Former AIADMK ministers Dr C Vijayabaskar, M R Vijayabaskar and M S M Anandan are set to join the ruling TVK at an event in Mamallapuram on Thursday along with hundreds of supporters. Ahead of the switch, Vijayabaskar said the decision followed extensive consultations with party workers and constituents, blaming the current AIADMK leadership’s “wrong decisions” for the exit. Anandan also hit out at AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, alleging that the party had become a “self-centred organisation” under his leadership, ignoring the concerns and hard work of its loyal cadres.
A massive rock collapse at a stone quarry near Bengaluru on Thursday morning killed seven migrant workers from Bihar. The incident took place at Madapatna village while the labourers were working at the quarry. Rescue teams, along with police and disaster response personnel, rushed to the site and operations are underway amid fears that more workers could still be trapped under the debris. Initial reports suggest the collapse was sudden and authorities are investigating the cause.
Five caregivers at the crèche inside Capgemini’s Bengaluru campus have been booked after disturbing videos allegedly showed toddlers being physically abused and intimidated. The footage reportedly showed caregivers locking children inside bathrooms, placing them inside a front-loading washing machine, forcing them into pipes and toilets, and assaulting them when they cried. An FIR has been registered under provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, while police have launched an investigation into the incident. Capgemini has temporarily shut the daycare facility and said it is fully cooperating with authorities.
Two women in Navi Mumbai received electric shocks after stepping on an exposed wire submerged in waterlogged road water, highlighting the lethal combination of monsoon flooding and unsafe electrical infrastructure that recurs across Mumbai’s suburbs every year.
The Ram Mandir donation controversy sharpened as Uttar Pradesh is now weighing the option of transferring the probe to a central agency, with the state SIT given a deadline of July 15 to complete its investigation.
An AI-based audit system caught what human supervisors missed for three years — a systematic salary inflation scheme running inside Chhattisgarh’s police force, in a case that raises sharp questions about financial oversight in state institutions.
Thomas Tuchel’s England ended a 60-year World Cup hoodoo by coming from behind to beat DR Congo — a victory made poignant by the moment at the post-match press conference when Congo coach Sébastien Desabre was visibly shocked to learn of his father’s death live on camera.
Delhi Police have arrested four men allegedly linked to a Pakistan-based terror network headed by Shahzad Bhatti, foiling a suspected plot to carry out firing near VIP areas in the national capital. Investigators said the accused were recruited through cross-border handlers, who allegedly used drones to smuggle weapons and narcotics into Punjab and communicated via foreign phone numbers and social media apps. Police recovered two foreign-made pistols, nine live cartridges and five mobile phones during the operation. One of the accused was allegedly tasked with conducting reconnaissance of police stations, pickets and religious places in Delhi ahead of a planned attack. Authorities said the case reflects continued attempts by Pakistan-linked operatives to revive terror networks in India using local recruits, encrypted communication channels and drone-based smuggling.
A week after six Lok Sabha MPs of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) crossed over to the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, a senior Sena (UBT) MLC Sachin Ahir was elected unopposed to the Legislative Council Deputy Chairman’s post as a Shiv Sena candidate Wednesday. A close aide of Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray, Ahir’s switch has dealt another blow to the Uddhav Sena while further boosting Shinde. Read
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday launched the VB G-RAM-G scheme at Mukkavaripallu village in Tirupati district, a day after the new rural employment law came into force nationwide. Joined by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, the leaders distributed scheme cards to beneficiaries, unveiled an information booklet, and launched the VB G-RAM-G portal. The new law guarantees eligible rural households 125 days of statutory wage employment annually.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday during her first official visit to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed her ahead of the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, where the two leaders are scheduled to hold bilateral talks at Hyderabad House to boost cooperation in trade, investment, defence and other strategic sectors. Takaichi, who is on a three-day visit from July 1 to 3 at Modi’s invitation, also met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and other Union ministers following the ceremony. The Ministry of External Affairs said the summit will review the full spectrum of bilateral ties and further strengthen the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
Seven migrant workers from Bihar were killed after a massive rock collapsed at a stone quarry in Madapatna village near Bengaluru on Thursday morning. The workers were on duty when the sudden cave-in occurred, prompting police, disaster response teams, and rescue personnel to rush to the site. Rescue operations are still underway amid fears that more workers may be trapped under the debris, while authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the collapse.
The newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar expressed grief over the tragedy, offering condolences to the families of the victims and wishing a speedy recovery to those injured. He said quarry owners have a responsibility to ensure workers’ safety and warned that the government would take strict action against any quarry found violating safety regulations.
Three former AIADMK ministers, including Dr C Vijayabaskar, M R Vijayabaskar and M S M Anandan, are set to join the ruling TVK at an event in Mamallapuram on Thursday, along with hundreds of their supporters from Pudukkottai and Karur. Ahead of the induction, the leaders said their decision followed extensive consultations with party workers and local supporters, while blaming the current AIADMK leadership under Edappadi K Palaniswami for “wrong decisions” and sidelining loyal cadres, as per news agency PTI reports. Anandan also dismissed allegations of horse-trading, saying the move was voluntary and driven by faith in Chief Minister Joseph Vijay’s leadership. Several district-level AIADMK leaders are also expected to join the TVK.
The Kerala High Court has initiated a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) over the alleged large-scale felling of trees and unauthorised construction across several acres of the Cardamom Hill Reserve in Idukki district. Acting on media reports, the court issued notices to the Kerala government and the forest department, seeking their response on the allegations. (PTI)
During a press conference, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of being “obsessed” with engineering splits in opposition parties. Raut alleged that the BJP’s leadership was so focused on breaking political rivals that “one day they will start breaking the BJP itself.” He also claimed there was a “Rs 25â“35 crore game” and alleged attempts were made to split 15 MLAs of the TVK in Tamil Nadu to topple the government. Calling the situation “condemnable”, Raut said India’s democracy had fallen to such a low level that future generations would have to be told “there was once a democracy in this country.”
The rupee appreciated 26 paise to 94.90 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, supported by easing global crude oil prices and improving market sentiment. The currency recovered after closing at 95.16 on Wednesday, while analysts said lower oil prices and strong foreign investment in Indian bonds during June boosted sentiment. However, experts cautioned that despite positive factors, the rupee remains vulnerable, with any adverse global developments potentially pushing the USD-INR pair higher. Meanwhile, domestic equity markets opened higher, with the Sensex and Nifty posting early gains, even as foreign institutional investors remained net sellers in equities on Wednesday.
Two 13-year-old boys drowned while bathing in the Gomti River at Neersahiya Ghat in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. According to police, Sahil Kori and Aman had gone to the river with friends when they ventured into deep water and drowned. After a hours-long search operation involving police and local divers, both bodies were recovered near Kumhai village. The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination, police said. (PTI)
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