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NEW DELHI, July 13. /TASS/. Nina Kutina, a 40-year-old Russian woman discovered in a remote cave in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, has lived there with her two children aged four and six for two months, the Indian Express newspaper quoted the police as saying. "During the rainy season, they lived with minimal clothing. Kutina had stockpiled enough groceries in the cave for their survival, and despite having candles, they rarely used artificial light, instead living by natural light," i ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra assembly on Thursday passed the stringent Maharashtra Special Public Security (MSPS) Bill by a voice vote. The Bill aims "to provide for effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of left wing extremist organisations or similar organisations." reported the Indian Express. The Maharashtra State Public Security (MSPS) Bill, first introduced during last year's monsoon session by then Deputy Chief Minister and current Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has been debat ...Read More >
Delhi Housing Scheme 2025: In a major development for potential home buyers in Delhi, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) cleared the Delhi Housing Scheme 2025. It will offer 177 affordable residential flats across Delhi's prime locations, including Rohini, Jasola, Vasant Kunj, etc. The premium housing scheme will offer around 177 residential low, middle, and high-income group flats and garages. Potential buyers can apply for the Delhi Housing Scheme at prime locations including Vasant Kunj, ...Read More >
Mizoram Governor Gen (retd) V K Singh's move to impose Governor's rule in the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) in view of its "constant political instabilty" has upset the Lalduhoma-led Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) government, which has criticised him for allegedly undermining the democratic norms. Since its current term began in 2023, the CADC has seen two mass defections and two no-confidence motions with the first-ever BJP-led executive committee of the Council toppled last month, ...Read More >
Mumbai: The buzz around Bigg Boss 19 has been growing louder with each passing day. With Khatron Ke Khiladi and Bigg Boss OTT cancelled this year, fans are eagerly waiting for every tiny update about the upcoming season of the controversial reality show, from the contestants list to format changes and premiere date. Here's the latest scoop on the Bigg Boss 19 host and there's a twist. As expected, superstar Salman Khan will be back to kick off Bigg Boss 19. However, this time, he won't be the ...Read More >
New Delhi: Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who was convicted of murdering a Yemeni citizen, is scheduled to be executed in Yemen on July 16. The victim, Talal Abdo Mehdi, was a local man with whom Nimisha had run a clinic, reported The Indian Express. Quoting Samuel Jerome Baskaran, a social worker involved in talks with Yemeni officials and Talal's family, the news report mentioned that he confirmed the execution date. "The public prosecutor has sent the letter of prosecution to the jail authoriti ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's new captain Shubman Gill was widely praised on Monday for leading by example as India clinched their first-ever Test win at Edgbaston, levelling the five-match series against England 1-1. Gill, who had struck a century in a losing effort during the opening Test at Headingley, delivered a commanding performance this time with scores of 269 and 161, laying the foundation for a thumping 336-run victory. The result marked India's first win in nine Tests at the Birmingham ground, ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 5: In a shocking incident, a woman died by suicide after she was slapped by her husband allegedly after a fight with his mother in Mumbai's Sakinaka on June 28. The Mumbai Police have charged a 32-year-old driver with abetment of suicide and dowry death following the suicide of his 23-year-old wife, Mamta, at their residence. The accused has been identified as Rajesh Jokhai Prasad Maurya, Indian Express reported. The case, registered under sections 108 (abetment of suicide) and 80 ...Read More >
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued a strongly worded wake-up call to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), even as an Indian delegation made a formal pitch to host the 2036 Olympics. Amid longstanding allegations of mismanagement and corruption within India's sports bodies, the IOC flagged concerns over governance issues in the IOA, the country's rampant doping problem, and its underwhelming Olympic performance. According to a report in The Indian Express, the global body tol ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Former Delhi chief secretary Shailaja Chandra has called on the BJP-led dispensation to urgently prioritise migrant housing, waste management and inter-agency coordination to tackle issues of urban governance. In an interview with PTI, 81-year-old Chandra, who has also served as secretary in the Union Ministry of Health, said the unplanned settlement of migrant workers remains Delhi's most pressing challenge. "Migrants will keep coming for work. They need water, electric ...Read More >
Amarnath Yatra 2025 Begins Today: This year's Amarnath pilgrimage comes about two months after a terror attack in Pahalgam killed 26 civilians Amarnath Yatra 2025: The annual Amarnath Yatra started Thursday with the first batch of pilgrims starting off from the Baltal and Nunwan base camps, and the second batch setting off from Jammu. A total of 5,880 pilgrims are expected to be visiting the shrine as part of the first batch. The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre shrine in the south Kashmir ...Read More >
KOCHI -- At least 34 people have been killed in a massive fire at a pharmaceuticals factory in the southern Indian state of Telangana, according to news agencies. The blast took place during work hours on Monday at a unit of Sigachi Industries, leaving several injured and in critical condition. "As many as 31 bodies have been extricated from the debris while three died in hospital while undergoing treatment," senior district police official Paritosh Pankaj told the Press Trust of India. Polic ...Read More >
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections will be held later this year or in early 2026 The Maharashtra Congress leadership, which met in the national capital on Monday, decided to push for the party contesting the forthcoming Mumbai civic body polls on its own. This leaves the Congress top brass with the difficult decision of potentially dropping its Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCP (Sharad Pawar). The party, however, may find a decision being made ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian team is all set to take on England in the second Test of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Both sides will lock horns in the second Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 2. It is worth noting that the first Test of the series was won by England. Taking on India at Headingley in Leeds, England, managed to put in an excellent performance and registered a comfortable win. With the disadvantage of going into the second Test, team India will hope to improve and registe ...Read More >
IND vs ENG: India's star wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has opened up as to how post his knee surgery way back in 2021, he didn't just change his bowling action but also had to work doubly hard on his fitness since he was supposed to bowl four overs during a T20I match. During an interview with Indian Express, Kuldeep reckoned that post-his surgery, Ashish Kaushik, who is the head physiotherapist at the NCA, had informed him that his front foot was carrying a lot of load due to his earlier bowling ...Read More >
Following the complaint, all three accused -- Monojit Mishra (31), Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukherjee (20) -- were arrested between Thursday evening and early Friday morning. | Credit: X@BJP The alleged gangrape of a 24-year-old student at the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata earlier this week has ignited protests and a political storm in West Bengal. According to the police, the incident took place on the evening of June 25 between 7.30 pm and 10.50 pm on the college premises in Kasba. ...Read More >
Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested 33-year-old Sagar Shevale for allegedly abandoning his grandmother, who is battling skin cancer, at a garbage dumping site in Aarey Colony on June 22. The shocking act of neglect has sparked widespread outrage and also led to the intervention by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission. 'Dumped Granny Out Of Frustration,' Says Accused The accused, an office boy from Hanuman Nagar in Kandivali, reportedly confessed to police that he abandoned his ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be rested for the second Test of the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series to be played at Edgbaston in Birmingham from July 2, according to a report on Thursday. He is likely to be back for the third Test, the Indian Express reported on Thursday, indicating that the move is to rest Bumrah to manage his workload. Bumrah was India's best bowler in the first innings of the opening Test at Headingley in Leed ...Read More >
The Congress will organise torchlight processions on June 12 in Maharashtra to draw people's attention to the "vote theft pattern" of the 2024 polls, which it claimed indicates the credibility of the Election Commission is at stake. Alleging that BJP leaders are responding to queries directed at the EC, state Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Saturday (June 7, 2025) wondered whether a similar "vote fraud pattern" is being planned for the upcoming Bihar elections. Election Commission of ...Read More >
In my Parliament speech on February 3, and in a subsequent press conference, I had expressed my disquiet about the conduct of the November 2024 Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha elections. I have doubted the fairness of Indian elections, not every time, not everywhere, but often enough. I am not talking of small-scale cheating, but of industrial-scale rigging involving the capture of our national institutions. But if some earlier election outcomes seemed odd, the outcome of the 2024 Maharashtra Vidhan S ...Read More >
Meet India's Highest-Paid OTT Actor: From Rs 35 Crore For 8-Minute Cameo To Rs 125 Crore Single Show -- Beats Shah Rukh, Salman, Hrithik; His Name Is... Punjab Kings (PBKS) batter Shashank Singh has opened up on Shreyas Iyer's angry reaction after his run-out in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Ahmedabad. PBKS skipper Iyer played a fantastic knock (87 not out off 41) as his team chased down the target of 204 in 19 overs against Mumbai Indians. ...Read More >
New Delhi: Punjab Kings batsman Shashank Singh broke his silence on being scolded by captain Shreyas Iyer after Qualifier-2 against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 season. Shashank said that Shreyas should have slapped me. Shashank also told that his father did not talk to him before the final. It is worth noting that after the end of Qualifier-2, a video of Shreyas Iyer and Shashank Singh went viral on social media. In this, Shreyas Iyer was seen scolding and abusing Shashank Singh. At the same ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Sunday dubbed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi's claims on the fairness of the 2024 state assembly elections an "evasive attempt to distract the public". A day after Gandhi's write-up triggered a political slugfest between Congress and BJP, Fadnavis on Sunday debunked the electoral "match-fixing and rigging" allegations through a newspaper article, stating "Gandhi has dismissed mandate of people ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) BJP leaders replying to Rahul Gandhi's questions on the 2024 Maharashtra polls instead of the Election Commission of India confirms the "match-fixing" charge, senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said on Sunday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fandavis' article, with facts and figures to refute Gandhi's claims, was published in Indian Express and Marathi daily Loksatta during the day. Earlier, top BJP leaders, including party chief JP Nadda, had slammed Gandhi for c ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Sunday dubbed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi's claims on the fairness of the 2024 state assembly elections an "evasive attempt to distract the public". A day after Gandhi's write-up triggered a political slugfest between Congress and BJP, Fadnavis on Sunday debunked the electoral "match-fixing and rigging" allegations through a newspaper article, stating "Gandhi has dismissed mandate of people ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, instead of introspecting on the defeat in the 2024 state assembly polls, has been repudiating the mandate given by the people because they rejected him. The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha is preparing his excuses for future defeats in the upcoming assembly elections, including Bihar, Fadnavis said in his articles published in the Indian Express and Marathi daily Loksatta. On Saturda ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, instead of introspecting on the defeat in the 2024 state assembly polls, has been repudiating the mandate given by the people because they rejected him. The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha is preparing his excuses for future defeats in the upcoming assembly elections, including Bihar, Fadnavis said in his articles published in the Indian Express and Marathi daily Loksatta. On Saturday, Gandhi, i ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 8 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, instead of introspecting on the defeat in the 2024 state assembly polls, has been repudiating the mandate given by the people because they rejected him. The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha is preparing his excuses for future defeats in the upcoming assembly elections, including Bihar, Fadnavis said in his articles published in the Indian Express and Marathi daily Loksatta. On Saturda ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) On her milestone 50th birthday, Shilpa Shetty took a heartfelt moment to reflect on her incredible journey and the defining stories that have shaped her both personally and professionally. Celebrating decades of success and growth, she shared insights into the experiences that made her the strong and inspiring woman she is today. Taking to Instagram, she posted a video of her transformation over the years and wrote, "Grateful for my journey and the stories that m ...Read More >
Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) general secretary Rajesh Soni, arrested for an alleged objectionable post on Operation Sindoor, belongs to a family of jewellers and is a first-generation politician, say his party colleagues. Many in Congress refer to Soni as the go-to person for "publicity-related tasks". At least three top party leaders told The Indian Express that the credit for putting up maximum hoardings and billboards during Congress party events goes to him. However, according ...Read More >
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