Latest News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra DGP assures justice to survivors of Badlapur sexual abuse and their families
In view of the alleged sexual assault on two girls at a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla on Wednesday affirmed the police force`s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all citizens by going the extra mile. In a statement posted on the official X handle @DGPMaharashtra, DGP Shukla stated that the investigation into the Badlapur case is being conducted with the utmost diligence. "We will leave no stone unturned in delivering justice to innocent children and their families," Shukla said.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra DGP assures justice to survivors of Badlapur sexual abuse and their families
In view of the alleged sexual assault on two girls at a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla on Wednesday affirmed the police force`s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all citizens by going the extra mile. In a statement posted on the official X handle @DGPMaharashtra, DGP Shukla stated that the investigation into the Badlapur case is being conducted with the utmost diligence. "We will leave no stone unturned in delivering justice to innocent children and their families," Shukla said.

Latest News LIVE Updates: PM Modi pays homage to Valivade-Kolhapur memorial in Warsaw
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to the Polish-Indian legacy at the memorial for the Valivade-Kolhapur camp here in the Polish capital. Modi, who arrived here earlier for a two-day visit, paid tributes at the memorial plaque for the Valivade-Kolhapur camp near the Monte Casino War Memorial, which was inaugurated in November 2017. Valivade village near Kolhapur town in Maharashtra was where over 5,000 Poles had lived, integrated, and worked for several years before returning to their motherland.

Latest News LIVE Updates: PM Modi pays homage to Valivade-Kolhapur memorial in Warsaw
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to the Polish-Indian legacy at the memorial for the Valivade-Kolhapur camp here in the Polish capital. Modi, who arrived here earlier for a two-day visit, paid tributes at the memorial plaque for the Valivade-Kolhapur camp near the Monte Casino War Memorial, which was inaugurated in November 2017. Valivade village near Kolhapur town in Maharashtra was where over 5,000 Poles had lived, integrated, and worked for several years before returning to their motherland.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Centre accords `Z+` category security to NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar
The Central government on Wednesday accorded `Z+` category Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) armed security cover to NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar. Ministry of Home Affairs has issued the order to the CRPF considering a recent threat analysis report shared with the ministry by the intelligence bureau. The CRPF personnel will soon provide its elite `Z+` VIP security cover to the 83-year-old politician round the clock at his residence and during his travel across India.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Centre accords `Z+` category security to NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar
The Central government on Wednesday accorded `Z+` category Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) armed security cover to NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar. Ministry of Home Affairs has issued the order to the CRPF considering a recent threat analysis report shared with the ministry by the intelligence bureau. The CRPF personnel will soon provide its elite `Z+` VIP security cover to the 83-year-old politician round the clock at his residence and during his travel across India.

Latest News LIVE Updates: "Need safe society...": Wife of Sourav Ganguly holds candlelight protest for Kolkata rape-murder victim
Dona Ganguly, Odissi dancer and wife of former Indian team captain Sourav Ganguly, along with members of her dance academy held a candlelight protest against the rape-murder case at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday and asserted that the people needs a "safe society." "We are protesting against rape. We need a safe society. Rape needs to stop," Dona Ganguly told reporters.

Latest News LIVE Updates: "Need safe society...": Wife of Sourav Ganguly holds candlelight protest for Kolkata rape-murder victim
Dona Ganguly, Odissi dancer and wife of former Indian team captain Sourav Ganguly, along with members of her dance academy held a candlelight protest against the rape-murder case at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday and asserted that the people needs a "safe society." "We are protesting against rape. We need a safe society. Rape needs to stop," Dona Ganguly told reporters.

Latest News LIVE Updates: JPC probe needed in Adani and SEBI chairperson nexus: Bhupesh Baghel
Former Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the "nexus" between Adani and the SEBI chairperson. Addressing a press conference in Nagur, Baghel said the opposition would exert pressure on the government for a JPC investigation into the collusion between the SEBI chairman, the Modi government, and Adani: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: JPC probe needed in Adani and SEBI chairperson nexus: Bhupesh Baghel
Former Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the "nexus" between Adani and the SEBI chairperson. Addressing a press conference in Nagur, Baghel said the opposition would exert pressure on the government for a JPC investigation into the collusion between the SEBI chairman, the Modi government, and Adani: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: NGT imposes Rs 25,000 fine on Kanpur Nagar DM for not following tribunal`s directions
The NGT has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the district magistrate of Kanpur Nagar in Uttar Pradesh for not following the tribunal`s directions to apprise it personally about a report on people getting affected by exposure to toxic metals, including chromium: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: NGT imposes Rs 25,000 fine on Kanpur Nagar DM for not following tribunal`s directions
The NGT has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the district magistrate of Kanpur Nagar in Uttar Pradesh for not following the tribunal`s directions to apprise it personally about a report on people getting affected by exposure to toxic metals, including chromium: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Govt approves Rs 150 crore for glacial lake outburst flood risk mitigation programme for 4 states
The Centre has approved a Rs 150-crore glacial lake outburst flood risk mitigation programme to be implemented by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Govt approves Rs 150 crore for glacial lake outburst flood risk mitigation programme for 4 states
The Centre has approved a Rs 150-crore glacial lake outburst flood risk mitigation programme to be implemented by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: BJP to flag off `Sankalp Patra Van` to take suggestions for manifesto from people: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said that a meeting was held over the BJP manifesto for upcoming assembly elections, adding that the party will flag off `Sankalp Patra Van` that will take suggestions for manifesto from people: ANI

Latest News LIVE Updates: BJP to flag off `Sankalp Patra Van` to take suggestions for manifesto from people: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said that a meeting was held over the BJP manifesto for upcoming assembly elections, adding that the party will flag off `Sankalp Patra Van` that will take suggestions for manifesto from people: ANI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Farmers` body writes to PM Modi, LoP Rahul Gandhi demanding law guaranteeing MSP
The MSP Guarantee Kisan Morcha (MSP GKM) Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, urging them to push for the enactment of a law to guarantee Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Farmers` body writes to PM Modi, LoP Rahul Gandhi demanding law guaranteeing MSP
The MSP Guarantee Kisan Morcha (MSP GKM) Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, urging them to push for the enactment of a law to guarantee Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: UK steps up action against Mpox in Democratic Republic of Congo The UK on Wednesday announced new GBP 3.1 million funding to work with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to bolster the regional African response to outbreaks of Mpox and cholera in the country. The funding announcement follows a declaration from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that the upsurge of Mpox in the DRC and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC): PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: UK steps up action against Mpox in Democratic Republic of CongoThe UK on Wednesday announced new GBP 3.1 million funding to work with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to bolster the regional African response to outbreaks of Mpox and cholera in the country. The funding announcement follows a declaration from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that the upsurge of Mpox in the DRC and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC): PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Govts, parties must brainstorm on steps to ensure safe environment for women: Rahul Gandhi
In the wake of the Badlapur sexual assault incident, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said it "forces us to think where are we heading as a society". He also said all governments and parties need to brainstorm on what steps should be taken to provide a safe environment for women: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Govts, parties must brainstorm on steps to ensure safe environment for women: Rahul Gandhi
In the wake of the Badlapur sexual assault incident, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said it "forces us to think where are we heading as a society". He also said all governments and parties need to brainstorm on what steps should be taken to provide a safe environment for women: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Kolkata case: Meity asks social media platforms to comply with SC order; remove details of deceased
The IT Ministry on Wednesday asked social media platforms to immediately comply with the Supreme Court order on the removal of the name, photos and videos of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in Kolkata`s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Seeking prompt removal of identifiable references of the deceased from all social media platforms, the IT Ministry warned that failure to comply with the apex court`s order may result in legal consequences and further regulatory action: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Kolkata case: Meity asks social media platforms to comply with SC order; remove details of deceased
The IT Ministry on Wednesday asked social media platforms to immediately comply with the Supreme Court order on the removal of the name, photos and videos of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in Kolkata`s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Seeking prompt removal of identifiable references of the deceased from all social media platforms, the IT Ministry warned that failure to comply with the apex court`s order may result in legal consequences and further regulatory action: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Prayagraj: SP leader booked for chasing municipality officials with rifle
A Samajwadi Party leader was booked after he was caught in a video chasing a municipality team with a rifle, police on Wednesday said. The incident took place Tuesday when a municipal corporation team visited Vivekananda Park to clean it, police said. An FIR was filed against Amarnath Maurya on the complaint of Sub-Inspector Kuldeep Upadhyay at Dhoomanganj Police Station: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Prayagraj: SP leader booked for chasing municipality officials with rifle
A Samajwadi Party leader was booked after he was caught in a video chasing a municipality team with a rifle, police on Wednesday said. The incident took place Tuesday when a municipal corporation team visited Vivekananda Park to clean it, police said. An FIR was filed against Amarnath Maurya on the complaint of Sub-Inspector Kuldeep Upadhyay at Dhoomanganj Police Station: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Pakistan`s FIA files cyberterrorism case against suspect for spreading misinformation leading to UK riots
Pakistan`s top investigation agency on Wednesday arrested a web freelancer under cyber terrorism charges for his alleged role in disseminating the disinformation that led to race-motivated riots across the UK following the stabbing of three young girls last month. The riots broke out in the north-west England town of Southport after false claims over the UK-born teenage male suspect being a Muslim refugee who arrived illegally into the country on a small boat recently spread like wildfire online: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Pakistan`s FIA files cyberterrorism case against suspect for spreading misinformation leading to UK riots
Pakistan`s top investigation agency on Wednesday arrested a web freelancer under cyber terrorism charges for his alleged role in disseminating the disinformation that led to race-motivated riots across the UK following the stabbing of three young girls last month. The riots broke out in the north-west England town of Southport after false claims over the UK-born teenage male suspect being a Muslim refugee who arrived illegally into the country on a small boat recently spread like wildfire online: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Delhi HC to hear PFI`s plea against ban on September 11
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday listed for hearing on September 11 a petition filed by the Popular Front of India (PFI) challenging an order of an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal confirming the five-year ban imposed on it by the Centre. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the counsel for the banned organisation to give a short note to define the "contour" of jurisdiction that can be exercised by the court while examining the UAPA tribunal`s order: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Delhi HC to hear PFI`s plea against ban on September 11
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday listed for hearing on September 11 a petition filed by the Popular Front of India (PFI) challenging an order of an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal confirming the five-year ban imposed on it by the Centre. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the counsel for the banned organisation to give a short note to define the "contour" of jurisdiction that can be exercised by the court while examining the UAPA tribunal`s order: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur protest spontaneous outburst of public anger; school linked to BJP leader: Shiv Sena (UBT)
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve on Wednesday rejected Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde`s claim that the massive protest in Badlapur over the sexual abuse of two minor girls was politically motivated, and termed the outrage as a spontaneous reflection of people`s anger. Danve`s party colleague and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut alleged the school in Badlapur, where the crime was committed by the school sweeper, is linked to a BJP leader. A delegation led by Danve, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, met state DGP Rashmi Shukla in Mumbai and demanded action against the school management, a day after thousands of protesters blocked railway tracks in Badlapur and stormed the school building over the sexual abuse incident: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur protest spontaneous outburst of public anger; school linked to BJP leader: Shiv Sena (UBT)
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve on Wednesday rejected Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde`s claim that the massive protest in Badlapur over the sexual abuse of two minor girls was politically motivated, and termed the outrage as a spontaneous reflection of people`s anger. Danve`s party colleague and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut alleged the school in Badlapur, where the crime was committed by the school sweeper, is linked to a BJP leader. A delegation led by Danve, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, met state DGP Rashmi Shukla in Mumbai and demanded action against the school management, a day after thousands of protesters blocked railway tracks in Badlapur and stormed the school building over the sexual abuse incident: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Centre writes to West Bengal govt for CISF deployment at RG Kar hospital The Union home ministry on Wednesday wrote to the West Bengal chief secretary seeking deployment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, official sources said. The directions from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) came on the order of the Supreme Court: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Centre writes to West Bengal govt for CISF deployment at RG Kar hospitalThe Union home ministry on Wednesday wrote to the West Bengal chief secretary seeking deployment of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, official sources said. The directions from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) came on the order of the Supreme Court: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Air India introduces wireless inflight entertainment service
Air India on Wednesday said it has started providing wireless inflight entertainment service in its existing wide body aircraft till completion of retrofit: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Air India introduces wireless inflight entertainment service
Air India on Wednesday said it has started providing wireless inflight entertainment service in its existing wide body aircraft till completion of retrofit: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Will resign willingly if need arises: Union Minister Kumaraswamy
Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said he will willingly resign if the need arises unlike Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who found fault with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot`s permission to investigate and prosecute him in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority land allotment `scam`: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Will resign willingly if need arises: Union Minister Kumaraswamy
Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said he will willingly resign if the need arises unlike Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who found fault with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot`s permission to investigate and prosecute him in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority land allotment `scam`: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Over 65 lakh students failed class 10, 12 exams in 2023; higher failure rate in state boards: MoE
Over 65 lakh students did not pass class 10 and 12 board exams across the country last year with the failure rate being higher in state boards than the central board, according to Ministry of Education (MoE) officials: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Over 65 lakh students failed class 10, 12 exams in 2023; higher failure rate in state boards: MoE
Over 65 lakh students did not pass class 10 and 12 board exams across the country last year with the failure rate being higher in state boards than the central board, according to Ministry of Education (MoE) officials: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Liquor seized from ambulance in Gwalior
Liquor bottles were seized while being transported in an ambulance in Madhya Pradesh`s Gwalior district and two men were arrested, police said on Wednesday. As many as 14 boxes -- ten containing liquor bottles and four boxes of beer -- were found when the ambulance was stopped during vehicle checking in Belgadha area on Tuesday night, said an official: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Liquor seized from ambulance in Gwalior
Liquor bottles were seized while being transported in an ambulance in Madhya Pradesh`s Gwalior district and two men were arrested, police said on Wednesday. As many as 14 boxes -- ten containing liquor bottles and four boxes of beer -- were found when the ambulance was stopped during vehicle checking in Belgadha area on Tuesday night, said an official: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: FAIMA moves SC seeking interim protection for doctors
A doctors` association has moved the Supreme Court seeking interim protection for doctors till the recommendations of the National Task Force (NTF) constituted by the Court are implemented. Seeking intervention in the ongoing proceedings before the apex court, the plea filed by Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) contended that doctors have often been subjected to alleged instances of violence and threat to their safety and security: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: FAIMA moves SC seeking interim protection for doctors
A doctors` association has moved the Supreme Court seeking interim protection for doctors till the recommendations of the National Task Force (NTF) constituted by the Court are implemented. Seeking intervention in the ongoing proceedings before the apex court, the plea filed by Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) contended that doctors have often been subjected to alleged instances of violence and threat to their safety and security: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: PM Modi arrives in Warsaw on first leg of two-nation visit to Poland and Ukraine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Poland on the first leg of his two-nation visit during which he will also travel to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and share perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: PM Modi arrives in Warsaw on first leg of two-nation visit to Poland and Ukraine
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Poland on the first leg of his two-nation visit during which he will also travel to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and share perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bharat Bandh over SC-ST reservation evokes mixed response in Jharkhand
The Bharat Bandh called by some groups over community-based reservation evoked a mixed reaction in Jharkhand on Wednesday, as vehicular movement was briefly disrupted, several public buses stayed off the roads and schools remained closed: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bharat Bandh over SC-ST reservation evokes mixed response in Jharkhand
The Bharat Bandh called by some groups over community-based reservation evoked a mixed reaction in Jharkhand on Wednesday, as vehicular movement was briefly disrupted, several public buses stayed off the roads and schools remained closed: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: 28 children died of Chandipura virus since July in Gujarat: State health minister
Chandipura virus has claimed the lives of 28 children under the age of 14 in Gujarat since the first case was reported in July, the state legislative assembly was informed on Wednesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: 28 children died of Chandipura virus since July in Gujarat: State health minister
Chandipura virus has claimed the lives of 28 children under the age of 14 in Gujarat since the first case was reported in July, the state legislative assembly was informed on Wednesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association condemns recent crimes against women
The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) on Wednesday condemned recent "horrendous, violent and brutal" crimes against women and young girls, and sought immediate and comprehensive reforms to protect them: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association condemns recent crimes against women
The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) on Wednesday condemned recent "horrendous, violent and brutal" crimes against women and young girls, and sought immediate and comprehensive reforms to protect them: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Man held for molesting two minor girls on road in Navi Mumbai
A 48-year-old man was arrested by Navi Mumbai Police on Wednesday for allegedly molesting two minor girls on way to purchase stationery in Digha village, an official said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Man held for molesting two minor girls on road in Navi Mumbai
A 48-year-old man was arrested by Navi Mumbai Police on Wednesday for allegedly molesting two minor girls on way to purchase stationery in Digha village, an official said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Withdraw my security cover, deploy these personnel to protect people: Sule to Maharashtra govt
NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday said the law and order situation in Maharashtra has become critical over the past few months, and said the state government should withdraw her security cover so that these police personnel can be deployed for protection of common people: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Withdraw my security cover, deploy these personnel to protect people: Sule to Maharashtra govt
NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday said the law and order situation in Maharashtra has become critical over the past few months, and said the state government should withdraw her security cover so that these police personnel can be deployed for protection of common people: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Another case filed against former PM Hasina, her aides in Bangladesh
A case was filed on Wednesday against Bangladesh`s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 86 others on charge of attacking a procession in Sylhet citywhich left several people shot and injured during the recent mass protests on August 4, taking the number of cases against her after her ouster to 33: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Another case filed against former PM Hasina, her aides in Bangladesh
A case was filed on Wednesday against Bangladesh`s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 86 others on charge of attacking a procession in Sylhet citywhich left several people shot and injured during the recent mass protests on August 4, taking the number of cases against her after her ouster to 33: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: Two gram panchayat staffers held for accepting Rs 50,000 bribe
Two employees of a gram panchayat, village council, in Maharashtra`s Raigad district have been arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, an official said on Wednesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: Two gram panchayat staffers held for accepting Rs 50,000 bribe
Two employees of a gram panchayat, village council, in Maharashtra`s Raigad district have been arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, an official said on Wednesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Shah to review inter-state coordination of Naxal-hit states in Raipur on Saturday
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will review the inter-state coordination among the Naxal-affected states at a high-level meeting to be held in Chhattisgarh`s Raipur on Saturday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Shah to review inter-state coordination of Naxal-hit states in Raipur on Saturday
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will review the inter-state coordination among the Naxal-affected states at a high-level meeting to be held in Chhattisgarh`s Raipur on Saturday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Pregnant woman among 4 dead as car hits e-rickshaw in Uttarakhand
Four people, including a pregnant woman who was close to delivery, died here in the early hours of Wednesday in a head-on collision between a car and their e-rickshaw, police said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Pregnant woman among 4 dead as car hits e-rickshaw in Uttarakhand
Four people, including a pregnant woman who was close to delivery, died here in the early hours of Wednesday in a head-on collision between a car and their e-rickshaw, police said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Migrant worker held for `raping` 3-year-old girl in Telangana
A 30-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh was arrested for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl in Siddipet district of Telangana, police said on Wednesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Migrant worker held for `raping` 3-year-old girl in Telangana
A 30-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh was arrested for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl in Siddipet district of Telangana, police said on Wednesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Internet suspended, 72 held in Badlapur post violence during protest over sexual abuse case
Internet services at Badlapur in Maharashtra`s Thane district were suspended on Wednesday a day after a massive protest over alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, and 72 persons have been arrested in connection with the violence during the stir, officials said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Internet suspended, 72 held in Badlapur post violence during protest over sexual abuse case
Internet services at Badlapur in Maharashtra`s Thane district were suspended on Wednesday a day after a massive protest over alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, and 72 persons have been arrested in connection with the violence during the stir, officials said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Four boys drown in pond in Rajasthan`s Tonk
Four boys drowned in a pond in Rajasthan`s Tonk on Wednesday, police said. The victims, Hansraj, Dilkhush, Vikas and Vijay -- aged 17-18 -- had entered the pond to bring out a buffalo but they got stuck in mud and drowned, Station House Officer (SHO) Uniara Police Station Dharmesh Dayma said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Four boys drown in pond in Rajasthan`s Tonk
Four boys drowned in a pond in Rajasthan`s Tonk on Wednesday, police said. The victims, Hansraj, Dilkhush, Vikas and Vijay -- aged 17-18 -- had entered the pond to bring out a buffalo but they got stuck in mud and drowned, Station House Officer (SHO) Uniara Police Station Dharmesh Dayma said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Sikkim govt to publish all notifications in Nepali, English
The Sikkim government has begun using Nepali as an official language, besides English, across all its gazettes and notifications from Wednesday. The announcement was made by Chief Minister PS Tamang at a function held to mark the Nepali Bhasha Manyata Diwas here on Tuesday. In a notification, the state government said the Sikkim Official Language Act, 1977, recognises Nepali as one of the official languages of the state. At present, all notifications are published only in English: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Sikkim govt to publish all notifications in Nepali, English
The Sikkim government has begun using Nepali as an official language, besides English, across all its gazettes and notifications from Wednesday. The announcement was made by Chief Minister PS Tamang at a function held to mark the Nepali Bhasha Manyata Diwas here on Tuesday. In a notification, the state government said the Sikkim Official Language Act, 1977, recognises Nepali as one of the official languages of the state. At present, all notifications are published only in English: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ruckus in MCD House as oppn protests delay in meeting due to mayor`s late arrival
A ruckus erupted at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House here on Wednesday as opposition councillors started protesting against Mayor Shelly Oberoi for arriving late and causing a delay in the proceedings: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Ruckus in MCD House as oppn protests delay in meeting due to mayor`s late arrival
A ruckus erupted at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House here on Wednesday as opposition councillors started protesting against Mayor Shelly Oberoi for arriving late and causing a delay in the proceedings: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Heavy rains lash parts of Rajasthan, Jaipur records highest rainfall
Monsoon activity continued in Rajasthan on Wednesday with heavy rains pounding many districts, including the capital Jaipur, in the last 24 hours, the meteorological department said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Heavy rains lash parts of Rajasthan, Jaipur records highest rainfall
Monsoon activity continued in Rajasthan on Wednesday with heavy rains pounding many districts, including the capital Jaipur, in the last 24 hours, the meteorological department said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Vehicular traffic disrupted in some districts of Bihar, police lathicharge protesters during Bharat Bandh
Vehicular traffic was briefly disrupted in parts of Bihar on Wednesday, as protestors put up blockades in support of the Bharat Bandh called by some groups over community-based reservation: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Vehicular traffic disrupted in some districts of Bihar, police lathicharge protesters during Bharat Bandh
Vehicular traffic was briefly disrupted in parts of Bihar on Wednesday, as protestors put up blockades in support of the Bharat Bandh called by some groups over community-based reservation: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Man drowns, another missing after heavy rain floods rivers in Uttarakhand
A man died after being swept away in a swollen stream while another went missing in a separate incident in Uttarakhand on Tuesday evening as heavy rain late flooded water bodies in different parts of the state, officials said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Man drowns, another missing after heavy rain floods rivers in Uttarakhand
A man died after being swept away in a swollen stream while another went missing in a separate incident in Uttarakhand on Tuesday evening as heavy rain late flooded water bodies in different parts of the state, officials said: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu has garnered Rs 9.74 lakh crore new investments, created 31 lakh jobs: CM
Tamil Nadu has attracted investments worth over Rs 9 lakh crore in the last three years and generated 31 lakh new jobs, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Wednesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu has garnered Rs 9.74 lakh crore new investments, created 31 lakh jobs: CM
Tamil Nadu has attracted investments worth over Rs 9 lakh crore in the last three years and generated 31 lakh new jobs, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Wednesday: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: SIT to probe abuse of school girls in fake NCC camp: TN govt
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has ordered constituting a Special Investigation Team to probe the incidents relating to the alleged sexual abuse of minor girls at a fake NCC camp in Krishnagiri district recently, the state government said on Wednesday. Senior IPS officer K Bhavaneeswari will lead the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has been tasked by the CM to expedite the probe into the matter within 15 days and file charge-sheet within 60 days: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: SIT to probe abuse of school girls in fake NCC camp: TN govt
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has ordered constituting a Special Investigation Team to probe the incidents relating to the alleged sexual abuse of minor girls at a fake NCC camp in Krishnagiri district recently, the state government said on Wednesday.Senior IPS officer K Bhavaneeswari will lead the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has been tasked by the CM to expedite the probe into the matter within 15 days and file charge-sheet within 60 days: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: AIIMS Delhi constitutes two committees to assess safety measures at campus
The AIIMS Delhi administration on Wednesday appealed to striking resident doctors to resume duties in the interest of patient care, saying a collaborative internal security audit will be conducted to assess safety and security measures within the campus. Two committees have also been constituted by the administration to look into safety issues at the institute and other concerns of the doctors: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: AIIMS Delhi constitutes two committees to assess safety measures at campus
The AIIMS Delhi administration on Wednesday appealed to striking resident doctors to resume duties in the interest of patient care, saying a collaborative internal security audit will be conducted to assess safety and security measures within the campus. Two committees have also been constituted by the administration to look into safety issues at the institute and other concerns of the doctors: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur sexual assault: MVA calls for Maharashtra bandh on Aug 24
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday called for a `Maharashtra bandh` on August 24 to protest against the alleged sexual assault on two young girls at a school in Badlapur of Thane district: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur sexual assault: MVA calls for Maharashtra bandh on Aug 24
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday called for a `Maharashtra bandh` on August 24 to protest against the alleged sexual assault on two young girls at a school in Badlapur of Thane district: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: We demand resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee: State BJP President Sukanta Majumdar
BJP workers led by West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar staged a protest in Kolkata on Wednesday demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the wake of Supreme Court`s observation in the rape and murder case of trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital: ANI

Latest News LIVE Updates: We demand resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee: State BJP President Sukanta Majumdar
BJP workers led by West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar staged a protest in Kolkata on Wednesday demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the wake of Supreme Court`s observation in the rape and murder case of trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital: ANI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Clear Shakti bill to ensure strict punishment for atrocities against women, kids: Anil Deshmukh
Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday demanded the clearance and implementation of the Shakti bill with provisions for the death penalty for atrocities against children and women, referring to the Badlapur school incident: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: Clear Shakti bill to ensure strict punishment for atrocities against women, kids: Anil Deshmukh
Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday demanded the clearance and implementation of the Shakti bill with provisions for the death penalty for atrocities against children and women, referring to the Badlapur school incident: PTI

Latest News LIVE Updates: JNU V-C meets protesting students, urges them to end hunger strike
JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Wednesday met the students protesting against the university`s alleged unresponsive attitude to their various demands, including increasing scholarship amounts, and urged them to end their hunger strike which entered the 10th day. The students have been demanding that the V-C meet and address them on their charter of demands since August 11.

Latest News LIVE Updates: JNU V-C meets protesting students, urges them to end hunger strike
JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Wednesday met the students protesting against the university`s alleged unresponsive attitude to their various demands, including increasing scholarship amounts, and urged them to end their hunger strike which entered the 10th day. The students have been demanding that the V-C meet and address them on their charter of demands since August 11.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Upendra Kushwaha, Manan Kumar Mishra file nomination papers for Bihar RS by-polls
Former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha and Supreme Court lawyer Manan Kumar Mishra on Wednesday filed their nomination papers for the by-polls to two Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar. Top leaders of the NDA in the state, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputies, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, were present at the Vidhan Sabha secretariat during the filing of nomination papers by the two candidates.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Upendra Kushwaha, Manan Kumar Mishra file nomination papers for Bihar RS by-polls
Former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha and Supreme Court lawyer Manan Kumar Mishra on Wednesday filed their nomination papers for the by-polls to two Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar. Top leaders of the NDA in the state, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputies, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, were present at the Vidhan Sabha secretariat during the filing of nomination papers by the two candidates.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Minor molested in Mumbai`s Nagpada; accused held
An earring seller has been arrested for allegedly molesting an eight-year-old girl in the Nagpada area of Mumbai on Wednesday, police said. The police further said that the accused had been identified as Zubair Shah. "A case of molestation of an 8-year-old girl was registered in the Nagpada area of Mumbai. An earring seller molested the girl. The accused touched the girl inappropriately. Mumbai`s Nagpada Police has arrested Zubair Shah who was selling earrings," Nagpada police said.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Minor molested in Mumbai`s Nagpada; accused held
An earring seller has been arrested for allegedly molesting an eight-year-old girl in the Nagpada area of Mumbai on Wednesday, police said. The police further said that the accused had been identified as Zubair Shah. "A case of molestation of an 8-year-old girl was registered in the Nagpada area of Mumbai. An earring seller molested the girl. The accused touched the girl inappropriately. Mumbai`s Nagpada Police has arrested Zubair Shah who was selling earrings," Nagpada police said.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran, killing at least 28 people
A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people, an official said Wednesday. The crash happened Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd, said Mohammad Ali Malekzadeh, a local emergency official, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashes in Iran, killing at least 28 people
A bus carrying Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan to Iraq crashed in central Iran, killing at least 28 people, an official said Wednesday. The crash happened Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd, said Mohammad Ali Malekzadeh, a local emergency official, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Sule seeks Fadnavis` resignation over Badlapur incident; says govt not serious about women`s safety
NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday targeted the Maharashtra government over the Badlapur sexual abuse case and demanded the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the home portfolio. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a protest organised to condemn the Badlapur incident, she accused the Eknath Shinde-led dispensation of not being serious about the issue of women`s safety, and alleged that while the government was busy breaking parties, it had no time for common people.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Sule seeks Fadnavis` resignation over Badlapur incident; says govt not serious about women`s safety
NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday targeted the Maharashtra government over the Badlapur sexual abuse case and demanded the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the home portfolio. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a protest organised to condemn the Badlapur incident, she accused the Eknath Shinde-led dispensation of not being serious about the issue of women`s safety, and alleged that while the government was busy breaking parties, it had no time for common people.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Court extends police custody of Badlapur sexual abuse case accused till Aug 26
A local court on Wednesday extended till August 26 the police custody of the man arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra`s Thane district. The accused, who was employed as an attendant at the school where the incident took place last week, was produced before a magistrate at Kalyan in the district this morning amid tight police security.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Court extends police custody of Badlapur sexual abuse case accused till Aug 26
A local court on Wednesday extended till August 26 the police custody of the man arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra`s Thane district. The accused, who was employed as an attendant at the school where the incident took place last week, was produced before a magistrate at Kalyan in the district this morning amid tight police security.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur protest was politically motivated; most protestors were outsiders: CM Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday claimed that the protest at Badlapur in Thane district over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls was politically motivated and aimed at maligning the state government. He also said that the majority of protesters were outsiders. Talking to reporters, Shinde targeted the opposition and said those doing politics over the incident should be ashamed.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur protest was politically motivated; most protestors were outsiders: CM Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday claimed that the protest at Badlapur in Thane district over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls was politically motivated and aimed at maligning the state government. He also said that the majority of protesters were outsiders. Talking to reporters, Shinde targeted the opposition and said those doing politics over the incident should be ashamed.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Haryana man arrested for supplying bank accounts to scammers
The Santacruz police arrested a 35-year-old man from Haryana, Sunil Garg, who was allegedly involved in opening bank accounts and supplying them to a cyber fraud gang. His arrest follows the discovery of a cyber fraud incident where a 49-year-old manager from the Ireland embassy was defrauded of Rs 7 lakh by a gang posing as Crime Branch officers. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-haryana-man-arrested-for-supplying-bank-accounts-to-scammers-23377850" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Haryana man arrested for supplying bank accounts to scammers
The Santacruz police arrested a 35-year-old man from Haryana, Sunil Garg, who was allegedly involved in opening bank accounts and supplying them to a cyber fraud gang. His arrest follows the discovery of a cyber fraud incident where a 49-year-old manager from the Ireland embassy was defrauded of Rs 7 lakh by a gang posing as Crime Branch officers. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Cops bust gang of thieves, three arrested
The police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a gang of burglars, originally from Uttar Pradesh, by arresting five members operating in the city, an official said. The gang members had burgled a house in Borivli last week and decamped with valuables. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-cops-bust-gang-of-thieves-three-arrested-23377849" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Cops bust gang of thieves, three arrested
The police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a gang of burglars, originally from Uttar Pradesh, by arresting five members operating in the city, an official said. The gang members had burgled a house in Borivli last week and decamped with valuables. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: &lsquo;Dindoshi Hills land in SGNP illegally handed off to developer&rsquo;
Enviromentalist Stalin D, director of the NGO Vanashakti, has levelled serious accusations against Mumbai authorities for allegedly allowing the illegal transfer of notified forest land within the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). According to Stalin, encroachment and destruction within the park are escalating, with the authorities failing in their duty to protect this critical ecosystem. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-dindoshi-hills-land-in-sgnp-illegally-handed-off-to-developer-23377852" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: &lsquo;Dindoshi Hills land in SGNP illegally handed off to developer&rsquo;
Enviromentalist Stalin D, director of the NGO Vanashakti, has levelled serious accusations against Mumbai authorities for allegedly allowing the illegal transfer of notified forest land within the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). According to Stalin, encroachment and destruction within the park are escalating, with the authorities failing in their duty to protect this critical ecosystem. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Conversion from notified to reserved forest lags in Maharashtra
Only 56 per cent of the forest area notified by the state government has been converted into reserved forests since 2019. According to information obtained through an RTI from the forest department, the government has notified approximately 1.18 lakh hectares as forest land across 11 circles in the state from January 1, 2019, to July 24, 2024. However, only 67,000 hectares&mdash;about 56 per cent of the notified area&mdash;has been officially declared as reserved forest during the same period. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/conversion-from-notified-to-reserved-forest-lags-in-maharashtra-23377853" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Conversion from notified to reserved forest lags in Maharashtra
Only 56 per cent of the forest area notified by the state government has been converted into reserved forests since 2019. According to information obtained through an RTI from the forest department, the government has notified approximately 1.18 lakh hectares as forest land across 11 circles in the state from January 1, 2019, to July 24, 2024. However, only 67,000 hectares&mdash;about 56 per cent of the notified area&mdash;has been officially declared as reserved forest during the same period. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bombay HC raps magistrate for not complying with order
The Bombay High Court has come down heavily on a magistrate for not complying with its 2021 order directing the trial to be expedited in a dowry harassment case, noting that her excuses for non-compliance were &ldquo;feeble&rdquo;. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bombay-hc-raps-magistrate-for-not-complying-with-order-23377854" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bombay HC raps magistrate for not complying with order
The Bombay High Court has come down heavily on a magistrate for not complying with its 2021 order directing the trial to be expedited in a dowry harassment case, noting that her excuses for non-compliance were &ldquo;feeble&rdquo;. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: BJP to focus on local issues to better Maharashtra Assembly elections result
The BJP has decided to identify local issues of each constituency in Mumbai which affected the party`s performance in the recent Lok Sabha election. Party leaders believe it will help to counter the Opposition`s propaganda upcoming Assembly elections. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bjp-to-focus-on-local-issues-to-better-maharashtra-assembly-elections-result-23377857" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: BJP to focus on local issues to better Maharashtra Assembly elections result
The BJP has decided to identify local issues of each constituency in Mumbai which affected the party`s performance in the recent Lok Sabha election. Party leaders believe it will help to counter the Opposition`s propaganda upcoming Assembly elections. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Kolkata Police suspends three officers over vandalism at RG Kar hospital
The Kolkata Police has suspended three of its officers in connection with the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here last week, officials said. The suspended policemen include two assistant police commissioners, they said.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Kolkata Police suspends three officers over vandalism at RG Kar hospital
The Kolkata Police has suspended three of its officers in connection with the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here last week, officials said. The suspended policemen include two assistant police commissioners, they said.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Nalasopara rape case: &lsquo;Cops left out important details from the FIR&rsquo;
Fresh tensions are brewing in Nalasopara after the brother of a rape survivor accused Pelhar police of not naming the in the complaint, the management of a school where his 14-year-old sister was raped multiple times on different occasions by a teacher since March. Though people including the relatives and friends of the rape survivor staged a protest against the school management last week the matter cooled down at the time. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/nalasopara-rape-case-cops-left-out-important-details-from-the-fir-23377856" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Nalasopara rape case: &lsquo;Cops left out important details from the FIR&rsquo;
Fresh tensions are brewing in Nalasopara after the brother of a rape survivor accused Pelhar police of not naming the in the complaint, the management of a school where his 14-year-old sister was raped multiple times on different occasions by a teacher since March. Though people including the relatives and friends of the rape survivor staged a protest against the school management last week the matter cooled down at the time. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Sion hospital resident doctors intensify protests
In the week since resident doctors began their protests, their resolve to be heard has only strengthened after an incident of violence against a physician at LTMG Hospital (Sion hospital). &ldquo;Until our concerns are resolved, we must continue to participate in as many protests as possible,&rdquo; said Dr Vrushali Navale, a resident at KEM Hospital. At KEM, medical residents in the emergency ward could be overheard informing the relatives of a dialysis patient that their treatment might be affected due to the strike.<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-sion-hospital-resident-doctors-intensify-protests-23377859" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai: Sion hospital resident doctors intensify protests
In the week since resident doctors began their protests, their resolve to be heard has only strengthened after an incident of violence against a physician at LTMG Hospital (Sion hospital). &ldquo;Until our concerns are resolved, we must continue to participate in as many protests as possible,&rdquo; said Dr Vrushali Navale, a resident at KEM Hospital. At KEM, medical residents in the emergency ward could be overheard informing the relatives of a dialysis patient that their treatment might be affected due to the strike. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mysterious calls and repeated knocks on hotel doors scare Vistara crew
Following the Air India incident at London Heathrow, the cabin crew community has started speaking up about similar incidents faced by them. The Air India Incident has become a catalyst for other cabin crew members to open up about the times they faced similar incidents. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mysterious-calls-and-repeated-knocks-on-hotel-doors-scare-vistara-crew-23377858" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Mysterious calls and repeated knocks on hotel doors scare Vistara crew
Following the Air India incident at London Heathrow, the cabin crew community has started speaking up about similar incidents faced by them. The Air India Incident has become a catalyst for other cabin crew members to open up about the times they faced similar incidents. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bombay HC quashes state MSHRC&rsquo;s order directing cop to pay woman compensation
The Bombay High Court has quashed an order passed by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) directing a police inspector to pay Rs 2 lakh compensation to a woman for dereliction in a probe into her son&rsquo;s death, noting that the policeman was not given an opportunity to put forth his case. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bombay-hc-quashes-state-mshrcs-order-directing-cop-to-pay-woman-compensation-23377861" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bombay HC quashes state MSHRC&rsquo;s order directing cop to pay woman compensation
The Bombay High Court has quashed an order passed by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) directing a police inspector to pay Rs 2 lakh compensation to a woman for dereliction in a probe into her son&rsquo;s death, noting that the policeman was not given an opportunity to put forth his case. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bombay HC junks PIL seeking ban on loudspeakers exceeding noise limits
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday disposed of a PIL seeking a total ban on the sale and use of loudspeakers and sound systems emitting noise levels exceeding the permissible limits during festivals and asked the petitioner to approach relevant authorities. The HC observed directions cannot be sought to initiate an unfocused and speculative inquiry regarding violations of earlier court orders. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bombay-hc-junks-pil-seeking-ban-on-loudspeakers-exceeding-noise-limits-23377862" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Bombay HC junks PIL seeking ban on loudspeakers exceeding noise limits
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday disposed of a PIL seeking a total ban on the sale and use of loudspeakers and sound systems emitting noise levels exceeding the permissible limits during festivals and asked the petitioner to approach relevant authorities. The HC observed directions cannot be sought to initiate an unfocused and speculative inquiry regarding violations of earlier court orders. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur Sexual Assault: 300 FIRS registered, Over 40 arrested after massive protest led to lathi charge and stone-pelting
Maharashtra Police has arrested more than 40 people and registered FIR against 300 people following the massive protest over the alleged sexual assault of two minor girls in Badlapur, that led to stone-pelting, disruption of train services and lathi-charge on Tuesday.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur Sexual Assault: 300 FIRS registered, Over 40 arrested after massive protest led to lathi charge and stone-pelting
Maharashtra Police has arrested more than 40 people and registered FIR against 300 people following the massive protest over the alleged sexual assault of two minor girls in Badlapur, that led to stone-pelting, disruption of train services and lathi-charge on Tuesday.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Internet suspended, schools remain shut in Badlapur day after massive protest over sexual abuse case
In the wake of a massive protest at Badlapur in Maharashtra`s Thane district over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, internet services in the town were suspended while most schools remained shut on Wednesday, officials said. At least 17 city police personnel and around eight railway cops were injured in the incidents of stone-pelting at the railway station and other parts of Badlapur during the protest on Tuesday and the investigators have arrested 72 persons in connection with the violence, they said.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Internet suspended, schools remain shut in Badlapur day after massive protest over sexual abuse case
In the wake of a massive protest at Badlapur in Maharashtra`s Thane district over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, internet services in the town were suspended while most schools remained shut on Wednesday, officials said. At least 17 city police personnel and around eight railway cops were injured in the incidents of stone-pelting at the railway station and other parts of Badlapur during the protest on Tuesday and the investigators have arrested 72 persons in connection with the violence, they said.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: MPSC aspirants stage protest, want exam delayed and 258 Agri department posts added
Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) aspirants in Pune demanded the inclusion of 258 posts from the Agriculture Department in the MPSC exam. They also demanded that MPSC postpone the exam as its date, August 25, conflicts with the IBPS exam, affecting candidates appearing for both exams.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra: MPSC aspirants stage protest, want exam delayed and 258 Agri department posts added
Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) aspirants in Pune demanded the inclusion of 258 posts from the Agriculture Department in the MPSC exam. They also demanded that MPSC postpone the exam as its date, August 25, conflicts with the IBPS exam, affecting candidates appearing for both exams.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Pune accident case: 2 held for swapping blood samples of minors with accused
Police have arrested two persons in connection with the alleged swapping of the blood samples of minors who were with the juvenile accused in the Porsche car crash case of Pune, a top official said on Tuesday. The arrested duo included the father of one of the two minors who were with the 17-year-old driver when he rammed his speeding Porsche car into two IT professionals on a motorbike on May 19 in Kalyani Nagar. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/pune-accident-case-2-held-for-swapping-blood-samples-of-minors-with-accused-23377863" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Pune accident case: 2 held for swapping blood samples of minors with accused
Police have arrested two persons in connection with the alleged swapping of the blood samples of minors who were with the juvenile accused in the Porsche car crash case of Pune, a top official said on Tuesday. The arrested duo included the father of one of the two minors who were with the 17-year-old driver when he rammed his speeding Porsche car into two IT professionals on a motorbike on May 19 in Kalyani Nagar. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur sexual assault: &lsquo;School&rsquo;s attitude angered protesters&rsquo;
Two four-year-old girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by a male member of the school&rsquo;s cleaning staff on August 12 and 13 at a well-known local school in Badlapur. Following an alleged delay in action by the school administration and police in registering an FIR, the locals erupted in protests. When Minister Girish Mahajan urged demonstrators to end their rail blockade, the unified and angry crowd chanted &ldquo;Phaasi! Phaasi!&rdquo; (demanding capital punishment) for the accused. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/badlapur-sexual-assault-schools-attitude-angered-protesters-23377866" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur sexual assault: &lsquo;School&rsquo;s attitude angered protesters&rsquo;
Two four-year-old girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by a male member of the school&rsquo;s cleaning staff on August 12 and 13 at a well-known local school in Badlapur. Following an alleged delay in action by the school administration and police in registering an FIR, the locals erupted in protests. When Minister Girish Mahajan urged demonstrators to end their rail blockade, the unified and angry crowd chanted &ldquo;Phaasi! Phaasi!&rdquo; (demanding capital punishment) for the accused. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde orders strict action in Badlapur sexual assault case
Following the protest and politics over the Badlapur incident, CM Eknath Shinde instructed the local police to frame a solid case to ensure the harshest punishment for the culprit. Deputy CM in-charge of Home, Devendra Fadnavis, ordered a SIT probe into the incident to make the case stronger in the fast-track court. He also ordered the suspension of a senior police inspector, assistant police inspector and constable, who have been accused of delaying the FIR. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-cm-eknath-shinde-orders-strict-action-in-badlapur-sexual-assault-case-23377860" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde orders strict action in Badlapur sexual assault case
Following the protest and politics over the Badlapur incident, CM Eknath Shinde instructed the local police to frame a solid case to ensure the harshest punishment for the culprit. Deputy CM in-charge of Home, Devendra Fadnavis, ordered a SIT probe into the incident to make the case stronger in the fast-track court. He also ordered the suspension of a senior police inspector, assistant police inspector and constable, who have been accused of delaying the FIR. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: BSP extends support to Bharat Bandh against Supreme Court verdict on SC/ST reservations
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 21 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati extended her support to the `Bharat Bandh` on Wednesday called against the Supreme Court ruling that permits sub-classification within reservation categories for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Latest News LIVE Updates: BSP extends support to Bharat Bandh against Supreme Court verdict on SC/ST reservations
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 21 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati extended her support to the `Bharat Bandh` on Wednesday called against the Supreme Court ruling that permits sub-classification within reservation categories for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur sexual assault: Cops weren&rsquo;t ready for this
A peaceful march organised by the parents of the victims outside the school premises quickly escalated, bringing the city to a standstill on Tuesday. The police had not anticipated that the gathering would grow so rapidly and become so aggressive. Initially, protesters demanded a meeting with the school committee to discuss the action taken. However, tensions rose when they entered the school and vandalised property. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/badlapur-sexual-assault-cops-werent-ready-for-this-23377865" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur sexual assault: Cops weren&rsquo;t ready for this
A peaceful march organised by the parents of the victims outside the school premises quickly escalated, bringing the city to a standstill on Tuesday. The police had not anticipated that the gathering would grow so rapidly and become so aggressive. Initially, protesters demanded a meeting with the school committee to discuss the action taken. However, tensions rose when they entered the school and vandalised property. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur sexual assault: City&rsquo;s longest rail-roko in recent history
Badlapur residents on Tuesday occupied railway tracks in a protest lasting nearly nine hours against the alleged sexual assault of two toddlers at a local school. This was the first time in recent memory that such a large disruption occurred over a non-railway issue. The protesters began occupying the tracks at 10.10 am and the line was given clearance at 6.15 pm after all the protesters were removed by 5.50 pm. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/badlapur-sexual-assault-citys-longest-rail-roko-in-recent-history-23377864" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Read more.</a>

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur sexual assault: City&rsquo;s longest rail-roko in recent history
Badlapur residents on Tuesday occupied railway tracks in a protest lasting nearly nine hours against the alleged sexual assault of two toddlers at a local school. This was the first time in recent memory that such a large disruption occurred over a non-railway issue. The protesters began occupying the tracks at 10.10 am and the line was given clearance at 6.15 pm after all the protesters were removed by 5.50 pm. Read more.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Two killed in West Texas plane crash that set off a fire and injured a woman
A small plane crashed in a West Texas neighbourhood Tuesday, killing the pilot and a passenger and setting off a large fire on the ground that injured a woman, authorities said. Witnesses said the plane struggled to gain altitude after taking off from an Odessa airport and then struck a power line before crashing in an alley at about 7 am, according to authorities. Both people aboard the plane died.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Two killed in West Texas plane crash that set off a fire and injured a woman
A small plane crashed in a West Texas neighbourhood Tuesday, killing the pilot and a passenger and setting off a large fire on the ground that injured a woman, authorities said. Witnesses said the plane struggled to gain altitude after taking off from an Odessa airport and then struck a power line before crashing in an alley at about 7 am, according to authorities. Both people aboard the plane died.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar assures action in Badlapur assault incident
Amid ongoing protests and heightened public concern, Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar assured action on the alleged sexual assault of two minor girls at a school in Badlapur. Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Minister Kesarkar detailed the steps taken by authorities in response to the incident. "I spoke with the school management, as well as with NGOs that initiated action. I was about to announce the action before the protestors, but meanwhile, at the protest site, someone threw a bottle and a lathi charge was launched. So, I could not speak with them," he said.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar assures action in Badlapur assault incident
Amid ongoing protests and heightened public concern, Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar assured action on the alleged sexual assault of two minor girls at a school in Badlapur. Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Minister Kesarkar detailed the steps taken by authorities in response to the incident. "I spoke with the school management, as well as with NGOs that initiated action. I was about to announce the action before the protestors, but meanwhile, at the protest site, someone threw a bottle and a lathi charge was launched. So, I could not speak with them," he said.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Man`s decomposed body found in Delhi`s Dwarka, wife apprehended in suspected domestic violence
A man`s body was found in a decomposed state in Delhi`s Dwarka district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Sachin and was found dead in his rented apartment in the Dabri area in Dwarka.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Man`s decomposed body found in Delhi`s Dwarka, wife apprehended in suspected domestic violence
A man`s body was found in a decomposed state in Delhi`s Dwarka district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Sachin and was found dead in his rented apartment in the Dabri area in Dwarka.

Latest News LIVE Updates: BSF foils infiltration attempt in Meghalaya, nabs 6 including 3 Bangladeshi nationals
The Border Security Force (BSF) in Meghalaya has thwarted an infiltration attempt along the International Border in the West Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. During the operation on August 19, three Bangladeshi nationals--two males and one female--along with three Indian facilitators, were apprehended.

Latest News LIVE Updates: BSF foils infiltration attempt in Meghalaya, nabs 6 including 3 Bangladeshi nationals
The Border Security Force (BSF) in Meghalaya has thwarted an infiltration attempt along the International Border in the West Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya. During the operation on August 19, three Bangladeshi nationals--two males and one female--along with three Indian facilitators, were apprehended.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning `time is of the essence`
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began without securing a cease-fire deal, warning on Tuesday that "time is of the essence" even as Hamas and Israel signalled that challenges remain. After meetings in fellow mediating countries Egypt and Qatar, Blinken said that because Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge gaps with the militant group, the focus turns to doing everything possible to "get Hamas on board" and ensure both sides agree to key details on implementation.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning `time is of the essence`
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began without securing a cease-fire deal, warning on Tuesday that "time is of the essence" even as Hamas and Israel signalled that challenges remain. After meetings in fellow mediating countries Egypt and Qatar, Blinken said that because Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge gaps with the militant group, the focus turns to doing everything possible to "get Hamas on board" and ensure both sides agree to key details on implementation.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Heavy to very heavy rainfall to continue over Tripura for next 2 days
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected to continue over Tripura for the next two days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD on Tuesday said that the incessant rainfall is the result of the influence of the low-pressure area persisting over central parts of Bangladesh and the neighbourhood region.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Heavy to very heavy rainfall to continue over Tripura for next 2 days
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected to continue over Tripura for the next two days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD on Tuesday said that the incessant rainfall is the result of the influence of the low-pressure area persisting over central parts of Bangladesh and the neighbourhood region.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur incident: Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora shares feeling as father, list down govt actions
Amid the unrest in Maharashtra`s Badlapur over the sexual assault of two minor girls at a school, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora stated that the outrage over the incident sends a clear message that violence against women and children will not be tolerated. In a post on X, Deora also expressed his feelings as a father and outlined the Maharashtra government`s response to the case.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Badlapur incident: Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora shares feeling as father, list down govt actions
Amid the unrest in Maharashtra`s Badlapur over the sexual assault of two minor girls at a school, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora stated that the outrage over the incident sends a clear message that violence against women and children will not be tolerated. In a post on X, Deora also expressed his feelings as a father and outlined the Maharashtra government`s response to the case.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Two injured in fire caused by gas leak in Thane city
Two persons suffered burn wounds when gas leaked from an LPG cylinder and caused a fire in a house in Thane city`s Kalwa area on Tuesday night, civic officials said. Chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) Yasin Tadvi said the incident took place at around 8.30 pm when the mini gas cylinder kept in the house leaked and triggered a fire.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Two injured in fire caused by gas leak in Thane city
Two persons suffered burn wounds when gas leaked from an LPG cylinder and caused a fire in a house in Thane city`s Kalwa area on Tuesday night, civic officials said. Chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) Yasin Tadvi said the incident took place at around 8.30 pm when the mini gas cylinder kept in the house leaked and triggered a fire.

Latest News LIVE Updates: Given the alleged sexual assault on two girls at a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra DGP Rashmi Shukla on Wednesday affirmed the police force`s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all citizens by going the extra mile. We are closing LIVE blog now

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