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Jaipur woman plotted mother's murder for government job
India TodayArchived
Police said 23-year-old Ayushi Sharma hired contract killers for Rs 7 lakh to murder her mother Neeraj Sharma, 45, on July 3 in Jaipur's Pratap Nagar and stage it as a hit-and-run, India Today reported. Neeraj had taken a court LDC job on compassionate grounds after her husband d
Champat Rai breaks silence with vow until SIT final report
India TodayArchived
Former Ram Temple Trust general secretary Champat Rai said on July 7 that allegations against him are baseless and he has taken a vow of silence until the SIT submits its final report, India Today reported. In a handwritten letter to Ram devotees, he said he would respond point b
Pune manager tells employee to take Uber in heavy rain
Business TodayArchived
A Pune employee's manager declined work-from-home and told him to take a rickshaw or Uber during rain and road closures, a WhatsApp screenshot shared on Reddit showed on July 9, Business Today reported. The worker said travel was unsafe. The manager replied that colleagues had us
SIT recovers fake Ram Temple donation receipt book in Ayodhya
The New Indian ExpressArchived
Uttar Pradesh's SIT recovered a forged donation receipt book from accused Lavkush Mishra's Ayodhya home during police custody remand on July 9, The New Indian Express reported. Investigators are examining whether a parallel racket collected money from devotees using counterfeit r
Wayanad debris slip death toll rises to seven on July 9
The HinduArchived
Search teams recovered four more bodies on July 9 from the Wayanad debris collapse near Meenakshi Bridge at Kalladi, bringing the confirmed toll to seven, The Hindu reported. Identified victims include engineer Rahul Sharma from Himachal Pradesh and excavator operator Mohammad Im
Three thousand gas cylinders swept into river in Raigad floods
RediffArchived
About 3,000 filled and empty gas cylinders from an HPCL bottling plant in Chavane, Panvel, were swept into the Patalganga River during torrential rain in Khalapur on July 9, Rediff reported. Khalapur Police Inspector Abhijit Bhujbal confirmed the incident. Raigad Collector Kishan
Assaulted Dombivli doctor resigns fearing for his safety
Scroll.inArchived
A 26-year-old resident medical officer at KDMC Shastri Nagar Hospital in Dombivli resigned on July 8 after being assaulted by Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and supporters on July 7, Scroll reported citing The Indian Express and NDTV. The doctor said he left the city after th
Centre says E25 petrol not ready for public rollout yet
Autocar IndiaArchived
Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on July 9 that E25 petrol with 25 percent ethanol blend is still in testing and any suggestion of an immediate rollout is misinterpretation, Autocar India reported. India has been expanding ethanol blending, with E20 already in wid
Mahadev app founder Chandrakar detained in Oman
Hindustan TimesArchived
Sourabh Chandrakar, founder of the Rs 6,000 crore Mahadev online betting syndicate, was detained in Oman by Royal Oman Police weeks ago on an Interpol Red Notice, Hindustan Times reported on July 9. India is sending an extradition request. He is held at Muscat's Al Khoud detentioNine still trapped in Pune garbage mound building collapse
NDTVArchived
Nine people remain trapped after a garbage pile collapsed onto a three-floor building in Moshi Pradhikaran on July 8 amid heavy rain, NDTV reported. Twenty-three people were inside when the mound hit the structure. Nine were rescued by 8 pm and five exited on their own. Army, NDR
New Zealand says fifty seven percent exports tariff free to India
Hindustan TimesArchived
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on July 9 that 57 percent of Wellington's exports to India will be tariff-free from day one under the April 2026 free trade agreement, Hindustan Times reported. The announcement came ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's July 10
Myanmar assures India its territory won't be used against it
The HinduArchived
Myanmar assured India at the 23rd National Level Meeting on July 8 that its territory would not be used against Indian security interests, The Hindu reported. Home Ministry Secretary Govind Mohan and Myanmar Deputy Home Minister Major General Min Thu reviewed border security. Bot
Delhi NCR heavy rain sparks meme fest amid waterlogging
NDTVArchived
Heavy rain and thunderstorms lashed Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad on July 9 morning, causing waterlogging, traffic jams and rush-hour delays, NDTV reported. As flooded road visuals spread online, social media users posted memes and jokes comparing streets to riv
Modi pitches deeper India Australia ties using cricket analogies
The Times of IndiaArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 9 said India-Australia meetings are as focused as a One Day International, decisions as swift as a T20 match and partnership as enduring as a Test, Times of India reported. Addressing a joint press conference with Anthony Albanese in Melbourne
Tata Motors PV targets twenty percent market share by 2031
The HinduArchived
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles chairman N. Chandrasekaran told shareholders on July 8 the company aims for 20 percent market share and over 1.2 million annual sales by 2031, The Hindu reported. With 14.2 percent share in Q1 2026 it ranks second after Maruti Suzuki, up from 4.8 pe
Five crew missing after Pakistan cargo plane wreckage found
BBCArchived
Five crew members remain missing after wreckage of a K2 Airways Boeing 737 cargo plane was located off Pakistan's coast, BBC reported on July 8. The aircraft flying Karachi to Sharjah lost contact at 9:21 pm local time on July 7 after reporting navigation problems and rapid desce
Ukraine drones hit three Russian refineries and tankers
The HinduArchived
Ukrainian drones struck TANECO and TAIF-NK refineries in Nizhnekamsk, the Saratov refinery, Borisoglebsk airbase and Azov tankers on July 8, The Hindu reported. Kyiv has expanded strikes deep into Russia, hitting Omsk refinery on July 6 about 2,700 km from Ukrainian-held territor
Trump calls Japan Islamic Republic and Zelensky Putin
The Times of IndiaArchived
At the NATO summit on July 8, Donald Trump referred to Japan as the Islamic Republic of Japan while discussing missiles and called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Vladimir Putin before correcting himself, Times of India reported. Trump, 80, is the oldest American to serve
Khamenei coffin carried through Iraq's Shia shrines
BBCArchived
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's remains were carried through Najaf and Karbala shrines on July 8 as funeral ceremonies continued for a fifth day, BBC reported. Crowds filled Najaf before prayers at Imam Ali's mausoleum, then the coffin moved to Imam Hussein's shrine in Karbala. Khamenei
Iran advisor says finger on trigger after Trump ends truce
Hindustan TimesArchived
Senior advisor Ali Akbar Velayati said Iran has its finger on the trigger and will not stay silent against humiliation after Trump declared the US-Iran ceasefire over on July 8, Hindustan Times reported. Velayati posted on X that Trump's MoU cancellation drove the region toward f
Hyderabad techie arrested in US for wife's murder
The Indian ExpressArchived
Bellevue police arrested Secunderabad native N. Avinash on June 27 for allegedly murdering his wife Rajita Sabbineni on October 27, 2025, Indian Express reported. He was produced in court on July 1 and remains in custody on a $5 million bond. Investigators say he strangled her an
Trump says Iran ceasefire over after fresh Gulf strikes
NDTVArchived
President Donald Trump said the June 17 US-Iran memorandum of understanding is over on July 8 after renewed strikes following attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, NDTV reported. Trump spoke at the NATO summit in Ankara. Iran targeted US assets in Bahrain and Kuw
Evicted Bengaluru street vendors protest at Freedom Park
The HinduArchived
Thousands of street vendors whose stalls were cleared in a footpath reclamation drive gathered at Freedom Park on July 8 as markets observed a bandh, The Hindu reported. The Beedi Badi Vyaparigala Horata Samiti demanded halting evictions until town vending committees are formed u
Gujarat HC upholds death sentence for 38 in 2008 blasts
News on AIRArchived
The Gujarat High Court upheld a special court order sentencing 38 Indian Mujahideen convicts to death and 11 others to life imprisonment in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, News on AIR reported on July 7. A division bench dismissed all appeals. On July 26, 2008, 21 blasts i
Karnataka CEO denies mass SIR charge on electoral rolls
The HinduArchived
Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbu Kumar on July 8 rejected BJP and JD(S) allegations that Special Intensive Revision was conducted through mass SIR exercises, The Hindu reported. He said over 11 crore enumeration forms were printed in nine days and show-cause notices went
Four teachers suspended over Amarnath yatra registration lapses
The HinduArchived
Ganderbal administration suspended four government teachers on July 8 over alleged lapses during Amarnath yatra duties at Transit Camp Manigam, The Hindu reported. Separately, Anantnag Police detained three alleged over ground workers after facial recognition flagged them on the
FDA suspends Rustom Ice Cream licence over rats and hygiene
NDTV ProfitArchived
Maharashtra FDA suspended the licence of Mumbai's iconic Rustom Ice Cream near Churchgate after a surprise inspection on July 8 found rodent infestation, hygiene lapses and expired flavouring agents, NDTV Profit reported. Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe's Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra
Allahabad HC says child marriage ban applies to all religions
NDTVArchived
The Allahabad High Court ruled on July 8 that child marriage prohibition applies equally to all religions and no personal law can override the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act or POCSO Act, NDTV reported. The bench refused to quash an FIR filed after police stopped a 16-year-old
Gopal Rao denies removal from Ram Temple trust
The Times of IndiaArchived
Gopal Rao, a special invitee member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, said on July 8 he was not expelled but asked to stay away from meetings amid the Ayodhya donation theft row, Times of India reported. The trust accepted resignations of Champat Rai and Anil Mish
Mamata Banerjee slaps TMC worker during Kolkata protest march
The Times of IndiaArchived
A viral video shows Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee slapping a party worker while clearing a path through a crowd during a youth wing protest over the Baruipur minor's rape-murder on July 8, Times of India reported. BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari shared the clip. The
Six arrested as Delhi Police foils Pakistan linked terror plot
NDTVArchived
Delhi Police foiled a plot to attack New Police Lines, Anand Vihar bus terminal, railway stations and crowded markets, arresting six men from Delhi and Punjab on July 8, NDTV reported. Petrol bombs and illegal firearms were recovered near Vijay Ghat close to Rajghat. The accused
One dead several trapped in Delhi Rohini building collapse
The TelegraphArchived
A 42-year-old labourer Ram Kishore died and several others including building owner Ram Dua are feared trapped after a four-storey under-construction building collapsed in Rohini Sector-16 on July 8, Telegraph India reported. Delhi Police received a PCR call at 4:28 pm, triggerin
Thirty metre gap separates Baruipur crime and encounter spots
The Times of IndiaArchived
A 30-metre gap separates the Baruipur rape-murder site from where accused Prabash Mondal was shot dead during crime scene reconstruction near Surjapur railway station on July 8, Times of India reported. Police cordoned both areas beside the tracks. Mondal allegedly seized an offi
Bishnoi used WhatsApp from Gujarat jail to extort US victims
The HinduArchived
Bishnoi allegedly used WhatsApp from Ahmedabad jail to extort $5 million from US victims in late 2025 and early 2026, the US Department of Justice said on July 8. The DoJ accused him and Goldy Brar of ordering Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, echoing the NIA's 2022 chargesheet all
Trump says Iran ceasefire over at NATO summit
CNBCArchived
President Donald Trump said the Iran ceasefire was over while attending the NATO summit, CNBC reported on July 8, 2026. Brent crude traded near seventy-eight dollars per barrel, Dow futures declined and investors awaited Federal Open Market Committee minutes released the same day
Eight lakh crore wealth wiped as Nifty tanks five seventeen
The Times of IndiaArchived
President Donald Trump's declaration ending a truce with Iran at NATO triggered the selloff alongside rising crude prices and foreign portfolio investor profit booking after recent gains. Banking, IT and energy stocks led losses across Dalal Street. Analysts said volatility may p
Trump calls Spain terrible partner at NATO Ankara summit
Al JazeeraArchived
At NATO's Ankara summit on July 8, 2026, President Donald Trump called Spain a terrible partner and renewed demands for United States control of Greenland, Al Jazeera reported. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke of a new NATO spirit as leaders met in Türkiye amid transatlanti&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium)
Ghalibaf says era of bullying over after US strikes
WIONArchived
Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on July 8, 2026, sent a blistering message to Washington declaring the era of bullying over, WION reported. The statement followed more than eighty US air strikes by CENTCOM as tensions escalated over Gulf shipping attacks and broade
Fadnavis says abuse proof in Missing Link row speech
NDTVArchived
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on July 8, 2026, declared himself abuse-proof while hitting back at opposition criticism over the Rs 7000 crore Missing Link project, NDTV reported. He said a landslide on the route was cleared within eighteen hours, defending e
Bombay HC says stop blaming BMC alone for waterlogging
The HinduArchived
The Bombay High Court on July 7, 2026, told authorities to stop blaming the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation alone for monsoon waterlogging, noting encroachments clog drains across Mumbai, The Hindu reported. The bench emphasised coordinated action involving multiple agencies a
Mamata alleges police watch feels like house arrest
The Times of IndiaArchived
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on July 8, 2026, alleged constant police surveillance felt like house arrest and accused officers of acting like BJP cadres, The Times of India reported. The complaint came after Calcutta High Court allowed a TMC rally with a one-thousan
Air India flight aborts takeoff after near runway collision
The Economic TimesArchived
Air India flight AI816 aborted takeoff at Mumbai airport around 9:40 pm on July 7, 2026, after nearly colliding with Air India Express flight AIX1547 arriving from Bagdogra still on Runway 27, The Economic Times reported. Passengers were deplaned safely while authorities reviewed
Tulsi and Vihar lakes overflow amid Mumbai monsoon rains
RediffArchived
Mumbai received no respite from rains as Tulsi lake overflowed at 11:43 pm on July 7 and Vihar at 9 pm, Rediff reported on July 8, 2026. Suburban trains ran twenty-five to thirty minutes late while overall lake water stock reached 41.43 percent across the city's seven-lake supplyGujarat HC upholds death for thirty eight blast convicts
News On AirArchived
The Gujarat High Court on July 8, 2026, upheld death sentences for thirty-eight accused and life imprisonment for eleven others in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case that killed fifty-six people on July 26, 2008, News On Air reported. Families of victims gathered outside the c
Greens demand suspend tunnel work after Kalladi disaster
The HinduArchived
The Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samiti on July 8, 2026, held the Kerala government accountable and demanded suspension of further tunnel works after the Kalladi disaster, The Hindu reported. Activists cited unscientific debris dumping and repeated warnings ignored near Anakkomp
Kejriwal writes twenty nine automakers on E20 mileage
The HinduArchived
Delhi leader Arvind Kejriwal on July 8, 2026, wrote to twenty-nine automobile manufacturers seeking replies within seven days on how E20 ethanol-blended petrol affects vehicle mileage, The Hindu reported. The letter escalates AAP's political campaign over nationwide E20 rollout c
Bombay HC protects woman fleeing forced cousin marriage
NDTVArchived
The Bombay High Court on July 8, 2026, protected a twenty-one-year-old woman fleeing a forced marriage to her cousin arranged by her Telangana family, invoking Article 21 rights, NDTV reported. Advocate Mihir Desai argued the petitioner's life and personal choices must prevail ov
Modi visits UNESCO Prambanan temple with Prabowo
News On AirArchived
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 8, 2026, visited the UNESCO-listed Prambanan temple complex in Indonesia alongside President Prabowo Subianto, News On Air reported. The trip highlighted India-Indonesia cooperation on heritage conservation following bilateral meetings during
RCMP says no evidence linking India to Nijjar killing
The PrintArchived
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Lisa Moreland said on July 8, 2026, that investigators found no evidence linking the Indian government to the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, The Print reported. The statement came three years after Prime Min
ED freezes four hundred forty crore TMC bank deposits
The Times of IndiaArchived
The Enforcement Directorate on July 8, 2026, froze bank deposits worth Rs 440 crore belonging to the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, The Times of India reported. The action followed a cyber fraud complaint and covered eighteen accounts
