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• 10 May 2022, 10:02:02 PM IST

  Biden says US inflation his 'top domestic priority'

   US inflation his 'top domestic priority,' said US President Joe Biden. He also said that  tha his administrtion is mulling whether to drop previoous China tarffis, imposed by the Trump cabinet. 

• 10 May 2022, 09:34:22 PM IST

  Sri Lanka extends curfew until Thursday as protests intensify

  As the nationwide protests refuse to die down, Sri Lankan authorities have extended the curfew until 7 am on Thursday.

• 10 May 2022, 08:50:13 PM IST

  CBI raids 40 locations to catch MHA officials, NGOs for illegal FCRA licences

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried out a major operation to investigate collusion between government officials and representatives of non-governmental organisations for “illegal clearance” of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences in lieu of bribes. Read More

• 10 May 2022, 07:45:42 PM IST

  Sri Lanka issues shoot-on-sight orders to quell riots, reports AFP, citing defence ministry

  Sri Lanka issues shoot-on-sight orders to quell riots, reports news agency AFP, citing defence ministry.

• 10 May 2022, 07:44:33 PM IST

  Delhi's daily Covid-19 tally rises to 1,118

• 10 May 2022, 07:33:08 PM IST

  CBI raids 8 locations in probe into J&K Bank’s 2010 deal to buy Mumbai building

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Mumbai, Delhi, Jammu and Srinagar in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir Bank buying 65,000 sq ft office space in Mumbai in 2010. Read More

• 10 May 2022, 07:10:55 PM IST

  Bitcoin falls below $30,000, lowest since July 2021

  Bitcoin slumped below $30,000 for the first time since July 2021 on Tuesday as cryptocurrencies track sinking markets with investors spooked by aggressive US monetary tightening and surging inflation. Read More

• 10 May 2022, 06:49:13 PM IST

  Sri Lanka crisis: Senior Colombo cop attacked, had to be rescued | 10 points

  A top Sri Lankan police officer was on Tuesday assaulted by a mob of protesters who also set fire to his vehicle near the prime minister's official residence in the capital Colombo. Read More

• 10 May 2022, 06:02:35 PM IST

  IMD issues red warning for Andhra coast as severe cyclone Asani changes track

  Severe cyclone Asani has changed its track significantly and is likely to touch the Andhra Pradesh coast between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday and issued a “red” warning for the Andhra Pradesh coast, which implies that local authorities need to take action to prevent disasters associated with the cyclone. Read More

• 10 May 2022, 04:25:49 PM IST

  Red alert issued, security heightened in Punjab's Amritsar 

  Red alert issued, security heightened in Punjab's Amritsar following suspected RPG attack in Mohali, reports news agency ANI.

• 10 May 2022, 04:12:48 PM IST

  On sedition law, Supreme Court gives Centre 24 hours to decide on pending cases

  The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the Centre 24 hours to inform the court whether it will issue instructions to all states and Union territories to keep sedition cases in abeyance till the government's proposed exercise of reviewing Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was completed. The Centre to come back with a reply on Wednesday. Read More

• 10 May 2022, 03:24:04 PM IST

  BCCI denies BJP MLA claim that Dravid will participate in Yuva Morcha meet

  The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) denied the report of men's cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid's participation in a session of Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha's National Working Committee in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh as claimed by a BJP legislator on Monday. Read More

• 10 May 2022, 03:09:34 PM IST

  On sedition law, Supreme Court gives Centre 24 hours to decide on pending cases

  Supreme Court gives the Centre 24 hours to inform the court whether it will issue instructions to all states and UTs to keep sedition cases in abeyance till the government's proposed exercise of reviewing Section 124A, IPC got over. Centre to come back with an answer on Wednesday.

• 10 May 2022, 03:06:31 PM IST

  UN condemns violence in crisis-hir Sri Lanka

• 10 May 2022, 03:01:46 PM IST

  Hearing on validity of sedition law begins in SC

  Supreme Court asks Centre how it will address the issue related to miseuse of the sedition law. “There are concerns that sedition law being misused and Attorney General himself had said chanting Hanuman Chalisa is leading to such cases. The Court adds - in the affidavit itself it is said that misuse of law is there, how will you address this?" it said during the hearing, according to news agency ANI. 

• 10 May 2022, 02:33:09 PM IST

  India extended over US$3.5 billion support to help Sri Lanka overcome difficulties, says MEA

  On Sri Lanka crisis, India underlines 'neighbourhood first' policy, says extended over US$3.5 billion support to help overcome difficulties.

• 10 May 2022, 01:55:20 PM IST

  Suhail Khandwani, Trustee, Mahim Dargah & Haji Ali Dargah, arrives at the NIA office for questioning

  Suhail Khandwani, Trustee, Mahim Dargah & Haji Ali Dargah, has arrived at the NIA office for questioning, reported ANI. His residence and office were raided yesterday and he was questioned.

• 10 May 2022, 01:46:21 PM IST

  Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma passes away aged 84

  Veteran santoor player and music composer Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma died in Mumbai on Tuesday morning following a heart attack, family sources said. He was 84.

• 10 May 2022, 12:53:32 PM IST

  Voting for by-election on seven seats in Karnataka Legislative Council on June 14

  The Election Commission of India has announced a by-election for seven seats in Karnataka Legislative Council that are going to fall vacant on June 14, reported ANI. Voting to be held on 3rd June, counting of votes on the same day at 5 pm.

• 10 May 2022, 12:50:39 PM IST

  Hearing of Taj Mahal case postponed due to strike by lawyers

  Allahabad high court has postponed the hearing of the Taj Mahal case in which the petitioner had demanded to open 22 rooms inside the architectural marvel to find out whether Hindu idols are hidden there.

• 10 May 2022, 11:44:02 AM IST

  Modi extends greetings to South Korean President who took oath of office today

• 10 May 2022, 10:58:49 AM IST

  SC directs State Election Commission to notify polls for over 23,000 vacant local body seats in MP within two weeks

  The Court said that its order for complying with the triple test for providing OBC quota in local bodies is applicable to all states and state election bodies.

• 10 May 2022, 10:17:34 AM IST

  10 flights cancelled at Chennai Airport due to Cyclone Asani

  10 flights including from Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur and Mumbai cancelled at Chennai Airport due to Cyclone Asani, reported ANI quoting Airport Authority.

• 10 May 2022, 09:39:32 AM IST

  UGC seeks report from Sharda University over question comparing Hindutva and Fascism

  UGC has sought a report from Sharda University reportedly over a question on similarities between Hindutva and Fascism it asked in a political science exam, reported ANI.

• 10 May 2022, 09:16:01 AM IST

  Punjab Police commandos deployed outside Intel HQ where blast occurred

  A team of Punjab Police and Punjab Police commandos has been deployed outside Punjab Police Intelligence headquarters, Sector 77, SAS Nagar, where a minor explosion occurred last night, reported ANI.

• 10 May 2022, 08:46:17 AM IST

  On Mohali blast, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann tweets 'culprits won't be spared'

• 10 May 2022, 08:34:05 AM IST

  India reports 2,288 new Covid cases, 10 deaths in 24 hours

  India reported 2,288 new Covid cases as the daily tally dropped below the 3,000 mark after nearly a week.

• 10 May 2022, 07:47:39 AM IST

  Yoon Suk-yeol sworn in as South Korean president

  Yoon Suk-yeol took oath as South Korean President at a time of high tensions on the Korean peninsula, with an increasingly belligerent Pyongyang conducting a record 15 weapons tests since January.

• 10 May 2022, 07:42:23 AM IST

  India's crude oil imports rise in March on demand recovery

  India's crude imports rose about 4.2% in March to 19.03 million tonnes from a year earlier, government data showed on Monday, as consumption picked up in the world's third-largest oil importer after Covid-19 curbs were eased., reported Reuters.

• 10 May 2022, 06:59:03 AM IST

  Asani moved at 12kmph in west-northwest direction in last six hours

  Severe Cyclonic Storm Asani moved with a speed of 12kmph in west-northwest direction during the last six hours and is about 590 southwest of Puri and about 510 km south-southwest of Gopalpur, Odisha, according to Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, as quoted by ANI.

• 10 May 2022, 06:19:25 AM IST

  Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe sells for $195 mn at auction

  Iconic Andy Warhol's portrait of American actress Marilyn Monroe has been sold for $195 million at an auction, reported AFP.