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SC issues notice on TN YouTuber’s plea for CBI probe into irregularities in state schemes. The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea of YouTuber Savukku Shankar against Madras High Court’s refusal to order a CBI probe into alleged financial irregularities under Tamil Nadu’s Annal Ambedkar Business Champions Scheme . A bench comprising Chief justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria was also informed by Shankar’s counsel that his house was vandalised after he filed a plea seeking the CBI probe. Shankar alleged large-scale misappropriation of funds under the state’s AABCS and…

As of June 2025, 3,925 complaints have been registered with DGCA, compared to 4,016 in the entire year of 2024, civil aviation minister Rammohan Naidu told parliament on Monday. The number of passenger complaints filed with the civil aviation regulator— the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)— in 2025 has reached nearly 98% of the total complaints recorded in all of 2024. As of June 2025, 3,925 complaints have been registered, compared to 4,016 in the entire year of 2024, civil aviation minister Rammohan Naidu told parliament on Monday. In a written reply to a query raised by member of…

Police stated that a heated argument broke out between the couple on July 24 after she asked her husband why he went out with another woman. A 25-year-old woman was set on fire allegedly by her husband for questioning him about going out with a female friend in Latur district of Maharashtra, police said on Monday. The woman suffered 70 per cent burn injuries, and her condition is critical. Police stated that a heated argument broke out between the couple on July 24 after she asked her husband why he went out with another woman. Enraged, the husband allegedly poured…

Ex-BKTC chairman meets CM Dhami seeking conservation of Tungnath temple. Former chairman of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee Ajendra Ajay on Monday requested Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to take necessary steps for the conservation of the Tungnath temple. Standing at a height of 12,073 feet above the sea level at a picturesque location in Rudraprayag district, the centuries-old Tungnath temple is the third among the Panch Kedar group of temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. The former BKTC chairman who met the chief minister at the secretariat also handed him a letter stating in detail why it was necessary to take…

Jaishankar was addressing questions on Operation Sindoor, one of which has been on Trump’s claim of intervening and using trade offers for India-Pak ceasefire. There was no call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump between April 22 and June 17, said external affairs minister S Jaishankar in the Lok Sabha on Monday, during the debate on Operation Sindoor. Jaishankar was addressing questions on the Indian military operation, one of which has been on Trump’s claim of intervening and using trade offers for making India and Pakistan reach a ceasefire understanding.  “I want to make two things…

Kerala CM orders comprehensive probe into jailbreak by murder convict. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday ordered a comprehensive investigation into the jailbreak from Kannur Central Prison by a notorious convict serving a life term in the sensational 2011 Soumya murder case. Former Kerala High Court judge Justice C N Ramachandran Nair and former state police chief Jacob Punnoose will carry out the special probe, according to a release from the Chief Minister’s Office. This investigation will be in addition to the ongoing police probe and departmental enquiry, Vijayan said. He described the incident at Kannur Central Jail as…

Speaking after his swearing-in as the governor of Goa, Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju said he was looking forward to working with the people of the state. Former union minister Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju was sworn in as the 22nd governor of Goa on Saturday in the presence of a host of officials and dignitaries. The chief justice of the Bombay high court, Justice Alok Aradhe, administered the oath of office to the governor. Speaking after his swearing-in, Gajapati Raju said he was looking forward to working with the people of Goa. “I am delighted to be in Goa and delighted…

While navigating with the help of Google Maps, the woman drove her car from beneath the bridge and ended up in a ditch. A woman in Navi Mumbai accidentally drove her Audi car into a ditch after following the directions from Google Maps. The incident happened after the woman, who was heading from Belapur to Ulwe, drove from under the Belapur bridge and ended up in a ditch. The woman was supposed to take the Bay bridge in Belapur, but the the navigation app directed her to a route beneath the bridge, heading towards Dhruvatara Jetty. As she continued to…

The following day two suspected smugglers suspected to be staying near the border areas were arrested from South Tripura district. Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and one injured in an encounter near the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura on Thursday while allegedly attempting to smuggle goods, including Viagra tablets worth ₹14–15 lakh, into South Tripura district, police said. The following day two suspected smugglers were arrested from South Tripura district. “The two Indian smugglers are suspected to be staying near the border areas. A case was lodged at the Belonia police station,” a senior police officer said. Police said that a…

Harsh Vardhan Jain, arrested for running a fake embassy in Ghaziabad, possessed 12 diplomatic passports and visited 40 countries. Harsh Vardhan Jain, a resident of Kavi Nagar in Ghaziabad who was arrested for allegedly running a fake embassy operating in the city, was reportedly in possession of 12 diplomatic passports and had visited around 40 countries over the past 10 years. The man was running the “consulate” while claiming to be a diplomat of non-existent Westarctica. Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP-STF) has begun the process to obtain a Blue Corner notice against Harsha Vardhan Jain and applied for his…