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A fire erupted in a Rajdhani Express coach in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh early Sunday morning. All 68 passengers were safely evacuated from the B-1 coach within 15 minutes. The blaze also damaged the luggage van. The affected coach was detached. Five railway staff were injured in a separate accident during rescue operations. Train traffic on the Mumbai-Delhi route was affected.

While the govt’s move to an online test can address some of the issues, experts say the deeper problems lie in the huge fee gap between govt and private medical colleges, leaving millions competing for limited affordable seats

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Afsluitdijk dam in the Netherlands highlighted Dutch expertise in water management, relevant to India's ambitious Kalpasar Project. This mega-project aims to create a freshwater reservoir in Gujarat, addressing water scarcity and flood protection, mirroring the multi-functional Dutch approach to climate resilience.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has struck down a 2003 ASI order permitting Friday namaz at the disputed site, in a verdict that aligns with the Supreme Court’s 2019 judgment in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case

USCIS now has the power to reject or deny immigration applications, even keeping fees, if an invalid signature is found months or years later. This new rule, effective July 10, 2026, applies broadly to most benefit requests, including visas and Green Cards. Applicants cannot usually fix signature errors after submission.

Following CBSE Class 12 results, Secretary Sanjay Kumar addressed concerns about the pass percentage drop, attributing it to the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. While OSM, first introduced in 2014, was successfully reimplemented this year, eliminating totalling errors, around 13,000 answer sheets faced legibility issues due to light ink, requiring manual re-evaluation

The milestone came during Punjab Kings’ IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.