Srinagar: As a precautionary step, the annual Shri Amarnathji Yatra was halted for Wednesday July 30 at both the Pahalgam and Baltal base camps. This decision was made by Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, due to continuous heavy rainfall in the area since early morning. Authorities decided against permitting pilgrims on the routes...
The Odisha Crime Branch has apprehended a teacher from Ambadola in the Rayagada district regarding the suspected leak of the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) question paper. This teacher is reportedly linked to Dangarbori Primary School. The Special OTET exam, which was set for July 20, was unexpectedly cancelled just hours prior to its commencement...
Lord Meghnad Desai, a prominent British Indian economist, author, and member of the UK House of Lords, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 85. He reportedly died in a Gurugram hospital due to a health issue. His wife, writer Lady Kishwar Desai, expressed her sorrow, stating, “I am devastated, as he was my...
A significant undersea earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday morning, generating tsunami waves reaching heights of up to 4 meters (13 feet) and leading to evacuations in the surrounding areas as well as along much of Japan’s eastern coastline, according to officials....
Israeli airstrikes and gunfire resulted in the deaths of at least 78 Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip on Monday, including a pregnant woman whose baby was delivered posthumously but also did not survive, according to local health officials. Many were killed while trying to obtain food, even as Israel began to relax restrictions on aid...
At least 18 kanwariyas lost their lives and numerous others sustained injuries after the bus they were on collided with a truck carrying cooking gas cylinders in the Deoghar district of Jharkhand. “In my Lok Sabha constituency of Deoghar, 18 devotees tragically perished in an accident involving a bus and a truck during the Kanwar...
Senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi faced a major legal defeat as the Orissa High Court denied his anticipatory bail request in a bribery investigation conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The court, under the leadership of Justice V. Narasingh, also revoked the interim protection that had been granted to Sethi on July 3,...
New Delhi: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is set to generate robust operating cash flows on a quarterly basis as the state-owned telecom operator emphasizes operational performance over net profit margins, Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia announced on Monday. During the BSNL’s Strategic Review and Planning Meeting for 2025-26, Scindia stressed that investors and...
The recent disruption and cancellation of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exams throughout India have led to significant allegations of corporate interference. What started as confusion regarding logistics has now evolved, with reports indicating that the turmoil was not accidental but intentional. Sources from within the examination system and center administrators have implicated Tata Consultancy Services...
New Delhi: In an effort to maintain aviation safety standards, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken enforcement action against Air India due to a failure in routine aircraft maintenance. This action comes after an audit by the regulator revealed that the inspection of an emergency slide on one of the airline’s planes...