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• 3 Jul 2022, 11:15:55 PM IST

  One held over Copenhagen shopping mall shooting

  One person has been arrested over Copenhagen shopping mall shooting, news agency AFP reported citing police.

• 3 Jul 2022, 11:05:19 PM IST

  Jignesh Mevani jabs BJP over ‘links’ with terror attacks

  Independent MLA from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani on Sunday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over latest reports of links emerging between the party and those accused of terror activities. Read more

• 3 Jul 2022, 10:41:25 PM IST

  Shots were fired at a mall in Denmark's Copenhagen; several injured

  Danish police said several people had been hit by gunshots at a shopping mall in the capital Copenhagen on Sunday.

• 3 Jul 2022, 09:26:01 PM IST

  Delhi continues downward trend in daily Covid tally with 648 new cases

  Delhi's daily Covid tally continued to decline on Sunday as 648 cases were reported in the last 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 19,37,013, according to the health department's bulletin. Read more

• 3 Jul 2022, 09:08:28 PM IST

  Amravati killing: Independent MP Navneet Rana meets kin of victim Umesh Kolhe

• 3 Jul 2022, 08:23:36 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu records 2,672 new Covid cases, zero deaths

  Tamil Nadu on Sunday saw no fresh deaths due to Covid and 2,672 people tested positive for the virus, according to the health department's bulletin. 

• 3 Jul 2022, 08:13:35 PM IST

  Manipur landslide toll climbs to 42

  Forty-two people have died so far in the landslide at a railway construction site in Manipur's Noney district. The deceased include 27 Territorial Army personnel and 15 civilians. 

• 3 Jul 2022, 07:25:23 PM IST

  Telangana's people paving way for BJP's double-engine govt: PM Modi

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that in other states, the double-engine government of the BJP has led to increasing trust of people in it. “Even in Telangana people are paving the way for BJP's double-engine govt,” Modi added. 

• 3 Jul 2022, 07:17:25 PM IST

  Maharashtra records 2,962 new Covid cases, 6 deaths

  Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 2,962 new Covid cases and six more deaths, which pushed the caseload and death toll to 79,85,296 and 1,47,940, according to the health department's bulletin. 

  The active caseload is the state is at 22,485. 

  Of the fresh cases on Sunday, 761 were reported from Mumbai. 

• 3 Jul 2022, 06:42:59 PM IST

  NSE co-location scam: ED summons ex-Mumbai Police commissioner on July 5, says report

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Mumbai Police commissioner Sanjay Pandey to Delhi on July 5, in connection with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) co-location scam, ANI reported on Sunday. 

• 3 Jul 2022, 05:55:13 PM IST

  Former Iranian President's daughter charged with propaganda, blasphemy

  Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has been charged with carrying out propaganda activity against the country and blasphemy in social media comments, news agency AFP reported on Sunday. 

  Faezeh is former lawmaker and a women's right activist. 

  "The indictment... has been issued and referred to the court on the charges of propaganda activity against the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran and blasphemy," Tehran's chief prosecutor Ali Salehi said.  

• 3 Jul 2022, 05:21:11 PM IST

  Theft angle in Amravati killing will be probed, says Maharashtra Dy CM

  Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that the that the theft angle in the killing of a medical store owner in Amravati will be probed. 

  “Amravati incident very serious, killing is barbaric. Accused, mastermind nabbed. NIA investigating it, finding if there is some international connection. This was initially portrayed as theft, that too will be investigated,” Fadnavis told reporters, ANI reported. 

• 3 Jul 2022, 04:57:31 PM IST

  Heavy rainfall in Kerala, IMD issues orange alert in 5 districts

  The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for five districts of Kerala- Idukki, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod- as heavy rainfall lashed the state. 

• 3 Jul 2022, 04:41:20 PM IST

  Country can't move forward like this: Arvind Kejriwal condemns Amravati and Udaipur killings

  Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday condemned the recent killings in Amravati and Udaipur and said the country cannot move forward like this. 

  "Whatever's happening is wrong, the country can't move forward like this. There should be peace & unity. I condemn this and hope that the accused get the strictest punishments," Kejriwal told reporters in Hyderabad. 

• 3 Jul 2022, 04:19:41 PM IST

  Manipur landslide toll climbs to 37; search ops on for another 25

  The number of deaths in the landslide at a railway construction site in Manipur's Noney district climbed to 37 on Sunday as three more bodies were covered and search operations are underway for another 25 people, PTI reported citing officials. 

  Among the 37 fatalities, 24 are Territorial Army personnel and 13 civilians. 

• 3 Jul 2022, 03:12:23 PM IST

  Kerala: Vijay Babu appears before probe officials for interrogation in sexual assualt case

  Malayalam actor and producer Vijay Babu appeared before the probe officials for interrogation in connection with a sexual assault case registered against him, news agency ANI reported on Sunday. He appeared before the officials as per the directors of the Kerala high court.

• 3 Jul 2022, 02:45:41 PM IST

  Punjab CM Mann to expand his cabinet tomorrow

  Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann will expand his cabinet on Monday as five MLAs are likely to be inducted as ministers. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at the Punjab Raj Bhawan at 5pm. 

• 3 Jul 2022, 02:22:52 PM IST

  MP CM hits out at Congress over Udaipur, Amravati killings

  Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan slammed the Congress on Sunday over the Udaipur and Amravati killings. Addressing an event in Jabalpur, Chouhan said, “Congress is a party of polarisation. Country lost its respect under their rule. If terrorism took birth, it was due to Congress.”

• 3 Jul 2022, 01:57:52 PM IST

  Protests in Mumbai against Shinde's Aarey metro decision

  Protests underway in Aarey, Goregaon, against metro car shed.

  The newly formed Maharashtra government has directed the Advocate General that the metro car shed be built in Mumbai's Aarey colony itself.

• 3 Jul 2022, 01:29:51 PM IST

  Aaditya Thackeray 'humbly' urges Eknath Shinde to rethink Aarey move amid row

  Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday urged the new Maharashtra government - led by Eknath Shinde - to reconsider its order on Aarey Forest, an 1,800-acre area often called Mumbai's 'green lung'. Read more

• 3 Jul 2022, 01:04:37 PM IST

  Akhilesh Yadav dissolves all Samajwadi Party posts except that of Uttar Pradesh chief

  Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday dissolved all party posts except that of the Uttar Pradesh unit chief, the party announced. Read more

• 3 Jul 2022, 12:08:37 PM IST

  BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar takes charge as Maharashtra Assembly speaker

  BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar takes charge as the Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly amid chants of "Jai Bhavani, Jai Shivaji", "Jai Sri Ram", "Bharat Mata ki Jai" and "Vande Mataram".

• 3 Jul 2022, 10:47:52 AM IST

  Mild tremors felt in Sullia taluk in Karnataka

  Mild tremors were felt in some parts of Sullia taluk in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.

• 3 Jul 2022, 10:14:58 AM IST

  BJP MLAs arrive at the State Assembly in Mumbai

  BJP MLAs arrive at the State Assembly in Mumbai ahead of the election for the post of Assembly Speaker.

• 3 Jul 2022, 09:41:57 AM IST

  Fire broke out in a train in Bihar this morning, all passengers safe

  Fire broke out in a train in Bihar this morning, all passengers safe, reports ANI.

• 3 Jul 2022, 08:55:34 AM IST

  16,103 new Covid cases in India, about 1,000 fewer than yesterday

  16,103 new Covid cases in India, about 1,000 fewer than yesterday; 31 deaths in 24 hours.

• 3 Jul 2022, 08:27:49 AM IST

  Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 hits Myanmar

  An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter Scale, hit 260km SW of Ywangan, Myanmar at 7:56 am today, reported ANI citing National Center for Seismology.

• 3 Jul 2022, 08:03:42 AM IST

  Navneet Rana slams police amid outrage over chemist's killing

  Amravati MP Navneet Rana has raised allegations against the city police commissioner regarding the case concerning the killing of a chemist. Read more

• 3 Jul 2022, 07:11:18 AM IST

  PM Modi to address public meeting in Hyderabad today

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting at Parade Grounds in Secunderabad today.

• 3 Jul 2022, 06:05:14 AM IST

  Two-day Maharashtra Assembly session begins today

  The crucial two-day Maharashtra Assembly session begins on Sunday, days after the Eknath Shinde government came into power.