The labour force participation rate (LFPR) in India, which is the indicator of employment, rose to 54.9 per cent among persons of age 15 years and above in July as compared to 54.2 per cent during June, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday.

The worker participation rate (WPR), another indicator of employment, among persons of age 15 years and above increased to 54.4 per cent in rural areas during July this year from the corresponding figure of 53.3 per cent observed in June 2025.

WPR in urban areas also registered a marginal increase to 47.0 per cent in July 2025 from 46.8 per cent in June 2025 for persons of the same age group, the data showed. This supports the LFPR figures of an increase in employment.

WPR for rural female of age 15 years and above was 35.5 per cent in July 2025 as compared to 23.5 per cent observed for urban female. The overall female WPR of the same age group at the country level was 31.6 per cent during the month.

At least three labourers were killed while one was severely injured after the wall of a septic tank they had recently constructed collapsed due to the impact of heavy rainfall in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, the police said on Monday.

The tragic incident occurred in Shiv City, a residential colony being developed under the jurisdiction of Rajendra Nagar police station.

Labourers were working inside a septic tank when the newly constructed wall collapsed.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Vinod Meena said that injured individual has been admitted at hospital and he is being treated.

US researchers are building a non-invasive system using ultrasound to deliver drugs anywhere in the body with precision, as well as with reduced side effects.

The new system, being developed by a team of Stanford University researchers, uses nanoparticles to encapsulate drugs along with ultrasound to unleash the drugs at their intended destinations.

In a study published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the team showed in rats that their system can deliver ketamine to specific regions of the brain and painkillers to specific nerves in limbs. Using a new sucrose formulation, they found that nanoparticles are safer, more stable, and easier to produce.

As many as 400 families depending on trade between Sikkim and Tibet are facing difficulties due to the prolonged closure of the border which has hit the common people on both sides, a report has highlighted.

The thriving border trade through Nathu La and the other two routes - Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand and Shipki La pass in Himachal Pradesh - came to a halt in 2020 when the Chinese army violated a series of bilateral protocols in eastern Ladakh.

"Officially, the reason for the suspension in border trade is shown to be the pandemic, but the fact remains that the pandemic ended long ago while the trade remains suspended for the past five years. The real reason for the suspension in trade is aggressive moves by China on the border, beginning in 2017 with the incursion in the Doklam Plateau in Bhutan, which is close to Nathu La," Nepal's online news portal reported.

Two new cases of polio have been detected in Pakistan, according to the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH). One polio case has been reported in Lower Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while another one has been detected in Sindh's Badin district, local media reported on Monday.

The new cases include a six-year-old girl from Lower Kohistan's Union Council Pattan and a 21-month-old girl from Union Council Matli-2, Badin, The News International reported. After the detection of these new cases, the total number of polio cases in Pakistan this year has reached 21, including 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, six from Sindh, and one case each from Punjab and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB).

Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children aged below five years, according to World Health Organisation (WHO). There is no cure for polio, however, it can only prevented by immunisation. The polio vaccine, given multiple times, can protect a child for life.

The Indian stock market ended the session in green on Monday after heavy buying in auto, banking and consumer durable stocks, amid the positive sentiment around upcoming GST reforms.

Sensex closed at 81,273.75, up 676.09 points or 0.84 per cent. The 30-share index opened the session with a huge gap-up at 81,315.79 against last session's closing of 80,597.66. Buoyed by overall buying post the GST reform announcement, the index touched an intraday high at 81,765.77.

Nifty settled at 24,876.95, up 245.65 points or 1.0 per cent.

"The proposed rationalisation of GST is a sentiment booster for the domestic market. Additionally, the recent conclusion of the US and Russia summit, without any escalation in geopolitical tensions, has helped ease investor anxiety," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited.

A light plane crashed in the Tselinograd district of Kazakhstan's Akmola region, killing the pilot and a passenger, the country's transport ministry said on Monday.

An Aerostar R40F UP-LA229 aircraft crashed during a general aviation flight without catching fire, said the ministry's press service.

"In line with the Rules for the Investigation of Aviation Accidents, a commission has been established. Staff from the ministry's department for the investigation of accidents have been dispatched to the crash site," said the service.

Public sector banks (PSBs) raised Rs 1,53,978 crore in the form of both equity and bonds during the last three financial years, the Parliament was informed on Monday.

Total amount of capital raised by PSBs in the form of both equity and bonds during three financial years (FY2022-23 to FY 2024-25) amounts to Rs 1,53,978 crore (Rs 44,942 crore in FY2022-23, Rs 57,380 crore in FY 2023-24, and Rs 51,656 crore in FY 2024-25), Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.

The fresh raising of capital by banks is used for various purposes, which include meeting the capital needs of banks to support credit growth, meeting regulatory requirements for capital adequacy, complying with minimum public shareholding norms by increasing public shareholding and strengthening the overall capital position of the bank, among others.

The death toll due to electrocution during the Sri Krishna Shobha Yatra in Hyderabad rose to six with one of the injured succumbing at a hospital on Monday.

The incident occurred at Gokulnagar in Ramanthapur, past midnight, when the Rath came into contact with an electric wire. The yatra was being taken as part of the Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations.

Four others were injured, and one of them, identified as Ganesh, succumbed while undergoing treatment at Osmania Hospital.