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• 17 Jun 2021, 11:02:40 PM IST

  Mehul Choksi remanded to prison in Dominica, but to remain in hospital, says his lawyer

  A magistrate court in Dominica on Thursday sent fugitive Mehul Choksi to a state prison, said his lawyer in India, adding that he would continue to remain in hospital as his health condition "deteriorated".

• 17 Jun 2021, 10:44:16 PM IST

  PM condoles demise of former president of Zambia Kenneth David Kaunda

• 17 Jun 2021, 10:23:51 PM IST

  Karnataka govt postpones local body elections amid Covid-19

  Karnataka government on Thursday announced postponement of local body elections in view of Covid-19.

• 17 Jun 2021, 10:03:16 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu CM to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi tomorrow

  Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin will be meeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Friday, reported ANI.

• 17 Jun 2021, 09:56:02 PM IST

  Mamata Banerjee moves Calcutta HC challenging Suvendu Adhikari’s win from Nandigram, matter to be heard tomorrow

  West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has moved Calcutta High Court, challenging Assembly election result in Nandigram where BJP's Suvendu Adhikari emerged victorious. The matter is scheduled to be heard tomorrow, reported ANI.

• 17 Jun 2021, 09:29:30 PM IST

  SC to hear Asaram Bapu case for temporary suspension of sentence tomorrow

  Supreme Court will hear the petition filed by self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on Friday. The petition seeks temporary suspension of his sentence to pursue medical treatment at an Ayuveda centre in Uttarakhand.

• 17 Jun 2021, 09:08:47 PM IST

  'Prepared for a long battle': Chirag Paswan says he will approach Supreme Court if needed

  Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan said that he would approach the Supreme Court if needed, amidst the ongoing crisis in party. "The party was formed by my father and I can't see it breaking like this. I will approach Supreme Court, if needed. I am prepared for a long battle. I the son of a lion and I am not scared. I am the LJP president," ANI quoted Paswan as saying.

• 17 Jun 2021, 08:09:23 PM IST

  Over 2.9 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered on June 17: Govt

  More than 268 million Covid-19 vaccine doses (268,665,914) have been administered in India so far, the Union health ministry said. Also, 2,964,596 doses were administered today.

• 17 Jun 2021, 07:02:35 PM IST

  Bharat Biotech dismisses reports it has submitted Covaxin’s phase 3 trial data to WHO for its approval, reports ANI

  Bharat Biotech said that news reports about the company submitting Phase-3 trial data of Covaxin to WHO is incorrect and "lacks any evidence," reports ANI.

• 17 Jun 2021, 06:21:08 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin meets PM Modi, submits memorandum of 25 demands

  Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. He also submitted a memorandum of 25 demands to the PM. Increase in Covid-19 vaccine supply, abolition of NEET exams and expediting construction of AIIMS in Madurai, among major demands.

• 17 Jun 2021, 05:26:59 PM IST

  Pashupati Kumar Paras elected LJP's national president: MP Chandan Singh

  Lok Janshakti Party MP Chandan Singh said that Pashupati Kumar Paras has been elected as the party's national president. "LJP MP Pashupati Kumar Paras has been elected as national president of the party today," ANI quoted Singh as saying.

• 17 Jun 2021, 04:46:00 PM IST

  AIIMS resume routine inpatient admission including elective surgeries

  The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi on Thursday said it has resumed routine inpatient admission including elective surgeries in general wards and private wards in AIIMS hospital and all centres.

• 17 Jun 2021, 04:16:33 PM IST

  Delhi logs 158 new Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths

  Delhi on Thursday reported 158 new Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths in last 24 hours. As many as 343 recoveries were recorded in the Capital since the previous day, according to the health bulletin.

• 17 Jun 2021, 04:13:17 PM IST

  Court sends former Mumbai cop Pradeep Sharma, 2 others to NIA custody till June 28 in Antillia bomb scare case

• 17 Jun 2021, 03:58:52 PM IST

  Centre gave no money to state after cyclone Yaas: Mamata Banerjee

  West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said no money has been given to the state government by the Centre after cyclone Yaas. "Unfortunately, they (the Centre) can't control Twitter that's why they want to bulldoze them. Similarly, they can't control me that is why they are trying to bulldoze my government. They should stop this," ANI quoted Banerjee as saying.

• 17 Jun 2021, 03:37:27 PM IST

  Kerala HC grants protection from arrest to Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sultana in sedition case

  Lakshadweep activist and film maker Aisha Sultana gets protection from the Kerala High Court. The court directed her to appear before island police and also said that in the case of an arrest she should be freed on bail.

• 17 Jun 2021, 03:13:47 PM IST

  Woman stabbed to death by stalker in Kerala

  A 21-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her house in Malappuram district on Thursday by a stalker for apparently rejecting his proposal for a romantic relationship and younger sister of the deceased also received stab wounds while trying to save her, police said.

• 17 Jun 2021, 02:52:07 PM IST

  Twitter should obey India's constitution and rules: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Twitter should obey India's constitution and rules if they should continue their business in the country. "When Indian companies do business or pharma companies go to manufacture in US, do they follow American laws or not? If you have to do business here, you're welcome to criticize PM, all of us.. but you've to obey India's constitution and rules," he said.

• 17 Jun 2021, 01:58:52 PM IST

  NIA arrests former Mumbai police officer Pradeep Sharma in Antilia bomb scare case

  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested former Mumbai police officer Pradeep Sharma in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case. The agency raided and investigated Sharma before he was arrested.

• 17 Jun 2021, 01:20:03 PM IST

  Haryana government planning to form Drone Corporation to conduct aerial surveys

  Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that his government is planning to form the Drone Corporation of Haryana to conduct aerial surveys in various departments like agriculture, forest, mines, etc. He also said that 200 drones would be procured to conduct the surveys, reports ANI.

• 17 Jun 2021, 12:36:16 PM IST

  Delhi court passes release order for Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal, Asif Iqbal Tanha

  A Delhi court has passed a release order for Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha. Additional Sessions Judge Ravindra Bedi said that she has passed the release order at 11am as scheduled even when the counsels of all the parties said that they were not aware of the order. A detailed reasoned order is awaited.

• 17 Jun 2021, 12:01:24 PM IST

  Centre to provide over 56 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses to states, UTs in next 3 days

  The central government will provide more than 56 lakh vaccine doses to states and Union territories in the next three days, informed the Health Ministry on Thursday.

• 17 Jun 2021, 11:53:50 AM IST

  Blast in firecracker factory in Maharashtra's Dahanu

  Blast in firecracker factory in Maharashtra's Dahanu. Blast heard 5 km vicinity of spot.

• 17 Jun 2021, 11:51:29 AM IST

  N Korea gives $300,000 for Myanmar in first financial aid since 2005

  North Korea has provided $300,000 to a UN-led humanitarian aid initiative for Myanmar, marking its first donation to other countries since 2005, UN data showed on Thursday.

• 17 Jun 2021, 11:36:49 AM IST

  CBSE to declare Class 12 results by July 31

  CBSE will declare Class 12 results by July 31.

• 17 Jun 2021, 11:22:13 AM IST

  Asif Iqbal Tanha, Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal move Delhi HC

  Asif Iqbal Tanha, Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal move Delhi HC seeking forthwith release from jail after being granted bail.

• 17 Jun 2021, 11:11:08 AM IST

  Philips said that doctors and patients using life-sustaining ventilators should first consider whether the potential danger from the foam outweighs other risks.

  Security of TMC leader Mukul Roy has been withdrawn by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), order has been issued: Govt Sources, reports ANI.

• 17 Jun 2021, 11:09:55 AM IST

  HK tycoon Jimmy Lai's Apple Daily newsroom raided

  Five hundred Hong Kong police officers sifted through reporters' computers and notebooks at pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on Thursday, the first case in which authorities have cited media articles as potentially violating the national security law.

• 17 Jun 2021, 10:50:52 AM IST

  Four arrested for sexual abuse of minor girls at Jharkhand shelter home

  Four persons including the manager, his wife, and the warden of a shelter home in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur were arrested in connection with physical exploitation and sexual molestation of minor girls from the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, informed the police on Wednesday.

• 17 Jun 2021, 10:36:51 AM IST

  250 fresh cases take Arunachal's Covid-19 tally to 32,188

  At least 250 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 32,188, a senior health department official said on Thursday.

• 17 Jun 2021, 10:29:15 AM IST

  Heavy rain in parts of Delhi

  Heavy rain, coupled with strong winds, lashes parts of Delhi.

• 17 Jun 2021, 10:18:22 AM IST

  Rupee slumps 33 paise to 73.65 against US dollar

  Rupee slumps 33 paise to 73.65 against US dollar in early trade.

• 17 Jun 2021, 10:16:23 AM IST

  US CDC classifies Delta variant as 'variant of concern'

  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified the Delta, a highly transmissible Covid-19 variant first identified in India, as a "variant of concern."

• 17 Jun 2021, 10:15:49 AM IST

  26 new cases push Covid-19 tally of Andamans to 7,306

  The Covid-19 caseload in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 7,306 as 26 more people tested positive for the disease in the Union Territory, a health department official said on Thursday.

• 17 Jun 2021, 10:13:11 AM IST

  Two TDP leaders killed in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool

  Two TDP leaders were killed on Thursday morning while going to farm fields Pesaravai village of Gadivemula mandal of Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district, informed the police.

• 17 Jun 2021, 09:56:35 AM IST

  West Bengal Governor to meet President Kovind today

  West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will meet President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan today at 11:30am.

• 17 Jun 2021, 09:53:59 AM IST

  Japan to issue vaccine passport for travel abroad

  Japan said on Thursday it will make a vaccine passport available from next month for Japanese travellers, as governments around the world experiment with ways to relaunch tourism and business trips.

• 17 Jun 2021, 09:45:07 AM IST

  NIA conducts raid at residence of Shiv Sena leader Pradeep Sharma

  NIA conducts raid at the residence of Shiv Sena leader and former 'encounter specialist' of Mumbai Police, Pradeep Sharma, reports news agency ANI.

• 17 Jun 2021, 09:39:23 AM IST

  Brazil detects 53 with Covid in relation to Copa America

  Brazil's health ministry raised the number of Covid-19 cases related to the Copa America to 53, one more than the previous day, after a total of 5,082 tests.

• 17 Jun 2021, 09:24:42 AM IST

  MK Stalin to meet PM Modi later today

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi later today.

• 17 Jun 2021, 09:22:21 AM IST

  Sensex down 300 point, Nifty at 15,661

  Markets open on weak note: Sensex down 300 point, Nifty at 15,661

• 17 Jun 2021, 09:10:16 AM IST

  India reports 67,208 new Covid-19 cases, 2,330 deaths

  India registered 67,208 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, along with 2330 Covid-19 related deaths, according to Union health ministry update on Thursday.

• 17 Jun 2021, 09:02:57 AM IST

  19,31,249 samples for Covid-19 were tested in the last 24 hours: ICMR

  A total of 38,52,38,220 samples have been tested for the Covid-19 disease till now of which 19,31,249 were tested in the last 24 hours, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Thursday.

• 17 Jun 2021, 08:58:26 AM IST

  Gold stages slight rebound on bargain hunting

  Gold prices rose on Thursday as investors took advantage of a sharp fall in the previous session to buy the metal after the US Federal Reserve signalled it might raise interest rates sooner than expected.

• 17 Jun 2021, 08:57:48 AM IST

  HK$18m in Apple Daily assets frozen under security law: Hong Kong police

  Hong Kong police say HK$18m (US$2.3m) in Apple Daily assets frozen under security law.

• 17 Jun 2021, 08:54:56 AM IST

  Bharat Biotech and World Health Organisation's (WHO) pre-submission meeting on June 23

  Bharat Biotech and World Health Organisation's (WHO) pre-submission meeting on June 23rd, says a WHO document, reports ANI.

• 17 Jun 2021, 08:40:43 AM IST

  Twitter India chief was questioned by Delhi police in toolkit matter

  A senior-level team of Delhi Police's Special Cell had gone to Bengaluru, Karnataka on May 31 to interrogate Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari regarding 'Congress toolkit case': Sources, reports ANI.

• 17 Jun 2021, 08:25:34 AM IST

  Kerala unlocks in graded manner from today after decline in daily-reported cases

  Kerala unlocks in graded manner from today after decline in daily-reported cases, however, complete lockdown will continue on weekends

  Public transport to operate partially, shops selling essential goods to remain open from 7am-7pm from today.

• 17 Jun 2021, 08:14:28 AM IST

  China disease expert says Covid-19 origins probe should shift to US: Report

  A senior Chinese expert said the United States should be the priority in the next phase of investigations into the origin of Covid-19 after a study showed the disease could have been circulating there as early as December 2019, state media said on Thursday.

• 17 Jun 2021, 08:03:44 AM IST

  Power outage hits 190K in Puerto Rico amid growing outrage

  A sudden power failure left some 190,000 clients in the dark across Puerto Rico late Wednesday, enraging many who were recovering from a massive outage that hit the US territory just days ago.