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05 Jun 2022

India

IMD: Heatwave returns with Delhi reaching 47°C; yellow alert issued

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi experienced scorching summer heat on Saturday, with temperatures exceeding 47 °C in some parts of the city.

04 Jun 2022

Delhi

8 killed, several injured in chemical factory blaze near Delhi

Eight people were killed and dozens of others were injured in the chemical factory blaze in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district, Reuters reported.

04 Jun 2022

Jharkhand

Jharkhand: 'Error' leads woman to believe she passed CCE

The family of a Jharkhand woman apologized on Friday after it was revealed that her claim of passing the civil services examination was an "inadvertent error."

04 Jun 2022

Yogi Adityanath

Kanpur: 36 arrested after violence over BJP leader's 'Prophet' remark

The police arrested 36 persons in connection with the violence that erupted in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday, HT reported.

04 Jun 2022

Gujarat

BJP leader opposes Gujarat woman's 'sologamy' decision, calls it anti-Hindu

Kshama Bindu, a woman from Gujarat's Vadodara, who is set to marry herself on June 11, received a strong reaction to her decision from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) city unit's deputy chief Sunita Shukla.

Arya Samaj has no business to issue marriage certificates: SC

Rejecting a bail plea of an accused booked for the kidnap and rape of a minor girl, the Supreme Court on Friday said Arya Samaj had no business issuing marriage certificates.

04 Jun 2022

Bhagwant Mann

Amit Shah meets Moose Wala's family in Chandigarh

The parents of slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala met with Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday in Chandigarh.

04 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India reports 3,962 fresh cases, 26 more fatalities

India on Saturday reported over 3,900 new COVID-19 cases, a decrease of around 80 cases from the previous day.

04 Jun 2022

Pakistan News

Kashmir killings: Centre blames Pakistan; Pandits shifted to safer locations

Amid rising incidents of targeted civilian killings in Kashmir, Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah convened high-level meetings with top military and security officials on Friday.

Ghaziabad: 5-year-old girl's sample sent for monkeypox testing

The sample of a five-year-old was collected for monkeypox testing as a precautionary measure after she complained of itching and rashes on her body, the chief medical officer (CMO) of Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad told ANI on Saturday.

04 Jun 2022

POCSO

Hyderabad gang-rape case: Third accused, also a minor, arrested

The Hyderabad Police on Saturday arrested the third accused and identified two others, all minors, involved in the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl in a luxury car on May 28.

India condemns US report flagging atrocities on minorities

The central government on Friday reacted sharply to a US report on violence against minorities in India.

03 Jun 2022

Odisha

Jagannath Puri: SC dismisses petitions against excavations, constructions around temple

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed several petitions challenging the Odisha government's excavation and construction around Puri's Jagannath temple, deeming the petitions "frivolous" and not in the public interest.

03 Jun 2022

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Kashmiri Pandit organization seeks judicial intervention in recent killings

Kashmiri Pandit Sangarsh Samiti (KPSS)—a Kashmiri Pandit organization—approached the Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court Pankaj Mithal on Friday, requesting his intervention in providing security to the minority population in the union territory in light of recent killings.

03 Jun 2022

India

New LPG subsidy rules: Check eligibility, subsidy amount, other details

Beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will receive a Rs. 200 subsidy straight into their bank account for buying 14.2kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders.

03 Jun 2022

Telangana

Hyderabad: 5 minors booked for raping teen girl

The Hyderabad Police has registered a case against five minors, including an MLA's son, for the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl last week.

03 Jun 2022

Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah to chair critical meeting on Kashmir

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to chair a security meeting on Friday regarding the evolving scenario in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

03 Jun 2022

Assam

Assam PPE kit scam: Himanta Biswa Sarma's family friend involved?

In the latest update on the alleged Assam PPE kit scam, the Assam National Health Mission's (NHM) Right to Information (RTI) replies showed businessman Rajib Bora's firm received lucrative PPE kit orders in March 2020.

03 Jun 2022

Delhi Police

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann visits Moose Wala's home amid protests

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday visited Sidhu Moose Wala's house, just days after the Punjabi singer was assassinated.

03 Jun 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 4,041 fresh cases, 10 more fatalities

India on Friday reported over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 300 cases from the previous day.

03 Jun 2022

Mohan Bhagwat

Why look for Shivling in every mosque?: RSS chief Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said that the Gyanvapi Mosque matter was ongoing and noted that "history cannot be changed."

02 Jun 2022

Gujarat

24-year-old Kshama Bindu to marry herself in India's first 'sologamy'

A woman from Gujarat's Vadodara is set to marry herself out of "self-love" and "self-acceptance," reported TOI.

02 Jun 2022

Bhagwant Mann

Post Moose Wala murder, Punjab government to reinstate VVIPs' security

The Punjab government on Thursday decided to reinstate the security of over 420 VVIPs from June 7, after the murder of singer Sidhu Moose Wala, whose security cover was downsized earlier.

02 Jun 2022

Sonia Gandhi

Ahead of ED questioning, Sonia Gandhi tests COVID-19 positive

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has isolated herself after testing positive for COVID-19.

02 Jun 2022

Uttar Pradesh

UP officer sacked after placing bin Laden's picture in office

An officer in Uttar Pradesh's state-run power distribution company was suspended after he placed a photo of Osama bin Laden in his office.

02 Jun 2022

Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir: Bank manager from Rajasthan killed by terrorists

Terrorists gunned down a bank employee hailing from Rajasthan in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on Thursday.

02 Jun 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19: India reports 3,712 fresh cases, 5 more fatalities

India on Thursday reported over 3,700 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 1,000 cases from the previous day.

02 Jun 2022

Jammu And Kashmir

Shah to hold review meet on Amarnath Yatra, J&K security

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir with all top security officials on Friday, News18 reported quoting sources.

01 Jun 2022

Delhi Police

Moose Wala murder: Police seeks production warrant against gangster Bishnoi

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Mansa police probing the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala has started the process to bring the prime suspect gangster Lawrence Bishnoi on a production warrant to Punjab.

01 Jun 2022

India

Mitali Express: Third India-Bangladesh passenger train flagged off today

Passenger train accessibility between India and Bangladesh advanced on Wednesday, with railway ministers of the two nations virtually inaugurating the New Jalpaiguri-Dhaka Mitali Express, according to a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) official.

01 Jun 2022

IndiGo

Indigo to conduct study for handling specially abled passengers better

IndiGo, which was fined Rs. 5 lakh for denying boarding to a disabled child at Ranchi airport in May, will conduct an internal case study on how to handle specially abled passengers better.

UP CM Adityanath lays stone of Ram Temple's main building

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the main building of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya amid Vedic chants.

01 Jun 2022

Monsoon

La-Nina effect: IMD raises monsoon forecast from 99% to 103%

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently increased the forecast for the 2022 southwest monsoon to 103% of the Long Period Average (LPA), up from 99.9%, as La Nina conditions are expected to prevail throughout the four-month monsoon season.

01 Jun 2022

Sonia Gandhi

National Herald case: Enforcement Directorate summons Congress chief Sonia, Rahul

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday summoned Indian National Congress (INC) chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in connection with a money-laundering case involving the National Herald newspaper.

01 Jun 2022

Vivek Agnihotri

Vivek Agnihotri threatens to sue Oxford Union for canceling event

The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri on Tuesday said that the Oxford Union had canceled his event; he threatened to file a lawsuit against it.

01 Jun 2022

Vaccine

COVID-19: India logs 2,745 fresh cases, 6 more fatalities

India on Wednesday reported over 2,700 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 400 cases from the previous day.

01 Jun 2022

Delhi

Moose Wala murder: Revenge in two days, Facebook post declares

The assassination of Sidhu Moose Wala took a new turn on Wednesday when a post on Facebook threatened vengeance.

01 Jun 2022

COVID-19

No concerning trends caused by new Omicron subvariants: Experts

Although India hasn't detected any concerning trends because of the discovery of new Omicron mutations—BA.4 and BA.5—experts have warned that people should remain vigilant against COVID-19.

Surveillance, rapid identification, isolation: Centre issues guidelines on monkeypox

Amid a surge in monkeypox cases in non-endemic countries, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued "Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease."

A domestic violence victim mother secures AIR 177 in UPSC

Shivangi Goyal, a native of Hapur, has brought laurels to her family by scoring 177th rank in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam.