A minor dispute over the use of an outdoor water tap escalated into a fatal tragedy in east Bengaluru, where a paying guest (PG) accommodation owner was brutally beaten to death by two young men.
WhatsApp has begun deploying a security tool designed to protect users from potential fraud and unwanted messages. The Meta-owned messaging platform is rolling out a new "trust warning" safety feature that alerts individuals before they engage with text messages sent from unfamiliar phone numbers.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced a section on the 1975–1977 National Emergency in its Class 9 syllabus for the first time.
The parents of a Missouri girl filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc. on Wednesday, alleging that the tech company’s product design directly contributed to the statutory rape of their daughter when she was 12 years old.
An Air India aircraft inadvertently entered a wrong taxiway after landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Wednesday evening, bringing it directly face-to-face with an IndiGo flight preparing for departure.
A 24-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at her matrimonial home in outer Delhi's Nangloi area on Tuesday afternoon, leaving behind a video message that accuses her in-laws of ongoing harassment. The victim, identified as Tina, was discovered hanging from a ceiling fan.
A leopard that entered a residential house while chasing a domestic dog was safely rescued by forest department officials in the Nilgiris district. The predator strayed from a nearby reserve forest before breaching the property. Upon realizing the wild animal was trapped inside, terrified residents immediately alerted the local authorities.
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has declared a national state of emergency after two powerful, back-to-back earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday evening.
A series of major earthquakes rattled international communities on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, with Venezuela suffering extensive structural damage from a rare "double event" and Japan experiencing sharp tremors off its northern coast.
A mild earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale struck the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir early Thursday morning. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the low-intensity tremor occurred on June 25, 2026.
France has confirmed its first Ebola case after a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo tested positive. The patient has been isolated and contact tracing is underway. The DRC outbreak has reached 1,094 confirmed cases and 277 deaths, according to government data, prompting global health concern as the virus spreads rapidly in some urban areas.
Eleven prison officials and security staff have faced immediate suspension and disciplinary action after a 22-year-old convict serving a life sentence for child rape escaped from the high-security Central Jail in Bareilly. The escape reportedly occurred while several on-duty guards were distracted by watching social media reels on their mobile phones.
A massive rescue operations is underway in southwest Kolkata's Taratala industrial area after an under-construction factory shed collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, leaving several workers injured and trapping dozens of others under the heavy steel debris.
A routine maintenance check at one of Mumbai's busiest railway hubs took an unexpected turn on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, when railway personnel discovered a baby Indian Rock Python hidden deep inside a train engine at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT).
The Centre has clarified that certain government employees appointed on compassionate grounds after January 1, 2004, may be eligible for the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) if their applications were submitted before December 31, 2003. The move resolves long-standing pension disputes caused by administrative delays and comes amid growing discussions on pension reforms and the 8th Pay Commission.
A 22-year-old salesman was stabbed to death inside a first-class compartment of a moving Mumbai local train on Monday night following an altercation over a train door. The victim, identified as Mayank Lohar, was attacked between Andheri and Borivali stations on a Churchgate-Nallasopara fast local during heavy rainfall.
The Tamil Nadu police have arrested two men, including an engineering college student, for allegedly abducting and gang-raping a 14-year-old girl near Kalpakkam in the Chengalpattu district. The arrests were made following a complaint registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday asserted that party members who defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-particularly younger leaders-should be barred from returning to the party fold.
Assam businessman Gautam Baruah and 13 others were arrested after a viral video showed a birthday celebration on the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu in Guwahati. Police seized four vehicles, including luxury cars, and registered a case under relevant laws. Authorities said the gathering violated public safety norms, while citizens raised concerns over misuse of the bridge.
Suburban train services on Mumbai's Trans-Harbour line faced severe disruptions early Tuesday morning after heavy overnight rainfall triggered a track cave-in. The incident occurred on the Thane–Vashi section between the Turbhe and Koparkhairane stations, bringing early morning commuter traffic to a crawl.
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