Breaking news highlights: Hyderabad Customs seize gold valued at ₹1.17 crore; 62,400 smuggled cigarettes

Seven people, accused in a recent shootout in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur, were arrested on Monday, and arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession, police said, PTI reported.

The steel city had, on July 7, witnessed a shootout incident between two rival criminal gangs near Old Mango Bridge over collecting levies from fish traders, a senior officer said.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on July 11 a plea of the Manipur government against the High Court order on the limited restoration of the internet in the State.

A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha said it will hear the case on Tuesday.

Hyderabad Customs officials on Monday said they have seized smuggled gold weighing 1.93 kg valued at ₹1.17 crore and over 62,000 smuggled Cigarette sticks in different cases at the international airport here. Based on passenger profiling and surveillance, the officers of Hyderabad Customs seized the smuggled gold and the cigarettes on July 9, a release from the Customs department said.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase the ceiling on the quantity of copra procurement to 40 per cent from the existing 25 per cent for the current season till September 2023 and enhancement of the procurement target to 90,000 MT from 56,000 MT to help stabilise the market price for the benefit of coconut growers.

Derek O'Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Dola Sen and Saket Gokhale are among the six candidates announced by the Trinamool Congress on Monday for as many Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal that will go to polls later this month.

India's third lunar mission, set for launch on Friday, is loaded with more fuel, a slew of safety measures and a bigger landing site, with ISRO saying it has opted for a "failure-based design" for the second attempt to ensure that the rover successfully lands on the moon even if some things go wrong.

Chandrayaan-3, set for lift-off at 2:35 pm on July 14, will be a follow-up mission after the crash-landing of Chandrayaan-2 in September 2019 due to a software glitch.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be conferred with Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune on August 1 in recognition of his supreme leadership and for awakening the feeling of patriotism among citizens, organisers said on Monday.

Amid the fresh polling at nearly 700 booths for panchayat elections in West Bengal, 35 crude bombs were recovered from a pond and a nearby field in the Beldanaga area of Murshidabad district. A team of bomb disposal squad reached the spot along with a team of local police to neutralise the bombs.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday filed his Rajya Sabha nomination papers at the Gujarat assembly in Gandhinagar in the presence of chief minister Bhupendra Patel and state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief C R Paatil.

Supreme Court issues notice on petition filed by Delhi government challenging the Centre’s ordinance taking control over services.

The Court issued notice on a separate application seeking stay on the Ordinance and directed the Centre to put in a reply by Monday when the stay of Ordinance will be taken up. The Delhi government cited the removal of 400 consultants by L-G to be also stayed.

The Court also permitted Lieutenant Governor to be made a party and issued notice to LG along with Central government.

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to prepone the hearing of a case related to RTI information on Prime Minister Modi's Graduation Degree. The court has listed the matter for hearing on October 13. An application seeking early hearing on the plea moved by Delhi University challenging Central Information Commission's (CIC's) 2016 direction to allow inspection of records.

The third G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting commenced on Monday in Hampi, Karnataka. The meeting under India's G20 presidency will conclude on July 12.

The Culture Working Group is working with delegates of the G20 member countries, guest nations and international organisations through an inclusive process of in-depth discussions.

Ukraine says recaptured 14 sq km from Russian forces last week

'You (Rahul Gandhi) only speak about hate and say you are running 'Mohabbat Ki Dukaan', you are running 'Mega mall of hate'," says JP Nadda in Godhra, Gujarat.

After filing his nomination for Rajya Sabha elections, EAM Dr S Jaishankar says, "...First of all I would like to express gratitude to PM Modi, BJP leadership and people and MLAs of Gujarat..Four years back, I received the honour to represent Gujarat in the Rajya Sabha. I received the opportunity to become a part of the changes in the country under the leadership of PM Modi in the last 4 years. I hope to be able to contribute to the progress that will take place in the coming 4 years..."

Russian shelling on an aid hub in the town of Orikhiv in southern Ukraine has killed four people, the regional governor said on Monday, calling it a "war crime".

Abdulla Shahid, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives will be in India on an official visit on 11-12 July. He will meet EAM Dr. S Jaishankar for discussions on bilateral, regional & international issues of mutual interest. The Foreign Minister will also deliver the 43rd Sapru House Lecture at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) in New Delhi.

A major fire broke out in the Odisha State Medical Corporations (OSMC) godown at Mancheswar Industrial estate here reducing medicines and medical equipment worth lakhs of rupees to ashes, police said.

The flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim with nearly 35,000 people in four districts (Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Jorhat and Sivasagar) and one sub-division (Biswanath) having been affected.

Following incessant rain, the water level of the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries is rising at many places in the state.

Supreme Court extends interim bail to AAP leader Satyendar Jain on medical grounds till further orders.

Supreme Court says it will list for hearing on July 31 a plea of Uddhav Thackeray-led faction, challenging an order of Election Commission of India allotting the party name and symbol ‘bow and arrow’ to the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Supreme Court agrees to hear today the Manipur government’s plea against the High Court order allowing the restoration of internet in the State.

TMC announces the candidature of Derek O'Brien, Dola Sen, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Samirul Islam, Prakash Chik Baraik and Saket Gokhale for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections.

Supreme Court agrees to take up bail petition of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on July 14. An urgent mentioning of the matter was made by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi citing the ill health of Sisodia's wife.

A man was killed after a dilapidated three-storey building collapsed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Monday morning, police said.