Russia's five-hour overnight assault on Sunday sent roughly 41 ballistic missiles, including Iskander-M and Zircon types, alongside more than 125 drones at Kyiv and other cities, killing at least six. Ukraine downed 108 drones and 18 missiles. Analysts read the mixed salvo as an attempt to swamp radars while Kyiv rations scarce Patriot interceptors. Moscow said it hit drone plants and fuel depots.
In an interview, Vikrant Massey said he treats friendship with a former partner as a red flag, noting that neither he nor wife Sheetal Thakur stays in touch with exes. He also argued that concealing a long relationship is questionable. The pair met in 2015, grew close filming Broken But Beautiful, married in February 2022 and had son Vardaan in 2024.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered yearly testosterone-deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve personnel aged 30 and above, arguing it supports military readiness. Doctors have questioned what scientific evidence underpins the requirement. It joins a series of health policy changes from Hegseth and other Trump administration officials that specialists say lack a clear clinical basis.
Telangana launched its Indiramma Indlu housing scheme for Hyderabad's Core Urban Region on Monday, with ministers unveiling the online application form at the state secretariat. Unlike the rural version, these will be 582 sq ft flats in high-rise towers. The government will contribute a Rs 5 lakh subsidy, with beneficiaries expected to put in around Rs 6 lakh.
Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Monday that no proposal to abolish long-term capital gains tax on equity transactions is currently under consideration. The question had pressed for a timeline, arguing a rollback would lift sentiment and level the field between domestic and foreign investors. The answer ends months of speculation.
Lock Upp season two contestant Shreya Kalra accused actor Ram Kapoor of kissing her without consent after she won a task that saved him from elimination, telling him to respect boundaries. His wife, actor Gautami Kapoor, posted a video defending him, saying he entered the show without strategy, that episodes are edited, and that the criticism is reaching their family.
Motorola's Edge 70 Max reached Indian shelves a week after launch, priced at Rs 54,999 for 8GB/256GB and Rs 59,999 for 12GB, sold via Flipkart. Introductory offers cut Rs 5,000 through a bank discount or exchange bonus. The fifth model in the Edge 70 line runs a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, a 6.8-inch 144Hz AMOLED screen and a 7,100mAh battery.
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar warned Karnataka officials against negligence in handling the drought, naming drinking water, cattle fodder, crop-loss insurance and new borewells in rural areas as the priorities. He pressed them to make field visits instead of relying on paperwork and data, and to be ready with facts and figures for inspection teams arriving shortly from the Centre.
Prime Minister Peter Magyar has put forward grandmaster Judit Polgar for Hungary's presidency and plans to meet her to ask whether she will serve. The office fell vacant after lawmakers amended the constitution to remove Tamas Sulyok, a Viktor Orban ally who stepped down on Sunday. Parliament must choose a successor within 30 days. Human Rights Watch criticised the amendment.
IDBI Bank reported net profit of Rs 2,115 crore for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, a rise of 5% from a year earlier, with net interest income up 10%. The lender released the results on Monday. Only the headline figures were published initially, with asset quality, provisions and margin detail still to be disclosed in the fuller statement.
Portronics has launched the Pure Sound Pro X2 in India, a 150W 5.1-channel system pairing a soundbar with two satellite speakers and a wired subwoofer. It offers Bluetooth 5.4, HDMI ARC, optical, USB and AUX inputs, plus four EQ presets and a remote. The launch price is Rs 5,999 against an MRP of Rs 9,999, sold through Amazon and Flipkart.
Security checks ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's march to Parliament brought Delhi-NCR traffic to a crawl on Monday, with jams on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, DND Flyway, Ghazipur border and Sarai Kale Khan. Some commuters reported journeys of over two hours. The Metro shut Rajiv Chowk, Janpath, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat and Seva Teerth stations, stranding passengers.
Andrew and Tristan Tate were detained in Miami on Saturday on a sealed US Marshals warrant after British prosecutors authorised further charges, taking their combined total to 59 counts involving seven alleged victims between 2010 and 2017. Both deny all allegations. A presidential pardon is not available, since that power reaches only US federal offences, not British charges.
Cheers gave way to tears across Buenos Aires as Argentina's hopes of another Messi-led comeback died in the 1-0 defeat to Spain. At Cafe Relax in the historic centre, supporters said the sharpest grief was not the scoreline but the near-certainty that this was 39-year-old Lionel Messi's final World Cup, ending a run of narrow wins that had bred confidence.
The Nifty Pharma index climbed 1.65% on Monday even as the wider market slid, with Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Mankind Pharma gaining over 3% and Cipla, Divi's, Laurus Labs and Alkem more than 2%. Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem surged 20% to a 52-week high of Rs 1,714.10 on strong Q1 results. The Sensex was down 671 points as crude climbed.
After Vikram-1 reached a 450km orbit on July 18, Skyroot has become India's first spacetech unicorn at a $1.1 billion valuation, pricing launches at $5-10 million and targeting quarterly flights this year rising to monthly by 2027. India's space economy is projected to climb from $8.4 billion to $44 billion by 2033, with Agnikul, Pixxel and Bellatrix chasing commercial contracts.
ZEE5 has picked up Pooja Meri Jaan, the Mrunal Thakur and Huma Qureshi thriller on stalking and cybercrime that finished post-production in late 2022. Commissioned for JioCinema, it stalled when that service merged with Disney+ Hotstar. Director Navjot Gulati has described the delay as career-damaging and blamed a pricing dispute with Maddock Films. No premiere date has been announced.
The BSE Sensex fell 523.22 points to 77,628.23 and the Nifty dropped 134.10 to 24,198.25 in early Monday trade, weighed down by heavy selling in HDFC Bank and a jump in crude prices driven by US-Iran tensions. Kotak Mahindra Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, Maruti and Bajaj Finance also lagged, while Reliance gained about 1% on record June-quarter core profit.
Candidates have alleged score and OMR discrepancies following the NEET UG 2026 re-test. Kanpur aspirant Arya Singh says her total showed 540 before dropping to 167 within hours, against the 609 her answer sheet suggested. The NTA counters that many sheets circulating online are fake or AI-generated and has warned of legal action. The re-test followed the exam's cancellation over a leak.
Delhi's Central district police registered 10 FIRs and arrested 10 men aged 25 to 30 between July 13 and 18 under the POCSO and IT Acts for storing and circulating child sexual abuse material. The leads came from the US-run NCMEC CyberTipline, fed by Google's hash-matching and AI detection. Seized devices are with forensics and further arrests are expected.