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Centre Introduces Bill In Lok Sabha To Replace 90-Year-Old Aircraft Act

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2024, New Delhi

To further improve the ease of doing business in the aviation space, the government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the 90-year-old Aircraft Act.

Ransomware Attack On Service Provider Hits 300 Small Banks Across India

Reuters | Wednesday July 31, 2024

A ransomware attack on a technology service provider has forced payment systems across nearly 300 small local banks in India to shut down temporarily, two sources directly aware of the matter told Reuters.

New FASTag Rules To Come Into Effect On August 1: Check Details

Edited by Ritu Singh | Wednesday July 31, 2024

Under the new FASTag rules, Know Your Customer (KYC) must be completed by October 31.

"Soft Stance On Rohingya": Himanta Sarma Rips Into Bengal, Jharkhand

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday July 31, 2024, Guwahati

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma named Jharkhand and Bengal governments as the weak spots in the wall to stop Rohingya infiltration from Bangladesh.

Mumbai Man Orders Mobile Phone Worth Rs 55,000 From Amazon, Gets Tea Cups

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2024, Mumbai

A city resident has filed a complaint against e-commerce giant Amazon after he ordered a high-end mobile phone online and allegedly received half a dozen tea cups.

High Court Upholds Migrant Worker's Death Sentence For Rape, Murder Of Girl

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 31, 2024, Hyderabad

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday upheld the order of a lower court which sentenced, to death, the convict in the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Hyderabad.

US Woman Found Chained To Tree In Maharashtra Jungle Had Visited Mumbai In June: Police

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2024, Mumbai

A 50-year-old American woman, who was found tied to a tree with an iron chain in a forest in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, had visited Mumbai in June but the motive behind it is still unclear, police said on Wednesday.

Death Count In Kerala Landslides Rises To 158, 191 Still Missing

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2024, Wayanad, Kerala

The number of people who lost their lives in the devastating series of landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district has climbed to 158, with authorities on Wednesday expressing concern over the fate of 191 people who are still missing.

At Least 10 Flights To Delhi Diverted Amid Heavy Rain, Many Areas Waterlogged

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday July 31, 2024, New Delhi

At least 10 flights headed to Delhi were diverted after the national capital saw heavy rain this evening.

BJD's Mamata Mohanta Quits Party After Resigning As Rajya Sabha MP

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2024, Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi

BJD leader Mamata Mohanta quit her party on Wednesday, hours after she resigned as a Rajya Sabha MP amid speculations that she might join the BJP.

"Strong Links With Myanmar Insurgents": NIA In Chargesheet Against Mizoram Arms Trafficker

Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday July 31, 2024, New Delhi

The country's top anti-terror agency NIA has filed a chargesheet against a Mizoram resident in a transnational weapons trafficking case linked to Myanmar-based insurgent groups.

In Delhi Road Rage, Man Shoots At Family From Flyover, Kills Mother Of 2

Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Rohit Paul | Wednesday July 31, 2024, New Delhi

A bike almost touching his scooty and an ensuing argument enraged a man so much that he shot at a family, killing a 30-year-old woman in Delhi on Wednesday.

"Remote Sensing Not Enough...": Shashi Tharoor On Predicting Landslides

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday July 31, 2024, New Delhi

The landslides in Kerala's Wayanad - which have killed at least 150 people - underline the importance of developing technology to predict such ecological disasters and give authorities time to evacuate people, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor told NDTV.

Delhi Basement Tragedy "Failure" For All Of Us: Senior Civic Body Official

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2024, New Delhi

MCD Additional Commissioner Tariq Thomas on Wednesday accepted the civic body's failure in the Rajinder Nagar coaching centre deaths and said there are serious structural issues, which need to be addressed.

Video: In UP Horror, Woman On Bike Harassed By Mob On Flooded Road

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday July 31, 2024

A woman riding pillion on a bike was harassed by a group of men on a flooded road in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, a viral video showed.