An Air India recruitment drive for airport loaders resulted in a near-stampede at Mumbai airport yesterday, as over 25,000 applicants turned up for just 2,216 vacancies. Air India staff struggled to manage the massive crowd, leading to chaotic scenes.

In a significant setback to the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), four prominent leaders from its Pimpri-Chinchwad unit have resigned, signaling a potential shift towards the rival Sharad Pawar faction. The resignations come amidst the party's poor performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections and ahead of the crucial Maharashtra Assembly polls.

Probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar has lodged a complaint of harassment against Pune district collector Suhas Diwase at Washim in eastern Maharashtra, an official said on Tuesday.

The families of the soldiers killed in a terror attack in Jammu's Doda district on Monday night are mourning the loss of their loved ones. The encounter with terrorists claimed the lives of Captain Brijesh Thapa, sepoy Bijendra Singh, Ajay Singh, and Dokkari Rajesh.

Thirteen Indians are among the 16-member crew of a Comoros-flagged oil tanker that went missing after it capsized off the coast of Oman, the country's maritime authority said.

Jabalpur (MP), Jul 16: Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday asked agitating Youth Congress workers to learn from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on how to convey the message effectively and focus on expanding the organisation.

Mahendragarh (Haryana): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Congress of being anti-backward classes and said if the party comes to power in Haryana, it will snatch reservation for them and give it to Muslims.

Jaipur: Rajasthan MLA Balmukundacharya has said people in “a particular community” have “four begums and 36 children”, the second such remark on “population control” in recent days by a BJP leader in the state.