The former sanitation worker in Karnataka's Dharmasthala village claims he witnessed some of the murders and that he was threatened with murder when he refused to bury bodies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered greetings on social media, writing, “He has been an enduring symbol of love, compassion, patience and moral discipline.”

Growth in bank home loans declined to 13.8% as of May 30, down from 19.9% a year ago, while banks’ loans to housing finance companies were down 6.8% compared to a growth of 3.8% recorded at the end of May 2024.

Several of these individuals involved have amassed significant wealth through drug proceeds, despite having negligible legitimate sources of income, officials said.

On Saturday, a large number of people came to pay their respects, including Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Deputy CM Vijay Sinha, Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, and Ravi Shankar Prasad, the MP from Patna Sahib.

Lakshmi will remain with the Telangana state government for four more days, during which time the elephant will receive the royal treatment

As water started entering her house following cloudburst, her father Ramesh Kumar, 31, ran outside to divert the water flow. Her mother Radha Devi, 24, and grandmother Purnu Devi, 59, followed him. But none of them returned.

On July 2, the Dalai Lama had announced the “institution of the Dalai Lama will continue”, and his Ganden Phodrang Trust in the office of the Dalai Lama will be “solely responsible” for finding his reincarnation.

The doctor was called for questioning on Saturday, said police.

Police sources said the assailants used a vehicle to run over some of the victims and also attacked them with swords. The injured were taken to Siwan Sadar Hospital, where they are receiving medical care, police said.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Avinash Kumar Srivastava Wednesday ordered an FIR and probe against six officials, acting on the application by Alauddin, Wasim’s relative. 

In his plea, Gupta has said that two American special agents — who questioned him during a car ride in Prague on the day of his arrest — did not talk about the allegations in the case or mention any assassination plot.

Ranaut said, "It is heartbreaking to see massive flood devastation in Himachal almost every year now. I tried reaching the flood-affected areas in Seraj and other areas in Mandi, but was advised by the respected Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur to wait until the connectivity to the affected areas is restored."

Uttam Kumar Sinha, Senior Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Delhi, on optimising the provisions of the treaty and on climate change impacting dynamics. The session was moderated by Amitabh Sinha, Science and Climate Change Editor

Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying S P Singh Baghel had a productive visit to Lucknow on Thursday.

“Debt can be assigned to someone else to make companies debt-free... Suppose AJL’s debt was taken by Tatas or Birlas, will Tatas and Birlas be accused of money laundering?” Singhvi argued. “YI only has a right on dividends and not on the assets of AJL,” he said.

India, Trinidad and Tobago working on trade ties, investment treaty

Union minister inaugurates, lays foundation stone of multiple NH projects across the state, says India’s logistics cost will reduce to 9% by year-end, boosting industrial growth, employment across sectors.

On January 24 last year, Sherpa, who had been absconding for the last eight years, was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh Police's Special Tiger Strike Force near Darjeeling, close to the India-Nepal border.

The advisory was withdrawn on the directions of state Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap, the forest department said in a press statement.

The FAC, which scrutinises proposals seeking forest land for large projects, asked the Odisha government to take a precautionary approach and refer the matter to the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).

Ministry invites feedback from stakeholders and general public within 30 days.

IN ITS effort to encourage the use of Hindi in official work, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying led by Rajiv Ranjan Singh has decided to award 10 cash prizes to employees who increasingly use Hindi in their official documentation and communication.

On April 30, the Supreme Court pulled up the MP Police for not making any arrests in the alleged custodial torture, describing it as an example of “favouritism” where the state police was “shielding” its own officers.