Portion of Kolkata’s Majerhat bridge collapses
A portion of the arterial Majerhat bridge in southern Kolkata has collapsed, trapping several people and crushing many vehicles. Follow live updates.
CJI Dipak Misra recommends Justice Ranjan Gogoi as successor
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Tuesday recommended the appointment of Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next and 46th Chief Justice of India. Justice Gogoi will have a tenure of 13 months till November 17, 2019. He is scheduled to assume the office of the Chief Justice of India on October 3.
Two Indian Mujahideen cadre convicted in the 2007 Hyderabad twin blast case
Two of the five accused in the twin bombing case of 2007 in Hyderabad were convicted by a special court in Cherlapally central prison here on Tuesday. The blasts claimed 44 lives, while 68 were left injured.
Roger Federer loses to unseeded John Millman, crashes out of US Open
World No. 2 Roger Federer crashed out of the U.S. Open 2018 championship, losing to unseeded Australian John Millman 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) 7-6(3) in the fourth round in a match at the Arthur Ashe Stadium that began Monday and concluded at nearly 1 a.m. on Tuesday.
IAF’s MiG-27 crashes in Jodhpur, pilot ejects safely
A MiG-27 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in an open area Deolia Kalan village in Jodhpur on Tuesday morning. The pilot of the aircraft managed to eject safely before the crash.
Petrol now costs ₹86.72 a litre in Mumbai
The prices of petrol and diesel touched a new high on Tuesday with Mumbai paying the maximum among the four metros. While petrol costs ₹86.72 a litre, diesel is priced at ₹75.74 a litre.
Founder of militant Afghan Haqqani network dies: Taliban
Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network, one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency, has died after a long illness, the Taliban announced on Tuesday.
Lois Sofia, arrested for calling BJP govt. ‘fascist’, gets bail
Lois Sofia, the research scholar from Canada who was on Monday arrested for sloganeering against the BJP on a flight, in which BJP State president Tamilisai Soundararajan was present, was granted bail on Tuesday.
Class XI student shot dead outside school in UP
A class XI student was shot dead by unidentified miscreants outside his school in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district Tuesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Preyanshu, a resident of Dungar village in the district.
Malegaon blasts case: SC refuses Purohit’s plea for probe into his ‘illegal detention’
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed by Lt. Col Shrikant Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, seeking a judicial probe into his "abduction, illegal detention and torture" by Anti-Terrorism Squad officers in 2008 in connection with the Malegaon blasts case.
