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'We will give them very good protection and security': US President Donald Trump

 If you look back long before President Putin, it was always a statement that they would never allow Ukraine into NATO, but we haven't discussed any of that yet. We will be discussing that today. We will give them very good protection and security, and that is a part of it," said US President Donald Trump.

Trump meets Zelenskyy at White House, addresses reporters

It's an honour to have the President of Ukraine with us. We have had a lot of good discussions, a lot of good talks. I think progress is being made, very substantial progress in many ways. We had a good meeting just a short while ago with the President of Russia. I think, there is a possibility that something could come out of it and today's meeting is very important. We have 7 very powerful leaders from Europe and are going to be meeting with them right after this meeting: Donald Trump

Zelenskyy meets Trump at White House

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the White House to meet US President Donald Trump

Teenage rape victim takes poison, dies at hospital in Meerut

A 15-year-old gang rape survivor from Meerut died two days after consuming poison, police said. The girl was allegedly raped by three youths in a sugarcane field on August 9, who also filmed the assault. A complaint was filed by her mother with the help of a lawyer.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins 2-day India visit

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began his two-day visit to India to hold border talks with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. Wang's visit comes days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Chennai to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

10 senior IAS, IPS officers deployed to oversee rescue work in cloudburst-hit Chisoti

The Lieutenant Governoror administration on Monday deployed 10 senior IAS and IPS officers to supervise relief and rescue operations in the cloudburst-hit Chisoti village of Kishtwar district that left 62 people dead. The officers will be deployed for the next eight days, with one IAS and one IPS officer overseeing operations for two days each.

Lok Sabha honours Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla

Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla extends heartfelt congratulations on behalf of the House to Indian Air Force test pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, on Monday. Shukla is the first Indian to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Axiom Mission-4.

Mumbai schools closed, roads choked after heavy rain

 Mumbaikars woke up to very heavy rainfall on Monday, while the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘red’ alert, forecasting extremely heavy rains at isolated places in the city and adjoining areas, prompting the civic body to declare a holiday for schools and colleges. Roads in several areas got inundated after the heavy downpour. Some low-lying areas like the Andheri Subway and Lokhandwala Complex witnessed water accumulation at a few locations, affecting traffic movement. 

'Weep for dogs, not for dead humans': Ram Gopal Verma attacks animal lovers over SC's order on strays

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has shared a series of posts on X hitting out at animal lovers who have criticised the Supreme Court's recent order directing the Delhi administration to move street dogs to shelters, citing a spike in dog bite cases, rabies and human fatalities.

Chhattisgarh: Police jawan killed, 3 injured as IED planted by Maoists explodes in Bijapur

A police jawan was killed and three other personnel were injured as an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Maoists exploded in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, reports said on Monday, citing officials.

Grandparents held for strangling 6-month-old baby girl to death in Jalandhar

A six-month-old baby girl was allegedly strangled to death by her maternal grandparents in Bhogpur area of Jalandhar. Her body was recovered on Saturday from a secluded spot in Hoshiarpur’s Tanda, police said.

BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik hospitalised, condition stable

BJD chief and Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, was admitted to a private hospital here on Sunday due to dehydration.

His health condition is stated to be stable and is improving.

"Shri Naveen Patnaik was admitted to SUM Ultimate Medicare, Bhubaneswar, at 5.15 pm today due to dehydration. His condition is stable and he is responding well to treatment," a bulletin issued by the private hospital said.

Haryana introduces community service guidelines for first-time offenders in petty crimes

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The Haryana government has introduced community service guidelines, 2025, aimed at replacing jail terms for certain first-time offenders with structured and socially useful work.

Sumita Misra, additional chief secretary (ACS), home and administration of justice, said this reform, anchored in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, reflects a shift from retribution to rehabilitation, a philosophy increasingly embraced by progressive legal systems across the globe.