Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu released a white paper on the state's finances in the Assembly and accused the previous CM Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government of "destroying" the state's economy. He claimed the state faced a loss of up to ₹7 lakh crore during YSRCP's rule. "Andhra Pradesh was growing faster than Telangana between 2014 and 2019," he said.

A cloudburst led to flash floods in some villages in the Tehri Garhwal area of Uttarakhand on Friday. According to a PTI report, road connectivity to dozens of villages in the upper regions has been completely cut off amid the flooding. PTI shared a video showing the Bal Ganga and Dharam Ganga rivers flowing through the area are in spate.

A three-storey building collapsed in Navi Mumbai's Shahbaz village on Saturday morning amid heavy rains in the region. It is feared that several people may be trapped under the debris. Police, fire brigade and NDRF have reached the spot. News agency ANI has shared a video in which NDRF officials could be seen carrying out the rescue operation.

PM Narendra Modi is likely to visit Ukraine in August for the first time since the Russian invasion in 2022, reports said. Earlier in July, he visited Russia and told Russian President Vladimir Putin that a solution "cannot be found on the battlefield". PM Modi and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy.

Actor John Vijay has been accused of inappropriate behaviour and sexual misconduct by several women. Singer and voice actress Chinmayi Sripada recently shared screenshots of some of the anonymous complaints she received. The complaints began after a woman journalist claimed John tried to touch her hip during an interview. In the screenshots, some women accused John of "ogling".

Actor Sundeep Kishan has defended his restaurant, Vivaha Bhojanambu, after it was raided on July 8 for flouting food safety rules. Sundeep said that seven outlets of his restaurant donate food packets worth ₹4 lakh every month. "When donating ₹4 lakhs worth of food free, why would we save an expired rice packet that costs a few bucks?" he added.

Police have identified the man who killed 24-year-old Kriti Kumari in a PG in Bengaluru as the former boyfriend of the victim's roommate. Police said the accused and Kriti's roommate used to fight over him being unemployed and Kriti would often intervene. Kriti had reportedly advised her roommate to distance herself from him, which allegedly led him to kill her.

After revised results of NEET-UG 2024 were declared, a total of 17 candidates shared the top rank as opposed to 61 candidates in the previous results. In the results declared on June 4, 67 candidates had secured a perfect 720. This was later reduced to 61 after NTA removed grace marks initially awarded on account of the loss of time.

The Haridwar administration's recent decision to cover mosques and mazar with sheets along the Kanwar route ignited controversy among local residents. In response to the backlash, the administration reversed its decision within a few hours. This comes soon after recent controversies in the region, such as the dispute over the display of nameplates of shops during Kanwar Yatra.

Maharashtra Police has summoned an X user and seven others over fake news about Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's daughter Anjali. A parody account with the handle @dhruvrahtee had allegedly claimed that Anjali had cleared the exam without appearing for it. "Dhruv Rathee confirmed that the tweets were not by him...The tweets against Anjali...are defamatory in nature," an officer said.

VCK founder president and Lok Sabha MP Thol Thirumavalavan has demanded the Centre initiate proactive measures to implement the stipulated percentage of reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions, as directed by the Supreme Court. Thirumavalavan raised the demand in a memorandum submitted to the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment.

Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Earth Sciences, announced the discovery of 1,600 tonnes of lithium in Karnataka's Mandya and Yadgiri districts. The Atomic Minerals Directorate located these deposits in the Marlagalla area. Singh said efforts are ongoing to explore lithium across India, noting its global importance. Lithium, a highly reactive metal, is crucial for modern technologies.

A massive decline in the population of Indian vultures led to deaths of around 5,00,000 humans between 2000-2005, according to a study. The scavenging birds, considered nature's sanitation service, play an important role by removing dead animals that contain bacteria and pathogens. The collapse in their population led to an uptick in human deaths due to the spread of diseases.

A thief reportedly took a bottle from the refrigerator and left a ₹20 note on a table after finding nothing to steal at a hotel in Telangana. CCTV footage of the incident shows the thief purportedly expressing his disappointment at not finding anything to the cameras. The incident took place on July 18 as per the timestamp.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that PM Narendra Modi wanted that the Budget should be "simple" and there should be no "fine print". She also recalled how the Budgets used to be "so complex" and how late lawyer Nani Palkhivala would do sessions to explain them. She added that Palkhivala's sessions were called the "budget of the people".

The Allahabad High Court recently said, "(Such relationships) are not acceptable in the society. We are not living in a western country." "We live in a country where people believe in culture and traditions...We're proud of it," the court further said. The court was hearing a case where a Muslim girl requested to be with her Hindu live-in partner.

The man accused of murdering 24-year-old Kriti Kumari inside her hostel in Bengaluru has been arrested in Madhya Pradesh, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda confirmed, adding that he is being brought to Bengaluru. Kumari, a native of Bihar, was seen crying for help in CCTV footage of the incident. She worked at a private company in Bengaluru.

Defence officials confirmed on Saturday that five Indian Army soldiers, including a Major-rank official, were injured in Machil in J&K's Kupwara during an encounter with terrorists. One of the injured soldiers lost his life. Reportedly, forces detected the movement of suspected militants and challenged them following which the terrorists opened fire. Initially, three soldiers were injured.

A total of 17 candidates scored a perfect 720 score in NEET-UG after revised results were declared. They are- Mridul Manya Anand, Ayush Naugraiya, Mazin Mansoor, Prachita, Saurav, Divyansh, Gunmay Garg, Arghyadeep Dutta, Shubhan Sengupta, Aryan Yadav, Palansha Agarwal, Rajaneesh P, Sreenand Sharmil, Mane Neha Kuldeep, Taijas Singh, Devesh Joshi and Iram Quazi. The results were declared on Friday.

Five BJP-led states have announced job quotas for Agniveers in recruitment for government jobs on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Friday. The five states are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Earlier this month, Haryana, which also has a BJP-led government, had announced a 10% horizontal reservation for Agniveers in some government jobs.

Nine of the total 23 IITs in India have decided to withdraw the option of letting first-year students switch their branches after the first year. The move is aimed at de-stressing the students, who've to score a CGPA higher than 7.50 to be eligible for the branch change. As per experts, only 10% students are able to switch branches.

Amid claims of a rift in BJP's Uttar Pradesh unit, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said the UP CM Yogi Adityanath will be removed from the CM's post "very soon". Singh said, "Arvind Kejriwal had said long ago that PM Narendra Modi wants to remove (UP CM) Yogi." He added, "This is PM Modi's game and he wants to remove Yogi."

A video has surfaced wherein Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar could be seen reacting to AAP MP Sanjay Singh's demand to increase jail budget. Dhankhar called Singh's remarks "emotional" and asked BJP leader JP Nadda to consider his request. "[Singh]...made a very emotional appeal to increase jail budget. You should look into it," VP Dhankhar told Nadda.

Sanjay Kumar from Bihar has been charged in Houston with selling counterfeit cancer drugs, including Keytruda, in the US. Kumar faces up to 100 years in prison for five counts: one of conspiracy to traffic counterfeit drugs and four of their trafficking, each carrying a maximum of 20 years. He allegedly conspired with others to distribute the fake oncology medicines.

Museum of Solutions (MuSo) in Mumbai has been featured in TIME's World's Greatest Places 2024. MuSo founder Tanvi Jindal Shete said, "We are deeply honoured...We shall continue with our mission of inspiring...future change-makers through creativity and innovation." The list, which mentions 100 places, also features the Manam Chocolate in Hyderabad and a boutique hotel, Naar, in Himachal Pradesh.