Breaking highlights: Maharashtra logs 431 new Covid-19 cases, Mumbai accounts for 318

Sameer Wankhede transferred to Chennai, days after NCB's clean chit to Aryan Khan in drugs case.

A 65-year-old man dies in the aftermath of hailstorm in North Delhi area. Total 294 calls of trees falling received till 8 pm: Delhi Police

Delhi reports 212 new Covid-19 cases, one death, and 349 recoveries. Active cases 1,486, positivity rate 2.42%.

Maharashtra records 431 new Covid-19 cases, including 318 from Mumbai alone. State sees 297 recoveries as well.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrests Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain in alleged money laundering case.

DGCA fines SpiceJet ₹10 lakh for training 737 Max aircraft pilots on faulty simulator.

At least 8 flights diverted to Jaipur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Dehradun due to bad weather in Delhi.

Encounter has started at Rajpora area of Awantipora. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow: Kashmir Zone Police

Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority of reports that 21 bodies have been retrieved from Sunday's Tata Air plane crash site.

Varanasi district court fixes July 4 as next date in the maintainability of the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi case.

We were doing a press conference when some people came and started hitting us with the mics that were present there. It's Karnataka government and police's failure. It was a conspiracy and needs to be investigated: Rakesh Tikait, BKU spokesperson

We discussed names and finally Guruji (Shibu Soren) decided upon the name of Mahua Maji to be our Rajya Sabha nominee: Hemant Soren, Jharkhand CM and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader

I fully understand the disappointment of those who couldn’t clear the Civil Services Exam but I also know that these are outstanding youngsters who will make a mark in any field they pursue and make India proud. My best wishes to them: PM Modi

Congratulations to all those who have cleared the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021. My best wishes to these youngsters who are embarking on their administrative careers at an important time of India’s development journey, when we are marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: PM Modi

Three persons have been detained for throwing black ink at Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait at an event in Bengaluru, Karnataka: High Grounds Police Station

Shruti Sharma has topped the civil services examination 2021, results of which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday.

As many as 685 candidates have qualified the prestigious test, it said, without sharing further details of candidates selected in the examination.

While Shruti Sharma has topped the examination, Ankita Agarwal and Gamini Singla have secured the second and third rank, respectively, the Commission said.

The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages – preliminary, main and interview – to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.

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Two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday as per news agency PTI.

The encounter started at Gundipora in Pulwama on Sunday night after security forces launched a cordon and search operation to track terrorists in the area, a police spokesman said.

No survivors found at Tara Air plane crash site, bodies being recovered, news agency PTI reports, citing local media.

“Coming out of the negative impact of Covid, India has become one of the fastest growing economies in the world. We took vaccines to our citizens; about 200 crore vaccine doses have been administered in the country. India showed faith in its capabilities, scientists, doctors, youth in Covid fight & emerged not as a concern but ray of hope for world,” says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 Nepal crash: Preliminary assessment shows all passengers to have lost their lives, reports ANI, quoting Nepal home ministry spokesperson.

14 bodies retrieved from Nepal plane crash site, AFP reports, citing aviation authority.

UAE on Monday reported three more cases of the monkeypox. Ireland and Mexico on Saturday confirmed their first cases of the monkeypox just a day after Argentina reported its first case of the disease.

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Sidhu Moose Wala killing | FIR registered against unknown persons under sections 302, 307, 341 of Indian Penal Code and sections 25 & 27 of the Arms Act at City-1 Mansa Police Station, District Mansa.

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India records slight drop in Covid tally than a day before with 2,706 cases; 25 deaths in 24 hours.