by Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) and Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) officers, the state government on Wednesday appealed to the agitating officers to resume duty. State government officials launched the protest on Tuesday, a day after Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo was allegedly dragged out of his office and assaulted by a group of miscre...Read More
Mumbai, July 2 (PTI) Union Minister Narayan Rane on Wednesday virtually ruled out the potential alliance between the estranged Thackeray cousins, claiming such a scenario would render Uddhav politically irrelevant with Raj Thackeray replacing him as the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader. The Thackeray cousins are "hosting" a "victory rally" on July 5 after the BJP-led Maharashtra government on Sunday scrapped two GRs on the introduction of the Hindi language in primary schools amid the mounting backlash a...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have landed in further trouble after BCCI Ombudsman-cum-Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) Arun Mishra directed the franchise, along with the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), to file written submissions over gross negligence during the team's victory celebrations in Bengaluru, which led to the death of 11 people. The Ombudsman has granted RCB and KSCA four weeks to respond, following an official complaint filed by IPS office...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 2 (PTI) What began last month as an emergency landing by a British Royal Navy F-35B Lightning fighter jet at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has unexpectedly turned into a marketing gift for Kerala Tourism. The jet, part of the UK's most advanced stealth fleet, is awaiting repairs. Now, that brief military issue is being reimagined -- not in air bases or defence circles, but in the world of travel and tourism. A new poster posted by Kerala Tourism on its 'X' h...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 2 (PTI) A recent revelation by a senior government doctor about shortage of surgical equipment in a state-run medical college here has kicked off a political storm, with the ruling LDF accusing him of not highlighting the issue properly, while the Congress-led UDF backed him. However, difference in opinion over the issue was seen within the LDF camp as CPI(M)-ally CPI's state secretary Binoy Viswom said the issues raised by Dr Haris Chirakkal had no wrong intentions behi...Read More
Moradabad, Jul 2 (PTI) Former Samajwadi Party MP S T Hasan on Wednesday condemned the alleged religious profiling of eatery owners along the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttarakhand by some Hindu outfits, calling the act a "form of terrorism." The remarks came amid reports that members of certain Hindu organisations were allegedly checking the identities of eatery owners and staff, and targeting individuals suspected to be Muslims in several Uttarakhand cities. Purported videos circulating on social m...Read More
Patna, Jul 2 (PTI) The BJP's Bihar unit on Wednesday passed a resolution criticising the "appeasement politics" of the Mahagathbandhan helmed by Lalu Prasad's RJD, which has been opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Act that came into force in April. At the state executive meeting here, held in the presence of Defence Minister and former national president Rajnath Singh, the party passed a two-page political resolution, besides a 'Vijay Sankalp Prastav' that declared "Lalu (Prasad) and his allies cann...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 2 (PTI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an orange alert for most parts of the Konkan region as well as mountainous road sections in western Maharashtra, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places. In its 'District Forecast and Warning for next 5 Days' issued in the afternoon, the meteorological office also sounded a red alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall for a few places in the 'ghat' (mountainous passes) areas in Pune district, and e...Read More
Guwahati, Jul 2 (PTI) Nearly 200 people were arrested in connection with the alleged violation of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act and over 1.7 tonnes of suspected beef were seized across the state, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. According to Inspector General Police (Law and Order) Akhilesh Kumar Singh, a drive was launched across Assam on Tuesday to check reported incidents of illegal cattle slaughter and selling of beef in restaurants unauthorisedly. "The operation against viol...Read More
Shimla, July 2 (PTI) A day after he was booked for allegedly assaulting two NHAI officials, Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh on Wednesday denied the allegations and said that "the FIR does not mean that I am guilty." Singh also claimed widespread irregularities in road construction works by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and called its officials the "most corrupt in the country". The alleged incident occurred on Monday when the minister was inspecting a building collapse si...Read More
Jammu, Jul 2 (PTI) As northern Railways plans to operate special trains for the pilgrims intending to undertake Amarnath yatra, authorities have set up various facilities, including registration on arrival and medical check up, at Jammu Railway station, a senior railway official said on Wednesday. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Jammu Division of northern railway, Uchit Singhal said additional security forces have also been deployed at the station while more CCTV cameras have also been in...Read More
Patna, Jul 2 (PTI) BJP's Bihar unit on Wednesday passed a resolution criticising the "appeasement politics" of Mahagathbandhan helmed by Lalu Prasad's RJD, which has been opposing the Waqf Act. At the state executive meeting here, held in the presence of Defence Minister and former national president Rajnath Singh, the party passed a two-page political resolution, besides a 'Vijay Sankalp Prastav' that declared "Lalu (Prasad) and his allies cannot defeat us" in Assembly polls due later this yea...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) The initial public offer of student recruitment solutions provider Crizac Ltd got subscribed 46 per cent on the first day of bidding on Wednesday. The initial share sale received bids for 1,17,61,654 shares against 2,58,36,909 shares on offer, as per NSE data. The category for non-institutional investors fetched 62 per cent subscription while the quota for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) got subscribed 59 per cent. The Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) portion rec...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) A 32-year-old robber wanted in multiple cases, including armed robberies and illegal arms possession, was arrested after a brief exchange of fire with police near Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan area, a police official said on Wednesday. The accused, Lalit alias Nepali, sustained a bullet injury to his left leg during the encounter, while Assistant Commissioner of Police (Lajpat Nagar) Mihir Sakaria escaped unhurt due to his bulletproof jacket, the official said. "Lalit, who has...Read More