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U.S. airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run blockade
Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location during what U.S. Central Command says are strikes on Iran in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: U.S. Central Command via Reuters The United States intensified its strikes targeting Iran early on Thursday (July 16, 2026),…
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Kanwariyas vandalise pickup after ‘contact’ with kanwar in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar
The kanwariyas later resumed their yatra, while police seized the pickup vehicle and launched an investigation into the incident. File picture | Photo Credit: PTI A group of kanwariyas allegedly vandalised a pickup vehicle after it apparently came in contact with a ‘kanwar’ on the Delhi-Haridwar National Highway in Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Thursday…
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U.S. Mint will produce $1 coin with Trump’s image, Treasury Secretary says
The U.S. Mint has started producing a new $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump’s image. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Mint will begin producing $1 coins with President Donald Trump’s face on the front as part of its commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday (July 15, 2026).…
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State liable to pay compensation in manual scavenging deaths even if labourers were employed by private individuals: Bombay High Court
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has held the State liable to pay ₹30 lakh as compensation to the families of two labourers who died while cleaning a septic tank at a private residence in Nanded district in 2021. A division bench of Justices Nitin Suryawanshi and Vaishali Patil-Jadhav ruled that the State’s…
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What is Greater Tunb Island, the strategic point in the Strait of Hormuz targeted by U.S. airstrikes?
Explosions at an unknown location, during U.S. Central Command says are strikes on Iran. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. military’s Central Command said on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) that it had launched airstrikes on Greater Tunb Island in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting Iranian defence installations and missile sites. The latest escalation comes days…
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Bengaluru Minister seeks feedback for proposed apartment law
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, holding discussions with representatives of apartment associations in Bengaluru on Wednesday (July 15). | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Wednesday (July 15) said that the proposed Karnataka Apartment (Ownership and Management) Bill, 2026, may not provide…