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Abdullah urges humanity as Wangchuk fast hits day 19
The HinduArchived
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on July 16 expressed concern over Sonam Wangchuk's health as his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar entered day 19. Abdullah urged the Centre to show compassion, saying there must be room for humanity. He recalled the UPA government enga
Omar Abdullah says Centre unmoved by Wangchuk hunger strike
Times of IndiaArchived
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on July 16 expressed concern over Sonam Wangchuk's health as his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar entered day 19. He urged the Centre to show compassion and appeal to Wangchuk to end the fast. Abdullah said the UPA government engaged A
Dharwad anaesthetist found dead, wife questioned by police
LawbeatArchived
Police registered a murder case after anaesthetist Dr Kiran Honannavar, 45, was found dead in his Dharwad apartment on July 15. His eight-year-old son was discovered with stab injuries and admitted to hospital. His wife Dr Priyanka was taken into custody for questioning. Police s
Hyderabad school sacks teacher over religious verse homework
RediffArchived
A private school in Hyderabad terminated a teacher on July 16 after she assigned Islamic religious verses as homework to Grade-II students. DCP Khare Kiran Prabhakar said the teacher asked all 25 students to read Kalma though only one is Hindu. A student's family lodged a protest
FDA halts Siya Goyal family grocery business in Pune
Indian ExpressArchived
The Maharashtra FDA has asked Siya Goyal's family-owned grocery business to halt operations after an inspection at their Pune Gultekdi premises. Authorities seized 84 food samples including turmeric powder, oil and soybean chunks weighing 4,172 kg valued at Rs 8.13 lakh. The acti
MP Sleemanabad water tunnel nears completion after 17 years
ANIArchived
Madhya Pradesh's Sleemanabad Tunnel, part of the Bargi Diversion Project, is nearing completion with only one metre of tunnelling remaining after nearly 17 years of construction on July 16. The 11.952-km tunnel with 10.14-metre diameter will carry Narmada water to the Son river b
Bengaluru law student stabbed to death over breakup
NDTVArchived
Law student Amrutha died on July 16 of injuries sustained when she was stabbed near her Kodihalli residence in Bengaluru on July 13. Police said she ended her relationship with Dhanush after learning he had concealed his divorce and child. Dhanush's brother Surya allegedly stabbe
Drunk son shoots father dead in Ghaziabad property dispute
Times of IndiaArchived
A 32-year-old man allegedly shot dead his 55-year-old father Hariom at their Modinagar house on July 15 night after a heated argument over a Rs 150 crore property dispute. Nikhil fired three bullets hitting Hariom in the head and stomach in front of his mother Meenakshi. Hariom o
Supreme Court clears Rs 1,500 crore Kukrail night safari
NDTVArchived
The Supreme Court on July 16 permitted Uttar Pradesh to proceed with its Rs 1,500 crore night safari and zoological park at Kukrail Reserve Forest in Lucknow. A three-judge bench led by CJI Surya Kant rejected objections that the reserve forest would be disturbed. The Central Emp
DGCA opposes public disclosure of Air India crash probe records
Telegraph IndiaArchived
The DGCA on July 16 told the Supreme Court it opposes public disclosure of fact-finding reports on the Air India Boeing 787 crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. The regulator cited the Chicago Convention and AAIB Rules 2025 requiring confidentiality of inve
NCW chief says sexual offence cases need broader focus
The HinduArchived
NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on July 15 said courts should not confine interpretation of sexual offences to the physical act alone. She said equal importance must be given to the survivor's dignity, consent, fear experienced and psychological trauma. Her remarks followed a Pat
Cabinet approves Rs 25,000 crore Ganga Varuna corridors
NDTVArchived
The Union Cabinet on July 16 approved two elevated road projects for Varanasi with a combined investment of nearly Rs 25,000 crore. The 46-km Ganga Elevated Corridor connects NH-19 with the Varanasi Ring Road along the riverfront. The 43.2-km Varuna Corridor estimated at Rs 11,00
Hyderabad chef hacked to death, police suspect hate crime
Hindustan TimesArchived
Chinnapalli Bhaskar, 30, a chef, was allegedly hacked to death in Hyderabad's Madhapur area on July 14 night. Police suspect a hate crime linked to his intercaste relationship that angered the woman's family. Five men arrived at his Ayyappa Society hostel and attacked with knives)
Kunal Kamra's CJP protest remark on government goes viral
DNA IndiaArchived
Comedian Kunal Kamra addressed the Cockroach Janata Party protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on July 15, where the NEET irregularities agitation entered its 25th day. Kamra said the government has been fooling the public for years while serving corporate interests. His satirical re
Karnataka voter centres face long waits in SIR rush
Hindustan TimesArchived
Voter Facilitation Centres across Karnataka are experiencing mounting crowds to submit Special Intensive Revision enumeration forms, leaving many applicants waiting for hours on July 16. Officials said complaints arose about inadequate assistance at several locations. Booth Level
Karnataka anaesthetist stabbed to death, eight-year-old son injured
RediffArchived
Dr Kiran Honnannavar, 45, an anaesthetist, was found fatally stabbed in his Dharwad apartment on July 15. His eight-year-old son sustained serious stab injuries in the same incident. Police took his wife Dr Priya into custody for questioning. Honnannavar worked at a private hospi
FDA raids murder accused father shop in Pune
Times of IndiaArchived
Maharashtra FDA on July 14 raided M/s BG Goyal and Company in Pune's Market Yard, owned by Pravin Goyal, father of murder accused Siya Goyal. Officials seized 4,172 kg of food products valued at Rs 8,14,630 for licence and labelling violations. The FDA said the raid was under the
Wangchuk refuses to end hunger strike on day 19
NDTVArchived
Activist Sonam Wangchuk on July 16 said his hunger strike entered day 19 and ruled out ending it without a government response. In a video he said breaking the fast would signal the government need not answer protesters. He urged supporters to join the CJP protest at Jantar MantaPolice probe Siya and Chetan's Rajasthan visit in fort murder
Indian ExpressArchived
Pune Rural Police on July 15 said an investigation team travelled to Rajasthan to gather details on Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaidhary's visits to multiple locations earlier this year. The probe into Ketan Agarwal's murder at Lohagad Fort alleges Siya, 20, and Chetan, 20, pushed the
Bengaluru residents seek builder accountability in new apartment bill
The HinduArchived
Apartment association members in Bengaluru on July 15 suggested amendments to the proposed Karnataka Apartment Ownership and Maintenance Bill 2026. Suggestions covered builder accountability, association governance, parking management, dispute resolution and internal renovations.
Indians formed majority of sailors killed in Hormuz attacks
NDTVArchived
Indians accounted for seven of 16 seafarers killed in attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz crisis between March 1 and July 14, 2026. Indians formed nearly 44 percent of fatalities despite supplying around 12 percent of the global seafaring workforce. Three Indian
Delhi court restores two weekly video calls for Umar Khalid
NDTVArchived
A Delhi court on July 15 allowed jailed activist Umar Khalid two e-mulakats per week with his mother and family. The court noted Khalid had used two weekly video calls for six years without violating prison rules. Jail authorities had curtailed calls to one per week from May 2026
Two killed in Noida fire as narrow lane blocks rescue
NDTVArchived
Two people died after an electric bike caught fire in a Noida Sector 66 building on July 15. The blaze spread to nearby vehicles and smoke entered upper-floor apartments. Fifty families in rented rooms were evacuated. Fire trucks struggled to reach the spot due to a narrow lane i
ECI extends Telangana SIR house visits deadline to August 3
Telangana TodayArchived
The Election Commission of India on July 15 revised Telangana's electoral roll intensive revision schedule. Booth Level Officers' house visits will conclude on August 3. The draft roll publishes on August 10, with claims accepted until September 9. The final roll publishes on Oct
Ghaziabad man bleeds to death outside pink police booth
NDTVArchived
Raj Kumar, 22, bled to death outside a pink police booth in Ghaziabad on July 12 after a dispute over a Rs 20 auto fare. His family alleged police failed to help despite the booth being nearby. Kumar was attacked with a blade during the argument. He collapsed outside the booth wh
Car fire inside Mumbai Coastal Road tunnel, no casualties
Hindustan TimesArchived
A car caught fire inside Mumbai's Coastal Road undersea tunnel on July 15 around 12:25 PM. The blaze occurred in the south-bound lane between Breach Candy and Nariman Point. Firefighters extinguished it within 20 minutes. No injuries were reported. Traffic was halted for over an
Supreme Court considers after-hours access for liberty cases
Indian ExpressArchived
The Supreme Court on July 15 considered a standard operating procedure for after-hours access to judges in life and liberty cases. A bench led by CJI B.R. Gavai heard a petition by advocate Prashant Bhushan following a refused late-night habeas corpus hearing. The court said afte
Yogi says Ayodhya donation theft hurt Ram devotees' faith
The HinduArchived
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on July 15 that alleged theft of donations at the Ayodhya Ram temple hurt devotees' faith. He said six people were arrested and two others assisting them were taken into custody. Trust officials Champat Rai and Anil Mishra resigne
Bengaluru daycare alleges dismissed staff staged abuse videos
The News MinuteArchived
Little Scholars daycare at Capgemini's Bengaluru campus claimed on July 15 that abuse videos were staged by two dismissed employees for extortion. Proprietor Ramandeep Kaur said Sujata and Vijayalaxmi R were terminated on June 25 after an altercation. Police had registered cases
Hyderabad chef murdered in suspected intercaste hate crime
NewsBytesArchived
Chef Chinnapalli Bhaskar, 30, was murdered in Hyderabad's Madhapur area on July 14 night. Police suspect a hate crime linked to his intercaste relationship that angered the woman's family. Five men allegedly lured him out of his hostel and attacked him with knives and sticks. His
Two die in Noida building fire, EV battery suspected cause
Times of IndiaArchived
Two people died after a fire broke out in a G+4 residential building in Noida Phase-3 on July 15. Police said a preliminary investigation suggests an electric vehicle battery caught fire while charging on the ground floor, igniting nearby petrol vehicles. Seven fire tenders evacu
Delhi HC defers Sonam Wangchuk force-feeding plea to July 16
NDTVArchived
The Delhi High Court on July 15 deferred a plea seeking force-feeding of activist Sonam Wangchuk, whose 18-day hunger strike at Jantar Mantar has left him 8.5 kg lighter. Petitioner Rakesh Kumar Saini said Wangchuk, 59, may not survive two more days. The bench will hear the matte
Indian seafarer's last text said ship had safely crossed Hormuz
NDTVArchived
Marine engineer Heramb Karmarkar, 30, from Pune, texted his family that the ship had safely crossed the Gulf of Hormuz before an Iranian strike killed him on the Cyprus-flagged vessel GFX Galaxy on July 13. Ten of 11 Indian crew were rescued and one remains missing. His family onTaslima Nasrin to return to Kolkata after 20 years
NDTVArchived
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin will attend an anti-fundamentalism literary event at Kolkata's Rabindra Sadan on August 1, 2026, nearly two decades after she was forced to leave the city in November 2007. West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari is expected to attend. Organisers
Kalyan court grants bail to corporator in doctor assault case
The HinduArchived
Kalyan district and sessions court granted bail on July 14 to Shiv Sena Shinde group corporator Ramesh Sukanya Mhatre, arrested for assaulting doctors at Municipal Shastrinagar hospital. Judge K.S. Katkade set bail at Rs 50,000 with surety. Mhatre, representing Kopar Prabhag, had
Supreme Court to frame SOP for after-hours urgent petitions
Times of IndiaArchived
The Supreme Court on July 14 agreed to devise a standard operating procedure to hear urgent petitions threatening life and liberty after official court hours. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana entertained a PIL by advocate Maheravish Rein citing
Nagpur Police FIR against four influencers over E20 videos
India TodayArchived
Nagpur Cyber Police registered an FIR on July 14 against YouTuber Manish Kashyap and three influencers Desi Boysncr, Harshit Rathi and Anklesh Invate for allegedly spreading misinformation on E20 ethanol-blended fuel linked to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. BJP Social Media Cell f
SC directs alternate Friday namaz site near Bhojshala complex
Times of IndiaArchived
The Supreme Court on July 14 declined to stay a Madhya Pradesh High Court order declaring the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex a temple and barring Friday namaz there. It directed Dhar administration to identify a separate open space adjacent to or near the complex for Muslim
Nine detained after family attacked near Nashik waterfall
The HinduArchived
Igatpuri police detained nine individuals on July 14 after a family from Nashik was assaulted and their car damaged near Bhavli Dam waterfall on July 12. Two men allegedly whistled at and harassed a woman in the group. When the family objected, eight to ten others including food
Patna HC acquits man, says act was outraging modesty not rape
Times of IndiaArchived
Patna High Court acquitted a man convicted by a trial court for attempt to rape in a 2008 Banka photography studio incident. Justice Purnendu Singh held that removing a woman's salwar and pressing her chest amounted to outraging modesty under Section 354 IPC, not attempt to rape
MEA says passport regulates departure of Indian citizens
NDTVArchived
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on July 14 that an Indian passport is issued under the Passports Act, 1967 to regulate departure from India of citizens of India after due verification. Less than eight percent of Indian citizens currently hold a passport. The clarification f
US national arrested near India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh
The TelegraphArchived
Sashastra Seema Bal detained Jordan Brown, 36, from California near border pillar 516 in Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, on July 11 while he allegedly tried to cross into Nepal without travel documents. Brown entered India by sea in November 2025 and had been residing in Goa. Police
NHAI raises toll charges at eight Punjab-Haryana plazas
NDTVArchived
NHAI revised toll charges at eight fee plazas across Punjab and Haryana effective July 15, 2026, after reinstating the Wholesale Price Index-linked factor of 1.641. Private vehicles face increases of Rs 5 to Rs 10 per journey on corridors connecting Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Amritsar
AAIB says Air India crash draft report ready by October
Times of IndiaArchived
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau told the Supreme Court on July 14 that investigation into the Ahmedabad Air India crash killing 260 people could complete in six weeks, but the draft final report will be ready only by October 2026. The draft will first be shared with th
Law student arrested for disrupting Supreme Court on July 10
NDTVArchived
Delhi Police arrested law student Prabal Pratap Singh and co-accused Chander Bhan on July 15 for disrupting Supreme Court proceedings on July 10. Singh used abusive language against the Chief Justice, threw papers and pushed a security officer. Both are Uttar Pradesh residents st
Sonowal launches Seafarer-First initiative after Hormuz attacks
News On AIRArchived
Union Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched a Seafarer-First initiative on July 15 to safeguard Indian crew in conflict-affected West Asian waters. He ordered real-time vessel-by-vessel monitoring and dedicated liaison officers for affected sailors. The move follows attacks
Delhi HC plea seeks force-feeding of hunger-striking Sonam Wangchuk
Times of IndiaArchived
A plea filed in Delhi High Court on July 15 seeks to force-feed activist Sonam Wangchuk as his hunger strike entered its 18th day at Jantar Mantar. Petitioner Rakesh Kumar Saini said Wangchuk has lost around 8.5 kg and could die within two days. The petition urges shifting him to
Kerala-origin astronaut Anil Menon launches to ISS
The HinduArchived
Kerala-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz MS-29 on July 14 as part of Expedition 74. Governor Rajendra Arlekar and Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan congratulated Menon, whose roots lie in Ottapalam, Palakkad. Menon, 49, is an em
Army soldier and father killed over banana tree dispute
NDTVArchived
Jitendra Kumar, an army soldier posted in Delhi, and his father Munarik Rai were shot dead in Vaishali, Bihar, over a dispute about cutting a banana tree on July 14. Kumar had returned home after a relative's death. Police had earlier resolved a fight with cousin Jagdish Rai, who
Delhi cop found dead after allegedly killing wife
NDTVArchived
Delhi Police constable Manish Bhati shot himself dead behind a Mayur Vihar hotel on July 14 evening using his service pistol. He had been on the run since allegedly shooting his wife Priyanka, 30, in the chest on July 13 during an argument near Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital. Priya
