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Mumbai’s new Carnac Bridge ready to reopen next week, city eyes an easier commute
Civic officials said the six basalt stones with inscriptions in Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi and English would be restored and kept on the new bridge.
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Kedarnath pilgrims hire luxury ambulances as taxis to skip long queue; police seize vehicles
The ambulances cutting through the crowd at Sonprayag caught the attention of a police team on duty when no emergency call was received and no accident was reported. Interestingly, Gaurikund does not even have a hospital to receive patients.
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Andhra woman in debt tied to tree, thrashed publicly in CM’s constituency; TDP worker, his wife held
The woman’s husband, R Timappa, who is a daily wage labourer, had taken a loan of Rs 80,000 two years ago from TDP member S Manikappa.
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‘This is Kannada land’: Bengaluru shop owner alleges ‘torture’ over English signboard amid fresh language row
A video clip of the incident, which has gone viral on social media, shows the elderly man confronting the woman, who own a shop in Begur area, about her signboard being mostly in English.
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Bengaluru widow allegedly raped, blackmailed by temple staff; chief priest accused of aiding assault
The woman, who is from Bengaluru, informed the police officials that she had approached the temple seeking spiritual help. She visited the temple in March with three friends after reading about it online.
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Sheetal murder case: Married boyfriend confesses to killing Haryana model, dumping body in canal
Around 1.30 am on June 14, Sheetal made a desperate video call to her sister Neha, saying the Sunil was beating her. Shortly after, her phone was switched off and she could not be reached.
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Odisha gang rape: Male friend tied up, 20-yr-old raped at beach; 7 detained
According to police, the woman was with her male friend at an isolated part of the beach when the accused persons confronted them. They allegedly dragged away the friend from the woman and gangraped her.
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Delhi-NCR weather: IMD issues yellow alert as rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds set to persist all week
The sky is expected to stay partly cloudy throughout the day. Strong winds blowing at 40–50 km/h and even reaching up to 60 km/h during thunderstorms, are likely in the evening or night.
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Mumbai weather: Heavy rains lash city, IMD sounds orange alert for Tuesday
Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Monday, Colaba in south Mumbai recorded 42.2 mm of rainfall, while Santacruz in the suburbs logged 69.6 mm.
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Ahmedabad plane crash: 119 victims identified as probe recovers second black box
Investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) - the second black box - from the wreckage, along with a trailing wire from the aircraft’s rear section.
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‘Love triangle not the only motive’: Meghalaya Police question intention behind Raja Raghuvanshi murder
The developments come as a haunting video has surfaced, showing Raja trekking with Sonam just hours before his murder. The footage, captured by tourist Dev Singh at around 9.45 am on May 23, shows the couple ascending a steep trail in Cherrapunji - Sonam in a white T-shirt later found near the crime scene.
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Pune bridge collapse: New construction order issued just five days before tragedy
Ravindra Bhegade, a BJP leader from the area, blamed the delay on officials.
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IMD issues red alert for Kerala as heavy rains trigger landslides, floods
Districts including Kannur and Kasaragod were among the worst hit, with floodwaters entering homes and forcing families into relief camps.
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Raja Raghuvanshi murder: Sonam declared mentally fit as police prepare crime scene re-enactment
The assessment was conducted at the Meghalaya Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences on Monday.
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‘Anti-citizen move’: Public outcry grows as Karnataka bans bike taxis; citizens urge govt to regulate, not ban
On Friday, the Karnataka High Court upheld a previous ruling that bike taxis must stop operating across the state.
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‘I wanted to make her my wife’: UP man marries dead fiancée before her cremation
The woman, identified as 23-year-old Priyanka Madhesia, allegedly died by suicide at her home on Sunday night after an argument with her partner, Sunny Madhesia.
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Karnataka bike taxi ban: No problem - Rapido’s ‘parcel’ hack keeps Bengaluru moving
Ride aggregator Rapido, quick to adapt after Karnataka’s High Court suspended two-wheeler taxi services last week, has rebranded its offering as a “bike parcel” courier service, allowing passengers to hitch rides under the guise of intra-city deliveries.
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Mumbai-Pune Expressway: ITMS issues 17 lakh e-challans worth Rs 269 cr, recovers just 9% despite high-tech crackdown
As per an RTI reply, the Maharashtra government has paid the ITMS operator Rs 57.94 crore for the 8.84 lakh e-challans issued between July 19 and December 31 last year.
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Mumbai rains disrupt flight operations: IndiGo, SpiceJet issue travel advisories
An 'Orange' alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar and 'Red' alert for Raigad was also issued on Monday.
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4 women dead, 6 injured as blast rips through cracker unit in UP’s Amroha
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Amroha Police said, “Today on 16.06.2025, on receiving information about an explosion in a licensed firecracker factory in village Atrasi under police station Rajabpur area. The local police immediately reached the spot and admitted 09 injured women to the hospital for treatment.
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‘Unaware of what’s waiting for him’: Raja seen trekking with Sonam hours before murder in Meghalaya
Tourist Dev Singh "accidentally" captured Raja and Sonam climbing up the hill on May 23 around 9:45 am.
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Haryana model found murdered with slit throat in Sonipat's canal
Sheetal’s sister had lodged a complaint on June 14 after Sheetal failed to return home from an album shoot in Ahar village.
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25 killed in UP as thunderstorms and lightning strike 14 districts over last 2 days
The victims were identified as Virendra Banbasi (35), his wife Parvati (32), and their two young daughters Radha (3) and Karishma (2). Their hut caught fire after being struck by lightning.
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Three Bengal residents wrongly deported to Bangladesh, brought back after Mamata govt steps in
The West Bengal government had raised the issue with the Centre after learning about the incident. Two more people are still in the custody of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and are expected to return soon.
