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• 17 Sept 2022, 10:53:51 PM IST

  Exercise restraint, Bangladesh tells Myanmar as border clashes intensify

  Bangladesh on Saturday asked Myanmar to exercise restraint as tensions escalated in frontiers over the use of artillery guns along the borders by its forces which killed a Rohingya child and wounded several others in the past several days.

• 17 Sept 2022, 09:50:14 PM IST

  PM Modi gifted collection of books on India to Samarkand State University

  On the visit of PM Modi to Samarkand for SCO Summit, a collection of books on India gifted by PM Modi to Samarkand State University was handed over by Manish Prabhat, Amb of India to Uzbekistan to Prof Rustam Khalmuradov, Rector of SSU: Indian Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

• 17 Sept 2022, 08:24:48 PM IST

  Jharkhand: Seven dead, 12 injured after bus falls off bridge in Hazaribag

  At least seven persons were killed and a dozen got injured after a bus carrying around 50 passengers fell off a bridge in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Saturday, police said.

• 17 Sept 2022, 08:08:29 PM IST

  5 kg ganja seized in Jharkhand's Deoghar & Dumka, 4 arrested

  Four drug peddlers were arrested after five kg of ganja was seized from their possession in Jharkhand's Deoghar and Dumka districts, PTI reported.

• 17 Sept 2022, 07:55:42 PM IST

  6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off east coast of Taiwan

  A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on Saturday, AFP reported.

• 17 Sept 2022, 07:43:24 PM IST

  PM Modi condoles death of former Union minister Manikrao Gavit

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the death of former Union minister and Congress leader Manikrao Gavit and said he made many efforts for the empowerment of tribal communities.

• 17 Sept 2022, 05:58:19 PM IST

  Delhi AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan sent to 4-day police custody in Waqf board case, day after arrest

  Amanatullah Khan, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Delhi's Okhla area, was on Saturday sent to four day police custody in the Delhi Waqf Board corruption case.

• 17 Sept 2022, 05:29:47 PM IST

  Jamia bans Safoora Zargar from entering university campus

  Jamia Milia Islamia has banned research scholar and activist Safoora Zargar from entering the university campus.

• 17 Sept 2022, 04:17:33 PM IST

  'Skilling, Reskilling & Upskilling': At first ITI convocation, PM Modi's 'mantra' to youth

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave a mantra -"Skilling, Reskilling and Upskilling" - to the youth of India and exhorted them to innovate and continuously upgrade their skills in line with the evolving times.

• 17 Sept 2022, 04:14:47 PM IST

  President Droupadi Murmu emplanes for London

  President Droupadi Murmu emplanes for London, United Kingdom to attend the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and offer condolences on behalf of the government of India.

• 17 Sept 2022, 03:13:00 PM IST

  Japan Urges Thousands in Southwest to Evacuate as Typhoon Nears

  Japan’s southwestern Kagoshima City advised about 34,000 people to evacuate, public broadcaster NHK said, as the Japan Meteorological Agency warned of an approaching violent typhoon, Bloomberg reported.

• 17 Sept 2022, 02:53:37 PM IST

  Andhra goes to Supreme Court against High Court ruling, declaring Amaravati as only state capital

  Andhra Pradesh government approaches the Supreme Court challenging the judgment of the High Court declaring Amaravati as the only capital of the State.

• 17 Sept 2022, 02:43:52 PM IST

  CBI moves Delhi Court against Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav in IRCTC case, urges bail cancellation

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday moved a Delhi court against Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav in the IRCTC scam case. The CBI sought cancellation of bail granted to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader in the matter.

• 17 Sept 2022, 02:14:22 PM IST

  Rajasthan Congress to propose party president's name in meeting today

  Members of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee will on Saturday meet in Jaipur for organisation election.

  The members will propose the name for party's national president and send it to Delhi headquarters, PTI reported.

• 17 Sept 2022, 01:06:21 PM IST

  PM Modi and Madhya Pradesh CM attend a program of Self Help Groups in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan attend a program of Self Help Groups in Sheopur in Madhya Pradesh.

• 17 Sept 2022, 12:13:24 PM IST

  PM Modi says, people have to wait to see Cheetahs at Kuno

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on the cheetahs' arrival as a part of the 'cheetah reintroduction project' said people have to wait to see them at Kuno. He said they are new to the place therefore they will need few months to make Kuno National Park their home.

   

• 17 Sept 2022, 11:35:11 AM IST

  PM Modi releases the cheetahs at Kuno National Park

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases the cheetahs that were brought from Namibia this morning, at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

• 17 Sept 2022, 11:19:56 AM IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands at the Indian Air Force Station in Gwalior

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands at the Indian Air Force Station in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He will will release the 8 cheetahs- from Namibia, into Kuno National park and will attend a program of Self Help Groups in Sheopur.

• 17 Sept 2022, 11:08:09 AM IST

  Indian Air Force choppers, carrying 8 Cheetahs arrive at Kuno National Park | watch video

  Indian Air Force choppers from Gwalior carrying 8 Cheetahs from Namibia, arrive at their new home - Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

• 17 Sept 2022, 11:01:00 AM IST

  Goa CM Pramod Sawant and Union Minister Shripad Naik participated in a cleanliness drive at Miramar Beach in Goa

  Goa CM Pramod Sawant and Union Minister Shripad Naik participated in a cleanliness drive at Miramar Beach, under 'Clean Coast, Safe Sea' programme today.

• 17 Sept 2022, 10:22:26 AM IST

  Indian Air Force choppers enroute Kuno National park with 8 cheetahs | watch video

  Indian Air Force choppers, including Chinook, enroute Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh with the 8 Cheetahs from Namibia.

• 17 Sept 2022, 10:15:50 AM IST

  Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya participates in the Blood Donation Camp in Delhi

  Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya participates in the Blood Donation Camp at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital to donate blood as part of country wide 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav'

• 17 Sept 2022, 09:45:34 AM IST

  Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba wishes Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday

  Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba wishes Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday. “On the occasion of your birthday, best wishes for good health and long life, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. May Shri Pashupatinath always protect you,” Nepal Prime Minister's tweet read.

• 17 Sept 2022, 09:19:47 AM IST

  Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw participates in Swachhata Pakhwada in Delhi

  Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw participates in Swachhata Pakhwada at Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi.

• 17 Sept 2022, 08:53:59 AM IST

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah participates in Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah takes part in Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations at Parade Ground, Hyderabad in Telangana. Read more

• 17 Sept 2022, 08:30:30 AM IST

  Chartered cargo flight carrying 8 cheetahs from Namibia landed at Gwalior | watch video

  The special chartered cargo flight, carrying 8 cheetahs from Namibia, landed at the Indian Air Force Station in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

• 17 Sept 2022, 08:25:43 AM IST

  China put a hold on proposal moved at UN to designate LeT terrorist Sajid Mir

  China put a hold on a proposal moved at the United Nations by the US and co-supported by India to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Sajid Mir, who is India's most wanted terrorist and was involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The proposal was moved by the US and co-designated by India to blacklist Mir under the 1267 Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council as a global terrorist. It’s the third hold by China on an India-US proposal in recent months, after Makki and Asghar. 

• 17 Sept 2022, 07:59:56 AM IST

  Congress MP Rahul Gandhi wishes Prime Minister on his birthday

  Congress MP Rahul Gandhi extended his birthday wish to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

• 17 Sept 2022, 07:42:37 AM IST

  On PM Modi's birthday, wishes pour in from political circle

  Union Ministers and other BJP leaders extend birthday greetings for Prime Minister's birthday. Leaders wish PM Modi for a long and happy life ahead. On the occasion of the prime minister's birthday, numerous events have been scheduled all around the nation. Modi himself will take part in various events including the release of cheetahs as a part of cheetah reintroduction project and other events.

• 17 Sept 2022, 06:42:46 AM IST

  22-year-old Iranian woman dies after arrest by morality police

  A 22-year-old Iranian woman who fell into a coma after being arrested in Tehran by the morality police died on Friday, state media and her family said. Morality police is a dedicated unit that enforces strict dress codes for women in the country.

• 17 Sept 2022, 05:54:01 AM IST

  Assam Police rescue 31 stray dogs tied in sacks on roadside in Golaghat district

  Police officials in Assam rescued 31 stray dogs left tied in sacks on roadside in Bokakhat in Golaghat dist. Local police officer said to ANI that animal traffickers might have dumped these dogs near a drain due to a glitch in their vehicle & fled from the area and further probe is underway.