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The accused, identified as Mustaq Ahmed, a native of Uttarakhand, was arrested on Wednesday on the victim’s sister’s complaint lodged recently at Sector 5 police station.

 A 31-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly killing his live-in partner six months ago in Uttarakhand, Gurugram police said on Thursday.

The accused, identified as Mustaq Ahmed, a native of Uttarakhand, was arrested on Wednesday on the victim’s sister’s complaint lodged recently at Sector 5 police station. He has been sent to a six-day police remand by a local court.

The body of the deceased, Pooja (35), was found under a bridge in Uttarakhand’s Nadanna village.

According to police, Ahmed had been in a live-in relationship with Pooja, also from Uttarakhand, for two years. They had been residing in Gurugram until the latter half of 2024.

The police said Ahmed used to drive a taxi in Uttarakhand and met Pooja, a divorcee, in 2022 when he took her and her mother to a hospital for treatment in his taxi on two or three occasions.

During this time, Ahmed and Pooja developed a relationship and came to Gurugram, police said.

In Gurugram, Ahmed started driving a taxi again, and Pooja did domestic work. Both of them lived together for two years.

The professional attire is now reserved solely for registered lawyers and authorised law trainees, said a senior members of the bar association while referring to the resolution.

The Gurugram District Bar Association has passed a resolution “banning” non-lawyers from wearing white shirts and black trousers in the court premises.

The professional attire is now reserved solely for registered lawyers and authorised law trainees, said a senior members of the bar association while referring to the resolution.

According to the resolution, it was often observed non-advocates or unrecognised law trainees wore white shirts and black trousers in the district court premises.

The scenario, the resolution said, led to “misidentification” and in some cases even disrupted the dignity and discipline of the court proceedings.

Abhilasha Bhausaheb Kothimbhire took her life in the Hinjawadi area on May 31, and an accidental death report was registered on Wednesday night.

A 25-year-old IT professional died by suicide by jumping from the 21st floor of a residential building in Pune, an official said on Thursday.

Abhilasha Bhausaheb Kothimbhire took her life in the Hinjawadi area on May 31, and an accidental death report was registered on Wednesday night, the official said.

Around 4.30 am that day, the woman reached the Crown Green Society on a two-wheeler. She then went to her friend’s place on the 21st floor and subsequently jumped from there, the official said.

“I’m done living. I don’t want to live anymore,” said a suicide note left behind by the techie. In the note, she also apologised to her parents and friends for taking the extreme step, said the official from the Pimpri Chinchwad police station.

A viral video shows a bus, partially submerged in the floodwater, moving slowly as the water formed waves.

Heavy and continuous rainfall on Saturday turned Pune’s Hinjewadi IT Park into a ‘wave pool’, causing inconvenience to commuters. Traffic in the area came to a standstill with vehicles forming a long queue, trying to wade through the submerged road.

A viral video shows a bus, partially submerged in the floodwater, moving slowly as the water formed waves. Another AC bus of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) can be seen half under the floodwater.

The Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjewadi – which houses around 400 IT and IT-enabled service companies – has been struggling with infrastructure and drainage issues. This is mainly due to the construction, and metro work that are blocking the natural flow of rainwater from the Marunji and Manchi mountains.

NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule last afternoon posted a video of a waterlogged road in Hinjewadi, urging the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to pay immediate attention to the issue.

Many tourists, who were on the bridge, fell into the river that had been in spate after heavy rainfall over the weekend.

Four people died and over 50 were injured when a nearly 30-year-old narrow bridge over the Indrayani River near Talegaon in Maharashtra’s Pune district collapsed on Sunday afternoon. 

Many tourists, who were on the bridge, fell into the river that had been in spate after heavy rainfall over the weekend. Some of them were reportedly swept away.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Cyprus, spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take stock of the rescue and relief operations following the bridge collapse.

According to the MLA, the passenger and his companion responded rudely and threatened him. He claimed video evidence now supports his version of events.

BJP’s Babina MLA Rajeev Singh on Thursday clarified his stand on the May 19 incident aboard the Vande Bharat Express, stating that a “misunderstanding” with fellow passengers escalated unnecessarily and that the altercation by his supporters in Jhansi was “unfortunate and unintended”.

Addressing a press conference, the MLA said he was travelling with his wife and children from Delhi to Jhansi when he “politely requested” a passenger to swap seats so the family could sit together.

According to the MLA, the passenger and his companion responded rudely and threatened him. He claimed video evidence now supports his version of events.

The Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP, on June 22, issued a show-cause notice to the party MLA in connection with the episode. The BJP had sought a reply from the legislator within seven days.

The woman left behind a note blaming harassment by her sister-in-law for her suicide.

A 31-year-old woman allegedly jumped along with her 6-year-old son to death from the terrace of their multi-storey building in Pune city and left behind a note blaming harassment by her sister-in-law for her suicide, police said on Thursday.

The incident took place in the Ambegaon Budruk area on Wednesday evening and the woman was identified as Mayuri Shashikant Deshmukh (31), they said.

A senior officer of the Ambegaon Police Station said, “The incident took place at Kalpak Housing Society at around 6.30 pm. We rushed to the spot and found that a woman along with her kid had jumped off their society’s terrace and died.”

“At her home, we found a suicide note kept in a notebook where the deceased alleged she is taking the extreme step as she was being harassed by her sister-in-law. We are investigating the case,” the official said.

Kaalidhar Laapata, starring Abhishek Bachchan, streams on ZEE5 from July 4. A moving tale of hope, memory, and friendship.

Kaalidhar Laapata gives us a glimpse of Abhishek Bachchan as a middle-aged man suffering from memory loss and family betrayal decides to disappear in the crowd of Maha Kumbh Mela. he meets Ballu on his escape, who is a confident and aspiring boy of eight years. Their bond strengthens through laughter, warmth, and opportunities for the second time. The trailer promises a heartfelt story of rediscovery and happiness. Both of them start to fulfil their bucket list and leave the tension behind. The film beautifully explores the theme of transformation, dignity and abandonment.

The film has struck a chord with both critics and viewers. This can be seen through social media posts and memes. Its IMDb rating is not given till now. The movie has a heartfelt connection, and Abhishek Bachchan is coming in a different and challenging role. Viewers can see a different perspective of life through him.

The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. There’s little to celebrate.

Its clout on the world stage is diminished. Facing major funding cuts from the United States and others, it has been forced to shed jobs and start tackling long-delayed reforms. Its longtime credo of “multilateralism” is under siege. Its most powerful body, the Security Council, has been blocked from taking action to end the two major wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

And as conflict between Israel, Iran and now the United States flares, it watched from the sidelines.

Four generations after its founding, as it tries to chart a new path for its future, a question hangs over the institution and the nearly 150,000 people it employs and oversees: Can the United Nations remain relevant in an increasingly contentious and fragmented world? With its dream of collaboration drifting, can it even survive?

When the United Nations was born in San Francisco on June 26, 1945, the overriding goal of the 50 participants who signed the UN Charter was stated in its first words: “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.”

The White House signaled trade progress with China on Thursday, with an official saying both sides have reached an understanding on issues including expediting rare earth shipments to the United States.

After talks in Geneva in May, Washington and Beijing had agreed to temporarily lower steep tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s products.

China also committed to easing some non-tariff countermeasures, but US officials later accused Beijing of violating the pact and slow-walking export license approvals for rare earths.

Both sides eventually agreed on a framework to move forward with their Geneva consensus following talks in London this month.

On Thursday, a White House official told AFP that President Donald Trump’s administration and China have “agreed to an additional understanding for a framework to implement the Geneva agreement.”

This clarification came after Trump told an event that Washington had “just signed” a deal relating to trade with China, without providing further details.

Asked about Trump’s remarks on Bloomberg TV, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick referred to the London negotiations, saying the framework deal — which needed top-level approval — has now been “signed and sealed.”

Separately on Thursday, the White House also indicated that Washington could extend a July deadline when steeper tariffs impacting dozens of economies are due to kick in.

While Trump imposed a sweeping 10 percent levy on most trading partners this year, he unveiled — then halted — higher rates on dozens of economies while negotiations took place.

That pause is set to expire July 9.

Asked if there were plans to further the pause, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters: “Perhaps it could be extended, but that’s a decision for the president to make.”

“The deadline is not critical,” she said. “The president can simply provide these countries with a deal if they refuse to make us one by the deadline.”

This means Trump can “pick a reciprocal tariff rate that he believes is advantageous for the United States,” she said.

Lutnick told Bloomberg TV that Washington will announce some deals in the next week or so.

On the progress of trade negotiations, Leavitt added that US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is “working very hard” and has had “good and productive discussions with many of our key trading partners.”