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The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from Jammu on Saturday amid inclement weather, a forecast of heavy rain over the next few days and a decline in pilgrim arrivals, officials said.No fresh batch of pilgrims was allowed to leave the Bhagwati Nagar base camp for the Kashmir Valley this morning, they…
A sessions court in Maharashtra’s Thane has granted pre-arrest bail to former MP and Shiv Sena-UBT leader Vinayak Raut, his son Gitesh, and three other family members in connection with a domestic violence and anti-black magic case registered against them.The case stems from a complaint lodged at…
Four militants of two banned outfits have been arrested in two Imphal Valley districts of Manipur, police said in a statement on Saturday.All the insurgents were arrested on Friday for their alleged involvement in extortion.Two cadres of the banned outfit SOREPA were arrested from the locality of…
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Assam Rifles secured the surrender of four hardcore cadres of the proscribed United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) [ULFA(I)] during a planned intelligence-based operation conducted along the Chupkhao Track in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday.The success was achieved…
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US intelligence assessments indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be increasingly willing to authorise provocative actions that could spill onto NATO territory.CBS, citing US officials briefed on the matter, reported that these actions could include hybrid operations, cyberattacks,…
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The Food Safety and Drug Administration Department’s Food Safety Wing has launched action against several three-star and five-star hotels in Bengaluru after a special inspection drive uncovered multiple food safety violations.According to the department, 30 teams inspected 26 hotels and collected…
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An SUV evaded a security checkpoint on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district early Friday, prompting police personnel to fire three warning shots before the occupants abandoned the vehicle and fled, officials said.Following a massive search operation, one of them was arrested,…
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The ministry of external affairs on Friday dismissed as ‘fake news’ reports alleging that India had requested Israel to sign a defence pact in response to the newly formed Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Turkey security framework.The assertion originated from Turkish media outlet Straturka before gaining…
US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, 2026/Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill to punish Russia and key buyers of its petroleum products, such as China and India, claiming that such trade helps fuel the Ukraine war.The bill, renamed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, was approved by the Senate…
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The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Friday, with the death toll rising by one to 98, even as the number of affected districts declined to 13 and the number of people impacted by the deluge came down to 1.55 lakh, according to an official bulletin.The Assam State Disaster Management…
The Uttarakhand government on Friday banned the manufacture, storage, transportation and sale of substandard dairy and imitation dairy products, including paneer, ghee and butter made using vegetable oils, starch and chemicals instead of pure milk.The ban, imposed under the Food Safety and…
A 36-year-old man was arrested within 12 hours after a video purportedly showing him assaulting a woman inside a suburban local train went viral on social media, the Government Railway Police said on Friday.The incident took place on August 5 in a Goregaon-CSMT local at around 5.30 pm, when the…
A view of the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand./ANI Photo
The police on Friday arrested a security guard of a private hydropower project in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath in connection with the alleged financial irregularities involving donations and offerings at the Badrinath temple, officials said.Valuable metal items and other articles believed to have been…
