Nation/Politics
Calling it a waste of judicial time, the Bombay High Court on June 25, 2025, dismissed a petition challenging the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly poll results. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bombay High Court on Wednesday(June 25, 2026) dismissed a writ petition challenging the validity of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, describing the case as…
The Ax-4 Crew has begun their journey to the ISS successfully. Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and crew lift off into space today, June 25, as part of the highly anticipated Axiom Space Mission 4. The historic launch was a sight to behold and marks India’s major leap in human spaceflight efforts. In Lucknow, Parents and…
MUMBAI: RBI has extended trading hours for key money market segments to improve liquidity management, enhance price discovery. It also aims to bring Indian markets closer to global standards. From July 1, the call money market will remain open till 7pm, while from Aug 1, market repo and tri-party repo (TREP) trading will close at…
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) logo at CBI HQ, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI The CBI on Wednesday (June 24, 2025) arrested a fugitive who had evaded justice for more than 40 years in connection with a bank fraud case, drawing to a close an extraordinary saga of prolonged abscondence, officials said. Satish…
New Delhi: Pakistan’s airpower ambitions are drawing global attention. Much like Iran’s aggressive missile capabilities that recently rattled Israel, Islamabad is steadily enhancing its arsenal. And with Chinese support, its edge may soon sharpen further. Pakistan already fields a mix of Shaheen, Abdali, Ghaznavi, Ghauri and the long-range Shaheen-3 ballistic missiles – some capable of…
MUMBAI: Stronger indications of an Israel-Iran ceasefire lifted investor sentiment on Dalal Street Wednesday, pushing sensex to over its eight-month high mark. Easing crude oil prices and short covering by speculators who were cutting their losses also helped the rally in the late session, market players said.At close, sensex was at 82,756 points, up 700…
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar directed police not to take any wrongful actions while instructing Kirit Somaiya not to visit the mosque. File | Photo Credit: PTI In the meeting with Muslim leaders and top police officials on the removal of loudspeakers from mosques in Mumbai, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader…
Shillong Teer Result 2025 Wednesday: The Shillong Teer Lottery is a one-of-a-kind Meghalaya game in which the winner is determined by the number of arrows shot. The lucky numbers for the first and second rounds of the June 25 competition are available on the official website. Shillong Teer Lottery Game winners are decided by correctly…
“The project will lead to the creation of world-class infrastructure and generate 15,000 jobs,” IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a statement. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Union Government on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) announced that it had cleared the establishment of a ₹417 crore Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) under the EMC…
In a shocking incident, a nursing student was allegedly raped by the owner of a paying guest (PG) accommodation after she confessed to a theft. The police have arrested the accued. The accused has been identified as 35-year-old Ravi Teja Reddy, the owner of the PG facility. The According to the police, Reddy raped the…
The day’s rally in the market came on the back of strong buying by domestic funds, while foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continued to be the net sellers. End-of-the-day data on BSE showed that while domestic institutions were net buyers at Rs 2,373 crore, FPIs were net sellers at Rs 2,428 crore. The rally added nearly…
This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday (June 25, 2025) said it has arrested three accused, including a brother of the Sub Post Master (SPM), Lakhaoti, Sub-Post Office, Bulandshahr and two private individuals in a case related to a fake postage…
Soon after, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Shashi Tharoor for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tharoor, on Wednesday, shared a cryptic post on his social media that appears to address the criticism. In a post on X, Tharoor said, “Don’t ask permission to fly. The wings are yours. And the sky belongs to no one.”…
As of March 2025, SBI’s CET-1 stood at 11%. According to industry analysts, this figure ranked amongst the lowest for public sector banks. (AI image) State Bank of India (SBI), the nation’s most valuable public sector enterprise, is nearing the final stages of selecting several merchant banks to secure up to Rs 25,000 crore through…
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut called 11 years of PM Modi’s administration “an unannounced emergency” as during this time, the police were found using bulldozers to raze poor people’s homes based on their religion and caste. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Shiv Sena (UBT) has defended the Emergency, calling it constitutional…
New Delhi: Seemingly taking lessons from the recent Israel-Iran conflict, India has quietly shifted gears to strengthen its own military muscle. The Ministry of Defence, under Rajnath Singh’s leadership, has approved a fast-track plan to arm the Indian Army with new-generation weapons sourced from domestic firms. The list includes high-tech drones, loitering munitions and advanced…
