Politics

NEW DELHI: AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) received Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Trichy airport on Saturday night. PM Modi is on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu to launch various projects. Sharing the photos on X, PM Modi said, “After the programme in Thoothukudi, landed in Tiruchirappalli to a warm welcome…

BENGALURU: In a move to safeguard its water resources and protect lakes, the Karnataka govt launched a project involving the geotagging of lakes in March 2024. The project, taken up by the department of minor irrigation and groundwater development in collaboration with the department of survey, settlement and land records, seeks to geotag all 41,875…

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has dismissed a money laundering case against industrialist Ratul Puri, Moser Baer India Ltd, and 11 others, holding that the predicate corruption offence registered by CBI had already collapsed.The money laundering case stemmed from alleged bank frauds worth Rs 1,101 crore involving Moser Baer Solar Ltd (Rs 747 crore) and…

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (Pic credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: J&K government on Saturday instructed all doctors and paramedical staff in public healthcare institutions to wear white aprons and nameplates during duty hours, reaffirming existing norms after observing instances of breach.The latest directive comes days after a scuffle outside a prominent hospital in Srinagar…

Air India disburses Rs 25 lakh interim compensation to families of crash victims NEW DELHI: Following the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171 on June 12, the airline announced that it has disbursed Rs 25 lakh in interim compensation to the families of 147 of the 229 passengers who died, as well as to…

Baby elephant naps on mother’s lap: Internet calls it ‘pure love wrapped in wrinkles’; retired forest officer shares viral video (X/@susantananda3) A heart-melting video of a baby elephant peacefully sleeping on its mother’s folded legs has taken the internet by storm. The clip, shared by retired Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda, captures a tender…

NEW DELHI: The Agra and Uttarakhand police, in a joint effort, have arrested six individuals linked to the Chhangur gang, an international religious conversion racket operating out of Pakistan and Dubai. Confirming the arrests on Saturday, Dehradun senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ajay Singh also revealed how the accused, Chhangur Baba, tried to bypass the…

NEW DELHI: Maldives, which has had a pro-China tilt in the past, seems to be warming up to India with President Mohamed Muizzu praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “wonderful person”. Coming from someone who rose to power on an “India Out” campaign, followed by his cabinet colleagues making derogatory remarks against PM Modi,…

A 26-year-old woman was gang-raped inside a moving ambulance after collapsing during a Home Guard recruitment test in Bihar’s Gaya district. In Iran, a terrorist attack on a judiciary center in Zahedan left eight dead, including five civilians and three gunmen. Union minister Piyush Goyal addressed the Prada–Kolhapuri row, assuring that India will receive global…

NEW DELHI: Banks are closed on July 26 2025, fourth Saturday of the month, as per the rules of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). As per RBI guidelines, banks across the country are closed on Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, along with national and regional holidays. Banks remain open…