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New financial rules effective July 1 impact PAN-Aadhaar, Tatkal tickets among others

Key regulatory and banking changes come into force starting July 1, 2025, affecting taxpayers, train passengers, and credit card users across the country.

Vienna-bound Air India flight dropped 900 feet mid-air hours after Ahmedabad crash; DGCA grounds pilots

The June 14 incident, just 38 hours after the AI-171 crash, saw an Air India Boeing 777 drop nearly 900 feet shortly after takeoff. DGCA has taken both pilots off duty and launched a probe into the safety lapse.

Telangana pharma-factory blast toll rises to 36; rescue operations continue

The death toll in the reactor explosion and fire at Sigachi Industries’ Sangareddy plant has reached 36, with as many injured, as emergency teams comb through debris and DNA identification remains underway.

Mohalla Clinics likely to become sub‑centres of Arogya Mandirs in Delhi

Trail of deceit: How ₹6 crore vanished from a Gurugram woman’s account in minutes

Victim’s life savings raced through 28 accounts across 15 states, exposing a vast digital racket powered by fake identities, banking loopholes, and desperate money mules.

India clarifies attaché’s comments on Operation Sindoor were misrepresented

The Indian Embassy in Indonesia said Defence Attaché Captain Shiv Kumar’s remarks at an Indonesian seminar were taken out of context; he did not imply operational constraints dictated by political leadership.