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Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde on Tuesday said the civic panel's report on the Chembur tree collapse incident that killed a school boy was unacceptable to her, and demanded that the BMC's roads and garden departments must also be held responsible for their negligence.She said mere payment of Rs 7 lakh...
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India and the UK will implement a comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) from July 15, with an aim to boost two-way commerce to USD 100 billion by 2030, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal said on Tuesday.The bilateral trade in goods and services stands at about USD 55-60 billion at...
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The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has told the Supreme Court that draft final report of the probe into the June 2025 Air India flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people, is expected to be ready in October this year.In a detailed affidavit filed before the top...
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A 35-year-old woman with nine children allegedly killed her husband with an axe over frequent quarrels and suspicion he was having an extramarital affair and would eventually abandon her in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Tuesday.The woman, Rumli Bai Dudwe (35), who...
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A day after proposing to charge 20 per cent toll on ships passing through Strait of Hormuz, United States President Donald Trump has reversed his plans, saying that Middle Eastern countries will instead make investment and trade deals with the US.Based on highly productive conversations with...
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Nasa astronaut Anil Menon and two Russian cosmonauts lifted off onboard a Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft from Kazakhstan on an eight-month mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday.The spacecraft carrying Menon and Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off from the Baikonur...
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Navi Mumbai International Airport is all set to begin international services with Air India Group's low-cost subsidiary Air India Express' flight to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, the airport operator Adani Airports Holding Ltd said.The AI Express flight to Abu Dhabi will depart at 2.55 am.The new...
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The Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra of cheating women by removing nearly 38 per cent of beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana after the 2024 assembly elections.Speaking at a press conference in Delhi, Maharashtra Congress...
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India on Tuesday said fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi will be extradited from the United Kingdom once ongoing legal proceedings are completed.Modi is wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges in an estimated USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam...
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A pedestrian plaza, landscaped walkways, decorative lighting and open-air seating outside cafes to create a European-style streetscape: a part of south Mumbai on Tuesday entered a vibrant urban renewal phase with the inauguration of the 'Kala Ghoda Art Avenue' project.Speaking at the inauguration...
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Former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi on Tuesday alleged that the current Election Commission has been very unfair to opposition parties and asserted that the poll body's image and credibility have taken a severe beating.Quraishi, who served as the CEC between 2010 and 2012, said the...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday said it has suspended the food business licences of three leading restaurants in Mumbai after inspections found serious violations of food safety and hygiene norms despite repeated opportunities for compliance.The action was taken...
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King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow has banned preparation of non-vegetarian food items at all its hostels, though ordering such items from outside has not been prohibited, officials said on Tuesday.The move comes following concerns raised by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel...
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Poland has credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for stopping Russian President Vladimir Putin from using nuclear weapons in Ukraine in 2022.Polish Secretary of State, Wladyslaw T Bartoszewski, who is visiting India, on Tuesday said that Putin actually pays attention to what Prime...
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As Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina plans to return to Dhaka, India on Tuesday reacted cautiously, saying there is no change in its approach on the issue.Hasina, 78, has been living in India after she fled Dhaka following the collapse of her government in August, 2024 in the face...
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The passport is a document issued by the government to regulate the departure of Indian citizens from the country, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday amid a raging debate over whether it can be used to verify citizenship.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said passport is issued after...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested Vikas Garg, chairman of the Ebix Group, in the Mahadev online betting app-linked multi-crore money laundering case, officials said.They said Garg, 53, was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after searches were...
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Tahir Hussain was a member of a heavily armed mob that assembled with animus against Hindus to commit rioting, loot and arson and murdered Ankit Sharma with a savage and relentless assault, a Delhi court has said in its verdict convicting the former AAP councillor and four others for the...
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A court in Thane district on Tuesday granted bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, arrested for allegedly assaulting two doctors and other medical staff at a civic-run hospital a week ago.Mhatre, a corporator of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) in Thane district, and three...
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China's exports to India increased by 21.8 per cent in the first half of 2026 to USD 79.41 billion, while Indian exports to China rose 37.2 per cent to USD 12.31 billion, according to data released by Chinese customs on Tuesday.The bilateral trade in the six months rose to USD 91.72 billion,...
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Jammu court has directed the Crime Branch of police to produce the complete record relating to a complaint alleging large-scale irregularities in the handling of silver offerings at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine after a petitioner challenged the agency's action taken report and pressed for...
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Pakistan Stock Exchange's benchmark index plummeted by more than 6,000 points on Tuesday following the escalation in the US and Iran military conflict in West Asia.Intraday trading witnessed the most bleeding as the market lost six psychological barriers simultaneously between 1,79,000 to...
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Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday hit back at the BJP over its remarks on former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, saying he was expelled from the party long ago and later joined the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.We expelled him from AAP long, long back. Didn't he join one of...
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People with both excess body fat and poor muscle health could be more than three-and-a-half times likely to develop diabetes, compared to those with a healthy body composition, according to a new study.People with sarcopenic obesity -- the coexistence of excess body fat (obesity) and a loss of...
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As many as seven Indian-flagged vessels were on the western side of the Strait of Hormuz before the start of the latest military escalation between the US and Iran, a government official said on Tuesday.Just like the early part of the West Asia conflict, these vessels are unlikely to sail out of...
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In a first in the southern state, a BJP councillor who is under preventive detention, took the oath of office inside the Viyur central jail in Thrissur on Tuesday following a Kerala High Court order permitting him to do so.Sugathan R, who was elected from the Vazhottukonam ward of the...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed comedian Samay Raina and YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia and Ashish Chanchlani for not complying with its order, observing that they are self-styled youth icons.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the order...
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The body of an infant was found dumped in a restroom near the outpatient department (OPD) of the civic-run Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle area of Mumbai, prompting a police investigation, officials said on Tuesday.The incident came to light on Monday evening when a woman visiting the hospital...
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled on Tuesday as a sharp surge in crude oil prices due to the renewed flare-up in West Asia dented investors' sentiment.Fresh foreign fund outflows and the falling rupee also put pressure on the markets.After three days of gains, the 30-share...
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The mother of the accused
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday reconstructed the sequence of events in connection with the rape and murder of a girl in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, taking the three arrested accused to the crime scene at Baruipur, a senior police officer said.A forensic team...
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India's wholesale inflation accelerated slightly in June, driven by rising costs for food and fuel. According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the annual rate of inflation based on the All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) stood at 9.87 per cent on a year-on-year basis...
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Govind Dev Giri Maharaj, treasurer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, on Tuesday conceded that there were lapses in supervision at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, but said he would not step down over the alleged theft of donations as he did not consider himself to be at fault...
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The thugs molested her and swung a baseball bat at her
Two days after a woman tourist was allegedly molested and her family members were attacked by a group of hooligans at Bhavali Dam in the district, police on Tuesday arrested nine persons in the case.As per the complaint filed by the 44-year-old woman, she, her husband, son, daughter, a...
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Maharashtra's reservoirs are currently filled to 44 per cent of their storage capacity, lower than last year's level, the state water resources department said on Tuesday.As of July 13, Maharashtra's 3,029 dams were holding 632.89 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water, the department said in...
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In a relief to Shah Rukh Khan, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance granted for the construction of an additional two floors on the actor's residence, Mannat, in Mumbai.Questioning the bonafide of the petitioner, a bench comprising Chief...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that Muslims be provided separate open space adjacent to the disputed Bhojshala site for offering namaz on Fridays between 1 and 3 pm.However, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana clarified that the arrangement...
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The mother of murdered Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking justice for her son, saying she was not asking for sympathy or any special favour but seeking the strictest punishment for those responsible for his killing.In an emotional letter emailed to the...
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The Government of India and state-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) are moving ahead with the strategic sale of their combined 60.7 per cent stake in IDBI Bank, with revised financial bids from Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings and Dubai-based Emirates NBD currently under...
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The Breweries Association of India (BAI) has written to Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, urging the state government to lift prohibition on alcohol in a phased and controlled manner.The letter requested the state to consider withdrawing the liquor ban in phases, starting with the...
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Debt-laden airline SpiceJet and its Managing Director Ajay Singh on Monday assured the Delhi high court that they would pay Rs 140 crore to KAL Airways and its promoter Kalanithi Maran in execution proceedings arising from an arbitral award.Recording the undertaking, Justice Subramonium Prasad...
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has notified a slew of changes to its employee service regulations, sharpening conflict-of-interest norms, tightening investment curbs, and widening disclosure requirements.Under the Sebi (Employees' Service) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, the...
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The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the Securities and Exchange Board of India's findings against Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company (Kotak AMC), its Managing Director Nilesh Shah and other senior officials in the Essel Group fixed maturity plan matter, holding them liable for regulatory...
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India has summoned Iranian diplomats, including Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Mohammad Javad Hosseini, to the Ministry of External Affairs after an Iranian missile strike on two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz left one Indian crew member dead and several others injured.Following the...
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Abhijeet Dipke, founding president of the Cockroach Janata Party shares this image on X and writes:Day 17 of Sonam Sir's Hunger-Strike. He has started losing muscle mass and is in immense pain. Like everyone else, I begged him to end his fast.He calmly replied, Don't ask me to end my fast....
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Among the top merchant categories by value, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions to securities brokers and dealers recorded the highest growth of 38.5 per cent, processing payments worth Rs 60,945 crore in June 2026 against Rs 43,986.5 crore in June 2025.In terms of volume, merchants in...
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iPhone maker Apple and its supplier Tata Electronics have both informed the ministry of electronics and information technology that no substantial data was leaked during the alleged breach that impacted Tata Electronics, the ministry's secretary S Krishnan said.The alleged data breach was also...
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The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) has operationalised an artificial intelligence war room to work with AI models that have 60-70 per cent capability of frontier AI models such as those of Anthropic's Claude Mythos or OpenAI's ChatGPT 5.6, among others, the secretary for the...
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A strike by cash replenishment staff employed by cash management companies such as CMS Info Systems and Hitachi Payment Services in some northern states is expected to affect cash loading in automated teller machines (ATMs), bankers said.According to sources, the cash-loading staff are demanding...
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The mortal remains of three people from Andhra Pradesh, who died after the boat they were travelling in capsized in Vietnam on July 11, arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport in Hyderabad on Tuesday and were handed over to their family members.The family of Mudiyam Sridhar, one...
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US President Donald Trump has asserted that Iran's top military leadership has been eliminated, claiming that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is 90% gone as Washington and Tehran exchanged renewed strikes over the weekendThe declaration coincided with...
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An elderly pensioner in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district was left stunned after a banking anomaly resulted in more than Rs 700 crore being mistakenly reflected in his bank account, prompting authorities to initiate an investigation into the apparent technical glitch.Kameshwar Mishra, who receives a...
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A group of eminent citizens, including writer Arundhati Roy, actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, and economist Jayati Ghosh, appealed to protesters on indefinite hunger strike at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to call off their fast, while extending full support to their demand for Union...
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Monday that it downed an American MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying the ongoing military confrontation between Tehran and Washington.According to Iran's state broadcaster, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB),...
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US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) emphasised that Iran's military has been demolished, adding that Tehran is being hit very hard.Speaking to reporters, Trump noted that a deal had been reached recently, but was immediately broken by Tehran.I think it's going very fast. We've...
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The United States on Monday (local time) announced that it will resume blockading maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports starting July 14 evening.In a formal statement, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces will enforce the blockade against vessels transiting to or from...
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US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) announced that American forces will reimpose a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz targeting Iran, while allowing vessels from other nations to continue transiting through the strategic waterway.Speaking to reporters after signing an Executive...
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The UAE Ministry of Defence on Tuesday said that its two national tankers, Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were struck by two Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the southern shipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz in Omani territorial waters.In a statement, the UAE MoD said that the attack killed one...
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Anil Menon, a NASA astronaut of Indian descent, is set to embark on an eight-month mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan along with two Russian cosmonauts.The Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft is scheduled for lift-off from the Baikonur...
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Nearly six years since the killing of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma, the conviction of local politician Tahir Hussain has brought some relief to his family, yet a gaping void refuses to leave them.A Delhi court on Monday convicted Hussain and four others for being involved in the...
