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• 28 May 2022, 11:42:10 PM IST

  Over 13 shops charred in fire in Thane, none injured

  More than 13 shops were charred in a fire which broke out in Wagale Estate area of Thane, Maharashtra, around 10.09 pm on Saturday. The fire first broke out in a company producing lab equipment due to a blast in an Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder which then spread to 12 other shops and small scale companies in the vicinity. The authorities confirmed that no one was injured in the fire.

• 28 May 2022, 08:41:29 PM IST

  Money laundering case: Court allows Jacqueline Fernandez to fly to Abu Dhabi for IIFA awards

  A Delhi Court on Saturday granted permission to Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez, who is being investigated by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, to travel abroad.

• 28 May 2022, 08:35:49 PM IST

  Karnataka CM Bommai says not thinking of fresh cuts on fuel prices

  Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said his government had not yet taken any decision on cutting tax on fuel prices. The Centre had recently reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel leading to calls for state governments to further bring down prices. Read More

• 28 May 2022, 08:29:55 PM IST

  Indian Army gives health update of 19 soldiers injured in Ladakh accident

  Indian Army's Western Command on Saturday said 19 soldiers, who were injured on Friday after the vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and tumbled into the Shyok river, in Ladakh’s Turtuk sector, are currently stable. In the accident, seven soldiers were killed. Read More

• 28 May 2022, 08:28:23 PM IST

  Former US president Trump dismiss calls for gun control

• 28 May 2022, 08:24:40 PM IST

  31 killed in stampede at church in Nigeria, casualties mostly include children

  Atleast 31 people were killed and seven others were left injured after a stampede broke out at a church event in the southeastern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt on Saturday, CNN reported citing police and security officials.

• 28 May 2022, 08:21:13 PM IST

  Argentina, Ireland…: Which countries reported Monkeypox cases in last 48 hours

  The Monkeypox cases continue to rise across the world, with more than 200 suspected or confirmed cases being reported from across 20 countries. A World Health Organisation (WHO) official feared there would be a community transmission, even as the global health body said that it was containable if the measures were put into place right now, Reuters had reported. Read More

• 28 May 2022, 07:19:16 PM IST

  7 trekkers go missing in Uttarakhand Himalayas

  Seven trekkers have gone missing on Pandav Shera trek in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district at a height of around 4500 metres, said officials. After State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) was informed about the incident, a High-Altitude Rescue team of SDRF was sent in a Chopper to Rudraprayag to launch a search and rescue operation on Saturday evening.

• 28 May 2022, 06:53:27 PM IST

  Police detain father of boy who shouted slogans at Kerala PFI rally: Report

  The father of the Kerala boy who shouted provocative slogans against other communities at a rally held by the Popular Front of India (PFI) in coastal Alappuzha last week has been taken into custody, news agency PTI said Saturday evening citing an unnamed police officer. Read More

• 28 May 2022, 06:43:36 PM IST

  Covid-19: Maharashtra reports first cases of BA.4, BA.5 subvariants of Omicron

  Maharashtra on Saturday reported its first cases of the Covid-19 infection with BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron strain of the virus in at least seven cases in Pune. Read More

• 28 May 2022, 06:05:51 PM IST

  4 cases of B.A. 4 variant, 3 cases of B.A. 5 variant detecred in Maharashtra: Health dept

• 28 May 2022, 05:39:34 PM IST

  Prosperity of villages of Gujarat is due to dairy cooperatives: PM Modi

  Prosperity of villages of Gujarat is due to dairy cooperatives, PM Modi also said in the Gandhinagar event.

• 28 May 2022, 05:11:44 PM IST

  Modi inaugurates Nano Urea (Liquid) Plant constructed at IFFCO in Gandhinagar

  India is the second biggest consumer of fertilizers and third biggest producer of fertilizer. Seven-eight years ago, the majority of urea could not reach our farms and was destroyed due to black marketing. Urea factories were shut because of a lack of new technologies, says PM Modi in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 

• 28 May 2022, 04:39:26 PM IST

  Sri Lanka marks 50th day of 'Go Rajapaksa' protest: What we know so far

  Organisers of protests demanding the resignation of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid the country's worst economic crisis on Saturday said they will intense agitation marches with wider participation as the ongoing anti-government protest entered its 50th day. Read More

• 28 May 2022, 04:18:14 PM IST

  Bangaldesh minister calls for repatriation of displaced Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh

  Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says repatriation of displaced Myanmar nationals from his country necessary for security, stability in Southeast Asia. 

• 28 May 2022, 04:14:44 PM IST

  DGCA imposes ₹5 lakh fine on IndiGo for denying boarding to special needs child

  Aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday imposed a penalty of ₹ 5 lakh on India’s largest airline, IndiGo, after a special child along with his parents were denied boarding at Ranchi Airport on May 7. Read More

• 28 May 2022, 02:59:45 PM IST

  ‘No wrongdoing happened in last 8 years’: PM Modi on eve of govt’s anniversary

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat where elections are slated to be held in December, has said that the ‘double engine’ government, where the state and Central governments work in tandem, has taken Gujarat to newer heights of development. Read More

• 28 May 2022, 02:09:55 PM IST

  How many people fully vaccinated in India? Health minister gives an update

  In what can be viewed as a key milestone as India tackles coronavirus, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that over 88 per cent of the adult population (people who are 18 years and above in age) is fully vaccinated against the disease. Read more

• 28 May 2022, 12:24:21 PM IST

  PM Modi greeted in Rajkot

• 28 May 2022, 11:56:31 AM IST

  Pushkar Singh Dhami holds roadshow ahead of bypolls

  Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami holds a roadshow along with Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Tanakpur, Champawat district ahead of bypoll to Champawat Assembly seat.

• 28 May 2022, 11:41:10 AM IST

  PM Modi in Gujarat

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his home state of Gujarat on Saturday, said his government has made “sincere attempts to serve the country by following teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel.” Read more

• 28 May 2022, 11:36:10 AM IST

  Patidar outreach, focus on cooperative sector: PM Modi in Gujarat

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat on Saturday where he is set to attend events in Rajkot and Gandhinagar. His two-day schedule began with a visit to a multispeciality hospital in Rajkot. Read more

• 28 May 2022, 10:22:30 AM IST

  Manipur activist, arrested in Delhi, sent to judicial custody in Imphal

  A human rights activist from Manipur, who was arrested in Delhi on Tuesday in connection with a case against him over a social media post allegedly promoting enmity between communities, has been sent to judicial custody for 15 days after he was brought back to Imphal by a team of Manipur police for further investigation. Read more

• 28 May 2022, 09:17:18 AM IST

  India reports 2,685 new Covid cases, 33 deaths in 24 hours

  India has reported 2,685 new Covid cases, 33 deaths in the past 24 hours. The active cases in the country stand at 16,308.

• 28 May 2022, 09:05:03 AM IST

  25 injured after bus overturns Udhampur

  At least 25 passengers were injured after a bus en route to Doda district overturned in the Battal Ballian area in Udhampur, reported news agency ANI.

  People injured have been shifted to a district hospital in Udhampur, while some were referred to a government hospital in Jammu. 

• 28 May 2022, 08:51:31 AM IST

  Rat-hole coal mining: HC asks Meghalaya to implement SC, NGT rulings in 4 weeks

  The Meghalaya high court has directed the state government to implement recommendations of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and Supreme Court (SC) on illegal rat-hole coal mining within four weeks. Read more

• 28 May 2022, 08:15:51 AM IST

  Shanghai's baby steps in ending curbs, N. Korea sees relief | Top Covid updates

  Weeks after acknowledging a coronavirus outbreak in the country, North Korea has said its daily cases have dropped below the 100,000-mark for the first time in days, according to reports in local media. Read more

• 28 May 2022, 06:52:52 AM IST

  Sri Lanka PM thanks India for support amid ‘difficult period’, eyes solutions

  Sri Lanka is aiming to work towards taking “correct” policy decisions amid a “small window” to reduce the economic crisis impact, Ranil Wickremesinghe, the country’s prime minister, said on Friday as he thanked India and Japan over the move to set up a foreign aid consortium. Read more

• 28 May 2022, 05:34:39 AM IST

  PM Modi to visit Gujarat today

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tour Gujarat on Saturday during which he will visit a newly-built hospital, address a seminar of leaders of various cooperative institutions and inaugurate a Nano Urea (liquid) plant, his office said.

• 28 May 2022, 05:30:28 AM IST

  13 arrested for running interstate ultrasound racket, reports ANI

  13 arrested for running interstate ultrasound racket to determine whether foetus of pregnant women was male or female. On detecting a foetus as female, they would arrange for abortion. Prime accused running this center for past few yrs: News agency ANI quotes Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M