A senior official from the Ministry of Health has filed a criminal complaint against a self-proclaimed currency market investor, alleging a meticulously orchestrated scam that siphoned off Rs 31 lakh from the complainant and his family.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the Project Director of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Telangana and a private person while accepting a bribe.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said a joint committee comprising senior officials of the Central Water Commission (CWC), the governments of Haryana and Delhi would be constituted to make the Yamuna river clean and pure on the lines of the Ganga.

In a significant breakthrough, Jaisalmer Police have busted a fake currency racket and arrested two accused with counterfeit notes valued at Rs 67,000.

In a tragic incident, six children, including a girl, drowned in a pond in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district on Wednesday.

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) recorded a net addition of 21.89 lakh members in June this year, marking the highest ever increase since payroll data tracking began in April 2018, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.

India's express logistics sector is projected to reach $18-$22 billion by FY30, doubling in size, a report said on Wednesday.

The sector grew from $3 billion in FY17 to $9 billion in FY25, with a compound annual growth rate of 12 to 15 percent. In FY25, the express industry is supporting 2.8 to 3 million jobs and contributing $1 to $1.5 billion to GST revenues and $650 million to customs revenues, according to the Express Industry Council of India (EICI) report.

Looking ahead, the report said that this sector will act as a vital enabler for e-commerce, MSMEs and cross-border trade, as it has already transformed from a logistics facilitator to an essential service provider.

The sector played a crucial role during the Covid-19 pandemic by supporting the largest vaccination drive and ensuring the priority delivery of essential goods, it said. Post-pandemic growth is being driven by high internet and smartphone penetration, exponential growth of e-commerce, the rise of MSME output and significant infrastructure expansion into tier 2 and 3 cities, the report said.

The combined index of India’s eight core industries increased by 2 per cent in July this year compared to the same month of the previous year, according to data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Wednesday.

The production of steel, cement, fertiliser, and electricity recorded positive growth in July, the official statement said.

The eight core industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and are an indicator of the overall industrial growth.

The final growth rate of the eight core industries for June this year was observed at 2.2 per cent, while the cumulative growth rate during April to July, 2025-26 works out to 1.6 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said Wednesday relations with Japan are "very important" with many opportunities for mutual cooperation.

Kim made the remarks during a meeting with Japanese delegates visiting Seoul to attend the Korea-Japan Forum, as President Lee Jae Myung was set to visit Tokyo later this week for summit talks with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, News Agency reported.

"With the launch of the new administration, South Korea and Japan are moving forward on a future-oriented path," Kim said. "The two countries have a very important relationship with many areas of mutual cooperation, and the president's decision to visit Japan was made in that context."

The Japanese delegates expressed Tokyo's commitment to continue efforts in building "a more mature, robust and future-oriented" bilateral relationship.

West Bengal Police have arrested a woman and her lover from Andhra Pradesh on charges of killing her three-year-old daughter.

The accused, Nazira Bibi and her lover Tajuddin Molla, were arrested from Andhra Pradesh by Parulia Coastal Police in South 24 Paraganas district based on a complaint lodged by her husband, Azahar Lashkar.

Diamond Harbour Police District's Additional SP (Zonal) Mitun Kumar Dey said that the child was taken to Andhra Pradesh's Katrenikona area and killed.

Initially, the duo claimed it was an accident, but during interrogation, they confessed that they considered the child an obstacle to their new life together.

Nazira said as she was pregnant with her lover's child; therefore, the daughter from her previous marriage was seen as a threat to their future.