Three individuals, two of whom were women, lost their lives and ten others sustained injuries in a stampede that occurred during the Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha. This incident took place when the three chariots, which were transporting the idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Goddess Shubhadra, approached the Shree Gundicha Temple, located approximately...
The government announced that the data from the black box of the Air India flight, which tragically crashed and resulted in the deaths of 271 individuals, has been downloaded and is currently under analysis. The black boxes, consisting of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), sustained damage during the crash, leading...
A Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist, who had been under surveillance for a year, was killed during a gunfight with security forces in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A search operation is currently in progress to locate and eliminate the three other JeM terrorists. The three terrorists are reportedly taking refuge in the...
In a significant diplomatic statement, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his willingness to engage in a “meaningful dialogue” with India to resolve all outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, water, trade, and terrorism. His remarks were made during a phone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday. According to Radio Pakistan,...
Indian Railways is set to implement a small fare increase starting 1 July 2025, marking the first comprehensive hike in five years. This adjustment aims to raise revenue while keeping the impact on passengers minimal. Notably, suburban commuters and monthly pass holders will not see any changes in their fares. Fare Adjustments The fare hike...
Asaram, currently serving a life sentence in the 2013 Surat rape case, has approached the Gujarat High Court seeking an extension of his interim bail, which is due to expire on June 30. The plea was heard by a division bench comprising Justices Elisha Vora and P M Raval. The bench has issued a notice...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the state of Uttar Pradesh to pay a provisional compensation of ₹5 lakh for delaying the release of an accused from Ghaziabad District Jail on the ground that a sub-section of the anti-conversion law under which he was booked was omitted in the bail order. Ordering the Ghaziabad Principal...
Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, took off successfully at 2:31 a.m. EDT (12 noon IST), from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a new SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. India is returning to space, Jai Hind, he said ahead of his historic mission to become the first...