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• 17 Jun 2023, 11:01:00 PM IST

  UN chief condemns 'appalling' deadly attack on Uganda school

  UN chief condemns 'appalling' deadly attack on Uganda school, reports AFP. 

• 17 Jun 2023, 10:23:06 PM IST

  Union ministers to take part in Yoga Day celebrations at different places

  As a part of International Yoga Day celebrations, many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in programs at different places.

  The International Day of Yoga is celebrated on June 21.

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the Yoga Day celebrations at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, America, while Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister will be in the country.

• 17 Jun 2023, 10:19:07 PM IST

  Putin says Ukrainian grain exports are not solving global food crisis

  Exports of Ukrainian grain under a deal ensuring its safe passage through the Black Sea are not helping to resolve Africa's problems with high global food prices as only 3% have gone to the poorest countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin told African leaders on Saturday, reported Reuters.

• 17 Jun 2023, 09:42:41 PM IST

  Father stabs son over mobile app delay in east Delhi's Madhu Vihar

  A man in Madhu Vihar here on Saturday allegedly stabbed his 23-year-old son when he intervened in a fight between him and his wife which began over downloading of a mobile app, police said.

  Ashok Singh, 64, had retired from Engineers India Limited as senior manager in 2019, and lives in IP Extension with wife and son Aditya Singh, a computer engineer in Gurugram, a senior police officer said.

• 17 Jun 2023, 09:27:59 PM IST

  Thunderstorms, light intensity rainfall likely to occur in parts of Delhi NCR

  Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC) on Saturday predicted thunderstorms with light-intensity rain in Delhi-NCR.

  "Thunderstorm with light intensity rain NCR ( Manesar) Farukhnagar, Kosali, Sohana, Rewari, Bawal, Nuh (Haryana) Nandgaon, Barsana, Jalesar, Sadabad (U.P.) Bhiwari, Tizara, Khairthal, Deeg (Rajasthan)," RWFC tweeted.

  Additionally, it predicted the light intensity rain or drizzle for some areas including NCR ( Loni Dehat, Greater Noida), Shikarpur, Khurja, Pahasu, Debai, Jattari (U.P.), \Kotputli, and Viratnagar (Rajasthan) during the next 2 hours.

• 17 Jun 2023, 09:01:51 PM IST

  Two killed in tanker-container truck collision in UP's Ayodhya

  Two people were charred to death in a fire caused by a collision between a container truck and a tanker carrying diesel on the Lucknow-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur Highway, police said on Saturday.

  The accident occurred on the national highway near the Ranimau intersection of the district's Patranga area early on Saturday, they said.

• 17 Jun 2023, 08:14:57 PM IST

  2 labourers killed in mine collapse in Rajasthan's Tonk

  Two labourers were killed coming under the debris of a stone mine collapse in Tonk district on Saturday, police said.

  The victims were identified as Sheru Khan and Dev Lal. The incident was reportedly caused by rainwater collected outside leaking into the mine.

• 17 Jun 2023, 08:05:47 PM IST

  Farmers in Kutch's Bhuj suffer huge losses due to cyclone Biparjoy

  Cyclone Biparjoy has left a trail of devastation in Gujarat. The storm's devastation is visible all around. Gadhsisa village in Mandvi tehsil of Kutch's Bhuj, is famous for saffron mango and kharek. Farmers in the area have suffered huge losses, especially in the farming of Baha mango and kharek crops. The maximum impact of Biparjoy was witnessed in parts of Kutch and Saurashtra. This cyclonic storm was accompanied by rain and caused devastating wind, storm and thunder.

• 17 Jun 2023, 07:55:04 PM IST

  Rajasthan CM Gehlot, former VP Naidu voice concerns over political defections

  With defections of legislators rattling political parties, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and other leaders on Saturday said horse-trading undermined the very essence of democracy and should not be encouraged.

  Addressing the National Legislators' Conference here, Gehlot, who is facing dissent from party colleague Sachin Pilot, said horse-trading should be a matter of concern not only for any single party but for everyone.

• 17 Jun 2023, 07:30:40 PM IST

  People from over 180 countries expected in PM Modi-led Yoga Day celebrations at UN

  People from more than 180 countries will participate in Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Yoga Day celebrations here on June 21, representing different walks of life and comprising diplomats, artists, academicians and entrepreneurs among others, sources said on Saturday.

  The United Nations proclamation of June 21 as the International Day of Yoga in the first year of Prime Minister Modi's term in 2014 has been a notable highlight in his government's list of its overseas successes and overall measures to boost India's global profile.

• 17 Jun 2023, 07:15:23 PM IST

  Biparjoy aftermath: Amit Shah conducts aerial survey of affected areas in Kutch

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of areas affected by cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat's Kutch district.

  He met injured people at a hospital in Mandvi town and also interacted with farmers and personnel of NDRF and BSF.

  Shah landed at Kutch district headquarters Bhuj in a chopper and conducted an aerial survey of Jakhau, which bore the brunt of the powerful cyclone on Thursday night. He was accompanied by Gujarat chief minister Bhupendera Patel.

• 17 Jun 2023, 06:39:16 PM IST

  Heatwave grips 24 districts, 12 dead in 24 hours in Bihar

  Around 12 people, including two jawans of the special armed police (SAP) died of heat stroke at different places in Bihar in the last 24 hours as the mercury breached 45°C.

  As per sources, six people died in Bhojpur while two died Rohtas and one each in Nalanda, Jamui, Gaya and Patna.

  Officials of the disaster management department (DMD) said they were collecting details of death caused by heat stroke in the state. However, the department could not confirm the official death figure.

• 17 Jun 2023, 06:15:34 PM IST

  Bangladesh arrests politician over journalist's murder

  Bangladesh police on Saturday arrested a politician accused of masterminding the murder of a journalist who had written stories about his family.

  Mahmudul Alam Babu was arrested near the Indian border after a nationwide manhunt, the country's elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said in a statement.

• 17 Jun 2023, 05:59:49 PM IST

  Landslides triggered by torrential rain cuts of north Sikkim

  More than 2000 tourists got stranded in Sikkim after landslides triggered by torrential rains cut of some of the popular destinations in the tiny Himalayan state.

  Many parts of the eastern state including Lachung, Lachen and Chungthang have been witnessing heavy rain. Monsoon arrived in Sikkim on June 12 and since then most parts of the state are witnessing heavy to heavy rainfall.

• 17 Jun 2023, 05:47:20 PM IST

  Ex-district panchayat member sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering 2 women in UP

  A Shamli-based court on Saturday sentenced a former district panchayat member to life imprisonment for murdering a woman and her daughter.

  The additional district sessions judge Surendra Kumar also imposed a fine of ₹15,000 on the convict identified as Sudhir.

  District government council Sanjay Chauhan said, "In 2019, a 50-year-old woman Kamla and her 22-year-old daughter Sonu were strangled to death. Their bodies were put in bags and dumped in the fields.

• 17 Jun 2023, 05:44:35 PM IST

  Japan's emperor arrives in Indonesia for first state visit

  Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday for their first state visit since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.

  The June 17-23 trip to Southeast Asia's biggest economy includes a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at a palace south of Jakarta and a visit to a military cemetery honouring Indonesian and Japanese soldiers.

• 17 Jun 2023, 05:00:51 PM IST

  Union minister Nisith Pramanik's convoy attacked in Bengal

  The convoy of Union Minister Nisith Pramanik was attacked on Saturday allegedly by supporters of the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, a charge the ruling party dismissed.

  The incident occurred in the Sahibganj area when Pramanik attempted to visit the Block Development Office where scrutinising nomination papers for the upcoming panchayat polls was going on.

• 17 Jun 2023, 04:56:29 PM IST

  Landslide due to heavy rainfall claims two minor sisters in Meghalaya

  Two minor girls who were siblings were killed early on Saturday morning when continuous heavy rains caused a sudden landslide to hit their hut at Dommawleiñ under Pyndengrei village in Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills (WKH) District completely engulfing it.

  The mishap happened a little before 4am, and by the time neighbours realised about it and alerted the police, it was already 5am, albeit fire and emergency personnel services arrived shortly after.

• 17 Jun 2023, 04:34:23 PM IST

  900 kg ration rice seized in Erode, two arrested

  A total of 900 kg ration rice was seized during a vehicle check near here and two persons were arrested, Erode District Civil Supplies CID Police said on Saturday.

  The police during vehicle checking at Thattakarai forest area, found a van carrying some things from Anthiyur to Karnataka. On checking, they found 18 bags of rice in the vehicle, and arrested two persons - Balu (50) and Udayakumar (55).

• 17 Jun 2023, 04:02:40 PM IST

  Cyclone Biparjoy: several places received heavy rainfall

  Several places in Rajasthan received heavy rainfall in last 24-hours due to Cyclone Biparjoy. The Met department has warned heavy rainfall in next 48 hours in many parts of the state, especially in Western Rajasthan.

  Adventure activities and tourism trips may be avoided during 16-18 June, 2023.

  The Met department in a letter to the chief secretary has informed that the Deep Depression (Remnant of Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy) over Southeast-Pakistan adjoining Southwest-Rajasthan and Kutch moved east-north eastwards with a speed of 05 kmph during past six-hours and lay centered at 05.30 hours today over Southwest Rajasthan adjoining Gujarat and Southeast Pakistan near latitude, about 130 km northeast of Dholavira, 120 km west-northwest of Deesa and 110 km south-southwest of Barmer.

   

• 17 Jun 2023, 03:06:36 PM IST

  Balasore train accident toll mounts to 291

  The death toll in the Balasore train accident mounted to 291 after a passenger from Bihar succumbed to his injuries at SCB Medical College Hospital here on Saturday, officials said.

  The passenger was identified as Sahil Mansur (32) of Roshanpur in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. He was undergoing treatment at the ICU of trauma care, hospital sources said, adding that the patient was also suffering from a kidney-related ailment. He was also under dialysis, they said.

• 17 Jun 2023, 02:39:32 PM IST

  Puri expecting 25 lakh footfall during Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra festival

  The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration is expecting a footfall of about 25 lakh people during the world-famous Puri Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath, an official said.

  The rath yatra festival will begin on June 20.

  This was stated by SJTA Chief Administrator Ranjan Kumar Das.

  Taking to PTI, Das said the administration was optimistic about conducting the mega festival smoothly.

• 17 Jun 2023, 02:18:37 PM IST

  Judiciary cannot make legislation: Venkaiah Naidu

  Former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday upheld the supremacy of the legislature in law-making and asserted that the judiciary has no role in the process, PTI reported.

  Addressing the National Legislators Conference here, Naidu said Constitution has clearly defined roles for the executive, the legislature and the judiciary and none should "think they are supreme and overstep their limits".

• 17 Jun 2023, 02:00:24 PM IST

  Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visits Delhi DRM (Divisional Railway Manager) office and Control Room

  "Divisional control systems are the most important systems to manage primary operations. So, at Delhi Division Control Systems, I spoke with everyone on how to upgrade these (systems) and further modernise the control systems across the country," said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishaw after visiting Delhi DRM (Divisional Railway Manager) office and Control Room.

• 17 Jun 2023, 01:59:02 PM IST

  Clash breaks out between TMC and BJP workers at Sahebganj BDO office, West Bengal; MoS Nisith Pramanik attacked, reports ANI

  A clash broke out between TMC and BJP workers at Sahebganj BDO office during scrutiny of nomination papers. MoS Nisith Pramanik was reportedly attacked. 

• 17 Jun 2023, 01:57:03 PM IST

  Bengal Governor summons state poll panel chief day after visit to violence-hit Bhangore

  A day after paying a visit to violence-hit Bhangore in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose summoned State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha to Raj Bhavan on Saturday to brief him about the situation, an official said.

• 17 Jun 2023, 01:52:40 PM IST

  ‘Teams have been formed to arrest the accused’: ACP Surender Sheoran on people opening fire at Gurugram wine shop

  "Teams have been formed to arrest the accused. We have announced a reward of ₹50,000 to anybody who gives us information leading to the arrest of the accused. During the investigation, it was found that the owner of the shop and his brother had received a threat call from a foreign number a week ago and this incident is related to that. Probe being done", Surender Sheoran, ACP told news agency ANI.

• 17 Jun 2023, 01:36:03 PM IST

  Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla pays courtesy visit to Varsha Bungalow in Mumbai, to meet CM Eknath Shinde.

  Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid a courtesy visit to Varsha Bungalow in Mumbai on Saturday to meet CM Eknath Shinde.

• 17 Jun 2023, 01:26:04 PM IST

  Kerala police use water cannons and lathi-charge ABVP workers holding a protest march demanding probe into allegations of organ trade being done at Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi

  Kerala police use water cannons and lathi-charge ABVP (Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad) workers who were holding a protest march to VPS Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi demanding a probe into allegations of organ trade being done at the hospital.

  The workers were later detained by police, ANI reported.

• 17 Jun 2023, 01:21:31 PM IST

  State govt has already released GO that Senthil Balaji would continue as Minister without portfolio: TN Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin

  Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday responded to Governor RN Ravi's comments that he had not agreed for V. Senthil Balaji to continue any longer as a Member of the Council of Ministers. Stalin said, "State govt has already released GO (Government Order) that Senthil Balaji would continue as Minister without portfolio. Governor only acts as the voice of BJP in the state".

• 17 Jun 2023, 01:18:59 PM IST

  Over 2000 tourists stranded in North Sikkim as road near Chungthang gets washed away

  Over 2000 tourists were stranded in North Sikkim as the road near Chungthang was washed away due to flash floods on 16th June

• 17 Jun 2023, 01:17:38 PM IST

  In the last 9 years under PM Modi's govt, 74 airports have been built: JP Nadda in Tripura

  "In the last 9 years under PM Modi's govt, 74 airports have been built. Today 7 new airports are being built in the North East. All capitals are being connected. In the last 9 years, 3,28,000 all-weather roads have been built," JP Nadda said addressing a rally in Tripura.

• 17 Jun 2023, 01:14:34 PM IST

  Earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hits Manipur's Ukhrul

  An earthquake of 3.2 on the Richter Scale struck Manipur's Ukhrul on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed.

  The earthquake occurred at 10:30 am, the NCS said.

• 17 Jun 2023, 01:05:29 PM IST

  Assam: One dead as guard wall collapses in Guwahati

  A guard wall of a house collapsed near a sweet factory in the Dhirenpara area in Guwahati, on Saturday, causing one death.

• 17 Jun 2023, 12:37:55 PM IST

  ED seizes cash, property documents after raids against Atiq Ahmad's aides

  Documents related to sale and purchase of properties, ₹17.80 lakh worth cash and some other material were seized after fresh raids this week against some "renowned" builders, CAs and others linked to slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Saturday.

• 17 Jun 2023, 12:29:21 PM IST

  One killed, two critically injured as assailants open fire at liquor shop in Gurugram

  A man was killed and two others critically injured when armed assailants allegedly opened fire at a crowded liquor shop in the Manesar area here, police said on Saturday.

• 17 Jun 2023, 12:28:38 PM IST

  NIA to investigate Khalistani elements' attacks on Indian High Commission in Canada, US

  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will investigate the Khalistani elements' attacks on Indian High Commission in Canada and the US, as per Delhi Police sources.

• 17 Jun 2023, 12:08:25 PM IST

  Chhattisgarh: Three policemen injured in IED explosion during training at jungle warfare college

  Three police constables suffered injuries after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded during a training exercise at a jungle warfare college in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police said on Saturday.

• 17 Jun 2023, 11:44:43 AM IST

  "Trying to destroy history...": Sanjay Raut after Centre renames Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

  Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the central government for renaming the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society and said that BJP -led centre is trying to "destroy history".

• 17 Jun 2023, 11:17:21 AM IST

  25 killed in attack on school in western Uganda: police

  Twenty-five people have died in a "terrorist attack" on a school in western Uganda by fighters from the Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces militia, the national police spokesman said Saturday.

• 17 Jun 2023, 11:00:27 AM IST

  Amit Shah to visit Gujarat's Kutch & Jakhau Port to take stock of the situation in areas affected by cyclone ‘Biparjoy’

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Gujarat's Kutch & Jakhau Port to take stock of the situation in areas affected by cyclone ‘Biparjoy’. He will also hold meeting with CM and senior officers. He will also first conduct an aerial survey of affected areas.

• 17 Jun 2023, 10:59:44 AM IST

  BJP national president JP Nadda meets Tithi Deb Barman, a renowned Rabindra Sangeet singer, in Tripura

  BJP national president JP Nadda met Tithi Deb Barman, a renowned Rabindra Sangeet singer, in Tripura.

• 17 Jun 2023, 10:49:28 AM IST

  Biden returns to Philadelphia to rally with union workers in first big event of his 2024 campaign

  President Joe Biden will tout his pro-labour bona fides on Saturday at his first major political rally since he formalised his reelection campaign, appearing alongside union members to make his case that his economic agenda is boosting the middle class.

• 17 Jun 2023, 10:47:11 AM IST

  Court sentences man to 25 years imprisonment for raping minor

  A court here in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district sentenced a man to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl.

  The court of District and Session Judge-I on Friday sentenced Bagun Jonko alias Company Jonko, a resident of the Tekasai area of the district to 25 years rigorous imprisonment and also slapped a fine of ₹10,000 on him for raping the minor girl.

• 17 Jun 2023, 10:37:13 AM IST

  Defence Minister to hold talks with Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang in New Delhi on June 19

  Defence Minister to hold talks with Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang in New Delhi on June 19 to further strengthen bilateral cooperation. Minister of National Defence of Vietnam will be on a visit to India between June 18-19.

• 17 Jun 2023, 10:32:26 AM IST

  NHAI burdening courts with unnecessary litigations, says Kerala HC

  The Kerala High Court has criticised the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) saying it has become a common practice of the authority to burden the courts with a spate of litigations and that its delay in granting compensation results in payment of heavy interests.

• 17 Jun 2023, 10:18:50 AM IST

  India-US relationship reaching next level: Ambassador Sandhu

  The India-US relationship is now headed to the next level, India's top envoy here has said as he emphasised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit here will have an impact not only on the two countries but also on other nations.

• 17 Jun 2023, 09:47:52 AM IST

  Uganda police say 25 people killed in 'terrorist' attack in Mpondwe

  The Uganda Police Force said late on Friday that 25 people had been killed in what it called a terrorist attack at Lhubirira secondary school, in Mpondwe in the west of the country.

• 17 Jun 2023, 09:41:11 AM IST

  UN steps up criticism of IMF and World Bank, the other pillars of the post-World War II global order

  From the ashes of World War II, three institutions were created as linchpins of a new global order. Now, in an unusual move, the top official in one — the secretary-general of the United Nations — is pressing for major changes in the other two.

• 17 Jun 2023, 09:08:42 AM IST

  President Murmu reviews Combined Graduation Parade at AFA in Hyderabad

  Armed forces have to keep in mind an integrated perspective of defence preparedness. I am happy to note that our Air Force is taking steps to be ever-ready, especially future-ready keeping in view the overall security scenario including the challenges of fighting a high-technology war, says President Droupadi Murmu.