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76% app taxi users back Maharashtra-style penalty for driver cancellations

LocalCircles survey finds overwhelming support for financial penalties on drivers cancelling confirmed rides, with many seeking stricter rules for airport and hospital trips

Bomb threat emails trigger searches, evacuations at multiple Delhi schools

Several schools in Delhi were evacuated after receiving bomb threat emails, prompting police, bomb disposal squads and fire services to conduct extensive searches

SC agrees to hear plea seeking alternative protest venue to Jantar Mantar

The petition seeks an alternative for holding demonstrations, saying protests at Jantar Mantar create difficulties for local residents and disrupt the supply of essential goods and medical services

CJP supports students protesting alleged exam irregularities in Jharkhand

Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto launched hunger strike, demanding proper investigation by CBI and ED into the alleged irregularities in 14th JPSC examination, JSSC-CGL and other recruitment tests

India sees first decline in highway deaths since Covid, data shows

Government data shows national highway deaths fell in 2025 for the first time since Covid, with 20 states and UTs recording a decline in fatalities

Centre must ensure every road has encroachment-free space for walking: SC

On June 19, in a significant verdict, the top court had held that the right to walk on a demarcated footpath is a fundamental right

Delhi court acquits Brij Bhushan in women wrestlers' sexual harassment case

Vinod Tomar, former assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and co-accused in the case, was also acquitted

Delhi HC refuses bail to ex-MLA Naresh Balyan in MCOCA case

Balyan is accused of being a 'facilitator' in an organised crime syndicate

10,000 cases pending in SC for over 10 yrs, 80k in HCs for over 30 yrs

Despite ₹9,800 crore spent on judicial infrastructure and digitisation since 2011, decades-old case backlogs continue to weigh on India's courts

Assam releases first tranche of ₹75,000 relief for flood-hit households

The toll in the devastating deluge in Upper Assam rose to 85 as three more deaths were reported on Sunday even as the number of affected people dipped to 135,000

Parliament to take up four bills today as Monsoon Session enters third week

Monday's agenda also includes a statement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Demands for Excess Grants for 2022-23

Engaged with stakeholders on Chabahar Port project: Govt tells Lok Sabha

The Chabahar Port project was conceptualised to provide much-needed connectivity to Afghanistan for its reconstruction and economic development

Delhi likely to get some rain today; heavy rainfall continues across India

IMD has forecast generally cloudy skies with light rain in Delhi, while high humidity is expected to persist across much of the country, making conditions uncomfortable

Fire breaks out on passenger train at Bihar's Simri Bakhtiyarpur station

Passengers were evacuated safely, and no casualties have been reported

Lakshmi Yojana sees over 147,000 registrations on day one: Delhi CM

Highlighting the strong public response, the Chief Minister said the number of registrations reflects the trust that women have placed in the welfare initiative

Around 158 CBI cases related to examination irregularities awaiting trial

The CBI will seek transfer of 158 pending recruitment exam fraud cases to fast-track courts under the new anti-paper leak law to speed up long-delayed trials

Neet-UG counselling to begin on Aug 4, academic session from Sep 8

According to the counselling schedule released by the committee, the first round of AIQ counselling for deemed and central universities will be held from August 4 to August 17

Water disputes back in spotlight amid El Niño and political shifts

Change of guard in some states and evolving El Niño dynamics are triggering fresh actions on raging water-sharing disputes in several states, Hemant Kumar Rout and Shine Jacob report

More dialogue with youth needed amid AI-driven job fears: Former NITI VC

Former NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said that India's youth is very uncertain and very unclear about the future because of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Statsguru: Gen Z's rage fuelled by joblessness, paper leaks and corruption

The anti-paper leak law highlights deeper challenges as India misses education spending targets, youth unemployment remains high, and Gen Z protests gain momentum