Mumbai-Kolhapur train carrying 2,000 people stuck due to waterlogging
Mumbai-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express carrying around 2,000 passengers has been stuck between Badlapur and Vangani due to waterlogging. Railway Protection Force (RPF) has reached the site, while the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will be reaching shortly. The RPF is distributing biscuits and water to the stranded passengers. “Please don’t get down from train,” Central Railway tweeted.
US SC allows Trump to use $2.5bn in defence funds for border wall
The US Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to redirect $2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the US-Mexico border. The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the funds to be used. “Big win for border security and the rule of law!” Trump tweeted after the verdict.
MS Dhoni has shown how serious he’s for the uniform: Gautam Gambhir
Talking about MS Dhoni who is set to serve his Army regiment in Kashmir, former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir said, “Dhoni has shown the entire country how serious he’s for the uniform.” He added, “It is a historic step which will motivate the youth and he can become a huge role model.” “Hats off to him,” Gambhir further said.
Trump says will reject tariff relief on China-made Mac Pro parts
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to announce his administration will deny tariff reliefs to Apple for its Mac Pro parts manufactured in China. “Make them in the USA, no tariffs,” Trump wrote. Apple had asked the US Trade Representative’s Office to waive 25% tariffs on 15 parts, including ones for Mac Pro desktop computer, on July 18.
SpiceJet engineer who died during plane maintenance was untrained
SpiceJet engineer Rohit Pandey, who died at the Kolkata airport after getting stuck in the flaps of a plane’s landing gear door, was untrained and working without any supervision, a DGCA panel found. The 22-year-old had died during the aircraft’s maintenance work earlier this month. DGCA will reportedly take action to address the shortcomings observed during the incident.
Lab technician, his family found hanging inside IIT Delhi campus
A lab technician, his wife and his mother, who lived inside the premises of Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, were found hanging from the ceiling fans in three rooms of their flat. While the police suspect it to be a suicide case, no suicide note has been recovered from the site. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
Army launches mission to find bodies of missing crew of 1968 air crash
The Indian Army flagged off a search expedition team on Friday from Himachal Pradesh’s Sumdo in an attempt to recover the bodies and wreckage of IAF An-12 aircraft that crashed in Lahaul valley in 1968. The aircraft, carrying around 102 people on board, had gone missing over Rohtang Pass. Only five bodies have been found till date.
There’s shortage of judges, water too: SC on filling doctor vacancies
Dismissing petitions seeking directive to fill up doctor vacancies in Bihar, the Supreme Court said, “There are vacancies for judges, doctors, ministers, Rajya Sabha members, even water and sunlight everywhere but we can’t fill them all up.” “We’re already trying to fill up vacancies of judges and we only know how much success we have had,” it added.
Sunanda slapped Tharoor on plane over alleged affair with journo: Book
Sunanda Pushkar, the late wife of Shashi Tharoor, had slapped him on a plane during a fight over his alleged affair with Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar, a biography on Pushkar claimed. Pushkar had found that Tharoor had saved Tarar’s number under the name ‘Harish’ and also found some messages exchanged between the two, the biography written by Pushkar’s friend revealed.
Pregnant woman infected with HIV blood at govt hospital gets ₹25 lakh
The Madras High Court today ordered ₹25-lakh compensation for a pregnant woman who was transfused with HIV-infected blood at a government hospital in Sivakasi. The court directed the state government to provide a job to the victim and build a 450-sq-ft two-bedroom house for her. The woman was injected with HIV-infected blood in December 2018 while undergoing treatment for anemia.
Government to privatise 25 more airports: AAI Chairman
The Airports Authority of India is in the process of identifying 20-25 airports with a traffic of 1-1.5 million passengers a year for private development, Chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra said. “This is part of the 100-day agenda of the government. We will complete the tendering in 100 days,” he said. The government is already in the process of privatising six airports.
Raymond’s Vijaypat warned Sunanda against marrying Tharoor: Book
A book on Sunanda Pushkar’s life stated that ex-Raymond chief Vijaypat Singhania cautioned her against marrying Shashi Tharoor. “Singhania met him (Tharoor) for the first time just before the wedding and it took him only a few minutes to size up the minister and tell Sunanda, ‘Don’t marry him, Sue. You will never be happy with him’,” the book read.
Aiming for a singles medal in 2024 Games: Manika Batra
India’s Commonwealth Games gold medallist paddler Manika Batra has said she does not want to put pressure on herself for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. “All paddlers are working hard for Tokyo Olympics…if we play our best and are lucky…we’ll win a medal,” she added. The 24-year-old further said she is targeting for a singles medal at the 2024 Olympics.
Mary Kom, Amit to feature in inaugural Indian Boxing League
Six-time world champion Mary Kom and Asian Championships gold medallist Amit Panghal are among those who will feature in inaugural Indian Boxing League. “There will be a total of 90 bouts of three rounds each, spread over 18 days across three venues,” Boxing Federation of India said. The league will be held from October 20 to November 9.
17 Opp’n MPs write to RS chairman on hurried passage of bills
MPs from 17 Opposition parties on Friday wrote to Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu claiming bills were passed in Parliament hurriedly without any scrutiny. The letter read, the 17th Lok Sabha passed 14 bills in its first session but none were referred to a Parliamentary Committee. This is a departure from the established practice of enacting laws, it added.
Have vacated official bungalow before deadline: Scindia
Congress’ Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said he vacated his official bungalow in Lutyens’ Delhi before the deadline and news claiming him requesting to retain the bungalow is false. “I have always been a law-abiding citizen and these attempts to project a false narrative are extremely regrettable,” he tweeted. “(I) never had any desire for any unauthorized retention,” Scindia further wrote.
UrbanClap gets ₹1.5 crore from ex-Flipkart CPO, SAB Holdings
Gurugram-based home services startup UrbanClap has raised about ₹1.5 crore from former Flipkart Chief People Officer (CPO) Mekin Maheshwari and Avaana Capital Founder Anjali Bansal’s personal investment fund SAB Holdings. It had raised ₹1.6 crore from Flipkart Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy in April. Ratan Tata-backed UrbanClap was founded in 2014 by Abhiraj Bhal, Raghav Chandra and Varun Khaitan.
ARIES Nainital scientists discover 28 new stars in Milky Way
Scientists at Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district have discovered 28 new variable stars in Milky Way galaxy. The team performed photometric observations of globular cluster ‘NGC 4147’ using Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT), former ARIES director Anil Pandey said. Variable stars have been found for the first time in NGC 4147, he added.
2 interns suspended for making TikTok videos in Hyd hospital
Two interns were suspended after their TikTok videos shot inside a Hyderabad government hospital’s physiotherapy department went viral. The interns were reportedly trainee technicians and recorded the videos when there were no patients. The physiotherapy in charge will be served a notice and the interns have been sent back with a letter to their college department head, the hospital said.
