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• 16 Jun 2022, 11:27:28 PM IST

  Centre extends age limit for Agnipath scheme from 21 years to 23 only for the first year

  Centre extends age limit for Agnipath scheme from 21 years to 23 only for the first year.

• 16 Jun 2022, 11:12:33 PM IST

  3-year-old dies in Delhi house collapse, her two minor sisters & their father hospitalised

  A three-year-old child, who was shortly before rescued after a house collapsed in Delhi's Paharganj area, has now lost her life, fire department officials said. Her two minor sisters, and their father are, however, alive and have been admitted in a private hospital, the department added.

• 16 Jun 2022, 09:51:12 PM IST

  Rahul Gandhi to be questioned on Monday instead of tomorrow as ED accepts his request to delay summon

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be questioned again on Monday (June 20) instead of Friday (June 17) as was scheduled before after the ED accepted his request to delay the summon. He had earlier today requested for the same owing to his mother, party interim president Sonia Gandhi being hospitalised.

• 16 Jun 2022, 09:47:41 PM IST

  House collapses in Delhi's Paharganj, 7 fire tenders at spot; 4 rescued so far

  A house collapsed at around 8.40pm on Thursday in Delhi's Paharganj area. As many as seven fire tenders were deployed soon after the fire deparment received the call. So far, one child aged 3, two girls and their father have been rescued while search is on for one more person. 

• 16 Jun 2022, 09:36:31 PM IST

  Delhi's daily Covid case count dips marginally to 1,323, sees 2 deaths

  Delhi's single-day Covid tally drops marginally on Thursday after 1,323 people were found to be infected with the virus as opposed to Wednesday's 1,375, health bulletin data revealed. The case positivity rate also dipped to 6.96 per cent from Wednesday's 7.01 per cent. The capital witnessed two deaths in 24 hours, taking the toll to 26,225, the bulletin data added.

• 16 Jun 2022, 08:07:29 PM IST

  Maharashtra logs 4,255 new Covid cases, Mumbai remains highest contributor with 2,366 infections

  Continuing its upward trend in daily Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra on Thursday logged as many as 4,255 fresh infections, taking the state tally to 79,23,697, according to health bulletin data. Three fresh fatalities were recorded following which the death toll rose to 1,47,880. Of the new cases, a total of 2,366 were contributed by capital city of Mumbai, maintaining its trend, and two of three deaths were also reported in the region, the bulletin data added. Read more.

• 16 Jun 2022, 06:47:29 PM IST

  Revlon files for bankruptcy protection amid heavy debt load

  Popular cosmetic giant Revlon has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, weighed down by debt load, disruptions to its supply chain network and surging costs, foreign agencies reported on Thursday. The New-York-based firm said that upon court approval, it expects to receive $575 million in financing from its existing lenders, which will allow it to keep its day-to-day operations running, AP reported.

• 16 Jun 2022, 04:04:09 PM IST

  Thane court grants Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale bail, she will remain jail in case related to derogatory post on Sharad Pawar

  Thane court grants Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale bail in a case lodged against her under Atrocities Act in 2020. She will, however, remain in jail in other another case for which hearing is scheduled on June 21.

• 16 Jun 2022, 03:38:39 PM IST

  SC judge MR Shah rushed to Delhi from HP in air ambulance after suffering heart attack

  Supreme Court judge MR Shah rushed to Delhi in an air ambulance from Himachal Pradesh after suffering a heart attack. His situation is said to be extremely critical.

• 16 Jun 2022, 02:39:37 PM IST

  ‘Agniveers’ to be inducted into state police, disaster, and Char Dham management: Uttarakhand CM

  Uttarakhand chief minister and BJP leader Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Thursday that ‘Agniveers’ who will inducted into the new recruitment model of ‘Agnipath’ would be given a job in the northern hill state's police department, disaster and Char Dham managements, ANI reported. According to the new model, 75% of Agniveers would be relieved after four years of service from armed forces, and the remaining 25% would be retained. Dhami referred to these 75% of ‘Agniveers’.

• 16 Jun 2022, 01:55:49 PM IST

  P Chidambaram resigns from his seat in Maharashtra

  Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P. Chidambaram resigned from his seat in Maharashtra, following his election to the Rajya Sabha from the state of Tamil Nadu.

• 16 Jun 2022, 01:23:38 PM IST

  Rajnath Singh pays homage to Jawans who lost their lives in Galwan Valley clash

  Defence minister Rajnath Singh pays homage to Jawans who lost their lives in Galwan Valley clash.

• 16 Jun 2022, 01:15:53 PM IST

  Prophet remark row: VHP, Bajrang Dal stage protest against violent protest

  Prophet remark row: VHP, Bajrang Dal demonstrate in Delhi against violent protest.

• 16 Jun 2022, 12:40:48 PM IST

  'Everything should look fair': SC on demolitions in UP

  'Everything should look fair': SC on demolitions in UP as state says 'no community targeted'; next hearing on Tuesday.

• 16 Jun 2022, 12:14:57 PM IST

  Macron, Scholz, Draghi arrive in Kyiv

  French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi are seen onboard a train bound for the Ukraine capital Kyiv, that left from Poland.

• 16 Jun 2022, 12:10:53 PM IST

  SC on plea against UP government bulldozer move

  Conscious that no demolition can take place without following due process: Supreme Court on plea against UP government bulldozer move.

• 16 Jun 2022, 11:48:03 AM IST

  PM Modi arrives in Dharamshala

  PM Modi arrives in Dharamshala where he is set to hold a road show.

• 16 Jun 2022, 11:12:23 AM IST

  Congress delegation to meet speaker Om Birla

  A Congress delegation led by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury arrives at the Parliament to meet Speaker Om Birla.

• 16 Jun 2022, 10:24:14 AM IST

  Congress files complaint against Delhi police

  Congress files complaint against Delhi police over the ‘mishandling’ of their party workers and leaders during protests. 

• 16 Jun 2022, 09:41:19 AM IST

  12,213 fresh Covid cases in India as country sees daily tally past 10K

  12,213 fresh Covid cases in India as country sees daily tally past 10K-mark for first time since late February.

• 16 Jun 2022, 09:23:40 AM IST

  Sensex opens in green

  Sensex opens in green, trades above 53,000-mark; Nifty begins session at 15,847.

• 16 Jun 2022, 08:43:13 AM IST

  Chandigarh receives rainfall, respite from intense heat

  A pleasant weather swathes Chandigarh as it receives rainfall, giving respite from intense heat.

• 16 Jun 2022, 07:43:08 AM IST

  Saudi Arabia seizes rainbow coloured-toys

  Saudi Arabia officials have seized rainbow-coloured toys and articles of clothing from shops as an act of a ‘crackdown’ on homosexuality.

• 16 Jun 2022, 06:24:01 AM IST

  5 injured after tanker hits then in Khan Sabji Mandi area, Badarpur

  Five people injured after they were hit by a tanker in the Khan Sabji Mandi area in Badarpur.

• 16 Jun 2022, 05:51:25 AM IST

  Rains lash parts of Delhi-NCR

  Parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) received rains during the early hours of Thursday.