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4:55 PM

Pakistan ATC jails 75 PTI workers for attack on Rana Sanaullah’s house

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan on Monday sentenced 75 leaders and workers of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party to prison terms ranging from three to 10 years for their involvement in an attack on the residence of senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah during the May 9 riots.

4:43 PM

4 journalists among 19 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital

An Israeli air strike on a hospital in southern Gaza killed four journalists on Monday, including a freelancer working with The Associated Press, according to local health officials. The victims included 33-year-old Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who had been freelancing for the AP since the Gaza war began, while also contributing to other news outlets.

4:15 PM

TMC slams MLA’s arrest as ‘vendetta politics’; BJP hits back on corruption

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday accused the BJP of pursuing "vendetta politics" after its MLA, Jiban Krishna Saha, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with alleged irregularities in school recruitment. Countering the charge, the BJP asserted that the ED’s action demonstrates that West Bengal’s ruling party and corruption are "two sides of the same coin".

4:06 PM

ED charges Gurugram realty firm for diverting ₹205 cr to Sri Lanka hotel

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has alleged in its chargesheet that a Gurugram-based real estate group collected over ₹500 crore from homebuyers for residential plots but diverted about ₹205 crore of these funds to a hotel project in Sri Lanka. The federal agency is probing multiple cases of homebuyer fraud across India under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

3:58 PM

Delhi: 2 shooters nabbed in connection with firing at Elvish Yadav's residence

Two suspected sharpshooters of the Neeraj FaridpuriaHimanshu Bhau gang were arrested for their alleged involvement in the recent shooting outside YouTuber Elvish Yadav's residence in Haryana's Gurugram, the police said on Monday. The accused have been identified as Gaurav Singh alias Nikka (22), a school dropout from Faridabad, and Aditya Tiwari (19), a BCA student from Bihar's Taimur district, they said. According to the police, the two were arrested near Khera Canal in Shahbad Dairy, Rohini, during an operation on Sunday afternoon. 

3:40 PM

Israeli airstrike on southern Gaza hospital kills 15, hospital says

An Israeli strike hit a southern Gaza's main hospital Monday, killing 15 people according to hospital records. Khan Younis' Nasser Hospital, the largest in southern Gaza, has withstood raids and bombardment throughout 22 months of war, with officials citing critical shortages of supplies and staff.

3:12 PM

Couple dies after liver transplant surgery; notice issued to Pune hospital

A woman who donated a part of her liver to her husband died days after he passed away following a transplant surgery, prompting the Maharashtra health department to issue a notice to a private hospital in Pune, an official said. The Sahyadri Hospital has been directed to submit all details pertaining to the transplant procedure by Monday, Deputy Director of Health Services, Dr Nagnath Yempalle, said on Sunday.

2:56 PM

Hope SC sets deadline for restoration of statehood to J-K: CM Omar

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed hope that the Supreme Court will set a deadline on the restoration of statehood to the Union territory after it hears the case in October.

2:09 PM

Rahul Mamkootathil suspended from Congress; will continue as lawmaker

Congress leader and Palakkad legislator Rahul Mamkootathil, facing multiple sexual misconduct allegations, was suspended from the primary membership of the party on Monday, KPCC President Sunny Joseph said. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief, however, rejected the political opponents' demand for Mamkootathil's resignation as MLA.

12:23 PM

Political parties hit out against Delhi Police for using force against SSC aspirants

Political parties slammed the Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly using force against Staff Selection Commission (SSC) aspirants protesting at Ramlila Maidan against "mismanagement" in recruitment exams, even as the police denied claims of baton charging the demonstrators. SSC students and trainers staged a protest at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, demanding better conduct of the examination.

11:43 AM

Maharashtra moves SC to regularise Zudpi jungle encroachments; contradicts own laws

The Maharashtra government has asked the Supreme Court to take nearly 86,409 hectares of Zudpi jungle land in Vidarbha out of the ambit of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and to regularise encroachments without penalties or compensatory measures. This demand runs contrary to the recommendations of the SC-mandated Central Empowered Committee (CEC) and the state's own legal framework, government records show.

 

11:29 AM

Noida dowry murder: Nikki Bhati’s brother-in-law, father-in-law arrested

Nikki Bhati’s brother-in-law, Rohit Bhati, and father-in-law, Satyavir, have been arrested in connection with the alleged dowry-related murder of the 28-year-old woman. Nikki succumbed to severe burn injuries at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital after she was reportedly assaulted and set on fire at her in-laws’ residence in Greater Noida.

11:08 AM

IndiGo flight with Assam CM diverted to Agartala amid bad weather

A Guwahati-bound IndiGo flight carrying Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was diverted to Agartala airport in Tripura on Sunday evening due to adverse weather conditions in Guwahati, an official said on Monday. The diversion was undertaken as a precautionary step, according to KC Meena, Director of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport in Agartala.

9:58 AM

ED raid underway at TMC MLA's residence over Bengal school jobs scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting a raid at the residence of TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday in connection with its probe into the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of school teachers, a senior officer said. As the legislator came to know about the raid, he allegedly tried to flee his house by scaling the boundary wall of the premises, he said.

9:44 AM

Blueprint being prepared to solve waterlogging problem: CM Rekha Gupta

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday announced that a detailed blueprint of the capital’s sewer network is being drafted to provide a long-term solution to waterlogging. Emphasising the city’s improved monsoon preparedness, Gupta noted that despite above-normal rainfall in August, Delhi residents were spared a major waterlogging crisis this year.

9:27 AM

NCW demands immediate arrests in Noida woman's alleged dowry murder case

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged dowry murder case of Nikki Bhatti in Greater Noida. NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has written to the Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh, demanding a detailed action report within three days.

8:59 AM

8 dead, 43 injured as truck hits tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in UP's Bulandshahr

Eight people were killed and 43 others injured when a truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday, police said. Two of the deceased were children while 12 of those injured and hospitalised are below the age of 18, police said. The accident took place around 2.10 am on the Bulandshahr-Aligarh border near the Arnia bypass, when the canter truck hit the tractor-trolley from behind, causing it to overturn.