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The actual toll is likely to be higher as the data compiled by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) does not have updated submissions from states. Between March 1 and June 20, there have been as many as 143 deaths due to the prolonged heat wave that is sweeping a large part of the country, while…

A total of 141 others, including five women, are undergoing treatment at various government hospitals in Salem, Villupuram and Puducherry The death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu rose to 53 with three more persons losing their lives after consuming spurious liquor at Karunapuram. The victims included five women and a transperson. Most of…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, June 21, led the celebrations of the 10th International Yoga Day in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar. He was seen performing various asanas at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC). Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led the 10th International Yoga Day celebrations on the banks of Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar.…

Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21; the 21-day interim bail granted to him by the Supreme Court ended on June 1. A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested in March in the money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy of 2021-22. Vacation…

A candidate, his uncle and two middlemen have been arrested in Bihar for allegedly leaking the question paper of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (UG) 2024 on the eve of the May 5 examination. As per their confession statements to the police accessed by News18, two middlemen named Nitish Kumar and Amit Anand became friends with one Sikandar…

PM Modi did different yoga asanas in an indoor hall along with a reduced number of guests due to the rain in Srinagar. Moderate to heavy rain was reported throughout the Kashmir Valley.\ Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 10th International Yoga Day celebrations this morning from Jammu and Kashmir — an event that has received massive…

Scammers posing as stock trading analysts promised 50% profit in institution trading and 300% profit in initial public offering (IPO) investment to complainant A 52-year-old doctor was duped of Rs65.8 lakh by scammers posing as stock trading analysts, claiming 50% profit in institution trading and 300 profit in initial public offering (IPO) investment. According to the police,…

A bench of Justices BP Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla viewed the film and suggested changes which both the movie makers and the petitioners agreed to. The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the release of movie ‘Hamare Baarah’ after its makers agreed to delete objectionable portions. [Azhar Basha Tamboli v Ravi S Gupta and Ors.] Source: https://www.barandbench.com/news/bombay-high-court-allows-release-hamare-baarah-movie-deleting-offensive-scenes

Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in March this year on money laundering charges in the Delhi excise policy case, has moved for regular bail for the first time. A Delhi Court Wednesday said that it would pronounce its decision on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea in the Delhi excise policy case immediately…

Government sources confirmed to DH that the death toll was 33 and it was expected to rise as at least a couple of people are critical. At least 20 more people died on Thursday, taking the death toll from the incident of consuming spurious liquor in Kallakurichi district to 33. The incident which sent shock waves across…

Mumbai: After positioning Congress as the No.1 party in Maharashtra and the only state in India in which the grand old party  crossed the double-digit mark in Lok Sabha polls, Nana Patole asserted  that the credit goes to Rahul Gandhi’s back-to-back Yatras. The turnaround for the grand old party was possible because of the Bharat Jodo Yatra and…

UGC-NET Exam: A fresh examination shall be conducted, for which information shall be shared separately, Education Ministry said. The Ministry of Education has cancelled the UGC-NET exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), just a day after lakhs of students took it, allegedly over paper leak reports. The decision follows a massive controversy surrounding the NEET…

Rahul Gandhi expresses gratitude for birthday wishes, explains symbolism of white t-shirt. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched a ‘White T-shirt’ campaign on his 54th birthday as he said that the t-shirt represents transparency, solidity, and simplicity. On the social media platform ‘X’, Rahul Gandhi expressed gratitude for the birthday wishes and explained that his white t-shirt represents…

In one of the largest hospitals in India’s capital, Delhi, a physician says he has never seen anything like this before. “This is an unprecedented heatwave. In my 13 years of working here, I don’t remember signing a death certificate for heat stroke. This year, I’ve signed several,” says Ajay Chauhan of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital…

Temperatures in north India have soared to almost 50 degrees Celsius in one of the longest heatwave spells recorded. New Delhi/Guwahati: India recorded more than 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases this summer as a prolonged heatwave killed more than 100 people across the country, while parts of its northeast grappled with floods from heavy rain, authorities said. Billions…

Over 9 lakh candidates had appeared for the exam on Tuesday. Even as the controversy over NEET threatens to reach a boiling point, the Ministry of Education has has cancelled the UGC-NET exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency, just a day after it was held. Over 9 lakh candidates had appeared for the exam, which is…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir is set to begin on Thursday, during which he will mark this year’s International Day of Yoga on June 21 in Srinagar and inaugurate more than 80 development projects in the Union Territory. This is Modi’s first visit here after taking office for a historic third term.…

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin said he was “shocked” by the deaths and stated that action was taken against those who were responsible for not preventing the incident. At least 33 people died, and more than 60 were hospitalised on Wednesday after allegedly drinking illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district, officials said on Thursday. The death…

The Supreme Court today (June 18) told the Union Government and the National Testing Agency (NTA) to ensure that even ‘0.001% negligence’ in conducting the NEET-UG 2024 exams be looked into with all seriousness considering the immense labour that the candidates have put in for preparing the nationwide examination. The vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and…

Four members of the Hinduja family, Britain’s richest, are on human trafficking trial in Switzerland for allegedly mistreating their Indian household staff. Prosecutors claim they underpaid an Indian domestic help, spending more money on their pet dog than on the staffer’s salary. The Hindujas face jail terms of over five years. The Hinduja family, Britain’s wealthiest, is…

The High Court passed the order after taking note of the Supreme Court’s judgment in NALSA v Union of India, which called for reservations to be made in educational and employment opportunities for transgender persons. The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to implement a 1 per cent reservation for transgender persons in State…

The Court said two adults living together when one of them was already married, cannot claim any succession or inheritance rights to the property of their alleged live-in partner. The Madras High Court recently held that a live-in relationship is not legitimate when one of the partners is already in a matrimonial relationship. In an order passed…

Chetia, a 2009-batch IPS officer, allegedly shot himself with his service weapon inside the ICU where his wife died. Guwahati: Assam’s Home Secretary Siladitya Chetia allegedly died by suicide at a private hospital in Guwahati after his wife passed away following prolonged illness on Tuesday, police said. Chetia, a 2009-batch IPS officer, allegedly shot himself with his…

The couple recorded a video of the incident and shared it on social media. They expressed their relief that the snake was immobilised by the tape, preventing any danger to their household or apartment. However, they criticised Amazon’s customer support for keeping them on hold for over two hours. Karnataka: A shocking incident has come to light from…

Three shooters walked into the fast food outlet and fired at least 15 shots at the victim, witnesses told the police. A man was shot dead inside a Burger King outlet in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden last night in a shocking crime at one of the busiest parts of the national capital. Three shooters walked into the…

Modi will also release certificates to over 30,000 SHGs trained as Krishi Sakhis, who will work as para extension workers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Tuesday evening, June 18, and distribute the 17th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme. Over 9.26 crore farmers will receive more than ₹20,000 crore in benefits.…

A Soldier Is Never Off Duty! Indian Army Officer Saves Life Of Critically Ill Passenger Onboard Goa-Chandigarh Flight A soldier is never off duty. Living up to the ethos of the Indian Army Major Simrat Rajdeep Singh, saved the life of a critically ill passenger when he was travelling from Goa to Chandigarh. Major Singh, who is…

Regular patrolling and area domination have been intensified in the entire riverine stretch of the Barak and Jiri rivers. Imphal: Security forces arrested three insurgents from Tengnoupal and seized sophisticated arms in Kangpokpi district, a Manipur Police statement said. Security forces arrested three valley-based insurgents from Shantong near Lamlong village in Tengnoupal district on June 14, it…

Indian national Nikhil Gupta, 52, was extradited to the US on June 14 from the Czech Republic following his arrest in Prague last year. Nikhil Gupta extradited to US news: The Czech Republic Police on Monday released the first visuals of Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot against Sikh extremist…

An Indian man accused of plotting to kill a Sikh separatist in New York City has pleaded not guilty in federal court. Nikhil Gupta appeared for the first time in court on Monday afternoon after being extradited from the Czech Republic and landing in the US on Friday. He is charged by US authorities with trying to…

The driver of the goods train involved in the collision with the Kanchanjunga Express that killed at least nine people, was not at fault, according to an internal document. The document, known as TA 912, was issued to the goods train driver by the station master of Ranipatra. It authorised the driver to pass all red signals…

The police identified the suspect as 19-year-old Gaurav Gill, also of Indian origin, who has been taken into custody. New Delhi: An Indian-origin woman was killed, and another was critically injured in a shooting in New Jersey’s Middlesex County in the US. The police identified the suspect as 19-year-old Gaurav Gill, also of Indian origin, who has…

Nikhil Gupta was produced before a federal court in New York on Monday, where he pleaded not guilty, according to his attorney. Washington: Indian national Nikhil Gupta, 53, accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot against a Khalistani terrorist on American soil, will now face justice in a US courtroom, Attorney General Merrick Garland has said,…

At 8.55am, the goods train rammed into the back of the Kanchanjunga Express just before Rangapani town and around 10km away from New Jalpaiguri station. A combination of a signalling fault on the tracks before the New Jalpaiguri station and human error by the driver of the freight train are likely to have led to a deadly…

Nine people were killed and 41 injured as a bus carrying pilgrims plunged into a deep gorge after an ambush by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on June 9. The Union Home Ministry on Monday handed over the probe into the recent terror attack on a bus in Jammu and Kashmir to the National Investigation…

Forest department opposed move to dig up area for mining. Bengaluru: Ballari’s Sandur is set to lose 992 acres of virgin forest for mining amid opposition from the Forest Department, public outcry and a case pending before the High Court of Karnataka for nearly three years. The project proposed by the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company (KIOCL), which DH wrote about on…

Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “1st trial train has successfully run from Sangaldan to Reasi, including crossing the Chenab Bridge.” Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Sunday that the first trial run of the Sangaldan-Reasi train was completed, a significant milestone of crossing the world’s tallest railway bridge, Chenab. Vaishnaw said, “1st trial train has successfully run from…

The Prime Minister in his message emphasised the values of sacrifice, compassion and brotherhood, embodied by this festival, which are essential in building a peaceful and inclusive world. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended greetings on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha to Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu and the people of the nation. The message…

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) director Dinesh Prasad Saklani said that references to Gujarat riots and Babri masjid demolition were modified in school textbooks because teaching about riots “can create violent and depressed citizens.” Saklani, in a conversation with PTI on Saturday, stressed that tweaks in textbooks are part of annual revision and…

She also asserted that she would question the government as the ‘opposition party’ when Edappadi K Palaniswami did not ask the right questions, in his capacity as leader of opposition. VK Sasikala, confidante of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday dramatically said that it cannot be thought that the AIADMK is decimated in view of its…

Eid-al-Adha is celebrated on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic or lunar calendar. Muslims across the country are celebrating Eid-al-Adha on Monday, June 17. On this occasion, people offered namaz at Delhi’s Jama Masjid and Mahim’s Makhdoom Ali Mahimi mosque in Mumbai. Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan and chief minister Pinarayi…

The children were rescued in an operation led by NCPCR along with police teams and Association for Voluntary Action, also known as Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA). Bhopal: As many as 39 children who were rescued from three factories in Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh on Friday disappeared, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Priyank…

The tourists were on the way to Chopta when the accident happened at around 11.30 am near Raitoli village. The vehicle carrying 26 people rolled down a 200-metre gorge and into the river. Fourteen tourists were killed and 12 injured when a tempo traveller skidded off the road and fell into Alaknanda River on the Badrinath National…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, focusing on recent terror attacks and preparations for the upcoming Amarnath pilgrimage. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting in Delhi, on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, in the wake of the recent terror attacks there. During…

In the letter, she requested deployment of police personnel to patrol and protect major pipelines. Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Monday wrote a letter to Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora, addressing water shortage issue in the national capital. In the letter, she requested deployment of police personnel to patrol and protect major pipelines. “I am writing to…

Anukumar, who is the accused number seven in the police FIR, lost his father Chandrappa, on Friday. Family sources said Chandrappa was under depression ever since his son was arrested. Chitradurga, Karnataka: The father of one of the accused in the Renukaswamy murder case in which leading Kannada actor Darshan and his actress friend Pavithra Gowda are…

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said there is no evidence of paper leak and claims of corruption in NTA are unfounded. Opposition leaders have targeted the Centre over the massive row surrounding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) — an all-India examination for admission to medical courses — that has triggered protests by aspirants in several parts of…

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi slated to visit J&K and with the Amarnath Yatra coming up as well, central agencies, security forces and local administration are focused on ensuring comprehensive security measures following big spike in threats from terror groups and intelligence inputs indicating potential attacks in the Union Territory. These security measures are also important from…

A war of words broke out between the government and the Opposition after Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena gave the nod to prosecute Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy for a speech about Kashmir she gave 14 years ago. Roy along with Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a former professor in Kashmir, will be prosecuted under the stringent Unlawful…

Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti reveals she broke down on Friday (June 14) morning i.e. on her brother’s fourth death anniversary. She was speaking to Instant Bollywood when she opened up about delayed justice and mentioned that the family is still in pain. Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment on June…

Actor Darshan, popularly known as ‘Challenging Star’, and many of his close associates were arrested for the murder of 33-year-old Renukaswamy, a fan of the actor. The gruesome murder of 33-year-old Renukaswamy, a devoted fan of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, has captured national headlines. Renukaswamy was allegedly killed for making derogatory comments on social media about Kannada…

A bench of justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Amit Sharma issued notices to six people, including Sunita Kejriwal, and social media intermediaries X, Meta and YouTube on a petition alleging violation of video conferencing rules of the Delhi High Court. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Saturday directed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal to…

If an ex-Chief Minister is treated that way, I am just wildly thinking what will happen to layman, the Court remarked. The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in connection with a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual…

The two leaders were seen smiling as Meloni clicked a selfie with Prime Minister Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Outreach Summit in Apulia. Italy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, clicked a selfie on the sidelines of the G7 summit that concluded in Italy on Friday. The two leaders were seen…

“The leader of a state is the pride of its people. But Nitish Kumar brought shame to Bihar when he touched the feet of PM Modi,” he alleged, referring to the NDA meeting in Delhi last week. Bhagalpur, Bihar: Political strategist turned activist-politician Prashant Kishor on Friday charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with having “touched the…

The burden of proof is upon both of the complainant and accused, the Court said while upholding the acquittal of a man accused of rape on false promise of marriage. law on sexual offences is rightly women centric but that does not mean the male partner is always wrong, the Allahabad High Court recently observed in a…

Officials said security forces launched a fresh search and cordon operation in Kathua’s Saida Sukhal village in Hiranagar sector late this afternoon following information about the presence of two more terrorists. “… They deliberated upon the ongoing counter terror operations. They reaffirmed their commitment to ensure peace and security in the region,” the white knight corps of…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in southern Italy on Friday to attend the Outreach session of the G7 Summit and hold “productive discussions” on a wide range of issues with world leaders, including a possible bilateral with US President Joe Biden. “Landed in Italy to take part in the G7 Summit. Looking forward to engaging in productive…

A mother encourages her daughter to fully open her mouth to swallow a live fish holding “the medicine” she believes will help cure her child’s asthma, as scores clamor about, gulping down their own fish and hoping for the best. Each summer, on a day deemed auspicious by astrological calculations, people suffering from asthma and other respiratory…

2024 Kuwait Mangaf building fire: Kuwait said it has identified the bodies of 45 Indians and 3 Filipino nationals killed in the Mangaf building fire. 2024 Kuwait Mangaf building fire latest updates: A special Indian Air Force aircraft, C-130J, carrying mortal remains of 45 Indian victims in the fire incident in Kuwait’s Mangaf, took off for Kochi…

The death toll of Indians in the Kuwait fire surged to at least 42 on Wednesday, as a massive blaze engulfed a building housing foreign workers. This tragedy prompted India to dispatch a high-level team to the Gulf country to coordinate with local authorities for the repatriation of the mortal remains of the deceased. WHO ARE THE…

The National Testing Agency (NTA) informed the Supreme Court today that 1,563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates who received grace marks will have their scores cancelled and be offered a re-test opportunity. The National Testing Agency (NTA) informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that a committee has been established to reevaluate the results of more than 1,563 NEET-UG 2024…

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the grace marks of 1563 students who appeared for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate 2024 (NEET-UG 2024) will be cancelled and they will have the option to reappear for the exam. The court, after hearing the Centre’s decision, said that a re-exam will be conducted for the…

The woman registered a formal complaint with Malad police, who sent the piece of human finger for forensic investigation. In an incident that may sound sickening to dessert lovers, a woman in Mumbai’s Malad area found a piece of a human finger inside an ice cream cone that she had ordered online, news agency ANI reported. After…

The Working President is chosen by the party’s parliamentary board. The board can also ask Mr Nadda to continue in his post and appoint a working president, even though the party has a “one person one post” principle. With JP Nadda now a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, the BJP will get a new chief.…

Famously called the “Challenging Star”, Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his partner Pavithra Gowda and eleven others have been arrested in a murder case that unfolded in a filmy style. Both actors, along with 11 others — Pavan, Vinay, Pradosh, Nandeesha, Deepak, Lakshman, Nagaraju, Karthik, Nikhil, Keshav Murthy, and Raghavendra — have been sent to seven days’ police…

In Andhra Pradesh, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu is scheduled to take oath at 11.27 am. In the evening, Mohan Charan Majhi will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Odisha. After the mega swearing-in ceremony in Delhi which saw Narendra Modi return as the Prime Minister for a record third term, it’s time for Andhra…

The incident occurred on Sunday when masked robbers — with pistols, a machine gun, and a rifle — stormed into a jewellery shop in Bengal’s Raniganj. A seven-member robbery gang barged into a jewellery shop and attempted to carry out a ₹4 crore robbery in Raniganj, West Bengal. However, it was prevented with the help of a…

The Jammu and Kashmir police released a sketch and announced a Rs 20 lakh reward for information on one of the terrorists involved in an attack on a pilgrim bus that resulted in nine deaths and 41 injuries in Reasi. Two days after terrorists opened fire at a bus carrying pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi, the…

The patient was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) of a local hospital due to persistent severe respiratory issues, high fever and abdominal cramps in February, and was discharged three months later after diagnosis and treatment, the WHO said. The World Health Organization on Tuesday said a case of human infection with bird flu caused…

An Indian national was sentenced to two years and six months’ jail term for a charge of unauthorised access to computer material during which he deleted 180 virtual servers, costing his employer about SGD 918,000 (USD678,000). Singapore: An Indian national was sentenced to two years and six months’ jail term here for a charge of unauthorised access…

Nine people were killed and 42 others were injured when a bus filled with pilgrims from the Shiv Khori shrine was ambushed by terrorists on Sunday in the Reasi district. Ranjit Singh, the manager of the bus company whose vehicle was attacked in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi on Sunday, recounted the horror and said that the driver…

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi is an alumnus of the Sainik School Rewa, National Defence College and the US Army War College. Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi has been appointed the next chief of the Indian Army, one of the largest military forces in the world. Lt Gen Dwivedi, who is currently the Vice Chief of the Army Staff,…

The presence of Muizzu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi during Modi’s oath ceremony on Sunday was particularly significant as he had been over the past few months leading the Maldives into the orbit of China’s geo-political influence triggering concerns in India. New Delhi: Even as New Delhi played host to President Mohamed Muizzu of the…

In the present case, the couple had married in 2011 and have a daughter. In 2020, the wife moved a Family Court in Gwalior for divorce on the ground that he was convicted for murder in 2019. The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently granted divorce to a woman whose husband was convicted and sentenced to life sentence…

A “cat-like” animal as claimed by many on social media, was spotted in the background when BJP MP Durga Das Uikey greeted President Droupadi Murmu after taking the oath as a minister. New Delhi: The Delhi Police has cleared the air over a video that went viral on social media, in which a “mysterious” animal was spotted…

On Sunday evening, LeT’s front TRF took credit for the dastardly attack to show that the terror attack was done by homegrown terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) is behind the Reasi terror attack in Jammu on Sunday evening in which nine Hindu pilgrims enroute to Vaishno Devi were killed and another 33 injured after…

A CCTV footage showing the moments leading up to the Reasi terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir has emerged, providing insights into the sequence of events before the deadly attack that claimed 10 lives and injured many more. The bus carrying pilgrims plunged into a deep gorge after an ambush by terrorists on Sunday. The terrorists opened…

The bus was on its way to the Shiv Khori cave temple when it came under attack. As the terrorists opened fire, the bus fell into a gorge. Nine people were killed and 33 injured after a bus full of pilgrims, attacked by terrorists, plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi this evening. The bus…

Reasi attack on bus carrying pilgrims: Two-three Pakistani terrorists are believed to be involved in the attack. Jammu: A massive search operation is underway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district where terrorists targeted a bus full of pilgrims yesterday. The bus plunged into a gorge, killing nine and injuring 33 passengers. Two-three Pakistani terrorists are believed to…

Ashok Elluswamy completed his Engineering from Chennai and is now the Director of Tesla Autopilot Software. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has praised Ashok Elluswamy, an Indian-origin engineer, for his pivotal role in developing Tesla’s Autopilot technology. On Sunday, Musk highlighted Mr Elluswamy’s contributions to the project in a social media post. Ashok Elluswamy, who was the first…

An IndiGo flight from Indore landed on the same runway just moments after an Air India jet took off for Thiruvananthapuram. New Delhi: At Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, two aircraft came alarmingly close to each other on the runway yesterday, with only 509 metres separating them. An IndiGo flight from Indore landed on the same…

Referred to as ‘Jodidaran’, polyandry is common in the Hatti community of Himachal Pradesh. People link it to Draupadi of Mahabharata who had the five Pandavas as her husband. Poverty and the bid to prevent land fragmentation is behind the Draupadi Pratha. Here is the story of a thousand Draupadis of Sirmaur, who are wedded to one…

The NGT also took note of the news report that CIDCO has disregarded the Bombay High Court judgement to protect the lake and on the contrary earmarked it for future development. Navi Mumbai: Taking suo motu note of the flamingo deaths around DPS Flamingo Lake at Nerul in the satellite township of Navi Mumbai, the Principal Bench…

Meanwhile, in the early hours of Sunday, several parts of Mumbai experienced rainfall, adding to the anticipated weather activity. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg, an orange alert for Ratnagiri, and a yellow alert for Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, and Raigad for June 9. The forecast predicts thunderstorms…

NTA DG Subodh Kumar Singh at a press conference today said that integrity of this examination was not compromised throughout the country and there was no paper leak. While addressing the press conference, NTA Director General said that results of over 1,500 students awarded grace marks in NEET-UG to be re-examined NTA Director General has denied the…

In a post on X, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety said that the promotion of violence is not acceptable in the North American country. Last week, posters depicting the assassination of Indira Gandhi were put up by Khalistan supporters in Vancouver. Promotion of violence is never acceptable in Canada, a minister has said after posters depicting the…

In a accident reported from the Hanumangarh area of Rajasthan, on the night of June 8, a camel collided with a car and caused damage to the vehicle and left the animal injured. The dramatic collision shattered the car’s glass and resulted in a dent on the bonnet due to the animal’s weight. The camel got stuck…

“We may take judicial notice that we are living in the era of deepfakes”, the Court said while refusing to rely on photos sought to be submitted by a man to support a claim that his wife was living in adultery. The Delhi High Court recently declined to set aside a family court order asking a husband…

The tech billionaire has credited Ashok Elluswamy for Tesla’s “success in AI” and autopilot software. Elon Musk, on Sunday, expressed gratitude towards Indian-origin Ashok Elluswamy – the first person hired for Tesla’s autopilot team. The tech billionaire has credited Mr Ashok for Tesla’s “success in AI” and autopilot software. Quote-tweeting Mr Ashok’s note on X (formerly Twitter),…

He passed away Saturday morning in Hyderabad, Telangana while undergoing treatment at Star Hospital. Eenadu & Ramoji Film City founder Ramoji Rao passed away Saturday morning in Hyderabad, Telangana while undergoing treatment at Star Hospital, as reported by ANI. He was 87. Telangana BJP chief and party MP G Kishan Reddy condoled his demise and wrote, “His…