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Kota rail division probes if senior officials flouted motor trolley safety norm, beat signal staff. The Kota Rail Division has initiated a probe after a signal staff alleged that senior engineering officials assaulted him when he tried to stop them from using motor trolleys for track maintenance in blatant violation of safety norms and causing obstructions in train movements on July 5, 2025. “A committee of senior divisional signal and telecom engineer and senior divisional engineer has been nominated to inquire about the allegations,” Anil Kalra, Kota Divisional Railway Manager. Signal and telecom union, which rallied behind the staff, said…

Family of eight thrashed for standing in front of shop during rain in Rajasthan’s Sikar; 4 held. Jaipur, Members of a family from Madhya Pradesh, who were visiting a temple in Rajasthan’s Sikar district, were allegedly beaten up for taking shelter in front of a shop during rain on Friday, police said. Two shopkeepers and two employees were arrested in connection with the incident, they said. According to police, a family of around eight people, which included three women and a minor girl, had come to worship at the Khatu Shyam temple in Sikar. As it was pouring, they stood…

Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, netizens say.Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR on Friday, July 10, several residents said on social media platforms. This is the second time this week that earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and adjoining cities of Haryana’s Gurugram, Faridabad along with others

Bengali citizens harassed during drive to identify illegal migrants: CPI(M) leaders write to Shah. New Delhi, CPI leaders Brinda Karat and Anurag Saxena on Friday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah, and said they have received several complaints of “harassment of genuine citizens” during the ongoing exercise for “identification of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants” on grounds that they speak Bengali. In a letter addressed to the home minister, the CPI leaders said they heard complaints of human rights violations, harassment and extortion. Karat, a former MP and special invitee to CPI Politburo, and Saxena, Delhi state secretary of the party, said…

The investigation into the Air India crash is also looking into the movement of fuel control switches that sit in the center console of the cockpit. A month after one of the worst aviation disasters in Indian history, the preliminary report is expected on the Air India plane crash ‘very soon’, which killed 250 people in Ahmedabad on June 12. The report, set to be released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), comes a month after the crash and is expected to offer the first official clues to what caused the aircraft to lose thrust just 30 seconds after…

INDIA-INSURANCE/HEALTH:India plans to tighten oversight of claims portal to curb rising healthcare costs, source says. India plans to bring an existing health insurance claims portal under the finance ministry and insurance regulator to curb overcharging by healthcare providers, a government source said. Healthcare costs in India are projected to rise by 13% in 2025, exceeding the global average of 10%, and up from 12% recorded a year earlier, according to professional services firm Aon’s Global Medical Trend Rates Report. An analysis by the government and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India found that hospitals are inflating treatment costs…

Govt has limitations, private sector should step in to fund R&D: Jitendra Singh. Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday made a strong pitch for a greater role for the private sector in funding research initiatives, contending that the government has its limitations and should be a facilitator. Singh was speaking at a function to release a NITI Aayog report on ‘Roadmap for Strengthening State S&T Councils’. The report said that about 67 per cent of India’s research publications are contributed by 450 centrally-funded institutions. “We need to have a change in mindset. The question is not 67…

Rishi Raj Singh was aboard the Jaguar trainer aircraft with Squadron Leader Lokender Singh Sindhu, who became a father just a month ago. The tragic crash of a Jaguar trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force during a routine training mission in Rajasthan’s Churu district resulted in the death of both pilots on board. Flight Lieutenant Rishi Raj Singh and Squadron Leader Lokender Singh Sindhu lost their lives in the crash, which took place in an agricultural field near Bhanoda village around 1:25 pm on Wednesday. The Indian Air Force later said in a statement that no damage to any…

The incident took place late on Wednesday when Yadav, the leader of opposition in the state assembly, was passing through J P Ganga Path. A man has been arrested for taking his car into the motorcade of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav under the influence of alcohol in Patna district of dry Bihar, police said on Thursday. The incident took place late on Wednesday when Yadav, the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, was passing through J P Ganga Path, Sultanganj police station SHO Manoj Kumar said. “When the vehicle suddenly entered the convoy, it was promptly stopped by…

While questioning the timing of the move, the Supreme Court did not pause the voters list revision exercise, citing practical and legal grounds. The Supreme Court on Thursday raised pointed questions over the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, urging the poll body to consider including Aadhaar cards, voter ID cards, and ration cards as valid documents for voter enumeration under the ongoing drive. The court has agreed to examine a batch of petitions challenging the timing and manner of the SIR, with the next hearing scheduled for July 28. The Election…