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July 15, 2025 8:42 AM

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Security tightened at Golden Temple after RDX threat mail

In Punjab, security has been beefed up in and around the Golden Temple in Amritsar after the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) received a threatening email yesterday to blow up Sri Harmandir Sahib with RDX. SGPC Chief Secretary, Kulwant Singh Mannan, informed that as soon as the threat ...

July 15, 2025 8:39 AM

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114-year-old marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident in Punjab

In Punjab, 114-year-old legendary marathon runner, Fauja Singh, died in a road accident at his native village, Beas, in Jalandhar district yesterday.     Punjab Governor, Gulab Chand Kataria, while condoling his death, said that Fauja Singh was an enduring symbol of resilience and hope. It is heartb...

July 15, 2025 8:08 AM

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Heavy rains trigger flood-like situation in Rajasthan

Flood-like situations have arisen in some districts of Rajasthan due to continuous heavy rain over the last 2 days. In the last 24 hours, 10 inches of rain were recorded in Chittorgarh. 9 inches of rain have been recorded in Bijolia of Pali and Bhilwara, and 5 inches of rain have been recorded in Ko...

July 15, 2025 8:04 AM

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14th batch of 6,388 pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath Cave Shrine

Under strict security arrangements, another batch of 6388 pilgrims, that is the 14th batch from Jammu, left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp for the Kashmir valley to perform pilgrimage to the Amarnath Cave Shrine. The pilgrims left the base camp in a cavalcade of 248 vehicles early this morning...

July 15, 2025 1:39 PM

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India’s first Digital Nomad Village inaugurated in Sikkim

In Sikkim, the country's first Digital Nomad Village was officially inaugurated at Yakten village in Pakyong district yesterday. Pamin Lepcha, MLA and Advisor for Women, Child, Senior Citizen, and Divyangjan Welfare Department, inaugurated it. This marks a step towards creating a sustainable, commun...

July 15, 2025 1:32 PM

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Odisha college student dies after self-immolation over sexual harassment

In Odisha, the girl student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College of Balasore in Odisha, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar after attempting self-immolation bid alleging sexual harassment by a faculty member, has passed away. The girl student had sustained a 95 per cent burn injury. Presi...

July 15, 2025 1:16 PM

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Centre calls meeting of Telangana, Andhra CMs on river water disputes

The Centre has called a meeting of the chief ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in Delhi tomorrow over the river water sharing disputes. The Centre has invited Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, N. Chandrababu Naidu, to meet in the presence of Union ...

July 14, 2025 9:51 PM

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BJP’s John Kumar Sworn In as Puducherry Minister

BJP legislator John Kumar was sworn in as a Minister in the Puducherry Cabinet today. Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan administered the oath of office and secrecy at the swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Nivas.         The event was attended by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, Speaker R. Selvam, Cabi...

July 14, 2025 9:01 PM

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Over 6.6 Crore Enumeration Forms Collected in Bihar, 84% of Target Achieved: EC

The Election Commission has said that over six crore 60 lakh enumeration forms have been collected in Bihar so far under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) initiative which is 83.66 percent of the total enumeration forms.         The Poll body said, only 11.82 percent of electors now remain to sub...