On July 16, the Union Cabinet approved several significant proposals, which include an annual allocation of Rs 24,000 crore for a new Agricultural District Plan and substantial investments in renewable energy. The ‘Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana’ initiative is designed to boost agricultural productivity, promote crop diversification and sustainable farming practices, enhance post-harvest storage, improve...
A Non-Resident Indian (NRI) from Canada has been arrested in connection with the hit-and-run case that led to the tragic death of legendary marathon runner Fauja Singh. The 114-year-old athlete, affectionately known as the ‘Turbaned Tornado’, sustained critical injuries after being struck by a vehicle on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway near his native village in Punjab....
U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that India is pursuing its trade strategies along the same lines as the recently enhanced U.S.-Indonesia trade agreement. Speaking at a business leaders’ forum in Washington, Trump highlighted India’s growing role in shaping global trade dynamics and suggested that New Delhi is taking cues from Washington’s approach with Southeast...
In a heartbreaking event, a minimum of eight individuals lost their lives when a vehicle transporting 13 passengers fell into a gorge in the Muwani area of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. Authorities have arrived at the scene and initiated rescue efforts. The event took place close to Bhandari village in the Muwani region while the vehicle was...
On Tuesday, the University Grants Commission established a fact-finding committee to investigate the suicide of a 20-year-old student at a college in Balasore district, Odisha. The young woman, who self-immolated outside the principal’s office while claiming that no action was taken regarding her allegations of sexual harassment by a teacher, passed away early in the...
‘Combat Terrorism, Separatism, and Extremism’: Jaishankar Highlights the SCO ‘Three Evils’, References Pahalgam On Tuesday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reminded his fellow counterparts at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) foreign ministers’ conclave that the organisation must persist in its efforts to combat the “three evils” for which it was established, referencing the Pahalgam attack....
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla exited the capsule on Tuesday after successfully completing the Axiom 4 mission. After the splashdown, a medical officer entered the pod to assess the health of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, along with his mission commander Peggy Whitson and mission specialists Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski from Poland and Tibor Kapu from Hungary. The SpaceX Crew...
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the Juvenile Justice Board announced that the 17-year-old boy charged with driving a Porsche while intoxicated and causing the deaths of two individuals last year in Pune will be tried as a juvenile. The tragic event, which garnered national attention, occurred in the Kalyani Nagar area on May 19, 2024,...
A 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore, Odisha, sadly passed away on July 14 at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, just three days after she set herself on fire. Medical reports indicate that she sustained nearly 95 percent burns in a desperate protest against the lack of action regarding her sexual harassment complaint against a...
The body of a bank manager, who had been reported missing from Patna, was discovered in a well located in the Beur area, as stated by officials. Authorities also located his scooter within the same well, which has raised concerns regarding the circumstances of his death. An investigation is currently in progress. Abhishek Varun, who...