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- Jul 06, 2022 07:48 pm IST
'To meet Moosewala's fate': Actor's lawyer claims death threat from Bishnoi gang
A lawyer representing actor Salman Khan in a blackbuck poaching case here claimed that he has received a death threat from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Read More
- Jul 06, 2022 06:08 pm IST
UK private parliamentary secretary Claire Coutinho resigns
UK private parliamentary secretary Claire Coutinho joins other cabinet ministrs to resign in protest against the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Reuters has reported.
- Jul 06, 2022 05:59 pm IST
Kerala Culture Minister Saji Cherian resigns after outrage over his remarks on Constitution
Saji Cheriyan resigned as Kerala's culture minister on Wednesday, a day after he courted controversy over his remarks on the Constitution, triggering a huge political row in the southern state. Read More
- Jul 06, 2022 04:58 pm IST
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigns as Union minister of minority affairs
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi resigns as Union minister of minority affairs, reports news agency ANI.
- Jul 06, 2022 03:17 pm IST
DGCA notice for SpiceJet after glitch on China-bound plane; 9th issue since May
China-bound SpiceJet cargo plane returned to Kolkata on Tuesday due to faulty weather radar, an airlines spokesperson said on Wednesday. Read More
- Jul 06, 2022 01:51 pm IST
Mumbai | Three persons injured in a landslide at Narayan Hadke Chawl in Sion
Three persons injured in a landslide at Narayan Hadke Chawl in Sion after portions of a nearby hill crashed on an adjoining ground plus one structure located in the chawl. The injured have been sent to Sion Hospital for treatment and is undergoing treatment. The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) has evacuated the adjacent rooms as a precautionary measure.
- Jul 06, 2022 01:46 pm IST
SpiceJet issued show-cause notice by DCGA
SpiceJet issued show-cause notice by civil aviation regulator DCGA over series of mid-air incidents, written explanation sought.
- Jul 06, 2022 01:32 pm IST
Two more ministers quit UK govt
After Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, two more ministers quit UK govt in fresh blow to Boris Johnson, reports AFP.
- Jul 06, 2022 01:20 pm IST
EU chief says brace for 'complete cut-off' from Russian gas
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc needs to prepare for a 'complete cut-off' from Russian gas, reports AP
- Jul 06, 2022 01:01 pm IST
China-bound SpiceJet cargo plane returned due to faulty weather radar: Airline says
China-bound SpiceJet cargo plane returned to Kolkata on Tuesday due to faulty weather radar: Airlines spokesperson
- Jul 06, 2022 12:20 pm IST
Delhi CM announces shopping festival for Jan 2023, aims to make it ‘biggest shopping festival in the world’
A 30-day Delhi Shopping Festival will be organised from 28th Jan to 26th Feb (in 2023). This will be the biggest shopping festival in India. We are starting it now. I expect that in a few years, we will make it the biggest shopping festival in the world: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
- Jul 06, 2022 12:18 pm IST
Man, who molested woman at Jor Bagh metro station, held
Delhi Police arrest a man who allegedly molested a woman at the Jor Bagh metro station in June. The police had registered a case after the woman narrated her ordeal on social media.
- Jul 06, 2022 11:46 am IST
Himachal Pradesh | 6 missing after cloudburst in Kullu
Cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, six people missing: Disaster management official.
- Jul 06, 2022 11:27 am IST
PM Modi dials Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dialed the Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday and extended his wishes to the Tibetan spiritual leader. In a tweet, the Prime Minister wrote: “Conveyed 87th birthday greetings to His Holiness the @DalaiLama over phone earlier today. We pray for his long life and good health.”
- Jul 06, 2022 10:54 am IST
IAF receives nearly 7.5 lakh applications under Agnipath scheme, highest ever in any recruitment cycle
Indian Air Force has witnessed the highest number of applications for recruitment into the Force surpassing the previous best recruitment cycle numbers, after the completion of the registration process under the new Agnipath scheme on Tuesday.
According to the IAF, the highest number of applications in any recruitment cycle was 6,31,528 which was overtaken this year under the Agnipath scheme which attracted 7,49,899 applications.
- Jul 06, 2022 10:35 am IST
PM Modi dials Lalu Yadav's son Tejashwi, wishes speedy recovery to RJD chief
Prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday enquired about the health of Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, who was admitted to Patna's Paras Hospital after sustaining multiple injures after falling down the stairs of his wife Rabri Devi's home.
- Jul 06, 2022 09:57 am IST
Shimla: NH-5 blocked after heavy rains, debris clearance underway: Official
The Ferozepur-Shipki La National Highway-5 has been blocked for traffic at Jhakri in Rampur Bushar tehsil here on Wednesday, a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official said.
The highway has been blocked since 2 am as the flow of water increased in Broni nullah during heavy rains which also brought the debris on to the road, NHAI executive engineer KL Suman said.
Efforts are on to clear the highway for traffic by removing the debris as soon as possible, he added.
- Jul 06, 2022 09:52 am IST
Chandrashekhar Guruji death: Karnataka police nab 'saral vastu' expert's killers
Karnataka Police nabbed the two assailants who stabbed Vastu expert Chandrashekhar Angadi popularly known as Chandrashekhar Guruji to death at a hotel in Hubballi on Tuesday.
- Jul 06, 2022 09:19 am IST
India sees 23% jump in daily Covid cases with 16,159 fresh infections; 28 deaths in a day
The number of daily Covid cases in India went up by 23% as the country logged 16,159 new infections in the last 24 hours.
Active cases on Wednesday stood at 1,15,212.
28 new deaths were also reported, taking the total toll to 5,25,270.
- Jul 06, 2022 09:12 am IST
Udaipur killing | NIA says accused circulated video on social media to promote enmity, spread panic & terror
NIA's FIR in Udaipur case mentions that assailants also circulated the video of murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli on social media with assertion, promoting enmity on religious grounds & creating panic & terror amongst masses across the country: National Investigation Agency(NIA)
- Jul 06, 2022 09:07 am IST
Why property developers in China accepting house payments in watermelons, wheat
Property developers would allow home buyers to make a maximum payment of 5,000 kilograms of watermelon, valued at 100,000 yuan.
- Jul 06, 2022 08:45 am IST
Domestic LPG prices hiked | Check new rates
> Domestic 14.2 kg LPG cylinder's prices increased by ₹50/cylinder with effect from today.
> Domestic LPG cylinder will now cost ₹1053 in Delhi.
> 5kg domestic cylinder price increase by ₹18/cylinder.
> 19kg commercial cylinder prices decreased by ₹8.50.
- Jul 06, 2022 08:26 am IST
J&K | Security forces find a suspicious object believed to be an IED in Baramulla district
J&K | Security forces find a suspicious object believed to be an IED at Kutta Mod Pattan in north Kashmir's Baramulla District. A BDS team has been called to the site, an official said adding that vehicular traffic along the road has been suspended till further order: Indian Army
- Jul 06, 2022 07:57 am IST
Homes of 85,000 people at risk, but rain eases around Sydney
While rain was easing across Sydney, several waterways including the Hawkesbury-Nepean rivers system on Sydney’s northern and western fringes remained at major flood levels, Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke said.
- Jul 06, 2022 07:25 am IST
MP civic polls: ‘This time, change the city government,’ tweets Kamal Nath
- Jul 06, 2022 07:21 am IST
Kulgam encounter: 2 local terrorists surrender, arms and ammunition recovered
- Jul 06, 2022 07:12 am IST
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi brought to Amritsar court by Punjab police
Punjab | Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi brought to Amritsar court by Punjab police in connection with Rana Kandowalia murder case.
- Jul 06, 2022 07:07 am IST
Himachal CM to be Chief Guest on the 87th birthday of Dalai Lama, today : Reports ANI
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur to be the Chief Guest on the 87th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama - today, news agency ANI reported.
- Jul 06, 2022 06:55 am IST
Madhya Pradesh civic polls: 1st phase of voting in 44 districts today
Polling across 44 districts for the first phase of elections to urban bodies in Madhya Pradesh will begin at 7am today. A total of 1.04 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the first phase of polling, an official informed news agency PTI. Voting will go on till 5pm, he added.
- Jul 06, 2022 06:55 am IST
UK PM names Nadhim Zahawi as new finance minister after Rishi Sunak resigns
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson late Tuesday named his Iraqi-born education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, as finance minister after the shock resignation of Rishi Sunak.
- Jul 06, 2022 06:01 am IST
Twitter moves Karnataka HC against legality of content takedown orders
Twitter has moved the Karnataka high court against the legality of the government’s content takedown orders. The move, which news agency Reuters first reported, comes after the Union electronics and information technology ministry warned it of penal action in case the tweets asked to be taken down last year in January and April were not blocked.
- Jul 06, 2022 05:48 am IST
Immune response triggered by Covid-19 infection can damage brain, finds study
Researchers from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) examined brain changes in nine people who died suddenly after contracting the virus.
- Jul 06, 2022 05:27 am IST
Encounter underway in Hadigam area of J&K's Kulgam
“Encounter has been started at Hadigam area of Kulgam,” informs Jammu & Kashmir Police. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow.