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• 17 Jul 2023, 10:41:18 PM IST

  Tesla directors settle lawsuit over compensation for $735 mn

  Tesla Inc's directors agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit challenging their compensation by returning to the company the value of 3.1 million stock options, worth $735 million, according to a Monday filing in a Delaware court, Reuters reported.

• 17 Jul 2023, 09:23:32 PM IST

  MP govt to set up 9,000 'CM Rise' schools, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

  The Madhya Pradesh government will set up 9,000 'CM Rise' schools to provide quality education, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in Shajapur district on Monday, PTI reported.

  He inaugurated a CM Rise School in Gulana village and announced that it would be named after legendary jurist and social reformer Babasaheb Ambedkar.

• 17 Jul 2023, 07:42:27 PM IST

  Pod of 55 pilot whales die after being stranded on a beach in Scotland

  A pod of 55 pilot whales have died after they were found washed ashore on a beach in Scotland in the worst mass whale stranding in the area, marine experts said Monday, AP reported.

  Marine rescuers, the coast guard and police were called to Traigh Mhor beach on the Isle of Lewis in northwest Scotland after receiving reports that dozens of the mammals were in difficulty there early Sunday.

  The British Divers Marine Life Rescue found that only 15 of the whales — a mixture of adults and calves — were still alive, and attempted to refloat two of the more active animals that were low down in the water.

  But by Sunday afternoon rescue teams decided that the remaining whales should be euthanised on welfare grounds, after considering the shallow beach, rough wave conditions and how long the whales had been out of the water.

• 17 Jul 2023, 07:40:49 PM IST

  ASSAM: Woman killed, five injured while attempting to re-encroach evicted forest land

  A middle-aged woman died in Assam's Sonitpur after forest officials allegedly fired on her. Five others in that area also sustained bullet injuries, according to the police.

  The incident happened at an evicted land in Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary in Sonitpur on Sunday night. Police said that some forest officials are also injured.

• 17 Jul 2023, 06:47:42 PM IST

  Sharad Pawar stands firm on his decision: Jayant Patil

  NCP State Chief Jayant Patil clarifies that Sharad Pawar's stance remains unchanged, dismissing speculations about reconciliation with Ajit Pawar's faction. Patil emphasised that there is no reason to doubt Pawar's position.

  While Sharad Pawar opted to skip the opposition meeting in Bengaluru today, he will be attending the meeting tomorrow, Patil said.

• 17 Jul 2023, 05:51:03 PM IST

  Russia pulls the plug on Ukraine grain export Agreement

  Russia ended the Ukraine grain-export deal nearly a year into the agreement, heightening uncertainty over global food supplies and escalating tensions in the region, Bloomberg reported.

  Moscow had repeatedly threatened to leave the pact, citing obstacles to its own exports. It last agreed to a two-month extension in May, which ends Monday. The corridor’s shutdown will hit key buyers like China, Spain and Egypt.

  “Unfortunately, the part concerning Russia in this Black Sea agreement has not been fulfilled so far,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian news agency Tass. “Therefore, it is terminated.” 

• 17 Jul 2023, 05:38:46 PM IST

  A 17-year boy drowned in Upvan lake in Maharashtra's Thane

  

  Boy drowned in Upvan Lake (Praful Gangurde HT photos)

  A 17-year-old Aditya Pawar, a resident of Lokmanya Nagar area of Maharashtra's ​​Thane, drowned in the lake while going for a swim in Upvan Lake.

• 17 Jul 2023, 05:26:26 PM IST

  Germany plans tougher rules to shield critical infrastructure

  Germany's Interior Ministry wants to introduce measures aimed at protecting the country's critical infrastructure, according to a draft plan seen by Reuters on Monday, amid concern over foreign influence in certain areas of the economy.

  The draft, which has been submitted to other government ministries for consultation, calls for establishing consistent regulation across Germany's 16 states to protect strategically important infrastructure in various sectors.

• 17 Jul 2023, 04:51:42 PM IST

  UP ATS takes Pak national Seema Haider into custody

  UP ATS takes Pakistani national Seema Haider and her Indian lover Sachin in custody from Gautam Budh Nagar to quiz them further. Seema entered India illegally and has been living in a house in Noida with Sachin.

• 17 Jul 2023, 04:08:05 PM IST

  Day before NDA meet, Chirag Paswan at Shah's residence

  Chirag Paswan, who leads his faction of the LJP, arrives at Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah's residence in Delhi, day before meeting of the BJP-led NDA and former alliance members.

• 17 Jul 2023, 03:55:00 PM IST

  5-story apartment building collapses in Cairo, killing at least 9 people

  A five-story apartment building collapsed Monday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, leaving at least nine people dead, authorities said to news agency AP.

• 17 Jul 2023, 03:23:41 PM IST

  Indian Army and J&K Police foiled a major infiltration bid in Poonch district

  Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police foiled a major infiltration bid on the night of July 16-17 in Krishna Ghati Sector in Poonch district. Major war-like stores recovered, include one AK-74 rifle with magazine, 11 rounds and other stores for sustenance.

• 17 Jul 2023, 03:09:21 PM IST

  Georgia mass shooting suspect is killed during intense search; 3 officers wounded, police say

  Officers on Sunday shot and killed a man wanted in four weekend killings near Atlanta during an exchange of gunfire, with a sheriff's deputy and two police officers wounded in the incident, AP reported.

• 17 Jul 2023, 02:52:09 PM IST

  SC to hear Delhi govt's petition challenging ordinance on Thursday

  The Supreme Court will hear Delhi govt's petition challenging ordinance on Thursday.

• 17 Jul 2023, 01:35:57 PM IST

  PM Modi to inaugurate ‘shell-shaped’ new terminal building of Port Blair airport tomorrow

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to virtually inaugurate the new integrated terminal building at Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands tomorrow. See pics 

• 17 Jul 2023, 11:53:17 AM IST

  Amit Shah chairs meet on ‘Drugs Trafficking and National Security’ in New Delhi

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs Regional Conference on ‘Drugs Trafficking and National Security’ in New Delhi; over 1,44,000 kilograms of drugs being destroyed in various parts of the country by NCB, in coordination with ANTFs of all states.

• 17 Jul 2023, 11:31:42 AM IST

  Ukraine says retook territory near Bakhmut in past week

  Ukraine said on Monday its forces had retaken several square kilometres of territory around the eastern city of Bakhmut, which Russian forces seized in May.

  Kyiv last month began its highly anticipated fightback against entrenched Russian troops after stockpiling Western weapons and building up its offensive forces.

• 17 Jul 2023, 11:22:05 AM IST

  Opposition party MLA's & MLC's protest on first day of monsoon session at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai

  The first day of the monsoon session at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai witnessed a fiery start as opposition party Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA's) and Members of Legislative Council (MLC's) staged a protest.

• 17 Jul 2023, 11:14:02 AM IST

  Himachal: One person killed, three injured in cloud burst at Kullu

  At least one person was killed and three others injured in a cloud burst that occurred near Kayas village in Kullu district around 4am on Monday, the administration said.

  "An incident of cloud burst has occurred near village Kayas, (Raysan) Tehsil & District Kullu. In this incident one person died on the spot and three persons got injuries," District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC), Kullu, said in a statement, adding the victims were washed away in a vehicle.

• 17 Jul 2023, 10:53:27 AM IST

  Two friends drown in Jharkhand waterfall

  Two teenage friends on a fun trip drowned in a waterfall, while six other friends had a close shave in Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said on Monday.

  The incident happened at Sugga Bandh, a famous waterfall of the district, around 4 pm on Sunday after eight friends from neighbouring Palamu district visited the place.

• 17 Jul 2023, 10:18:42 AM IST

  Two killed, child wounded in ’emergency’ on Russian Crimea bridge

  Two people died and their daughter was injured on the Crimea Bridge early on Monday, Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region in southern Russia said.

• 17 Jul 2023, 10:11:29 AM IST

  ED raids Tamil Nadu minister Ponmudi's residences in Chennai and Viluppuram

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted searches at Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister Ponmudi's residences, the officials said.

• 17 Jul 2023, 09:53:03 AM IST

  Over 6,200 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath

  The 15th batch of more than 6,200 Amarnath pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here early on Monday morning amid tight security, officials said.

  As many as 2,29,221 devotees have paid obeisance at the Amarnath shrine since the annual pilgrimage began on July 1.

• 17 Jul 2023, 09:06:29 AM IST

  Fire breaks out in Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express in Madhya Pradesh

  A fire broke out in a coach of Vande Bharat Express train going from Bhopal to Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Terminal at Kurwai Kethora railway station in Madhya Pradesh earlier on Monday. However, no injury was reported in the incident.

• 17 Jul 2023, 08:47:48 AM IST

  Infiltration bid along LoC in J-K's Poonch foiled

  Army on Monday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a defence spokesperson said.

  The infiltration bid was foiled in the joint operation which is still underway, he said.

• 17 Jul 2023, 08:46:46 AM IST

  Minor rise in Yamuna River water level recorded in Delhi

  A minor rise in the water level of the Yamuna River has been recorded in Delhi. The rise was observed in the morning when the water level reached 205.50 meters at 8 am.

• 17 Jul 2023, 08:33:57 AM IST

  Delhi: Drone visuals of relief camps in Mayur Vihar Phase 1

• 17 Jul 2023, 08:04:46 AM IST

  Six killed, one injured after SUV collides with truck near Madhya Pradesh's Sagar

  At least six persons were killed and another was injured when the SUV they were travelling in collided with a truck near Sagar city in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday evening, police said.

• 17 Jul 2023, 07:05:54 AM IST

  Jharkhand | Devotees throng Baba Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar to offer prayers, on the second Monday of 'Sawan' month

• 17 Jul 2023, 06:40:19 AM IST

  Monsoon session of Maharashtra legislature begins today

  The Monsoon Session of the Maharashtra legislature is set to begin in Mumbai on Monday. The three-week session would be held from Monday (July 17) till August 4 at the Vidhan Bhavan Complex in Nariman Point.

  It will be the first session after former Leader of Opposition and NCP leader, Ajit Pawar, broke ranks with his uncle, Sharad Pawar, who is also the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo, and joined hands with the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance along with a bunch of NCP MLAs.

• 17 Jul 2023, 06:16:59 AM IST

  U'khand: Landslides triggered by rains; Ganga breaches danger mark, alert issued in Haridwar

  Rains lashed many places in Uttarakhand on Sunday, triggering landslides that blocked several roads, even as the Ganga crossed the danger mark in Devprayag and the warning level in Haridwar due to heavy release of water from the dam on the Alaknanda river.

  According to officials, the Ganga was flowing at 463.20 metres following which water filled up in Sangam Ghat, Ramkund, Dhaneshwar Ghat and Fuladi Ghat. There was also a tremendous jump in the water level of the Ganga after 2,000-3,000 cusecs of water was released from the dam of the GVK hydroelectric project built on the Alaknanda river.

• 17 Jul 2023, 05:58:41 AM IST

  Fire breaks out at plastic factory in Ludhiana, no casualty

  A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Punjab's Ludhiana late on Sunday night.

  On receiving information, around six to seven fire tenders rushed to the spot and the situation was brought under control, officials said.