The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Kolkata Zonal Office, has conducted searches at nine locations across Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Sriganganagar, and Mumbai in connection with a money laundering probe against the Sahara Group.

State Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena on Tuesday launched a pioneering cloud seeding experiment at the Jamwaramgarh Dam area to revive Ramgarh Lake and tackle the region’s water crisis.

In a tragic incident, a 13-year-old boy has committed suicide in the Singla area of Balasore district in Odisha as his parents prevented him from going on the Kanwar Yatra to a Shiva Temple in Puri, said a police official on Tuesday.

Cyber crooks have left Delhiites poorer by Rs 70.64 crore in 184 financial crimes in the first half of 2025 till June 30, official data showed on Tuesday.

A prolonged encounter between District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel and Maoists is reportedly underway since Tuesday morning in the dense forested terrain of Gangaloor on Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.

The operation, which began on Monday as part of a coordinated anti-Maoist offensive, has seen intermittent exchanges of fire, underscoring the persistent volatility in the region.

According to police sources, two DRG jawans sustained minor injuries during the gunfight. Both have been stabilised and are reported to be out of danger.

After receiving first aid at a local facility, they were referred to Raipur for advanced medical care and observations.

The Meteorological Department on Tuesday said that several districts in South Bengal are likely to receive more rain from Thursday onwards, with a low-pressure area expected to form over the north Bay of Bengal in the coming days.

Some south Bengal districts have been witnessing light to moderate rains for the last few days, with the day’s highest temperature increasing above normal at many places.

The combination of high temperatures and humidity has made conditions uncomfortable, but relief is expected soon.

The Southwest monsoon, which has become vigorous over Tamil Nadu, is set to bring widespread scattered rainfall in many parts of the state until Wednesday.

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, has warned of heavy rainfall in some northern districts over the next two days.

According to the RMC, an upper-air cyclonic circulation over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Telangana is likely to intensify the rain activity in northern parts of Tamil Nadu.

The system is expected to trigger light to moderate showers in a few places in north Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, while districts such as Tiruvallur and Ranipet may experience heavy spells.

The state investigation agency (SIA) of J&K CID on Tuesday raided eight places in Srinagar in connection with the murder of a Kashmiri Pandit woman in 1990.

Officials said that the SIA is carrying out multiple raids at different locations in Srinagar in connection with the murder case of a Kashmir Pandit woman.

Sarla Bhat, 27, belonged to Anantnag district and was working as a nurse in Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in the Soura area of Srinagar city.

She was abducted from the institute’s hostel on April 18, 1990. Her bullet-riddled body was found on April 19, 1990, on the road in the Malbagh area of Srinagar city.

In yet another tragic incident of self-immolation in Odisha, a 13-year-old girl on Monday died allegedly after setting herself on fire in Phiringimala village of Bargarh district on Monday.

As per reports, the girl was spotted half burnt at a field near her uncle’s house at Phiringimala village in Gaisilet police limits in the morning.

She was immediately rushed to the VSS Medical College and hospital, Burla, in Sambalpur district for advanced treatment.

The victim succumbed to the burn injuries while undergoing treatment at the medical college in the afternoon, informed Abilash G., the In-charge Superintendent of Police, Bargarh district.

He said, “The victim is a minor.. Her family members filed a report claiming that she had set herself on fire. Based on their report, we have registered an Unnatural Death case in this regard, while the inquest and post-mortem of the body are going on. We have been investigating the reasons behind the death. The video containing her statement after the incident has also been seized by police,” said Abilash.