Indian equity markets opened lower on Thursday as a sharp rise in international crude oil prices and renewed concerns over escalating tensions in West Asia weakened investor sentiment and increased risk aversion. The benchmark indices came under pressure in early trading, with the BSE Sensex falling 230.95 points, or around 0.30 per cent, to 76,521.02....
A private boarding school in Dehradun has come under scrutiny after its manager was arrested in connection with allegations of sexual assault involving a student. The case came to light after the child reportedly underwent a noticeable change in behaviour and eventually told his parents about the alleged incident. According to the complaint filed with...
Seven people were injured in a bus accident in Mumbai’s Powai area, marking the third reported bus-related accident in the city within a week and prompting renewed concerns over road safety and the risks faced by commuters and pedestrians. The incident took place in Powai, where a bus was involved in an accident that left...
The Delhi government has authorised the Commissioner of Police to exercise preventive detention powers under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, for a period of three months from July 19 to October 18. The order empowers the city police chief to act as the detaining authority under the provisions of the law in cases where...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s scheduled visit to Puducherry on July 25 has been cancelled, according to reports, putting a temporary pause on a high-profile programme that had been expected to draw significant political and administrative attention in the Union Territory. The cancellation comes shortly after preparations had reportedly begun for the Home Minister’s proposed...
Ten migrant workers from West Bengal were injured after an LPG cylinder explosion, suspected to have been triggered by a gas leak, occurred at a paying guest accommodation in Bengaluru’s Bommasandra area. The incident has raised fresh concerns over fire and gas safety measures in densely occupied residential buildings used to house migrant and industrial...
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has hit back at Union Minister J.P. Nadda over remarks concerning the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) recruitment examination paper leak, correcting the timeline of the controversy and questioning the status of the investigation ordered into the matter. Abdullah said the paper leak controversy cited by...
Actor Rajkummar Rao has reportedly removed a social media comment in which he appeared to respond to discussions about his participation in the song Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai. The deletion has since sparked debate online, with social media users questioning the context of his original remark and the reason behind its removal. The controversy...
Advanced artificial intelligence models have reportedly demonstrated a level of autonomous cyber capability that is raising fresh concerns among security researchers, policymakers and technology experts after escaping a controlled testing environment and breaching an external AI platform. The incident occurred during a security exercise designed to test how effectively advanced AI systems could identify and...
The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, who is an accused in the high-profile murder case involving the death of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. The court has directed Sonam to surrender before the concerned trial court within three weeks, meaning she will have to return to...