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The Railway Board has approved the appointment of around 7,220 ex-servicemen on a contractual basis for the post of gateman in the Engineering department

This follows attacks on the merchant vessels MT Al Bahiyah and MT Mombasa in the Strait of Hormuz. The two ships together had 30 Indian crew members in a total strength of 46

Indian seafarer aboard oil tanker recalls incentives from his employer to make the risky transit via route near Oman, the threats from the Iranian side to stop, and encouragement from the U.S. Navy to move ahead

The move paves the way for 201 families to secure full ownership rights of their lands after nearly a century; however, retains vacant government land and public institution sites under government control

Sabari Varman, 34, a differently abled resident of Eeththankaadu near Suchindram, was arrested on July 9 for allegedly possessing the banned gutka and remanded in custody. He died in the prison there under suspicious circumstances on July 12

As many as 1,741 entries have been received for the festival. The process of selecting documentaries and short films for the competition, non-competition and Malayalam non-competition categories is in progress

Sleeper cells being formed by luring economically weaker youth via social media, says anti-terror agency

The Ministry of Culture has released ₹5 crore under the Museum Grant Scheme for the construction of new building of the museum - a home to nearly 5,000 palm-leaf scripts dating back to the 17th, 18th and 19th century

The order has been issued by Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh following a representation from the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI)

To seek support for Kerala government’s anti-drug enforcement drive, Operation Toofan

Five fishermen are still missing from the vessel that went missing off the coast on July 2

“We expect and hope that the international community will hold Pakistan fully accountable for egregious abuses and misdeeds,” says MEA spokesperson

A temple employee allegedly removed a bundle of cash while counting was underway; police arrested three employees

The 53-year-old businessman is alleged by the agency to have routed ill-gotten money from the betting app into the entities owned and controlled by him; the ED recorded that it has attached properties of Mr. Garg, his family members and firms owned by him, valued at ₹940.77 crore

Revanth Reddy requests Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ramamohan Naidu to examine the possibility of operating seaplane services between Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada and Hussainsagar; no link between politics and development - politics only during elections, says Chief Minister Not appropriate to criticise the State for consulting Centre to resolve problems and speed up development

Less than 8% of Indian citizens hold a passport, says Randhir Jaiswal; the response came weeks after a government official referred to the Indian passport as a “travel document” and said that it is not a “citizenship document”.