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03 Jun 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghWitnesses corroborate sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief: Report
At least four witnesses have corroborated the sexual harassment allegations leveled by at least three women wrestlers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, reported The Indian Express.
03 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha train accident: Opposition parties target BJP-led Centre over tragedy
Opposition parties launched a full-fledged attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s central government after three trains crashed in Odisha on Friday night in one of India's worst train accidents.
03 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha train crash: 250 survivors board special train to Chennai
As many as 250 survivors of the Odisha train tragedy boarded a special train on Saturday, with a majority of them on their way to Tamil Nadu's Chennai, PTI reported, quoting a railway official.
03 Jun 2023
Congress PartyCongress claims Centre wants to make sedition law more draconian
Citing the Law Commission of India's backing of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) pertaining to sedition, the Congress has claimed that the central government was planning to make the law even more "draconian."
03 Jun 2023
Narendra Modi'Painful': PM Modi after meeting survivors of Odisha train accident
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived at the site where the horrific three-way train crash occurred in Balasore, Odisha, to take stock of the situation.
03 Jun 2023
OdishaCoromandel Express switched to wrong track minutes before crash: Report
The train crash in Odisha's Balasore on Friday might have resulted from human error since the Coromandel Express switched to the wrong track minutes before the accident, reported Hindustan Times, quoting a senior official.
03 Jun 2023
Manish SisodiaManish Sisodia's wife hospitalized before AAP leader could meet her
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia could not meet his ailing wife on Saturday after her health worsened and she had to be hospitalized, NDTV reported.
03 Jun 2023
Odisha'Dead bodies everywhere': Survivors of Odisha train accident recount horror
"Families crushed away, limbless bodies and a bloodbath on the train tracks." This is how Anubhav Das, a survivor of Odisha's Balasore triple train crash on Friday, described the aftermath of India's worst train accident.
03 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiOdisha train crash: Modi to visit accident site, meet survivors
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on Saturday to visit the accident site where three trains collided in Balasore one after another on Friday evening, ANI reported, quoting sources.
03 Jun 2023
Manish SisodiaDelhi: AAP's Manish Sisodia reaches home to meet ailing wife
Former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Saturday reached his home in Delhi to meet his ailing wife, reported ANI.
03 Jun 2023
COVID-19COVID-19 update: India logs 237 new cases, 4 deaths
India has reported 237 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a slight decrease from the previous day, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data shared on Saturday morning.
03 Jun 2023
Ashwini VaishnawOdisha train tragedy: 'No time for politics,' says railway minister
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday visited Odisha's Balasore, where nearly 290 people reportedly died after three trains collided in one of the worst train accidents in India.
03 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha: Nearly 290 dead in India's worst train accident
At least 288 individuals died, and 900 others were injured after three trains collided in Odisha on Friday night in one of the worst train accidents in recent history.
02 Jun 2023
OdishaOdisha: 50 dead, 350+ injured as 3 trains collide
At least 50 people died and over 350 were injured on Friday following a three-way accident involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train at Bahanagar in Odisha's Balasore district.
02 Jun 2023
KarnatakaKarnataka government clears five guarantees promised by Congress
The newly-elected Karnataka government cleared five "guarantees" that the Congress promised before the elections on Friday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assured that all five guarantees will be implemented in the present financial year "without any discrimination of caste or religion."
02 Jun 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghArrest Brij Bhushan by June 9: Farm leaders warn Centre
Farmers have stepped up their support for the wrestlers' protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment. They have warned the Centre of nationwide protests if Singh isn't arrested by June 9.
02 Jun 2023
KarnatakaRSS worker posts cartoon showing Muslim women as 'baby-making factory'
A worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was arrested from Karnataka's Raichur for posting a WhatsApp status depicting Muslim women as a "baby-making factory."
02 Jun 2023
ThaneMaharashtra shocker: Headless body of woman found stuffed in suitcase
An unidentified woman's beheaded body was discovered in a suitcase at Bhayandar-based Uttan Beach in the Thane district of Maharashtra on Friday morning, reported NDTV.
02 Jun 2023
Vinesh Phogat'Distressed, disturbed': 1983 Cricket World Cup winners over wrestlers' protest
The 1983 Cricket World Cup-winning team issued a joint statement on Friday, urging the wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh not to take any hasty decisions.
02 Jun 2023
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Anti-Sikh riots: Jagdish Tytler to face trial in MP-MLA court
Congress leader and former Union cabinet minister Jagdish Tytler will reportedly be tried in a special MP-MLA court on June 8 in the 1984 Pul Bangash case.
02 Jun 2023
ManipurManipur: Curfew relaxed in 5 districts, 140 weapons surrendered
The government has reportedly called off curfew in five districts of Manipur, while restrictions have been eased for a few hours in other areas of the state marred by month-long unrest.
02 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiTelangana Formation Day: President Murmu, PM Modi greet citizens
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu on Friday greeted the people of Telangana on the occasion of the state's 10th Formation Day.
02 Jun 2023
RajasthanRajasthan: 30 IPS, 7 IAS officers transferred in administrative reshuffle
The Rajasthan government on Friday transferred seven Indian Administrative Services (IAS) and 30 Indian Police Services (IPS) officers, reported PTI.
02 Jun 2023
Priyanka Gandhi VadraWrestlers' protest: Priyanka Gandhi questions PM Modi over government's inaction
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra questioned PM Narendra Modi on Friday on the Centre's inaction against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexually harassing female wrestlers.
02 Jun 2023
COVID-19India records 267 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
India registered 267 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a 7.2% decrease compared to Thursday's cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Friday morning.
02 Jun 2023
Vande Bharat Express7 hours 15 minutes: Vande Bharat offers fastest Mumbai-Goa runtime
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express virtually at around 11:00am on Saturday.
02 Jun 2023
Brij Bhushan Sharan SinghOver 10 molestation cases detailed in FIRs against Brij Bhushan
Days after Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment by women wrestlers, claimed that his accusers haven't revealed any details to back their allegations, the details of the two FIRs against him have emerged.
01 Jun 2023
Rakesh Tikait'Will meet president to resolve issue': Rakesh Tikait assures wrestlers
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said that a khap representative would meet President Droupadi Murmu and the central government to try to resolve the issue of protesting wrestlers, reported PTI.
01 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiModi vows to build 'hit' partnership with Nepal PM Prachanda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal, alias Prachanda, held wide-ranging discussions on Thursday with the intention of boosting India-Nepal cooperation in several areas, including trade, energy, and connectivity.
NCERT scraps evolution, periodic table for high school; experts baffled
In 2018, then-junior education minister Satyapal Singh asserted that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is "scientifically wrong" since none of "our ancestors...saw an ape turning into a man" and called for its removal from the curriculum.
01 Jun 2023
Delhi UniversityCareer on hold: DU scholar debarred over controversial BBC documentary
Thirty-year-old Lokesh Chugh, one of the two students debarred from Delhi University (DU) over his alleged role in the screening of the controversial British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots, said his career had been put on hold.
01 Jun 2023
Shraddha WalkarShraddha was physically and verbally abused by Poonawalla, testifies brother
Shreejay Walkar, the brother of Shraddha Walkar—who was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawalla in Delhi last year—said the accused used to verbally and physically abuse his sister.
01 Jun 2023
ManipurCentre replaces Manipur police chief amid unrest
In a significant reshuffle in the police leadership in Manipur amid ongoing unrest, Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Tripura cadre, Rajiv Singh, was reportedly appointed as the northeastern state's new Director General of Police (DGP) on Thursday.
01 Jun 2023
Manish SisodiaProduce Manish Sisodia only via video conferencing: Delhi court
A Delhi court on Thursday said that former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia should only be produced through video conferencing due to security concerns, reported IANS.
01 Jun 2023
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)Delhi's Purana Qila has evidence linked to Mahabharata era: ASI
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Wednesday said that it had discovered evidence at Delhi's Purana Qila that dates back to the Mahabharata period (1100-1200 BC), reported India Today.
01 Jun 2023
Amit ShahPanel formed to probe Manipur violence: Amit Shah
The Centre has constituted a panel led by a retired high court judge to investigate the wave of violence that has engulfed Manipur for nearly a month, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday.
01 Jun 2023
COVID-19India logs 288 COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in 24 hours
India recorded 288 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to more than 4.49 crore, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data updated on Thursday.
01 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiIndia-US jet engine deal likely during PM Modi's state visit
The United States (US) is likely to sign a deal with India allowing American conglomerate General Electric Company (GE) to jointly produce engines for military aircraft in India, reports said.
01 Jun 2023
ParliamentNew Parliament: Bigger office for PMO, other ministers under preparation
A bigger space spread across two floors for the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), room for all the central ministers, and a different office for the Special Protection Group (SPG) are being prepared in the new Parliament building inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi earlier this week.
01 Jun 2023
LPG CylinderCommercial LPG cylinder prices slashed by Rs. 83.50
The price for the 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder has been slashed by Rs. 83.50. The new prices will be applicable from Thursday, Indian Oil said.
