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14 Jun 2022

Mumbai

COVID-19: India reports 6,594 fresh cases, 18% decline from yesterday

India on Tuesday reported 6,594 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.

14 Jun 2022

Narendra Modi

Fill 10L vacancies in 1.5yrs: Modi to ministries, government departments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ordered all the ministries and governmental departments to recruit people on a "mission mode" to fill up 10 lakh vacancies over the next year and a half.

14 Jun 2022

Delhi

Prophet row: Delhi VHP calls for Hanuman Chalisa mass recitation

The Vishva Hindu Parishad's (VHP) Delhi unit has called on people to gather in temples and participate in Hanuman Chalisa mass recitations on Tuesday (June 14) to protest the violence that erupted in several parts of India on Friday.

14 Jun 2022

Sonia Gandhi

ED to again grill Rahul Gandhi today amid Congress's protests

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will reportedly appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) again on Tuesday for questioning in a money laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper.

13 Jun 2022

Gujarat

Meet IAS officer Tushar Sumera who barely cleared Class 10

Several educational boards declared their Class 10 results recently and if you're someone who scored the bare minimum, there's no need to be disheartened.

13 Jun 2022

al Qaeda

Prophet row: 70 Indian government, private websites hit by cyberattacks

Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled party leader Naveen Jindal's controversial remarks against Prophet Muhammad have created quite a stir.

13 Jun 2022

Elections

ECI sends 6 proposals to Centre seeking many electoral reforms

Rajiv Kumar—who took office as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India last month—has requested the Law Ministry to issue a notification for linking voters' Aadhaar with voter IDs, reported The Indian Express.

13 Jun 2022

Karnataka

Netizens mourn passing of 'Bhogeshwara,' Asian elephant with longest tusks

Also known as Mr. Kabini, the 60-year-old elephant Bhogeshwara, who had the longest tusks among Asian elephants, passed away due to age-related issues recently.

13 Jun 2022

Delhi

Delhi minister Satyendar Jain's judicial custody extended by 14 days

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi minister Satyendar Jain's judicial custody was extended by another 14 days by a Delhi court on Monday.

13 Jun 2022

Vaccine

COVID-19: India reports 8,084 fresh cases, 10 more fatalities

India on Monday reported 8,084 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.

13 Jun 2022

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Two men rape minor girl, live-stream act to friend

In a horrific incident, two men allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior and live-streamed the act to a friend, the police said on Saturday.

13 Jun 2022

Delhi Police

Moose Wala murder: Pune Police arrests 2 suspects from Gujarat

The Pune police on Monday arrested two persons from Gujarat suspected to be involved in the murder of Punjabi singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala in May.

13 Jun 2022

Delhi

Delhi witnesses 25 severe heat days, highest in 10 years

Delhi has registered a maximum temperature of 42 °C or higher on 25 days this summer season so far, the highest number of severe heat days since 2012, as per the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) data.

12 Jun 2022

Madhya Pradesh

Woman who resisted sexual assault receives 118 stitches on face

A woman in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal had to undergo surgery and receive 118 stitches on her face as she resisted a sexual assault on her by a group of men.

12 Jun 2022

Yogi Adityanath

UP: Authorities demolish 'illegally constructed' house of Prayagraj violence accused

Authorities in Uttar Pradesh have reportedly launched a demolition drive at the house of a key accused in the Prayagraj violence with heavy security deployed outside the residence.

12 Jun 2022

Delhi Police

Prophet row: Naveen Kumar Jindal claims family is in danger

Days after being expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the remarks against Prophet Muhammed, Naveen Kumar Jindal has claimed that his family is in danger of being attacked by the Islamic fundamentalists.

12 Jun 2022

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: 3 LeT terrorists killed in overnight encounter in Pulwama

In an overnight encounter with security forces, three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in the Pulwama district of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), the police said on Sunday.

12 Jun 2022

Assam

Assam: Mother reunites with child swapped at birth 3yrs ago

In a bizarre incident, a boy was reunited with his biological parents three years after birth in Assam's Barpeta district.

12 Jun 2022

Uttar Pradesh

Prophet row: Protests, arrests across several states; internet services suspended

Fresh violence broke out in West Bengal's Howrah on Saturday against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

11 Jun 2022

Delhi

Delhi: Water crisis deepens in several parts; UT blames Haryana

Delhi is in the throes of a water crisis in the midst of a heatwave.

J&K: YouTuber held for uploading 'beheading' video of Nupur Sharma

Kashmir-based YouTuber Faisal Wani was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on Saturday for uploading a video depicting the "beheading" of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

11 Jun 2022

Jammu And Kashmir

#NewsBytesExplainer: How is the President of India elected?

Elected Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) and Members of Parliament (MPs) are set to vote on July 18 to elect India's 15th President.

11 Jun 2022

Ranchi

Prophet row: 2 killed in Ranchi; curfew imposed, internet suspended

Two persons were killed and several others injured in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi where protests erupted on Friday over the controversial remarks made by now-suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammad.

11 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India logs 8,329 fresh cases, 24 more fatalities

India on Saturday reported over 8,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 700 cases from the previous day.

10 Jun 2022

Kolkata

Kolkata: Constable kills woman, self outside Bangladesh Deputy High Commission

In a shocking incident, an armed policeman in Kolkata on Friday fatally shot a woman riding a bike before killing himself.

10 Jun 2022

Amit Shah

'Who can stop us from writing history?' asks Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said governments cannot "create history" and called on society to take the initiative to portray history in its true form.

ISRO's physically challenged scientist Kartik Kansal cracks UPSC CSE 2021

Many people's lives have changed since the 2021 UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) results were announced.

10 Jun 2022

Omar Abdullah

J&K: Curfew imposed, internet suspended following communal tensions

Authorities have imposed a curfew in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and the army has been called in to carry out a flag march in Doda district's Bhaderwah town in response to attempts by some elements to incite communal unrest.

10 Jun 2022

Delhi

Prophet remarks: Protests outside UP, Delhi mosques after Friday prayers

Massive protests erupted in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur on Friday in response to derogatory remarks made by former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled party leader Naveen Jindal about Prophet Muhammad.

10 Jun 2022

Uttar Pradesh

UP: DNA test on 'stolen' buffalo to settle ownership battle

In a first-of-its-kind case, the police in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, have ordered a DNA test on an allegedly stolen buffalo to settle an ownership dispute.

10 Jun 2022

Delhi Police

Moose Wala killing: Suspected shooter nabbed, 9th arrest so far

The Punjab Police arrested a suspected shooter in the Sidhu Moose Wala murder case, HT reported on Friday.

Judge who ordered Gyanvapi survey gets threat letter; case filed

The Uttar Pradesh Police has registered a case in connection with a "threat letter" received by the judge who ordered the filming of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi.

10 Jun 2022

India

Monsoon to arrive in Goa, Maharashtra over next 2 days

The southwest monsoon may move into Goa, southern Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh in the next two days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

10 Jun 2022

Maharashtra

COVID-19: India logs 7,584 fresh cases, 24 more fatalities

India on Friday reported over 7,500 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of around 300 cases from the previous day.

09 Jun 2022

Telangana

Hyderabad: Police want to try minor gang-rape accused as adults

The Hyderabad Police is planning to appeal in the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to allow the accused in the Jubilee Hills gang-rape case to be tried as adults.

09 Jun 2022

Nagpur

Two 'husbands' approach cops against woman for eloping with third

Two men approached police officers at Bharosa cell, seeking their assistance in reuniting with their estranged wife.

09 Jun 2022

Delhi

No major relief from intense heat till June 15: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that the maximum temperature in Delhi-NCR and other parts of northwest India would drop by a few degrees during the weekend.

09 Jun 2022

MeitY

#NewsBytesExplainer: New draft amendments to IT Rules, 2021

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has published a fresh draft of amendments to the Information Technology Rules, 2021.

09 Jun 2022

Ram Nath Kovind

India's Presidential Election will take place on July 18

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday that the election to elect the next President of India will take place on July 18.

09 Jun 2022

Narendra Modi

Patidars-led movement seeks to rename Narendra Modi Stadium after Patel

A group, named Sardar Sanman Sankalp Andolan Samiti (SSSAS), Gujarat, has planned to take out a march from Bardoli to Motera from June 12, demanding to "restore" the name of Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad's Motera as Sardar Patel Stadium.