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J&K's government school enrolments drop amid national decline; 51,000+ students left in 2 years

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a decline of over 51,000 students in government school enrollments over the past two academic years, reflecting a broader national pattern.

Jul 21, 2025

It's best Tharoor walks out of Congress: Party MP Unnithan

Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan further alleged that Tharoor should no longer be allowed to attend Congress Parliamentary Party meetings. "Whatever is discussed there, he goes and tells PM Modi," he claimed.

Jul 21, 2025

All passengers and crew safe, says CSMIA after Air India plane overshoots runway

A CSMIA spokesperson said in a statement that "An incoming aircraft from Kochi experienced a runway excursion at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai at 09.27 hours on 21 July 2025".

Jul 21, 2025

Pilgrim killed, 10 hurt as heavy rains trigger landslide on old Vaishno Devi track

A devastating landslide triggered by incessant rainfall struck the old track of the Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district on Monday morning, killing one pilgrim and injuring 10 others.

Jul 21, 2025

From intelligence to impact: Physical AI revolution that will redefine civilization

History will remember the 2020s not for what AI wrote, but for what AI built and for the world it transformed by learning, at last, to reason in matter.

Jul 21, 2025

Dharmasthala mass burial: SIT formed to probe shocking allegations

Karnataka government has officially constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by DGP Pronab Mohanty. The team includes DIG M.N. Anucheth, DCP Soumyalatha, and SP Jitendra Kumar Dayama, and is tasked with investigating the alleged mass murders, sexual assaults, disappearances, and burials in Dharmasthala dating back to the mid-1990s.

Jul 21, 2025

Smartphones before 13 may raise suicidal thoughts, aggression risk in youth: Study

The study, published in the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, found that 18- to 24-year-olds who had received their first smartphone at age 12 or younger were more likely to report suicidal thoughts, aggression, detachment from reality, poorer emotional regulation, and low self-worth.

Jul 21, 2025

Pitbull attacks boy in Mumbai as pet owner laughs on; released shortly after arrest

The video, widely shared on social media, shows the pit bull lunging at Arjun, who was playing outside his home. The dog's owner, instead of intervening immediately, is seen laughing and making no effort to restrain the animal.

Jul 21, 2025

2006 Mumbai blasts: 12 convicts, including 5 on death row, acquitted; HC orders immediate release

The Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted all 12 men convicted by a lower court in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts, which claimed 189 lives and left over 800 people injured. The verdict was given by a bench of Justice Anil Kilor and Justice S. Chandak.

Jul 21, 2025

J&K LG Sinha Pledges to Destroy Terrorism's Entire Support Base at Pedal Through Paradise' Cycle Race in Srinagar

J&K LG Manoj Sinha on Sunday emphasized the need for collective action against terrorism, its ecosystem, and drug abuse while addressing the felicitation ceremony of the 'Pedal Through Paradise' Cycle Race-2025, organized by the J&K Police in Srinagar.

Jul 20, 2025

IIM Calcutta Rape Case: Accused Granted Bail After Survivor Allegedly Withholds Cooperation

The accused in the alleged rape case at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Calcutta campus has admitted to purchasing sleeping pills from a nearby pharmacy, which he had mixed with cold drinks and drinking water offered to the woman before committing the crime, a senior police officer said on Monday.

Jul 20, 2025

Fake raid leads to real arrests; woman, her friends follow Bollywood script to pose as CBI officers

A woman, allegedly inspired by the Bollywood film Raid, got two friends to pose as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers and rob her relative in Delhi's Wazirabad area, said the police. The three accused were arrested Friday.

Jul 20, 2025

Delhi Police Nab Cybercriminals Amid Rising Online Fraud; 3 Held

According to officials, two of the accused hail from Rajasthan and one from Haryana. They were apprehended from the Tonk, Sikar, and Jaipur districts of Rajasthan. These areas have increasingly become active bases for cyber fraud networks, the police said.

Jul 20, 2025

Torrential Rains Trigger Orange Alert in Tamil Nadu

The Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu are currently experiencing a significant weather event, as heavy rains have lashed the region, prompting the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai to issue an orange alert for the Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts. This alert, issued on July 20, 2025, is a warning of very heavy rainfall expected on Sunday.

Jul 20, 2025

Air India Flight's Near Miss: Mathematical Analysis Debunks Crash Theory

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) investigating the June 12 crash, in which at least 260 people were killed, including 241 on board the flight, released its preliminary report on the crash last week, and one of the key points that emerged was that the fuel switches moved within a gap of a second.

Jul 20, 2025