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Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28. Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees. "The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full ...Read More >
New Delhi: Over 40 educational institutions, including Hindu College, SRCC and Indraprastha College for Women, across Delhi received threat emails on Thursday night, prompting emergency responses across the city. It was the fourth consecutive day of such threats with similar messages sent to multiple educational institutions on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.A coordinated security operation was carried out at all the affected schools, which involved Delhi Police's bomb disposal teams, cybercrime ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's smartphone and electronics industry has raised serious concerns over what it describes as informal but targeted trade restrictions imposed by China. The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), in a letter to the government, sought swift policy measures to address these unofficial restrictions, which could derail the country's $32 billion export-driven manufacturing ambitions. As per the ICEA letter, India's electronics manufacturing sector remains heavily reliant o ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: A minor dispute over parking of vehicle escalated into a violent acid attack on a woman home guard in Chhatral area of Kalol taluka in Gandhinagar, on Friday morning.The accused, identified as autorickshaw driver Ashok Ravat, allegedly hurled toilet-cleaning acid at 38-year-old Bhavna Parmar after she asked him to move his vehicle to ease traffic near Chhatral overbridge. He was arrested shortly after the attack, police said.Parmar was on traffic duty with her team when the incident o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Congress accused the CBI on Friday of going soft in its probe against Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) Chairman Montu Patel in an alleged multi-crore-rupee scam. Addressing a press conference at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters here, Rajya Sabha MP and party spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil alleged that the CBI did not present all the facts before the court that led to Patel getting interim protection from arrest. He said it took the Central Bureau o ...Read More >
Mumbai: Star kid Khushi Kapoor revealed in a recent one-on-one with ETimes that she opted for cosmetic beauty procedures to enhance her look as she wasn't born with great features. "I wasn't born like this, but I've always been honest about it. I've always tried to be honest and open about whatever I'm getting done. If someone wishes to get work done, it is their choice, and they should do what suits them," she shared. "Getting work done and lying about it is unfair to younger girls who look u ...Read More >
Bengaluru: More than 40 schools including MS Dhoni Global School, St. German Academy School and several schools in the R.R. Nagara and Kengeri area in Bengaluru received bomb threats via email, Police said on Friday. As soon as the mail was noticed, there was panic in the schools, and the police were informed. The police, who were alerted immediately, went with the bomb disposal squad as a precautionary measure and are busy with the inspection work. The email domain originated from the British ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 18 (PTI) Nearly 50 schools in Bengaluru on Friday morning received bomb threat, which turned out to be a hoax, police said. A single, identical email with the subject 'Bombs inside the school' was sent to nearly 50 email ids of various schools at 7.24 am from the user, roadkill333@atomicmail.io, they said. The sender claimed to have placed several explosive devices within the classrooms of the respective schools, police said. "Hello. I am writing to let you know that I have pla ...Read More >
Panic gripped Bengaluru on July 18 after at least 20 private schools in various parts of the city received bomb threats via email. Several of these threats were declared hoaxes after extensive searches. Email copies reviewed by The Hindu show the messages were sent at 7:31 am. from the ID "roadkill333@atomicmail.io." The email read; "Hello. I am writing to let you know that I have placed several explosive devices (trinitrotoluene) within school classrooms. The explosives are skilfully hidden in ...Read More >
New Delhi: There was a stir in Delhi when more than 45 schools in the city received an email threatening to blow them up with bombs. Apart from the capital Delhi, more than 40 schools in Bengaluru have received a mail threatening to blow them up with bombs. This created panic in the schools as well. Delhi Police was left breathless as soon as they received the information. In a hurry, Delhi Police reached the schools where bomb threats were received, where the search operation is going on. Alon ...Read More >
'India should look to add an extra bowler' IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane has a piece of advice for head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill- play an extra bowler in the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Photograph: BCCI/X As India gear up for the fourth Test at Old Trafford, former captain Ajinkya Rahane has raised a tactical alarm: the team's all-rounder-heavy approach might be hurting their chances. His solution? A fourth specialist bowler -- even if it comes at the cost of batting depth. Now ...Read More >
New Delhi: More than 20 schools in Delhi received a threatening email today, claiming that bombs had been planted on their premises. The email, which included serious threats and disturbing language, led to an immediate high-alert response from the authorities. More than 20 schools across the national capital were affected. Among them were Abhinav Public School in Rohini Sector 3, Richmond Global School in Paschim Vihar, Sovereign School in Rohini Sector 24, and St. Xavier's School in North Del ...Read More >
Jhargram, Jul 18 (PTI) Three elephants, including two calves, were run over by an express train near Banstala railway station in West Bengal's Paschim Midnapore district, police said on Friday. The incident, which took place on Thursday night, occurred when an elephant herd that probably came from Jharkhand's Dalma forest was traversing, they said. The three pachyderms were mowed on the tracks by a speeding Janshatabdi Express on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar section, a police officer said. It was ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 18 (PTI) At least four private schools in Bengaluru on Friday morning received bomb threat emails, which turned out to be a hoax, police said. An email titled "Bombs inside the school" was received by these schools at 7.24 am. The sender claimed to have placed several explosive devices within the classrooms of the respective schools. "Hello. I am writing to let you know that I have placed several explosive devices (Trinitrotoluene) within school classrooms. The explosives are sk ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
The car had a Maharashtra number plate. Luggage was tied to the roof of the vehicle, which made officials believe that a family had come from Maharashtra to visit Agra. A shocking and heartbreaking incident has come to light from the Taj Mahal complex in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. An elderly man was found unconscious and tied inside a locked car parked near the western gate. The incident has raised serious questions about human sensitivity and responsibility. According to Aaj Tak, the man had been ...Read More >
Awareness should be created about the harm posed by single-use plastic items, K. Vijayanand tells Collectors and calls upon the manufacturers to pay due attention to curb the menace Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand has said that steps are being taken to declare 17 Municipal Corporations as plastic-free corporations by next October and the drive is also under way in all government offices. During a video-conference with District Collectors on the implementation of various programmes on Thursday, M ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief secretary K Vijayanand announced that the state government is taking decisive steps to make all government offices plastic-free. During a video conference with district collectors and officials on Thursday, he discussed key initiatives, including the Swarnandhra P-4 Foundation, Swachhandhra, MSME parks, Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana, and population management. Vijayanand stressed a phased approach to control single-use plastics, with a goal to declare all 17 municipal corp ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17: The rules of performance marketing have changed. What once worked - batch reports, generic creatives, and reactive decision-making - now leads to wasted budgets and missed targets. Today, it's all about speed, precision, and knowing exactly where your next best opportunity lies. Also Read | Wipro Q1 FY26 Results: Tech Giant Reports 11% Rise in Net Profit to INR 3,336 Crore, Announces INR 5 Interim Dividend. That's where performance marketing expert Nipun Taneja step ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Invoking Mahatma Gandhi's remark 'cleanliness is next to godliness', President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday asked citizens to pay utmost attention to source segregation, which is a key step in the waste management value chain. Presenting the Swachh Survekshan awards at a function organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, President Murmu said that controlling plastic and electronic waste and preventing pollution caused by them is a big challenge. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): India's goods trade deficit is projected to widen to USD 300 billion in FY26, up from USD 287 billion in FY25, as weak global demand weighs on exports while resilient domestic consumption is expected to fuel higher imports, as anticipated by ICICI Bank Global Markets in its latest report. The report attributes the sluggish growth in merchandise exports largely to tepid demand from non-US markets. While shipments to the US have held up due to the front-loading o ...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 >
Mumbai, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kolkata-based Himadri Speciality Chemical Limited on Tuesday reported a year-on-year (YoY) revenue decline of 6.84 per cent, with total revenue falling to Rs 1,118.29 crore in Q1 FY26 from Rs 1,200.41 crore in Q1 FY25. On a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis too, revenue slipped by around 1.44 per cent, compared to Rs 1,134.64 crore in Q4 FY25, according to its stock exchange filing. Additionally, Anurag Choudhary-led company's total income followed suit and declin ...Read More >
Higher US tariffs on key trading partners like China, Canada and Mexico could hand Indian exporters a significant competitive edge, especially in sectors like pharmaceuticals, textiles and electronics, according to a new report by NITI Aayog. In the latest edition of its Trade Watch Quarterly, the government think tank said that "India is expected to gain competitiveness in 22 out of the top 30 categories (HS 2 level), representing a market size of USD 2,285.2 billion." These gains, it said, s ...Read More >
Mumbai: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday assured the State Assembly that a special police drive will be launched in the Behrampada, Bharat Nagar, Golibar, and Navpada areas of Bandra East to tackle the growing drug menace. The CM made this announcement in response to concerns raised by UBT MLA Varun Sardesai and other legislators during a discussion on rising drug-related incidents across the state. The issue was highlighted through a Calling Attention Motion moved by MLA Vilas Bhumre ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the Axiom-4 mission pilot, has showcased a zero-gravity experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) involving water to illustrate how microgravity transforms everyday physics. The experiment, part of Axiom Space's outreach and scientific mission, highlighted the unique behaviour of water in space. After an 18-day stay at the ISS, Shukla and three others -- commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewsk ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the Axiom-4 mission pilot, has showcased a zero-gravity experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) involving water to illustrate how microgravity transforms everyday physics. The experiment, part of Axiom Space's outreach and scientific mission, highlighted the unique behaviour of water in space. Also Read | Ahmedabad Plane Crash: DGCA Directs Airlines To Check Locking Mechanism of Fuel Switches of Boeing Planes After Air India ...Read More >
New Delhi: Indian exports to the US will become more competitive following imposition of higher tariffs by the Trump administration on countries, including China, Canada, and Mexico, NITI Aayog said in a report on Monday. The Aayog in its third edition of 'Trade Watch Quarterly', said there will be significant opportunities for India in the US markets both in terms of the number of products and volume of the US market. "India is expected to gain competitiveness in 22 out of the top 30 categorie ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a country where weddings often make headlines, a man from Assam is going viral, not for tying the knot, but for celebrating the end of his marriage. Manik Ali, a resident of Nalbari district in lower Assam, marked his divorce in an unconventional and eye-catching way- by bathing in milk. For Ali, it was a moment of liberation after years of personal struggle, and he chose to celebrate it his way. In a video that has since gone viral, Ali is seen standing on a plastic sheet with fo ...Read More >
KHAMMAM: A routine commute turned a 51-year-old school record assistant into an unlikely eco-warrior. After his bike skidded on a discarded plastic water bottle near Papakollu village, Tipparthi Siva didn't just pick himself up; he picked a fight. Witnessing plastic choke drains, poison cattle and sicken his community, Siva transformed his shock into action. Now, Julurpad mandal's determined "plastic warrior" wages a grassroots campaign, distributing pamphlets and pleading for change. Speaking ...Read More >
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