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- India
Low pressure in Bay of Bengal intensifies into depression
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata: A well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression that could bring heavy rain in Odisha and West Bengal over the next few days. All Odisha…
- India
Prostitution racket busted at Thane spa; operator held
Thane: Police have busted an alleged prostitution racket operating under the guise of a spa and salon near the Thane railway station in Maharashtra, arresting its operator and rescuing three women, officials…
- Offbeat
Netizens praise auto driver’s education-first choice for daughter
A Bengaluru-based woman has highlighted how her father prioritised her education over marriage despite working as an auto-rickshaw driver for more than three decades. The story was shared in an Instagram reel…
- Kashmir
Army traps two LeT terrorists in Kashmir; operation on
Srinagar: The Army on Saturday, July 4, launched a major counter-terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district after two local terrorists belonging to the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba were cornered in a…
- World
Venezuela thanks India for Caracas quake relief mission
Caracas: Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil visited the Indian field hospital in Caracas and thanked New Delhi for its earthquake relief work. The field hospital, set up by the Indian Army at…
- India
Delhi court denies relief to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam; cites SC order
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday, July 4, rejected the bail applications of student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger-conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots,…
- News
BJP leader Ashoka slams Congress over Karnataka’s water crisis
Mandya: Amid growing concerns over Karnataka’s worsening water scarcity, Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka on Saturday, July 4, led a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) team to inspect the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS)…
- Hate Crime
UP hate crime: Hindutva workers force man to kneel before calf
Barabanki: A Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district was allegedly forced by self-proclaimed cow vigilantes to kneel before a calf as an act of religious devotion, after they accused him of…
- Hyderabad
Sanjay Jaju meets District Collectors, reviews food safety
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju on Saturday, July 4, held a video conference with District Collectors to review the prevailing situation and preparedness in the Agriculture, Health, Drinking Water and Education…
- Politics
Mamata’s aide Chandrima Bhattacharya resigns as TMC Bengal chief
Kolkata: In yet another setback for the Mamata Banerjee faction of the Trinamool Congress, the party’s Bengal state president, Chandrima Bhattacharya, stepped down from her position on Saturday, July 4, barely a…
- Bangalore
Three of family end life in Karnataka’s Koppal due to debt
Koppal: In a tragic incident, three members of a family were found hanging at their residence in Prashanth Nagar in Gangavathi town of Koppal district on Friday, July 3. Police suspect mounting…
- Kolkata
50 Bangladeshi nationals sent to West Bengal for deportation
Salem (Tamil Nadu): As many as 50 Bangladeshi nationals were deported and sent to West Bengal by train to facilitate their repatriation, police said on Saturday, July 4. The deportees, comprising 44…
- India
Govt asks Telegram to curb pirated content, warns legal action
New Delhi: The Centre has served a notice to popular messaging app Telegram, directing it to crack down on the “widespread dissemination” of pirated films, OTT (over-the-top) content and other audio-visual material…
- India
Ram temple recce operative, Saeed Hafiz kin in terrorist list
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Saturday, July 4, designated 23 individuals based in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) as terrorists under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)…
- India
Agra: Wife kills husband, buries body under bathroom tiles, held
Agra: Uttar Pradesh police on Friday, July 3, arrested a 40-year-old woman for the murder of her husband after an investigation led to his body being found buried under the bathroom tiles…