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26 Jul 2023

Assam

Assam: Engineer's COVID-19 lockdown love story ends in triple murder

In a shocking development, a 25-year-old mechanical engineer killed his wife and her parents before surrendering to the police with his nine-month-old son in his arms.

26 Jul 2023

Hyderabad

She went to US to study, found starving on streets

A woman from Telangana's Hyderabad, identified as Syeda Lulu Minhaj Zaidi, who went to the United States (US) to pursue a master's degree, was found on a street in Chicago in a destitute condition after her belongings were stolen.

26 Jul 2023

Narendra Modi

PM Modi performs 'havan' at revamped ITPO complex inauguration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday performed a lokarpan puja prior to the inauguration of the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) complex at New Delhi's Pragati Maidan.

Stop violence, show action taken report: NHRC tells Manipur government

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday asked the Manipur government to put an end to violence and human rights violations in the state.

WFI polls: Brij Bhushan, son excluded; son-in-law to represent Bihar

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) outgoing President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and his son, WFI vice president Karan Bhushan Singh, have been excluded from the electoral college for the upcoming WFI elections.

26 Jul 2023

Delhi

Heavy rainfall in Delhi-NCR: Roads waterlogged, schools closed

Delhi and its neighboring areas witnessed heavy rainfall on Wednesday morning, leading to waterlogging in many streets.

25 Jul 2023

Narendra Modi

All about revamped ITPO complex at Pragati Maidan opening tomorrow 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the redeveloped India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) complex at New Delhi's Pragati Maidan on Wednesday.

25 Jul 2023

Manipur

Manipur: Government partially lifts internet ban amid violence

The Manipur government on Tuesday ordered the lifting of the ban on broadband internet services across the state in a "conditional" and "liberalized" manner.

25 Jul 2023

Arunachal Pradesh

Conjunctivitis outbreak: Amid rise in cases, schools shut in Itanagar

With torrential rains lashing most parts of India, there has reportedly been a sudden rise in conjunctivitis cases, especially among children, across the country.

25 Jul 2023

Dengue

India sees 600 dengue cases daily; sharp surge in Delhi

Dengue cases increased significantly in India last year, hitting an all-time high of 2,33,251, the central government has revealed.

25 Jul 2023

Delhi

Geetika Sharma suicide case: Ex-Haryana minister Gopal Kanda acquitted

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday acquitted former Haryana minister and Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP) MLA from Sirsa, Gopal Goyal Kanda, in the case of abetment of suicide of former air hostess Geetika Sharma.

25 Jul 2023

Manipur

718 Myanmar nationals enter Manipur, government seeks Assam Rifles's clarification

As many as 718 Myanmar nationals, including 301 children, were allowed to cross the Indo-Myanmar border and enter Manipur's Chandel district between Saturday and Sunday, reportedly without proper travel documents.

25 Jul 2023

Haridwar

Ganga breaches danger mark in Haridwar, may affect UP districts

The Ganga River was flowing at 293.25m at 9:00pm on Monday, breaching the 293m danger level mark after incessant rainfall in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, reported ANI.

High alert in 6 states amid heavy rainfall forecast

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall in six states and a union territory till Wednesday.

25 Jul 2023

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Patwari swallows Rs. 5,000 bribe after spotting police

A patwari from the Revenue Department in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district recently chewed and swallowed money he allegedly accepted as a bribe.

24 Jul 2023

Pune

Maharashtra: Top cop shoots wife, nephew dead; dies by suicide

In a shocking development in Maharashtra, an assistant commissioner of police (ACP) allegedly shot dead his wife and nephew with a gun before shooting himself at his residence in Pune on Monday.

24 Jul 2023

EPFO

Government approves 8.15% interest rate for 2022-23 EPF scheme

The central government on Monday approved the credit interest at 8.15% on deposits for the 2022-23 Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) scheme.

24 Jul 2023

Port Blair

Ceiling of Andaman airport, inaugurated by Modi, collapses; Scindia clarifies

Just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB) of Port Blair's Veer Savarkar International Airport in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, visuals of the false ceiling collapsing went viral on Sunday.

24 Jul 2023

Manipur

Opposition demands PM Modi's comprehensive statement on Manipur in Parliament

The opposition has demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a comprehensive statement in the Parliament on the Manipur violence, saying a discussion on the issue can take place only after the statement.

24 Jul 2023

Manipur

Manipur violence: 'Zero FIRs' mount as state-wide unrest continues

While widespread ethnic violence continues to wreak havoc across Manipur, hundreds of "Zero FIRs" are being filed in police stations almost daily in the state.

24 Jul 2023

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP MP Sanjay Singh suspended for remaining Parliament Monsoon Session

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh for the remainder of the ongoing Parliament Monsoon Session for "unruly behavior" in the House during a protest over the Manipur issue.

24 Jul 2023

Gyanvapi Mosque

Supreme Court stays ASI survey of Gyanvapi Mosque till Wednesday

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Varanasi District Court order—which allowed the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a scientific survey of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque premises—until 5:00pm on Wednesday.

24 Jul 2023

Maharashtra

Border dispute: More Maharashtra villages request merger with Karnataka

Around 10 gram panchayats in Kagal block of Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, which borders Karnataka, reportedly passed a unanimous resolution expressing their wish to merge with Karnataka, citing negligence by the Maharashtra government.

Weather update: IMD issues fresh alerts for Gujarat, Maharashtra

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh alert for some parts of the country amid the monsoon fury.

24 Jul 2023

Rajasthan

Indian woman crosses border to meet Facebook lover in Pakistan

In yet another cross-border love story, a married woman from the Bhiwadi district in Rajasthan has reportedly traveled to Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to meet her alleged Facebook lover.

24 Jul 2023

Gyanvapi Mosque

Gyanvapi Mosque: ASI survey begins, mosque committee moves SC

A team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) began the scientific survey of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque at around 7:00am on Monday.

23 Jul 2023

Manipur

Manipur violence: DCW chief reaches Imphal to meet sexual-assault survivors

Days after a May 4 video of two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur went viral on Wednesday, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal landed in Imphal on Sunday to interact with survivors of sexual assault in the violence-hit state.

23 Jul 2023

Bihar

Bihar: 3-year-old who fell into 40ft borewell in Nalanda rescued

A three-year-old boy who fell into a 40-foot open borewell in Nalanda, Bihar, on Sunday has reportedly been rescued after an over five-hour operation by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).

23 Jul 2023

Mizoram

Manipur plans to airlift Meiteis from Mizoram following 'threats': Reports

The Manipur government has reportedly planned to airlift Meiteis from neighboring Mizoram following an alleged warning from an organization of former militants.

23 Jul 2023

Delhi

Delhi on high alert as Yamuna breaches danger mark again

The water level of the Yamuna River in Delhi once again breached the danger mark on Sunday after a surge in discharge from Haryana's Hathni Kund Barrage into the river amid heavy downpours in parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

23 Jul 2023

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh: Dalit man's face, body allegedly smeared with feces

In another shocking development from Madhya Pradesh, a Dalit man's face and body were allegedly smeared with human excrement by another man belonging to a different caste in Chhatarpur district.

Flood-like situation in Gujarat, Maharashtra; lightning kills 2 in MP  

Heavy rains triggered flood-like situations in several states and union territories, including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday.

23 Jul 2023

Manipur

Manipur: Freedom fighter's wife reportedly burnt alive by armed mob

As the ethnic violence continues to wreak havoc across Manipur, another horrifying story has come to light where the wife of a freedom fighter was reportedly burnt alive in the northeastern state's Kakching district.

22 Jul 2023

West Bengal

Rerun of Manipur assault: 2 women paraded half-naked in Bengal 

In a shocking incident, two women were allegedly stripped half-naked and assaulted by a mob in West Bengal's Malda district recently.

22 Jul 2023

Manipur

Manipur: Fresh outrage as 2 sisters raped, murdered in Imphal 

Days after a video of two women paraded naked in violence-hit Manipur on May 4 emerged, sparking nationwide outrage, another incident of two sisters allegedly raped and murdered by a mob in Imphal surfaced.

Weather update: Orange alert in Himachal, cloudburst reported in Uttarakhand

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an "orange" alert for Himachal Pradesh on Saturday and predicted heavy to very heavy rains in some parts of the state.

22 Jul 2023

Manipur

Manipur tense again after video of man's chopped head surfaces

A fresh video showing the severed head of an alleged Kuki man, David Theik, mounted on a fence made of bamboo in the Bishnupur district sparked fresh tension across violence-torn Manipur on Saturday, India Today reported.

22 Jul 2023

Manipur

Manipur video: Police make another arrest, 5 held so far

Days after a May 4 video showing two naked women being paraded by a mob in Manipur went viral, the police arrested a 19-year-old man on Friday.

Wrote to Manipur authorities thrice but no response: NCW chief

The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma on Friday said that she had written to the authorities in Manipur three times regarding acts of violence against women over the last three months but received no response.

21 Jul 2023

Gyanvapi Mosque

Varanasi court allows ASI survey of Gyanvapi Mosque

The Varanasi District Court on Friday allowed a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI), except for the spot that was sealed earlier.