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The passing of Padma Shri Dr D Y Patil marks the end of an extraordinary chapter in Maharashtra's educational and public life. The renowned educationist, institution builder and former Governor dedicated decades to expanding higher education and serving society through healthcare, cooperation and public service.

Bhopal will host the third BRICS Culture Working Group meeting and the BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting under India's presidency. Delegates from member and partner countries will discuss heritage conservation, museums, cultural industries and people-to-people exchanges before adopting a joint declaration on August eight

Ghaziabad Police have detained a man after a viral video allegedly showed him assaulting a woman inside Jaipuria Mall in Indirapuram. Officials said the two were known to each other and the incident stemmed from a personal dispute. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway

Over the weekend, Israeli strikes reportedly killed dozens of people, including children and other civilians, across Gaza, prompting Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye, mediators in the Gaza ceasefire talks, to issue a joint condemnation on Monday

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial shipping, adding that American forces have assisted more than 1,000 vessels through the strategic waterway over the past three months despite what it called continued Iranian aggression

Iran says its talks with Oman on safe shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz are progressing positively at both technical and political levels. The discussions come as the US expresses hope for a deal to reopen the strategic waterway amid ongoing regional tensions

An armed man was arrested at US President Donald Trump's California golf club ahead of a Republican National Committee fundraiser. The Secret Service is investigating whether the suspect, who was carrying a concealed firearm and prohibited ammunition, posed any threat to the president

An India-flagged cargo vessel sank in the Red Sea after being attacked by an explosives-laden boat off Yemen's western coast. Yemeni forces rescued all 14 crew members, including 13 Indian sailors. No casualties were reported, while the NRF blamed the Houthi group for the attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed disagreements with US President Donald Trump regarding the recent Board of Peace agreement aimed at complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, alongside a phased withdrawal of Israeli military forces as the process advances

Researchers at Syracuse University have found that humpback whale songs are closely linked to diving behaviour, with different song patterns corresponding to descent, ascent and time spent at the ocean floor. The study suggests whales carefully coordinate singing with depth, buoyancy and oxygen management

The United States has resumed deportation flights to Venezuela for the first time since twin earthquakes struck the country in late June. More than 100 people were deported on Tuesday, weeks after an earlier flight's passengers were caught in the disaster that claimed many lives

Senior Iranian adviser Mohsen Rezaee said Tehran had prepared retaliatory strikes on targets inside Ukraine after an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea. He claimed the operation was suspended after Kyiv said the incident had been a mistake.

Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata's iconic College Street and Coffee House after 19 years, describing the emotional visit as getting back my life. The celebrated literary landmarks have long been associated with the city's intellectual and cultural heritage.

An eight-year-old boy was killed in a leopard attack while returning home with his parents in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district. Forest officials said the animal dragged the child into a nearby sugarcane field, and an investigation into the incident is underway.

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The housing society surveillance bore out those claims, with a medical examination showing both eardrums ruptured following the beating

The court had ordered the police to release Udhayanidhi after completing the inquiry on Tuesday itself. Acting on the direction, police questioned him for around one-and-a-half hours at the Sengipatti Police Station in Thanjavur district

Air India has confirmed that 17 people were injured after flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi experienced a sudden loss of altitude during cruise. The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, while the DGCA has launched an investigation into the mid-air incident

Gadchiroli Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have recovered a cache of 14 firearms and explosive materials allegedly hidden by Maoists in a forest along the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border during a major anti-Naxal operation, officials said on Tuesday

India on Tuesday criticised Pakistan over the so-called local elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), calling the exercise a complete farce. The MEA alleged that Pakistani forces responded to public protests with bullets, intimidation, blackouts, and repression

Central Railway has announced revised provisions under the Railways Act, 1989, introducing stricter penalties for ticketless travel, unauthorised entry into reserved and women's coaches, ticket transfer and other travel-related violations

In a post on social media, the food regulator said it had issued a prohibition order against the company over the sale of products marketed with claims such as '100 per cent Natural', '100 per cent Pure', '100 per cent Purity Guaranteed' and '100 per cent Organic'

US President Donald Trump on Monday said the two sides were resuming talks aimed at ending the war. However, Iran maintained that it was only engaged in discussions with Oman and that the talks were focused on the Strait of Hormuz

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the action was initiated after investigations found that some manufacturers were producing alcoholic beverages using spirit or extra-neutral alcohol and adding external flavours to recreate the aroma and taste of standard products such as rum and whisky

Gujarat has reported 22 child deaths linked to the Chandipura virus while confirming 35 positive cases out of 184 suspected infections, the state health department said. Seven patients are undergoing treatment, six have recovered, and surveillance and preventive measures have been intensified

A special POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh has sentenced a 60-year-old man to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 for raping his 15-year-old daughter. The court convicted the accused after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting the minor while she was asleep at their home

Meta executives are expected to meet government representatives on August 5 and 6 to discuss legal compliance, AI-generated content and safeguards for content takedowns involving prominent personalities. The meeting follows the brief removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook video

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said it was encouraging that dialogue with young people was taking place, but argued that young voices should play a central role in such interactions

Claudinne Ogaldes, executive secretary of Guatemala's disaster management agency, CONRED, confirmed on Monday evening that the eruption began on Monday morning and intensified throughout the day, prompting evacuation orders for two villages near the volcano

However, a small number of passengers and crew members sustained minor injuries and were taken to a medical facility at the airport for precautionary examination and treatment after the aircraft landed in Delhi

After being prevented from proceeding further, Kejriwal, former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, AAP leader Jasmine Shah and other party leaders staged a sit-in protest on Firoz Shah Road.

DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was arrested over an alleged double-meaning remark said to allude to actor Trisha. The arrest triggered protests across Tamil Nadu, while the party moved the Madras High Court seeking anticipatory bail.

During the detailed search, CISF personnel recovered USD 31,500, estimated to be worth around Rs 30 lakh, concealed inside the passenger's undergarments in the groin area

The meeting, known as Mangal Milan, was held at the Parliament House complex in New Delhi and was attended by several senior BJP leaders and representatives of NDA allies

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has assured comprehensive rehabilitation for families affected by the recent floods after touring the worst-hit districts. The government said its focus is now shifting from emergency relief to rebuilding homes, restoring infrastructure and helping people return to normal life

According to the official update, the government has handed over 287 newly built homes to families who lost their houses in the earthquakes. Officials have also assessed 43,679 buildings to determine whether they are safe for occupation

Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy said the BJP's defeat in the Bankipur Assembly bypoll reflected growing public and Gen Z anger against the party. His remarks came after Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor won the BJP stronghold by over 19,000 votes, while the BJP said it would review the bypoll results

Security forces arrested a self-styled major of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (Apunba) in Manipur's Kakching district and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during a separate operation in Kangpokpi. The twin operations come amid intensified security efforts in the violence-hit state

The flood situation in Assam showed signs of improvement on Tuesday as water levels receded across several inundated areas, but the death toll continued to climb, reaching 87 after two more fatalities were reported from Sivasagar district

Nitin Nabin said the party would carefully analyse the outcomes in the two constituencies where it lost and continue working to strengthen public confidence

The clarification comes a day after the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the state government to clear the pending Dearness Allowance (DA) dues of employees and pensioners within two weeks

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Patiala in Punjab and orange warnings for several districts across multiple states, forecasting thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rainfall and gusty winds over the next two to three hours. Residents have been urged to stay indoors and follow official advisories

Iran said negotiations with Oman are centred on creating a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure safe maritime movement. Tehran said the talks are nearing completion but maintained the waterway's status depends on an end to what it called US-Israeli military aggression

US President Donald Trump accused Iran's leadership of being duplicitous and said nothing would pass through the Strait of Hormuz unless Tehran agreed to a deal or total surrender. His remarks came as Iran said its talks with Oman were focused on a temporary shipping route, not negotiations with Washington

US President Donald Trump claimed the Strait of Hormuz could reopen literally by tomorrow and said Iran had a last chance to reach a deal. However, Tehran denied holding any negotiations with Washington, saying it was only in talks with Oman over maritime arrangements, deepening uncertainty over the strategic waterway

US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran are underway and described them as Tehran's last chance to reach an agreement. He said discussions are focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz before moving to Iran's nuclear programme, even as Tehran maintained it is not holding direct talks with Washington

Russian forces dropped eight powerful glide bombs on residential areas of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia within 90 minutes, killing one person and injuring dozens, officials said. The attack prompted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to renew his appeal for additional US-made Patriot air defence systems

A new review suggests that consuming less protein, particularly among sedentary adults, may improve long-term health and even extend lifespan. Researchers said while protein is essential for muscle growth in active individuals, many people are likely eating more than they need, which could have negative health effects

The Karnataka Cabinet, led by Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, was expanded with the induction of 19 new ministers. The swearing-in ceremony saw several Congress legislators join the state Cabinet in a major organisational reshuffle aimed at strengthening the government

Eight juveniles aged between 14 and 17 escaped from a government-run observation home in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district in the early hours of Monday. Police have launched a search operation after officials said the inmates fled shortly after a routine patrol found everything normal