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• 15 Jun 2022, 10:11:37 PM IST

  Five injured after being hit by water tanker in Delhi market

• 15 Jun 2022, 09:45:39 PM IST

  Protests erupt against new recruitment scheme in military, aspirants disrupt rail, road traffic

  Protests erupted in Bihar on Monday against the “Agnipath scheme” announced by the Centre for entry into defence services, with angry agitators disrupting railway and road traffic in various parts of the state. Read more

• 15 Jun 2022, 08:08:51 PM IST

  ‘Such remarks reflect Congress's mentality’: Anurag Thakur on Congress leader’s derogatory remarks against Modi

  Union youth affairs and sports minister Anurag Singh Thakur, on Wednesday, criticised the derogatory remarks made by former Nagpur unit Congress president, Sheikh Hussain, against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said, "Such remarks reflect Congress's mentality”. He further demanded an apology and said strict action should be taken against Hussain. Read full report here

• 15 Jun 2022, 07:39:35 PM IST

  Mumbai logs nearly 2,300 new Covid-19 cases, highest since Jan 23

  Mumbai on Wednesday reported 2,293 new Covid-19 cases, up by 569 from a day ago and the highest daily count registered since January 23, while one more patient succumbed to the infection, the city civic body said.

• 15 Jun 2022, 07:16:02 PM IST

  UAE suspends exports and re-exports of Indian wheat for four months

  The UAE has ordered a suspension of exports and re-exports of wheat and wheat flour originating from India for four months, the Gulf nation's ministry of economy said on Wednesday, PTI reported.

• 15 Jun 2022, 06:57:32 PM IST

  Supreme Court to take up Jamiat Ulama I Hind’s plea against demolitions in Uttar Pradesh tomorrow

  The Supreme Court will on Thursday take up a plea moved by the Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind, seeking directions to the Uttar Pradesh government over its ‘bulldozer crackdown’ against those accused of violent protests in the state which erupted against the anti-Prophet Mohammed remarks, made by now-former office bearers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is power at the Centre, as well as the northern state. Read more

• 15 Jun 2022, 06:22:48 PM IST

  Delhi reports 1,375 new Covid cases as positivity rate crosses 7%; no fatality in last 24 hours

  Delhi's cumulative Covid-19 tally rose by more than 1,000 fresh infections for a second straight day, with as many as 1,375 people testing positive in the last 24 hours, the Union territory government's health department bulletin showed on Wednesday. Read more

• 15 Jun 2022, 05:19:29 PM IST

  Opposition leaders to field common candidate in the forthcoming Presidential election

  Opposition leaders, who met in Delhi to discuss presidential polls has decided to field a consensus candidate for July 18 elections. Read more

• 15 Jun 2022, 04:33:07 PM IST

  Sachin Pilot detained on his way to Cong headquarters amid National Herald stir

  Congress leader Sachin Pilot was on Wednesday detained by the Delhi Police as he was on his way to the party headquarters on Akbar Road. Read more

• 15 Jun 2022, 04:17:26 PM IST

  Presidential polls: Opposition meet underway since 3pm, leaders of 17 parties present

• 15 Jun 2022, 04:02:32 PM IST

  Kejriwal, Mann flags off Volvo bus service from Punjab to IGI airport

  Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday flagged off a government-run Volvo bus service from Jalandhar to the Indira Gandhi international airport in the national capital. Read more

• 15 Jun 2022, 02:33:41 PM IST

  Hanuman Chalisa row | Mumbai Sessions Court adjourns for June 27

  Mumbai Sessions Court has adjourned for June 27 the hearing in a plea seeking cancellation of bail of MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana citing violation of bail conditions, ANI reported.

• 15 Jun 2022, 01:52:19 PM IST

  S Jaishankar welcomes Spanish counterpart in Delhi

  EAM Dr. S Jaishankar welcomed the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares in Delhi today.

• 15 Jun 2022, 01:30:07 PM IST

  BJP invokes Mahatma Gandhi in attack on Congress over National Herald case

  BJP invokes Mahatma Gandhi in attack on Congress over National Herald case stir.

• 15 Jun 2022, 01:07:25 PM IST

  Naveen Jindal fails to appear before Bhiwandi police

  Expelled BJP spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal fails to appear before Bhiwandi police in Maharashtra in a case over his alleged controversial tweets against Prophet Mohammad, reports PTI. 

• 15 Jun 2022, 12:49:10 PM IST

  Congress workers burn tires in protest outside ED office in Delhi

  Congress protests continue in Delhi as their leader Rahul Gandhi appears before the ED for questioning in the National Herald case.

• 15 Jun 2022, 12:35:55 PM IST

  'Are we terrorists?' Congress leader amid protests on Rahul Gandhi's ED summons

  Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury led protests Wednesday as party MP Rahul Gandhi appeared for a third day of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the National Herald case. Read more

• 15 Jun 2022, 11:49:13 AM IST

  Rahul Gandhi appears for day 3 of ED questioning

  Rahul Gandhi appears for day 3 of ED questioning as Congress's protests continue in Delhi.

• 15 Jun 2022, 11:46:02 AM IST

  Aaditya Thackeray arrives in Lucknow 

  Aaditya Thackeray arrives in Lucknow ahead of Ayodhya visit.

• 15 Jun 2022, 10:53:35 AM IST

  Modi cabinet clears auction of 5G spectrum

  Modi cabinet clears auction of 5G spectrum: 'Digital connectivity has been an important part of policy'.

• 15 Jun 2022, 10:21:32 AM IST

  Russia plans evacuations from chemical plant in Ukraine city

  Russia said it would establish a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from a chemical plant in Severodonetsk starting Wednesday.

• 15 Jun 2022, 09:24:02 AM IST

  Sensex opens in red at 52,630; Nifty starts session at 15,759

  Market opening bell: Sensex opens in red at 52,630; Nifty starts session at 15,759.

• 15 Jun 2022, 08:54:17 AM IST

  India sees a new daily high in Covid-19 cases in around 3 months

  With 8,822 new Covid cases, India sees a new daily high in around 3 months, 15 deaths in 24 hours.

• 15 Jun 2022, 08:29:22 AM IST

  Centre to priortise 'Agniveers' for jobs in paramilitary forces, Assam Rifles, says Amit Shah

  Centre to give priority to 'Agniveers' for jobs in paramilitary forces, Assam Rifles, says Amit Shah, day after new military recruitment scheme unveiled.

• 15 Jun 2022, 08:23:17 AM IST

  Aaditya Thackeray leaves to visit Ayodhya

  Maharashtra Minister and Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray leaves from his residence to visit Ayodhya today.

• 15 Jun 2022, 08:13:27 AM IST

  India meets Quad UN Ambassadors

  India's Permanent Representative to the UN, TS Tirumurti on Wednesday (local time) met with UN Ambassadors from the Quad (Australia, India, Japan & the United States), in New York.

• 15 Jun 2022, 07:20:16 AM IST

  Shopian Encounter: 2 terrorists killed

  Two terrorists linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT have been killed in the Shopian encounter.

• 15 Jun 2022, 06:22:11 AM IST

  Mansa court grants 7-day police remand of Lawrence Bishnoi

  A Mansa court on Wednesday granted seven-day police remand of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is a main conspirator in Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder case.

• 15 Jun 2022, 05:49:43 AM IST

  Punjab police bring gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to Mansa district, Punjab

  Punjab police have reached Mansa district with Lawrence Bishnoi. He has been produced before the court of chief judicial magistrate after his medical checkup was conducted at the civil hospital Mansa.