Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar Temple City Installs New Leadership, Honours Eminent Doctors and CAs

Bhubaneswar,31/7: The Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar Temple City held its Installation Ceremony on July 31 2025, marking the annual change of leadership and formally inducting the new team of office bearers for the Rotary year 2025–2026, under the inspiring theme “Unite for Good.” The event also featured a special felicitation programme to honour eminent doctors…

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2008 Malegaon blast case: Pragya Thakur, all other accused acquitted

Mumbai, 31/7: Seventeen years after a bomb blast rattled Malegaon, a Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday acquitted all seven accused who stood trial in the politically sensitive terrorism case. Special Judge A K Lahoti, who presides over the NIA court, announced the acquittals in a jam-packed courtroom. Exactly 17 years…

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Sensex, Nifty tank in early trade as US announces 25% tariff plus penalty on India from Aug 1

Mumbai, 31/7: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Thursday after US President Donald Trump announced the imposition of a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming from India starting August 1, plus an unspecified penalty for buying russian crude oil and military equipment. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 786.36…

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Trump administration sanctions 6 Indian companies over trade of Iranian petroleum products

New York/Washington, 31/7: The Trump administration has sanctioned six Indian companies for their “significant” sales and purchases of Iranian-origin petrochemical products. The Iranian regime continues to fuel conflict in the Middle East to fund its destabilizing activities. Today, the United States is taking action to stem the flow of revenue that the regime uses to…

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CJI can’t function merely as a post office: SC to Justice Varma; reserves order on petition challenging inquiry committee

New Delhi, 30/7: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said when the Chief Justice of India (CJI) examined the evidence and finds the charges against a sitting judge as serious enough, he can recommend for initiating removal proceedings. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih said, based on the in-house findings, the CJI…

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No third party intervention in ceasefire with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, 30/7: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday made it clear that there was no third party intervention in bringing about a ceasefire with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, asserting that the halting of the Operation was not linked to trade. Intervening in the special discussion on Operation Sindoor in the Rajya Sabha, Jaishankar…

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Powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East causes tsunami, Japan and Hawaii order evacuations

Hawaii, 30/7: A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered 4-metre (13-foot) tsunami waves and sparked evacuation orders in Hawaii and across the Pacific on Wednesday. The shallow earthquake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan’s eastern seaboard – devastated by a 9.0…

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Bumrah set to miss fifth Test at The Oval, Akash Deep likely replacement: Report

London, 30/7: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss the series-deciding fifth Test against England, starting Thursday at The Oval, as part of workload management, with Akash Deep likely to replace him, according to a report. The 31-year-old world No 1 pacer appeared off-colour during the drawn fourth Test at Old Trafford, where…

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