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- May 11, 2023 10:38 pm IST
UN human rights body passes resolution on human rights abuses in Sudan
The United Nation's top human rights body adopted a resolution Thursday that drew attention to mounting civilian deaths and rights abuses in Sudan.
- May 11, 2023 09:56 pm IST
S Jaishankar calls on Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
EAM Dr S Jaishankar calls on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “Conveyed personal greetings and warm regards of PM Narendra Modi. The guidance and vision of our leaders continues to strengthen India-Bangladesh Maitri,” Jaishankar tweeted.
- May 11, 2023 09:39 pm IST
Assam govt constitutes committee to examine legislative competence to enact law to end polygamy
Assam Government constitutes a 4-member expert committee to examine the legislative competence of state legislature to enact a law to end polygamy. The committee has been given a deadline of 60 days to submit its report.
- May 11, 2023 08:43 pm IST
Delhi reports 43 new Covid cases; active caseload at 441
Delhi reports 43 new Covid-19 cases, 143 recoveries, and zero deaths in the last 24 hours.
- May 11, 2023 08:32 pm IST
Over 90 jail officials from Tihar jail transferred days after stabbing incident
More than 90 jail officials here were transferred on Thursday, days after gangster Tillu Tajpuriya was killed inside Tihar Jail allegedly by members of a rival gang.
- May 11, 2023 08:05 pm IST
Monkeypox no longer a global health emergency
Monkeypox no longer a global health emergency, declares WHO.
- May 11, 2023 07:31 pm IST
Railways offers reservation, age relaxation, exemption from physical tests for Agniveers
The Railways will provide a cumulative reservation of 15 per cent in non-gazetted posts to Agniveers in direct recruitment under its various departments, and also offer them age relaxation and exemption from fitness tests, sources said Thursday.
A reservation policy for Agniveers is also on the anvil in the Railway Protection Force (RPF), they said. (PTI)
- May 11, 2023 06:38 pm IST
Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan's arrest declared illegal by country's top court
Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan's arrest by anti corruption watchdog was declared illegal by country's top court on Thursday.
- May 11, 2023 05:08 pm IST
Explosion in Milan street injures one, foul play ruled out
A van transporting oxygen gas canisters exploded in a Milan street on Thursday, injuring one person and setting nearby cars and motorbikes ablaze, local officials said.
The city's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, ruled out foul play and confirmed that no-one had died in the incident.
Sala said the driver of the van had told the fire brigade that the blaze had started in his engine. "He quickly grabbed the oxygen cylinders he was carrying ... He tried to limit the damage but then there was an explosion," the mayor said, reported Reuters.
- May 11, 2023 04:05 pm IST
Pakistan top court orders ex-PM Khan to be presented at court in an hour
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be presented before the court in an hour, broadcaster Dunya TV reported.
Khan's arrest by the anti-graft agency on Tuesday has triggered violent protests across the country, prompting the government to call out the army to help restore order, reported Reuters.
- May 11, 2023 02:25 pm IST
CM Kejriwal seeks meeting with Delhi LG Saxena after SC judgement
In wake of the Supreme Court judgement over adminstrative services, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has sought a meeting with LG VK Saxena at 4:00 pm.
- May 11, 2023 02:21 pm IST
Mostly children among 27 injured after Finland footbridge collapses
27 people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when a temporary footbridge by a construction site collapsed, news agency AFP reported.
- May 11, 2023 01:50 pm IST
Shiv Sena MP says Bharat Gogawale to be reappointed as party whip
Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale says Bharat Gogawale to be reappointed as party whip considering the remarks made by SC in its order
- May 11, 2023 01:37 pm IST
Shinde and Fadnavis should resign if they have any morality: Thackeray
Shinde and Fadnavis should resign similarly if they have any morality left in them, says Thackeray.
- May 11, 2023 01:29 pm IST
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls a meeting of his ministers
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls a meeting of his ministers today after Supreme Court rules that the Delhi govt has legislative powers over administrative services in the national capital.
- May 11, 2023 01:15 pm IST
Fadnavis to join CM Shinde for press confernce at 2pm
Fadnavis has said in Navi Mumbai, he will join CM at 2 pm for Press Conference when he will speak in detail.
- May 11, 2023 01:11 pm IST
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejaswi Yadav reaches Matoshri to meet Uddhav Thackeray
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejaswi Yadav reaches Matoshri to meet Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.
- May 11, 2023 12:54 pm IST
UP: 1 dead, 35 injured as bus overturns on national highway
A Kanpur-bound private bus from Ahmedabad carrying 45 passengers dashed into a divider and overturned on the Kanpur-Jhansi National Highway on Thursday morning leaving the conductor dead and 35 people injured, police said, reports PTI.
- May 11, 2023 12:51 pm IST
Thackeray can't be restored as CM as he resigned without facing floor test, says SC
The Supreme Court Thursday held the Maharashtra governor was not justified in calling upon then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove majority in the Assembly on June 30 last year but refused to order status quo ante, saying he did not face the floor test and resigned.
- May 11, 2023 12:27 pm IST
Speaker will determine which is the real Shiv Sena and then decide disqualification petitions
Speaker will determine which is the real Shiv Sena and then decide disqualification petitions. Status quo ante can't be given since Thackeray resigned.
- May 11, 2023 12:25 pm IST
Governor's exercise of discretion was not in accordance of the law
SC: Devendra Fadanvis & independent MLAs also didn't move a no confidence motion. Governor's exercise of discretion was not in accordance of the law.
- May 11, 2023 12:19 pm IST
SC: Lack of security to MLAs has no bearing on the majority of a government in the House
Governor erred in concluding Uddhav Thackeray had lost the majority in the House. Lack of security to MLAs has no bearing on the majority of a government in the House, rules SC.
- May 11, 2023 12:15 pm IST
SC holds the Governor had no objective materials to call for a floor-test
SC holds the Governor had no objective materials to call for a floor-test. Floor test can't be used as a medium to resolve inter or intra-party disputes.
- May 11, 2023 12:13 pm IST
Disqualification petitions before the Speaker can't be linked with proceedings before the ECI: SC
SC: Disqualification petitions before the Speaker can't be linked with proceedings before the ECI
- May 11, 2023 12:08 pm IST
Appointment of Shinde-camp's Bharat Gogawale as new whip of Shiv Sena was illegal
Appointment of Shinde-camp's Bharat Gogawale as new whip of Shiv Sena was illegal, rules SC.
- May 11, 2023 12:08 pm IST
SC rejects Shinde's contention on whip
SC: Whip is appointed by a political party and not a legislative party, rejects Shinde's contention on this count.
- May 11, 2023 12:08 pm IST
PM Modi inaugurates National Technology Day event
PM Modi inaugurates National Technology Day event, launches projects worth ₹5,800 crore
- May 11, 2023 12:04 pm IST
Supreme Court holds that 2016 Nebam Rabia decision by a five-judge bench requires reference to a larger bench
Supreme Court holds that 2016 Nebam Rabia decision by a five-judge bench requires reference to a larger bench. The 2016 judgment held the Speaker can't decide a disqualification petition when his own removal has been sought.
- May 11, 2023 11:55 am IST
Supreme Court rules in favour of Delhi Govt
Centre Vs Delhi: Supreme Court rules in favour of Delhi Govt, holds it has control over bureaucrats in administration of services except in areas outside the legislative powers of NCT.
- May 11, 2023 11:36 am IST
Constitution bench assembles to deliver key verdicts
Constitution bench assembles to deliver its verdicts on the Centre Vs Delhi and the Maharashtra political crisis cases
- May 11, 2023 11:26 am IST
6 students die by suicide across Telangana after the result of the intermediate exam came out
6 students die by suicide across Telangana after the result of the intermediate exam came out. The students were allegedly disappointed with their exam results and took the extreme step: Telangana Police
- May 11, 2023 11:16 am IST
Tamil Nadu Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan relieved of Finance portfolio
Tamil Nadu Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan relieved of Finance portfolio, gets information technology and digital services.
- May 11, 2023 11:07 am IST
NIA conducts searches at locations of suspects in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh in the Kerala blast case
National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducts searches at locations of suspects in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh in the Kerala blast case, reports ANI.
- May 11, 2023 10:46 am IST
FIR against former BharatPe managing director Ashneer Grover over ₹81 crore alleged fraud
Economic Offences Wing on 10th May registered an FIR against former BharatPe managing director Ashneer Grover, his wife Madhuri Jain Grover, and family members, including Deepak Gupta, Suresh Jain, and Shwetank Jain for ₹81 crore alleged fraud, reports ANI.
- May 11, 2023 10:29 am IST
Former Union minister RCP Singh likely to join BJP today
Former Union minister and former Janata Dal (United) president RCP Singh is likely to join Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi today, reports ANI.
- May 11, 2023 10:23 am IST
Minor female wrestler records statement before magistrate: Delhi police
Minor female wrestler, who has made sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief Brijbhushan Singh, has recorded statement before the magistrate. Statement recorded under CrPC 164: Delhi Police sources, reports ANI.
- May 11, 2023 10:12 am IST
Pakistan deploys army to quell riots over ex-PM Khan's arrest
Troops were deployed in Pakistan's capital on Thursday after the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan triggered two days of violent protests by his supporters, reports AFP.
Khan was remanded in custody for eight days on corruption charges on Wednesday, the culmination of a rare campaign of defiance against the powerful military.
- May 11, 2023 09:55 am IST
1,690 new Covid cases in India in the last 24 hours
Covid-19: 1,690 new cases in India in the last 24 hours; Active caseload at 19,613, reports ANI.
- May 11, 2023 09:51 am IST
Centre exempts duty on the import of crude Soyabean oil and crude sunflower seed oil
The government of India has exempted duty on the import of crude Soyabean oil and crude sunflower seed oil, reports ANI.
- May 11, 2023 09:46 am IST
Mother-daughter duo set silent revolution in male-dominated priesthood of Kerala
A woman who has yearned to conduct pujas at her ancestral temple since her childhood and a homemaker-mother who has knowingly or unknowingly learnt the basics of tantric lessons through her daughter, PTI reports.
- May 11, 2023 09:21 am IST
Former Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrested in Islamabad
Former Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrested in Islamabad.
- May 11, 2023 09:09 am IST
Voting underway for the second phase of urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh
Voting underway for the second phase of urban local body polls in Uttar Pradesh.
- May 11, 2023 09:01 am IST
Earthquake of magnitude 7.6 jolts Tonga
An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 occurred 95 km west-northwest of Hihifo, Tonga: USGS
- May 11, 2023 08:56 am IST
FM Sitharaman on 2-day visit to Japan from today for G7 meeting
FM Sitharaman on 2-day visit to Japan from today for G7 meeting.
- May 11, 2023 08:31 am IST
Ukraine says it routs Russian brigade, Kremlin acknowledges 'very difficult' campaign
A Ukrainian unit said on Wednesday it had routed a Russian brigade near the stronghold of Bakhmut in an incident underlining the task facing the Kremlin as it carries out what it calls a "very difficult" military operation, Reuters reported.
- May 11, 2023 08:08 am IST
Amritsar low-intensity explosion cases solved; 5 persons arrested
Amritsar low-intensity explosion cases solved; 5 persons arrested. A press conference will be held in Amritsar: DGP Punjab police, Gaurav Yadav
- May 11, 2023 07:57 am IST
Trump declines to say if he favors Ukraine or Russia
Former US president Donald Trump on Wednesday declined to say if he wants Ukraine or Russia to win the war, reported AFP.
"I don't think in terms of winning and losing. I think in terms of getting it settled," Trump said in a CNN town hall before a live audience in the state of New Hampshire.
- May 11, 2023 07:39 am IST
Crises from Ukraine to banking await G7 finance ministers
Support for war-torn Ukraine will top the agenda at G7 finance talks on Thursday, but ministers and central bankers will also weigh concerns ranging from banking uncertainty to US debt default fears, AFP reports.
The three-day meeting of the Group of Seven developed nations comes with the global economy still unsteady after years of pandemic woes compounded by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- May 11, 2023 07:15 am IST
Palestine's Islamic Jihad announces death of military leader in fresh Israeli strike
Palestine's Islamic Jihad announces death of military leader in fresh Israeli strike in Gaza, reports AFP
- May 11, 2023 07:14 am IST
Pak PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry arrested from outside Supreme Court premises
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry arrested from outside Pakistan Supreme Court premises as protests continue in the wake of #ImranKhanArrest, reports Pakistan's media