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Couple Awarded 6 Months In Jail For Bigamy, But With Alternate Prison Time

Edited by Aditi Gautam | Tuesday July 16, 2024

The Supreme Court yesterday sentenced a woman and her second husband to six months in jail each for committing bigamy, setting aside a Madras High Court which had let off the couple with a "flea-bite sentence".

INDIA Bihar Ally's Father Lived In A Brick House Across Son's Big Home

Reported by Manish Kumar | Tuesday July 16, 2024, New Delhi

Jitan Sahani, the father of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani, was allegedly brutally murdered on Tuesday.

Trainee IAS Officer Puja Khedkar Called Cops Home, Spoke For 2 Hours

Reported by Paras Harendra Dama | Tuesday July 16, 2024, Pune

Puja Khedkar - the trainee IAS officer being investigated for lying about mental and visual disabilities to qualify for the Civil Services, and then abusing her position - reached out to police in Maharashtra's Washim Monday.

Thief Returns Valuables After Realising House Belonged To Renowned Poet

Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 16, 2024, Mumbai

A thief was overcome with remorse after realising that the house he stole valuables from belonged to a famous writer and returned the valuables he had stolen, police said today.

"Demand Of Every Patriotic Indian Is...": Rahul Gandhi On Doda Terror Attack

NDTV News Desk | Tuesday July 16, 2024, New Delhi

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has paid tribute to the four soldiers killed on Monday in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda.

Another Politician Hacked To Death In Tamil Nadu, Cops Say Revenge Killing

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday July 16, 2024, Chennai

A functionary of Naam Thamizhar Katchi party (NTK) was hacked to death in Tamil Nadu's Madurai this morning. Balasubramanian, police said, was on a morning walk when he was targeted. Police denied it's a political murder, said it was a revenge attack

48 Soldiers Killed In Action In J&K In 32 Months. Timeline Of Major Attacks

Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Pushkar Tiwari | Tuesday July 16, 2024, New Delhi

Four Indian Army soldiers, including a Major, have been killed in action in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Monday, taking the total number of security personnel martyred in the past 32 months to 48.

INDIA's Bihar Ally Mukesh Sahani's Father Brutally Murdered At Home

Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Tuesday July 16, 2024, Patna

The father of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani has been brutally murdered at their ancestral home in Bihar's Darbhanga district.

Mumbai BMW Hit-And-Run Accused Mihir Shah Admits He's Habitual Drinker: Sources

Reported by Paras Harendra Dama, Edited by Aditi Gautam | Tuesday July 16, 2024, Mumbai/New Delhi

Mihir Shah, the main accused in the Mumbai's BMW hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 45-year-old woman, has admitted that he is a habitual drinker, police sources have said.

US Urges India To "Utilize" Ties With Russia, Tell Putin To End Ukraine War

Asian News International | Tuesday July 16, 2024

Amid the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, the US has urged India to "utilize" its longstanding relationship with Russia and tell President Vladimir Putin to end his "illegal war" in Ukraine.

Officer Among 4 Soldiers Killed In Action In Encounter With Terrorists In J&K

Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Pushkar Tiwari | Tuesday July 16, 2024, New Delhi

Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, have been killed in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Monday.

7th Pay Commission: Karnataka Announces Over 27% Salary Hike For Employees

Reported by Pratiba Raman, Edited by Amit Rajpurohit | Tuesday July 16, 2024, Bengaluru

The Karnataka government has approved a substantial pay hike for its employees. Following the 7th Pay Commission's recommendations, this decision was confirmed in a Cabinet meeting.

Telangana Plans To Increase Backward Class Quota For Local Body Polls

Asian News International | Tuesday July 16, 2024, Hyderabad

The Telangana government plans to increase the quota of backward classes in the upcoming local body elections.

4 Killed, Several Injured As Bus Falls Into Ditch On Mumbai Expressway

Asian News International | Tuesday July 16, 2024, Mumbai

Four people were killed and several others were injured after a bus they were travelling in collided with a tractor and plunged into a ditch near the Mumbai Express highway on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, police said.

Akali Dal Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Summoned By Top Sikh Body Over Rebels' Allegations

NDTV Newsdesk | Monday July 15, 2024, Chandigarh

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal has been summoned by Akal Takht - the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion - on the allegations levelled by rebel Akalis.