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Tamil Nadu: 2 students dead, 3 injured as school bus collides with train

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed profound grief over the death of the students and announced a solatium of ₹5 lakh each to the victims' parents

Gyanvapi case: Court rejects plea to transfer 1991 suit to another court

District judge rejected the transfer application on Monday, stating that the petitioners were not parties to the original suit and hence had no legal standing to seek such a transfer

IMD forecasts light rain, thunderstorms in Delhi as monsoon batters India

Delhi sees light rain and clean air as IMD forecasts continued showers. Uttarakhand reports cloudburst; heavy rainfall hits Kolkata and Uttar Pradesh

Amarnath Yatra: Fresh batch of 7.5K pilgrims leave amid multi-tier security

The seventh batch of 7,541 pilgrims, including 5,516 men and 1,765 women, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here in 309 vehicles for the twin base camps in Kashmir amid tight security arrangements

Wildlife clearance not required for basic public facilities, MoTA clarifies

In a memorandum issued on July 2, MoTA offered a clarification on Section 3(2) of the FRA, which allows diversion of forest land for basic facilities for the benefit of forest-dwelling STs and OTFDs

ED attaches luxury yacht, properties in Spain in case against OctaFX

This is the second instance when the offshore properties have been attached in this case. Previously, the probing agency attached 19 properties in Spain and other assets worth ₹296 crore

Bharat Bandh on July 9: Over 250 million workers to join nationwide strike

A forum of 10 central trade unions have called for a strike on July 9 to protest privatisation of public enterprises, erosion of labour rights, and rising use of contractual workers

UP: Ghats submerged in Varanasi, Prayagraj; waterlogging in Moradabad

In West UP, Moradabad & Kasganj likely to receive rainfall of 15 cm; Aligarh 12cm, Sambhal 9cm; Kasba Tanda, Rath, and Sikandra Rao likely to receive 8 cm, and Khurja to receive 7 cm of rainfall

Meghalaya CM seeks more funds for smaller NE states from finance commission

Sangma urged the finance commission to recommend higher fund devolution and more flexible schemes to help smaller states address critical sectors such as roads, healthcare, education, and tourism

Kerala health min chairs review meeting on Nipah virus, 461 in contact list

'It has been ensured that all the people on the high-risk list remain in quarantine. No person in the contact list is left unaccounted for. Police help has been sought for this,' Veena George said

Himachal CM chairs disaster management meet; focus on training, SDRF

The review focused on intensifying disaster preparedness given the increasingly destructive monsoon patterns and repeated cloudburst incidents in the state

'Privilege to be amongst few': Shukla describes seeing Earth from space

Speaking from orbit, the astronaut shared his experience of living and working in space, offering insights into the physical challenges, the awe of observing Earth from above

Himachal death toll rises to 80; 52 rain-related, 28 due to road accidents

Rain-related deaths included 14 due to cloudbursts, 8 in flash floods, 1 from landslides, and others from electrocution, drowning, and falls caused by weather events

PM Modi raised Bihar's railway budget by 9 times to ₹10,000 cr: Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw noted that Bihar is among the top states with the highest number of Vande Bharat trains, underlining the government's focus on modernising rail travel in the region

Kerala HC orders conditional arrest of cargo ship in ₹9,531 cr damage case

Kerala's Environment Department, which brought the case, said the sunken vessel had 643 cargo containers and that the damage caused was enormous

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Andhra to unveil AI-based surveillance system to tackle mosquito menace

Andhra Pradesh to launch AI-powered Smart Mosquito Surveillance System across 66 locations using drones, sensors and data-led targeting to combat vector outbreaks

Delhi High Court rejects Celebi's plea against revoked security permit

Delhi High Court upholds government's revocation of Celebi's security clearance, citing espionage concerns and the risk of dual-use logistics amid geopolitical tensions

PM Modi meets Presidents of Bolivia, Uruguay to boost trade, bolster ties

PM Modi described Bolivia as a valued partner in Latin America and said that bilateral ties between the two countries have become much stronger in recent years

Centre withholding funds for schemes, depriving people: J'khand FinMin

He claimed that the BJP was spreading lies that the Jharkhand government was not providing the benefits of the schemes to the people