K'taka mass burial: SIT steps up probe; DGP joins probe

 Sun, 27 July 2025
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Security forces recover Rs 35 lakh in cash from Jharkhand forest during anti-Maoist op

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Security forces on Sunday recovered around Rs 35 lakh in cash from a bunker-like structure in a forest in the Maoist-hit Karaikela area in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, the police said. Acting on a tip-off, CRPF, Jharkhand Jaguar, and District Armed Police began a massive search...
22:05

Odisha school teacher held for 'molesting' girl students

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A teacher of a government-run high school in Odisha's Kendrapara district was arrested on Sunday for allegedly molesting five girl students inside the institution, the police said.The incident took place recently in the school under the jurisdiction of the Talachua marine police station in the...
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K'taka mass burial: SIT steps up probe; DGP joins probe

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The Special Investigation Team, set up by the Karnataka government to probe the allegations of mass burials in Dharmasthala, intensified its investigation, with consultation and inquiries on Sunday. The man who had confessed to burying bodies in Dharmasthala appeared before the SIT for the...
21:40

President Murmu may visit Bengal on July 30 to attend convocation of AIIMS

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President Droupadi Murrmu is likely to visit West Bengal on July 30 to attend the first convocation of AIIMS-Kalyani, officials said on Sunday.After arriving in Kolkata, she is likely to travel to Kalyani in Nadia district by helicopter, they said.She will reach the institute around 3.40 pm, they...
21:28

Head of China's Shaolin Temple under probe for corruption, sexual misconduct

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The head of China's Shaolin Temple, the famous Buddhist shrine specialising in martial art Kung Fu, was placed under probe for embezzlement and sexual misconduct, official media in Beijing reported on Sunday. Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple in Henan province, is suspected of...
20:43

CM Stalin discharged from hospital

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin was on Sunday discharged from a private hospital in Chennai and he has been advised to resume his routine after three days. The chief minister, who underwent a therapeutic procedure (on July 24, 2025 morning) was declared fit for discharge after successful...
20:31

Bihar voter list not final, objections open till Sep 1: EC

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The Election Commission on Sunday hit out at those who, it claimed, were creating an impression that the draft voters' list to be published in Bihar will be the final roll. The poll authority said it is not able to understand that when a full one-month period from August 1 till September 1...
19:46

Man held in UP for conversion, cheating woman by concealing identity

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A man has been arrested for allegedly hiding his religious identity, marrying a woman under a fake name, and subsequently forcing her to convert, police said on Sunday.Additional superintendent of police Sanjeev Vajpayee said the woman lodged a complaint on Saturday at the Bijnor kotwali police...
19:13

Bomb threat at actor-TVK chief Vijay's Chennai home turns out to be hoax

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A bomb threat was reported at the residence of actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay in Neelankarai on Chennai's East Coast Road early Sunday morning, the police said. According to a statement from Neelankarai Police, The call was made at around 5:20 a.m. to the Chennai Police...
18:46

Patients treated in torchlight at UP hospital

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After a video of patients being treated in torchlight at the emergency room of the district hospital here went viral, health department officials on Sunday said the situation arose due to a combination of power outage in the area and a technical glitch in the hospital's generator.Chief medical...
18:32

DoT issues Rs 7,800-cr demand notice to Tata Comms over AGR dues

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The department of telecom has issued a show-cause-cum-demand notice of about Rs 7,800 crore to Tata Communications over adjusted gross revenue dues, according to an official note by the company. The demand has been raised by the Department of Telecom (DoT) for adjusted gross revenue from...
18:04

Opposition leaders made baseless claims over Kasab trial: Nikam

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Rajya Sabha member Ujjwal Nikam, who was the special public prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, has claimed that some opposition leaders made baseless claims over the trial. Even Pakistan did not claim that there was a mistrial for Ajmal Kasab. Pakistan never said that...
17:48

TCS to cut workforce by 2% in FY26, to hit 12,200 jobs

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Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest IT services provider, announced on Sunday that it plans to reduce its workforce by 2 percent in its 2026 financial year, according to a report by Reuters. This reduction, primarily impacting middle and senior management, will eliminate approximately...
17:37

UP: Leopard kills 6-year-old boy sleeping in the open

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A six-year-old boy sleeping outside his house at night in Lakhimpur Kheri in the Mahewaganj area was picked up and dragged into nearby sugarcane fields and killed, the police said.The mauled body of the boy was recovered the morning after he was picked up on Saturday night in the Gola range of...
17:08

Mann Ki Baat event attacked in Tripura, BJP workers hurt

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Bharatiya Janata Party mandal president Jayanta Debbarma has claimed that over 50 Tipra Motha Party goons attacked a Mann Ki Baat event on Sunday in Tripura's Khowai district, injuring several party workers and damaging multiple vehicles. The incident took place at booth number 30 in Asaram...
16:45

Four of six killed in Haridwar tragedy from UP

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Four of the six killed in Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple stampede on Sunday belonged to Uttar Pradesh, an official statement said in Lucknow.A stampede broke out at the hilltop temple in Uttarakhand in the morning when rumours of an electric current where the stairs to the temple begin sent people...
16:26

Woman abducted, raped before dumping in Maha hill town

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A 23-year-old woman was allegedly abducted, raped in a car and then thrown on a roadside in Lonavala hill town of Maharashtra's Pune district, police said on Sunday.The incident occurred on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday at Tungarli in Maval area of Lonavala, a popular tourist...
16:21

Over 60 students hospitalised in Telangana after eating dinner

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Over 60 students of a state-run Girls Residential School in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana were hospitalised with complaints of vomiting and other symptoms after having dinner and 50 of them were subsequently discharged, officials said on Sunday. As many as 64 students at the residential...
15:38

Hospital staff held for allegedly raping woman after sedating in UP

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A hospital employee has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman after administering a sedative injection under the pretext of treatment at a private hospital in Balrampur, the police said on Sunday. Superintendent of police Vikas Kumar said the incident took place on July 25 at Vimla...
15:06

BMW car mows down scooter killing girl in UP's Noida, 2 hurt

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A five-year-old girl was killed and two others were injured after a speeding BMW car rammed into a scooter in Noida's Sector 20, the police said on Sunday. The incident happened late Saturday night, just as the girl exited the Post Graduate Institute of Child Health in Sector 30. She...
14:55

Raj visits Matoshree to greet Uddhav on his birthday

MNS president Raj Thackeray greets Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on his birthday/Courtesy Shiv Sena-UBT on X
MNS president Raj Thackeray greets Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on his birthday/Courtesy Shiv Sena-UBT on X
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday met cousin and Shiv Sena-UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray to wish him on the latter's 65th birthday. Raj drove from his residence Shivteerth in Dadar to Matoshree, Uddhav's residence in Bandra. Flanked by his party MP Sanjay Raut,...
14:29

Modi prays at Chola-era Lord Shiva temple in TN

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PM Narendra Modi coming out after praying at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple./ANI on X
Prime Minister Narendra Modi worshipped at the Chola-era Lord Brihadeeswara temple here on Sunday. Amid chants of Vedic and Saivite Thirumurai, PM Modi prayed at the temple and brought a 'kalasam' (metal pot) with traditional decorations which is believed to contain water from River Ganga...
14:13

Trump seeks Harris be prosecuted over celebrity endorsements

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US President Donald Trump has demanded the prosecution of former vice president Kamala Harris, alleging that she paid a large amount of money to celebrity artists for endorsements during last year's presidential election. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT. IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL...
13:46

YouTuber nabbed in UP for uploading 'abusive' content; released on bail

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The police arrested a local YouTuber in Moradabad for uploading a video that allegedly mocked Hindu saints and sages with abusive language, an officer said on Sunday. Mohammad Amir was later released on bail after he appeared in a court. According to the police, Aamir, a resident of...
13:30

9 from Andhra held for planning to hold rave party in Hyderabad, drugs seized

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Nine persons, including drug peddlers, who were allegedly planning to organise a rave party at a service apartment in Hyderabad, were arrested and narcotic substances were seized from them, the excise department officials said on Sunday. Based on specific intelligence, the Excise State Task...
13:08

Gangaikonda Cholapuram all decked up for celebration to mark Rajendra Chola's win

Security personnel at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple/ANI on X
Security personnel at Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple/ANI on X
The sleepy little village of Gangaikonda Cholapuram in the Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu is brimming with energy and people as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to preside over the Aadi Thiruvathirai festival on Sunday, to mark the birth anniversary of the iconic Chola king Rajendra...
12:45

Israel pauses Gaza attack to back humanitarian aid

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Israel has announced daily pauses in military activity in three parts of Gaza to ease the ongoing humanitarian crisis, as per a statement from the Israeli military unit COGAT (Coordinator of the Government Activities in the Territories), posted on X.The announcement comes amid growing...
12:39

Film producer booked for 'cheating' model; duo clash at movie premiere

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An FIR was registered against the producer of Hindi film So Long Valley for allegedly cheating model Ruchi Gujjar of Rs 23 lakh, a Mumbai police official said on Saturday. Viral videos showed Gujjar purportedly slapping the producer, Karan Singh, during the movie premiere event held on...
11:43

Five associates of BJD corporator arrested in rape case

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The police arrested five associates of Biju Janata Dal corporator Amaresh Jena, who is absconding ever since he was booked in a rape case in the state capital. Jena, a prominent BJD leader in the state capital was booked under the BNS sections 64(2) (rape), 89 (committing miscarriage without...
11:23

Drugs seized after raid at party in Pune; 7 detained

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Police seized drugs, hookah set ups and liquor after conducting a raid at a party underway at an apartment in Pune in the early hours of Sunday and detained seven persons, officials said. The police's Crime Branch carried out the raid at the studio apartment located in the upscale Kharadi...
11:07

Woman drives car into ditch while using Google Maps for directions; rescued

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A woman took a wrong turn and drove her high-end car into a ditch in Navi Mumbai while following directions on Google Maps and was later rescued, police said on Sunday. The incident took place at around 1 am on Friday in Belapur area of Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township. The woman, who...
10:59

Tej Pratap Yadav to contest Bihar polls as independent candidate

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Former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav, who was recently expelled from the RJD by his father and founding president Lalu Prasad, has announced that he would contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections from Mahua seat in Vaishali district as an Independent candidate.He is currently the MLA of...
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6 killed in stampede at Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple

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Six people have died and several others injured after a stampede broke out at Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple on Sunday morning.Garhwal Division Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey confirmed the deaths. I am leaving for the spot. A detailed report of the incident is awaited, the officials...
10:10

Woman poisons to death 3 minor daughters in Maha

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A 27-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing her three minor daughters by poisoning them after being distressed over domestic issues in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said.Sandhya Sandeep Bere, a housewife living at Talepada in Asnoli village under Shahapur area,...
09:46

2 Dalit youths tied to pole, thrashed by mob in UP

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A violent mob allegedly tied two Dalit youths to a pole and beat them up, accusing them of theft, police here said on Saturday.   A purported video of the incident has surfaced online.  The incident took place on July 22, and a case was registered on Saturday against five...
09:38

Thailand-Cambodia clash reminds me of India-Pak: Trump

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United States President Donald Trump Saturday said he spoke to the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand amid escalating tensions between the two neighbours, as he recalled, yet again, the conflict between India and Pakistan that was brought to a successful halt.On Saturday, in a post on social media,...
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India reported 14 heatstroke deaths between March and June

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India reported 7,192 suspected heatstroke cases and only 14 confirmed deaths due to extreme heat between March 1 and June 24 this year, according to data obtained by PTI under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.  The country had reported nearly 48,000 cases of heatstroke and 159 deaths due...
09:22

16-year-old crashes father's car, kills e-rickshaw driver in Delhi

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An e-rickshaw driver died after a car being driven by a 16-year-old boy rammed into his three-wheeler in southwest Delhi's Dwarka, police said on Saturday.   The incident took place around 11.15 am on Friday on the Dwarka Nala Road stretch, they said  The teenage boy was...
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US: 11 injured in mass stabbing at Michigan Walmart

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At least 11 people have been injured in a stabbing incident at a Walmart near Michigan's Traverse City on Saturday afternoon, The New York Times reported, citing Michigan State Police. According to The New York Times, citing Megan Brown, Chief Communications Officer for Munson Healthcare,...