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PM Modi conferred with Indonesia's highest honour 'Bintang Adipurna'

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto presented the medal to Modi

Gujarat HC upholds death penalty for 38 in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts

On July 26, 2008, a series of 21 bomb blasts ripped through Ahmedabad in a span of 70 minutes, killing 56 persons and injuring 200 others

'Bridge man of India' Girish Bharadwaj, Padma Shri awardee, dies at 76

Bharadwaj devoted over three decades to connecting isolated rural communities by constructing more than 140 suspension footbridges across the country, many in inaccessible regions

Largest batch of over 8,800 pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath Yatra

More than 93,000 pilgrims have paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Himalayas during the first four days of the pilgrimage

Rupee strengthens 15 paise to 95.28 against US dollar in early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange market the rupee opened at 95.33 and later touched 95.28 against the American currency, registering a gain of 15 paise from its previous close

600mm rain in Lonavala sparks multiple landslides in Pune, rail traffic hit

Lonavala, a popular hill station located in Pune district, recorded 670 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 7 am on Monday, as per official data

Paddy sowing down 13%, total Kharif acreage falls 21% due to low rainfall

As per the data, paddy acreage is down by 13 per cent to 60.24 lakh hectares till July 6 in the ongoing kharif season compared with 69.3 lakh hectares last year

Jaishankar meets Bahrain King, discusses ways to strengthen bilateral ties

Jaishankar arrived in Bahrain from Qatar on the second leg of this four-nation visit to the Gulf, which also includes Kuwait and Oman, from July 5 to 10

Mumbai-Pune Expressway 'Missing Link' reopens after debris cleared

The Mumbai-bound carriageway had been closed after a landslide near the exit of Tunnel 2, the longest tunnel on the Missing Link -- that cuts through the Sahyadri mountains

US raises concern over China's intercontinental range missile test

The US also urged China to engage in meaningful arms control discussions and notify the intercontinental-range ballistic missile and space launches in line with the commitments made 5 members of UNSC

Sanju Samson left out from Zimbabwe T20s; maiden call-ups for Yash, Ashok

The selectors continued their ruthless push towards the future as World Cup winning batter Sanju Samson was on Monday omitted from India's squad for the three T20Is in Zimbabwe later this month.

India A to tour NZ ahead of senior series; SL Test squad to leave in Aug

The team is expected to play a warm-up match against the Sri Lanka Board President's XI starting August 8 as part of its acclimatisation programme before the opening Test.

Thousands of forgotten World War I Indian soldiers commemorated in UK

These forgotten soldiers have now been acknowledged following the Punjab Registers project, a five-year partnership between the CWGC, UK Punjab Heritage Association and University of Greenwich

NSE targets September launch for Rs 30,000-crore IPO after Sebi nod

The mega IPO is expected to value the country's largest stock exchange at over Rs 5 trillion

Govt to sell 5% stake in Cochin Shipyard at ₹1,400 per share via OFS

The offer for sale (OFS) opens for non-retail investors on July 7, 2026. Retail investors can bid on July 8, 2026

MobiKwik shareholders approve hiving off lending biz to wholly owned arm

The shareholders have also approved changes in the objects and terms of utilisation of the IPO proceeds, including an extension to the time limit for their use

Rentomojo secures Sebi approval for IPO with Rs 150-crore fresh issue

The regulator received the company's draft papers on April 1 and gave its observations on July 6, the update showed

Corporate fundraising through CPs touch 5-year high at ₹2.53 trn in June

The June mobilisation was the highest since July 2021, when companies had raised Rs 2.69 trillion through CPs, the data showed

JSW MG Motor, Spinny partner to strengthen pre-owned EV ecosystem in India

As electric mobility continues to gain momentum in India, building a strong and trusted pre-owned ecosystem will be critical to accelerating adoption, JSW MG Motor India CCO Vinay Raina said

Govt relaxes verification norms for high capacity weighing instruments

Since these provisions often resulted in significant logistical challenges, transportation costs and operational difficulties for industries and weighbridge operators, the changes have been made