Imphal, Jul 1 (PTI) The Manipur Police on Tuesday said security forces have launched search operations to arrest the gunmen who killed four people in an ambush in Churachandpur district a day ago. An FIR has been registered in connection with the killing of the four people, and security has been tightened to prevent any escalation of violence, a police statement said. "Operations have been launched by security forces to arrest the culprits involved in the incident. An FIR has been registered i...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The ban on supply of fuel to old vehicles kicked off in Delhi on Tuesday amid high security. The Delhi government has installed Automatic Number Plate reader cameras (ANPR) at nearly 350 petrol pumps across the national capital for detection of such vehicles. The transport department has chalked out a detailed deployment plan involving personnel from its organisation, Delhi Police, Traffic Police and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Multiple teams of transport ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Shares of real estate developer Kalpataru Ltd on Tuesday made a flat market debut against the issue price of Rs 414, but later bounced back and jumped over 9 per cent. The stock started trading at Rs 414.10 on the BSE. But, it later gathered momentum and climbed 9.42 per cent to Rs 453 against the issue price. At the NSE, the stock got listed at par with the issue price of Rs 414. Later, it surged 9.37 per cent to Rs 452.80 apiece. The company commanded a market valuati...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Tamil cinema star Dhanush has completed shooting for his upcoming film "TereIshqMein". The actor announced the news on his Instagram handle on Monday. Sharing the post, he wrote, "And it's a wrap #tereishqmein". Also starring Kriti Sanon, known for films such as "Mimi" and "Luka Chuppi", "TereIshqMein" is directed by Aanand L Rai. Sanon will essay the role of Mukti in the film. Dhanush plays Shankar. "Tere Ishk Mein" marks the third collaboration between Dhanush and di...Read More
Bengaluru, July 1 (PTI) AICC General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala continued his series of meetings with the state's ruling party legislators for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. As part of the first phase of his one-on-one meetings with the MLAs for three days, Surjewala is today slated to meet about 20 legislators from Bengaluru city, Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru South, Chamarajanagara, Mysuru districts, and also from Dakshina Kannada and Kolar, party sources s...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Spiritual tech firm AppsForBharat, which owns Sri Mandir platform, has raised USD 20 million, about Rs 175 crore, in a funding round led by Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital, the company said on Tuesday. Existing investors comprising Nandan Nilekani-backed Fundamentum, Elevation Capital, and Peak XV Partners participated in the funding round. "AppsForBharat, the parent company of India's largest devotional platform, Sri Mandir, today announced that it has raised Rs 175 cr...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Tuesday after falling in the previous trading session, amid a rally in global markets. Moreover, buying in blue-chip stocks -- Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank -- also added to the markets optimism during the initial trade. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 177.79 points to 83,784.25 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 51.2 points to 25,568.25. From the Sensex firms, Asian Paints, Bharat Ele...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The city recorded a minimum temperature of 25.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, with the weather office predicting light to moderate rain. Relative humidity was recorded at 85 per cent at 8.30 am. A yellow alert (Be Aware) has been issued for Delhi. The IMD has forecast a generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain, thunderstorms, and lightning. The maximum temperature is expected to settled at 32 degrees Celsius. The air quality index (AQI) was in the satisfactory ca...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 1 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Ravada A Chandrasekhar took charge as the new Kerala State Police Chief on Tuesday morning at the police headquarters here, a day after he was appointed to the key post by the Left government. He succeeded Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who retired on Monday. He was welcomed by senior officers and officially assumed office around 7 am. The baton was handed over to the new police chief by ADGP (Law and Order) H Venkatesh. After taking charge, Chandrase...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 1 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday paid her tributes to Bidhan Chandra Roy, the first CM of the state, on his birth and death anniversary, which is observed as National Doctors' Day. She also extended her wishes to all the doctors and health workers on the occasion. "My heartfelt tributes to former West Bengal Chief Minister Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy on his birth and death anniversary. I extend my warmest greetings and congratulations to all doctors and all...Read More
Pune: A 17-year-old girl travelling in a car was allegedly sexually assaulted and three other women occupants robbed of gold jewellery by two motorbike-borne unidentified persons on a highway in Maharashtra's Pune district, police said. The incident took place around 4.15 am on Monday near Bhigwan on the highway in Daund area when the car in which the victims were travelling halted after the driver wanted to answer nature's call, a police official said. There were seven persons in the car -- t...Read More
Sangareddy (Telangana): The death toll in an explosion on Monday at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Telangana's Sangareddy district rose to 34, officials said. About 90 people were working in the plant when the blast took place, reportedly due to a suspected chemical reaction, which also triggered a fire, Health Minister Damodara Raja Narasimha told reporters. A day later, a police official said that the toll has risen to 34. The explosion was so powerful that some of the workers were...Read More
Sangareddy (Telangana), Jul 1 (PTI) The toll in the explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Pashamylaram has rose to 34, a senior police official said on Tuesday. "Several bodies have been found under the debris while removing it. As many as 31 bodies have been extricated from the debris while three died in hospital while undergoing treatment. The last leg of the rescue operation is still going on," district Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj told PTI. Chief Minister A Revan...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Jun 30 (PTI) The Odisha Administrative Service Association on Monday said its members will go on a "mass leave" from Tuesday to protest against the alleged assault of a senior OAS officer. The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the association chaired by its president Jyoti Ranjan Mishra here. OAS officer and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo was allegedly dragged from his office and assaulted by a group of miscreants on ...Read More
Bengaluru, Jun 30 (PTI) In a crackdown against autorickshaws overcharging and plying illegally, Karnataka transport department authorities on Monday registered 260 cases and seized 98 vehicles. The action came days after state Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy directed the transport commissioner to take strict action against app-based and other autorickshaws in Bengaluru that charge fares above the government-fixed rates, calling the practice a "daylight robbery". In a letter dated June 28, t...Read More
Bhopal, Jun 30 (PTI) The BJP's Madhya Pradesh unit may get a new president on July 2, as the ruling party on Monday announced an election programme. A notification of programme of the state organisational polls has been issued, the BJP said in a statement, adding the nominations will be filed on July 1 while the results will be declared the next day. The new Madhya Pradesh BJP chief will replace Vishnu Dutt Sharma, who has been the party's state president since 2020. Senior party leader Vivek...Read More
Bhopal, Jun 30 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to get a new president on July 2. A statement by the party on Monday said the notification for the state organisational polls has been issued, under which nominations will be filled on July 1 and results will be declared on July 2. The new president will replace Vishnu Dutt Sharma, who has been heading the state unit since 2020. Senior leader Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar, who has been appointed as election officer...Read More
Aizawl, Jun 30 (PTI) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Monday made a clarion call to the Mizo people to respect other religious communities and respect their faiths. Speaking at the celebration of Mizoram peace accord day in Aizawl, the chief minister said that the Mizo people should learn to peacefully coexist with other communities. Organised by state apex student body, Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), the ceremony marked the signing of the historic 1986 Mizoram peace accord that ended two decades ...Read More
Indore, Jun 30 (PTI) The entire 337 tons of waste of the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has been incinerated and reduced to ashes at a disposal plant in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur town, an official said on Monday, six months after the toxic consignment was brought to the unit. While 30 tons of the waste was burnt earlier during three trials at the plant, the remaining 307 tons was incinerated between May 5 and the intervening night of June 29-30, the State Pollution Control Board offic...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The finance ministry directed private sector banks on Monday to increase their participation in the implementation of government schemes. The direction was given by Department of Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju during a meeting to review the progress and performance of various financial-inclusion (FI) schemes, including the PMJDY, PMJJBY, PMSBY, APY PMMY and PM Vishwakarma, with the senior management of private sector banks. The meeting chaired by the secretary ...Read More
Aizawl, Jun 30 (PTI) Dr K Beichhua, a sitting legislator and a former minister, took over as the new president of the BJP's Mizoram unit. He replaced incumbent Vanlalhmuaka, who held the post for two straight terms, according to a BJP leader. Beichhua, the MLA of Siaha constituency, urged the people to join the BJP to usher in development. The internal election of the party was held on Sunday, in which Beichhua was elected on consensus without casting votes. It was conducted in the presence o...Read More
Hyderabad, Jun 30 (PTI) Former MLC N Ramchander Rao, an ABVP veteran and senior advocate, is set to take over as the new president of BJP in Telangana, succeeding Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy. The appointment of Rao is seen as a move aimed at strengthening the party's ideological and organisational base in the state. Rao was the only candidate to file his nomination for the state unit president post and his election would be announced on Tuesday. A student leader during the 19...Read More
Kolkata, Jun 30 (PTI) Metro Railway services were disrupted for around two hours in parts of the Blue Line during office hours on Monday as rainwater suddenly seeped into the tunnel between Central and Chandni Chawk stations. A Metro Railway Kolkata spokesperson said truncated services were run between Maidan and Kavi Subhas (New Garia) as well as Girish Park and Dakshineswar stations in Kavi Subhas-Dakshineswar corridor of the blue line during the period. "Due to the heavy downpour, parts of ...Read More
Churachandpur/Imphal, Jun 30 (PTI) At least four people, including a 72-year-old woman, were shot dead in an ambush by gunmen in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Monday, police said. The United Kuki National Army (UKNA), a banned militant outfit, claimed responsibility for the attack that killed three members of another armed Kuki organisation that signed a peace agreement with the government in 2008. The ambush took place near Mongjang village, about five km from Churachandpur town, around...Read More
Bhubaneswar/Balasore/Baripada, Jun 30 (PTI) The Odisha government on Monday evacuated people from low-lying areas in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts as waters of river Subarnarekha and Budhabalang started entering villages, officials said. The state government had earlier sounded a red alert for both districts as water levels in rivers like Subarnarekha, Budhabalang, Jalaka, and Sono continue to rise. Odisha Revenue and Disaster Manager minister Suresh Pujari said people in both districts ha...Read More
Imphal, Jun 30 (PTI) A delegation of Manipur civil society groups, which held talks with central government officials in Delhi, on Monday said the team has called for a "time-bound roadmap to address the crisis" in the northeastern state and "find lasting solutions". A joint statement issued by the Coordinating Committee (COCOMI), All Manipur United Clubs Organisation (AMUCO) and Federation of Civil Society (FOCS) said "the meeting commenced at 11:30 am and continued for over three-and-a-half h...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) on Monday announced the beginning of commercial operation of a 64.7-MW capacity -- part of a 1,255-MW solar power project in Gujarat. The "third part capacity of 64.7 MW out of 1,255 MW Khavda-I Solar PV Project of wholly-owned subsidiary NTPC Renewable Energy Limited... in Gujarat under CPSU scheme Phase-II Tranche-III, is declared" commercially operational with effect from June 30, NGEL said in a regulatory filing. The first part capac...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Individual investors Paresh Mohanlal Parekh and Vijay Mohanlal Parekh divested a total of 6.02 per cent stake in Jyoti CNC Automation for Rs 1,489 crore through open market transactions on Monday, the exchange data showed. According to the bulk deal data on the NSE, Paresh and Vijay Parekh offloaded 68.50 lakh shares each of Gujarat-based Jyoti CNC Automation. The transaction was executed in the price range of Rs 1,087.01-1,087.45 apiece, taking the deal value to around...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) The Delhi government has withdrawn regulations governing seven commercial activities, including swimming pools, eating houses, hotels, discotheques, video game parlours, amusement parks and auditoriums, with immediate effect, said a notification. According to the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the move follows an order dated June 19, 2025 by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. The lieutenant governor, exercising powers under Section 28(2) read wit...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI) Three prominent Meitei civil-society groups from Manipur conveyed to the Centre on Monday that the territorial integrity of the northeastern state must be maintained, while seeking urgent steps for the rehabilitation of ethnic violence-hit people. A 19-member delegation comprising representatives of the three groups -- Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), All Manipur United Clubs' Organisation (AMUCO) and Federation of Civil Society Organisations (FOCS) ...Read More