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• 7 Jun 2023, 11:12:45 PM IST

  Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes south of Java, Indonesia

  An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck Java, Indonesia early on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, reported Reuters. 

• 7 Jun 2023, 10:00:03 PM IST

  China's targeting of US firms is politically motivated: Top American official says

  The United States will push back on China's targeting of American companies such as memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc, a campaign Washington considers politically motivated and unfair, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said on Wednesday.

  In May, China's cyberspace regulator said Micron Technology would be barred from selling to operators of key infrastructure. Burns said Chinese authorities have targeted five U.S. companies in recent months: Micron, Deloitte, and consultancies Bain & Company, Capvision, and Mintz Group.

  "It's not happening to companies of other countries, but it is to ours," Burns told a U.S. Global Leadership Coalition forum in Washington via video link from Beijing.

• 7 Jun 2023, 08:16:39 PM IST

  Prominent news presenter Gitanjali Aiyar passes away

  Prominent news presenter Gitanjali Aiyar on Wednesday passed away. Spanning over three decades as national broadcaster, she one of the first English news presenters in the country. Read more

• 7 Jun 2023, 07:25:28 PM IST

  Rain lashes in parts of Kerala

  Rain drizzles parts of Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.

• 7 Jun 2023, 06:50:44 PM IST

  Anurag Thakur after wrestlers' meet

  Union sports minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said the government will complete its investigation over allegations by wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by June 15 and file a chargesheet. Read more

• 7 Jun 2023, 06:10:04 PM IST

  Four labourers crushed to death by goods train in Odisha's Jajpur, 4 others injured

  Four labourers were killed and four others injured after being run over by a goods train at Jajpur Road Railway station in Odisha on Wednesday. Read more

• 7 Jun 2023, 06:03:11 PM IST

  'Centre sought time till June 15...wrestlers' protest not over yet', says Sakshi Malik after meeting Anurag Thakur

  The Centre has sought time till June 15 for the investigations to conclude, but the wrestlers' protest is not over yet, grappler Sakshi Malik on Wednesday said. Malik's statement comes after she and her fellow wrestlers met Union minister Anurag Thakur. Read more

• 7 Jun 2023, 05:11:24 PM IST

  'Anti-democratic': Akhilesh Yadav backs Kejriwal against Centre's ordinance

  Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday backed the Aam Aadmi Party against the Centre's ordinance on control of services in the national capital. Read more

• 7 Jun 2023, 04:41:50 PM IST

  UP: Mukhtar Ansari's close aide Sanjeev Jeeva shot dead

  Mukhtar Ansari's close aide mafia Sanjeev Maheshwari alias Jeeva shot dead in Lucknow court. The attackers had come in the garb of lawyers.

• 7 Jun 2023, 03:51:09 PM IST

  Stone pelting in Maharashtra's Kolhapur over use of Tipu Sultan’s image with offensive audio as social media ‘status’

  Police in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur on Wednesday resorted to lathi charge to disperse a crowd that pelted stones during a protest against the alleged use of Tipu Sultan’s image along with an objectionable audio message as social media “status” by a few locals, an official said. (PTI)

• 7 Jun 2023, 02:37:05 PM IST

  Union cabinet clears increased MSP for kharif crops for marketing season 2023-24

  The Union cabinet has approved increased MSP for Kharif crops for marketing season 2023-24. This move is to ensure remunerative prices to growers for their produce and to encourage crop diversification," said Union minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday. Read full story

• 7 Jun 2023, 01:57:23 PM IST

  Cabinet approves $11 billion revival package for telecom firm BSNL: Report

  Cabinet approved a $11 billion revival package for telecom firm BSNL on Wednesday.

• 7 Jun 2023, 01:52:19 PM IST

  China expresses 'serious concern' over Ukraine dam destruction

  China expressed "serious concern" Wednesday over the destruction of a major Russian-held dam in Ukraine, with Beijing saying it feared the "humanitarian, economic and ecological impacts" of the incident.

• 7 Jun 2023, 01:33:29 PM IST

  'Cheetah' emerged as new symbol of India-Namibia friendship: Jaishankar

  Upon conclusion of his Namibia visit, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar highlighted that Project Cheetah has emerged as a "new symbol of friendship between India and Namibia."

• 7 Jun 2023, 01:08:44 PM IST

  Mexico's foreign minister plans to step down to pursue presidential bid

  Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Tuesday he will resign his position next week to dedicate himself to seeking the nomination of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party to be its presidential candidate in next year’s election.

• 7 Jun 2023, 12:44:21 PM IST

  China trade with Russia hits highest level since start of Ukraine war

  China's total trade with Russia in May soared to levels not seen since the beginning of Moscow's war in Ukraine, official data showed Wednesday, as Beijing steps up support for its sanctions-hit ally.

  Trade between the two countries last month was worth $20.5 billion, data from Beijing showed, with Chinese imports from Russia worth $11.3 billion.

• 7 Jun 2023, 11:40:10 AM IST

  European Commision authorises GSK's RSV vaccine

  The European Commision has authorized GSK's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults, the British drugmaker said on Wednesday.

• 7 Jun 2023, 10:58:22 AM IST

  Air India to send replacement plane for passengers stranded in Russia

  Air India said on Wednesday a reserve plane would take off from Mumbai on Wednesday for passengers whose flight on Tuesday was forced to land at an airport in Russia's Far East because of engine trouble.

• 7 Jun 2023, 10:27:29 AM IST

  G20 delegates visit Bharat Biotech's Genome Valley plant, term it shining star

  A group of delegates attending the third health working group meeting of G20 India here were impressed by Bharat Biotech's Genome Valley plant during their visit to the facility on Tuesday, and termed it a "shining star".

• 7 Jun 2023, 09:59:03 AM IST

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah on Wednesday.

• 7 Jun 2023, 09:17:05 AM IST

  8 young workers at drug cartel call center killed, bodies placed in bags

  As many as eight young workers were confirmed dead Tuesday in Mexico after they apparently tried to quit jobs at a call center operated by a violent drug cartel that targeted Americans in a real estate scam.

• 7 Jun 2023, 09:07:51 AM IST

  Zelenskiy says awaits final agreements on 'powerful' F16 jets offer

  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he received "a serious, powerful" offer from leaders of countries ready to provide Kyiv with F-16 fighter jets and is awaiting final agreements with key allies.

• 7 Jun 2023, 08:55:09 AM IST

  Delhi CM Kejriwal to meet Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav here on Wednesday amid efforts by the AAP to garner support against the Centre's ordinance on control of services in the national capital.

• 7 Jun 2023, 08:37:20 AM IST

  President Murmu emplanes for Serbia on state visit

  In the next leg of her two-nation tour, President Droupadi Murmu has departed for Serbia after concluding her visit to Suriname.

• 7 Jun 2023, 08:13:22 AM IST

  2.5 year old girl falls into 300-feet deep borewell in MP, rescue operation on

• 7 Jun 2023, 07:31:22 AM IST

  9 foreigners held in Greater Noida for illegally staying in India

  Nine foreign nationals, including two women, were taken into custody by police in Greater Noida on Tuesday for illegally staying in India, officials said to news agency PTI.

• 7 Jun 2023, 07:00:34 AM IST

  Ahead of PM Modi's visit, US hails India's ‘critical role’ on global stage

  President Joe Biden's top official for the Indo-Pacific region said on Tuesday he hoped a visit this month by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "consecrates" the relationship with India as the most important for the U.S. in the world.

• 7 Jun 2023, 06:24:48 AM IST

  Space war: US set to launch new satellites to track threat from China, Russia

  The US Space Force is set to launch a constellation of satellites to track Chinese or Russian space vehicles that can potentially disable or damage orbiting object.

• 7 Jun 2023, 05:57:35 AM IST

  Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka dam largely destroyed, flooding extensive

  Visuals showed extensive flooding in southern Ukraine with the region's Nova Kahkovka dam and hydroelectric station largely destroyed. Ukraine has accused Russia for the damage to the dam.