A 69-year-old woman from Kalyan, Shobha Vasudev Dalvi, died at Mumbai's Sion Hospital after consuming cooked rice mixed with rat poison at her Sapadgaon home on September 5 while her son was out for Dahi Handi. Police stated she was battling mental health issues. Khadakpada police registered an accidental death report after her son ruled out any foul play.
A 40-year-old man, Bablu Rathore, was critically injured after allegedly being tied to a WagonR and dragged for over 2 km following a dispute with his friend in UP's Hardoi. Found stripped and unconscious near Kuiyan village, his family alleged robbery and an explicit death threat. Hardoi police registered a case and detained the accused, Vimlesh Rathore.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has called Satish Salian’s INR 500-crore defamation notice to Aaditya Thackeray an attempt to gain publicity. The remarks came after the Bombay High Court ordered a CBI probe into Disha Salian’s 2020 death and the agency registered an FIR, while Aaditya has denied ever meeting her.
JASDF Chief General Takehiro Morita flew India's indigenous LCA Tejas during Veer Guardian-2026 in Jodhpur, with IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh calling it proof of Japan's 'faith and trust' in Indian aircraft. Addressing his retirement next month, Singh assured bilateral ties will endure. The exercise features India's Tejas, Rafale, Su-30MKI, and Japan's F-2A jets.
Greg O’Neill, 63, was killed while swimming at Perth’s Sorrento Beach, with his body yet to be recovered. Western Australia has issued a rare catch-and-kill order for the suspected great white, while nearby beaches remain closed. The death is the state’s third fatal shark attack this year and has renewed debate over shark-safety measures.
Who is Pulkit Mani, the comedian whose mimicry of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event in Indore has triggered a political row? Mani is known for political satire and Modi impersonations. His latest appearance has drawn BJP criticism, while a separate Delhi High Court case over copyright strikes has brought further attention to his work.
The US Department of State has warned Americans in the Middle East to exercise heightened vigilance amid escalating regional tensions, citing the possibility of rapid escalation, flight cancellations, airspace closures and other travel disruptions. The State Department urged Americans outside the region to seriously reconsider travel to and through the Middle East.
A man in Kalyan, Thane district, was booked for brutally assaulting his two-year-old son by slamming him on the floor and burning his fingers on a hot plate because the child avoided him. Accused Rahul Suresh Visale also hit his wife with a broom during a court-mandated reconciliation trial. Police have registered a case under the BNS and JJ Act; the accused is yet to be arrested.
A seven-month-old infant critically injured in a Pitbull attack in Sonipat is now stable following emergency abdominal surgery at PGIMS Rohtak. Doctors confirmed the child is receiving tube feeding and antibiotics. The infant's father, Kailash, said the family seeks no action against the owner but urged authorities to ban the aggressive breed.
US President Donald Trump has launched an informal poll on Truth Social asking whether 'Artificial Intelligence' should be renamed, calling the term inaccurate and ineloquent. Trump suggested alternatives including Superior Intelligence, Extreme Intelligence, and Supreme Intelligence, while reiterating his push for US dominance in the tech race without extra guardrails.
The Reserve Bank of India has ordered the removal of Maharashtra Cooperation Minister Babasaheb Patil and seven directors from the Latur DCC Bank board for violating the 10-year tenure limit. The action follows a Bombay High Court directive on a plea by member Satish Jadhav. While seven directors resigned earlier, Patil has decided to challenge the order.
In the DUSU Election Result 2026, ABVP won three of four central panel posts, while NSUI drew a blank. ABVP's Yash Dabas won President, Riya Chhawdi won Secretary, and Lakshya Raj Singh won Joint Secretary. Independent candidate Deepanshu Shokeen secured the Vice President post. Key losers include NSUI's presidential nominee Vijay Shankar Meena.
A 25-year-old Pune engineer, Jaideep Meghraj Nemade, died after suffering a sudden cardiac episode while standing in the Lalbaugcha Raja darshan queue in Mumbai late Thursday. Police and medical teams rushed him to a hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. Authorities clarified the death was due to a medical emergency, not a crowd crush.
A snake escaped inside Firozabad Medical College’s government trauma centre after snake charmer Wasim, bitten by the reptile, brought it in a plastic box for treatment. The escape triggered panic among patients and staff. A Forest Department team searched the ward and surrounding areas for four hours, but the snake remained untraced till late night.
Scroll down to check the gold rate today, September 19, in Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Srinagar, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Ahmedabad. Domestic gold prices remained sensitive to changes in the US dollar, interest rate expectations and geopolitical developments.
A viral video claiming to show a doctor removing a kidney stone through hand pressure without any surgery, incision or stitches is fake and medically misleading. The video appears to be part of a recurring social media trick in which objects are made to appear as if they have been extracted from beneath the skin.
Scroll down to check the gold rate today, September 18, in Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Srinagar, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Ahmedabad. Domestic gold rates remained sensitive to movements in the US dollar, global bullion prices and geopolitical developments.
NMDC has recovered a 27.29-carat gem-quality diamond from its Majhgawan mine in Panna, Madhya Pradesh, making it the second-largest diamond found at the project. Recovered on September 15, the stone has an initial estimated value of about INR 1 crore. Its final price will be decided after evaluation and auction. The find follows a 13.16-carat recovery in July.
A delivery boy was injured after his bike fell into an open sewer pit on an unlit road in Hindustan Compound, Jajmau, Kanpur, late Tuesday night. Passers-by rescued him and took him to a private hospital. Residents alleged the pit was left open after sewer repairs and demanded immediate road restoration, barricades and streetlights. The councillor assured repairs soon.
Two Indian nationals from Telangana and Karnataka are reportedly detained in Saudi Arabia and Dubai, prompting their families to seek MEA intervention. Mohammed Afroz from Hyderabad is held in Jeddah, while Mysuru's Salman Fariz is jailed in Dubai. MBT activist Amjed Ullah Khan has urged Minister S Jaishankar to ensure consular assistance and repatriation.
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