Month: July 2026

Bullet-riddled bodies of six abducted labourers found in Pakistan’s Balochistan

July 30, 2026 admin

The bullet-riddled bodies of six labourers, who were abducted two days ago from Balochistan in Pakistan, were found on Thursday (July 30, 2026), the province’s Home Minister said. Four of the labourers belonged to Pakistan’s Punjab province, and two to the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Balochistan Home Minister Babar Yousufzai said. Their bullet-riddled bodies were found near…

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Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, says Congo

July 30, 2026 admin

Members of the Civil Protection carry a body bag with the remains of an unidentified man who, according to his family, died of Ebola. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo, according to official data released on Thursday (July 30, 2026), a…

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Japan’s earthquakes: Maps and graphics

July 30, 2026 admin

AP | Photo Credit: Hiro Komae An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit Japan near the Kumomoto city on Tuesday (July 28, 2026). At least 28 people have been reported dead, and rescue efforts are ongoing to find survivors. A shopping mall collapsed after an explosion buckled the building, trapping those inside, just a…

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Hyundai Motor Q1 net dips 35% on production constraints and West Asia conflict

July 30, 2026 admin

The logo of Hyundai Motor India Limited seen outside a car showroom | Photo Credit: Reuters Production constraints and the impact of West Asia conflict had their impact on Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) as its consolidated net profit plummeted 35% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹888.6 crore in the first quarter (Q1) of FY27, even as…

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Two held for possession of elephant tusks in Nilgiris

July 30, 2026 admin

The Forest Department has apprehended two people from Kil Kotagiri in the Nilgiris after they were allegedly caught with two pieces of elephant tusks. While one of the accused, identified as Shivakumar from Sholur Mattam, has been arrested, another individual has been detained in connection with the incident, officials stated. According to the officials, the…

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Ukraine fights on: A journey through a nation living under relentless war

July 30, 2026 admin

On the intervening night of November 18 and 19, at around 2.30 a.m., as the air-raid sirens went off in Kyiv, situated in the central part of the country, I hurriedly grabbed my jacket from my hotel room and ran to the shelter of the hotel premises where I was staying. I was one of…

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Kyiv’s clear message to New Delhi: Not a single Ukrainian drone sent to Pakistan

July 30, 2026 admin

“I nearly escaped the jaws of death a few days ago when a Shahed landed near my apartment,” a friend from Kyiv texted me, barely two weeks after I left the city. Her message was not unusual. In today’s Ukraine, people have learned to identify the threat not by sight, but by sound. They know…

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M&M Q1 net profit rises 34% to ₹5,455 crore, revenue up 28%

July 30, 2026 admin

Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has reported 34% year-on-year (YoY) growth in consolidated net profit to ₹ 5,455 crore in the first quarter (Q1) ended June 30, 2026, supported by strong operating performance across the board. Consolidated revenue grew 28% YoY to ₹58,188 crore in the review period. Auto and farm sector businesses…

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CWG 2026: Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh enter javelin final

July 30, 2026 admin

Indian javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra. File | Photo Credit: PTI Neeraj Chopra qualified for the men’s javelin final at the Commonwealth Games at the Scotstoun Stadium, on Thursday (July 30, 2026) after finishing fifth in the qualification round. Chopra’s compatriots Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh also made it to the final, which will…

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The middle path | Explaining Supreme Court’s latest verdict on post facto environmental clearances

July 30, 2026 admin

The story so far: The Supreme Court has quashed an Office Memorandum issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 2021 on the ground that an administrative order cannot create a perpetual and parallel regime to grant retrospective authorisation to big-ticket infrastructure projects commenced without prior, valid environmental clearance. A three-judge Bench…

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