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10 Jun 2023

Indian Navy

35 fighter jets, aircraft carriers, submarines: Indian Navy's mega drill

The Indian Navy recently carried out a mega exercise in the Arabian Sea, demonstrating its combat prowess with two aircraft carriers, multiple warships, submarines, and over 35 fighter planes.

TMC demands probe after police take woman wrestler to Singh

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) lambasted the Delhi Police for reportedly taking wrestler Sangeeta Phogat to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's residence on Friday to recreate the sequence of events that led to the sexual harassment.

10 Jun 2023

Sakshee Malikkh

'Wrestlers to participate in Asian Games only when…': Sakshee Malikkh

Ace wrestler Sakshee Malikkh on Saturday said the protesting grapplers wouldn't participate in the upcoming Asian Games until the central government resolves their issues.

10 Jun 2023

Manipur

Manipur: Centre forms peace committee to facilitate dialog among groups 

Days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah's announcement, a peace committee in violence-hit Manipur has been constituted, reported India Today.

10 Jun 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka: Man thrashed with slippers for allegedly harassing college girl

A man was reportedly slapped and beaten up with slippers in public for allegedly harassing a college student on Friday in Karnataka's Udupi district.

10 Jun 2023

Navi Mumbai

Why new international airport in Navi Mumbai is special

The under-construction international airport in Navi Mumbai is reportedly set to start its operations by December 2024.

10 Jun 2023

Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav requests NCERT to remove his name from textbooks

The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Friday said in a circular that "individual authorship" cannot be claimed for its textbooks.

10 Jun 2023

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Aircraft-shaped balloon with 'PIA' logo found in Kathua

An aircraft-shaped balloon with the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) logo was found in Hiranagar of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Saturday, reported India Today.

Cyclone Biparjoy to intensify further, alert issued in several states

The very severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy will likely intensify further by Sunday and move north-northwestwards in the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

Saw Brij Bhushan 'inappropriately touch' women wrestlers: International referee

Jagbir Singh, an international wrestling referee, has opened up about Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's "inappropriate behavior" toward women grapplers.

ED uncovers Rs. 250 crore sand mining scam in Bihar

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) unearthed a Rs. 250 crore illegal sand mining scam involving two private firms in Bihar.

09 Jun 2023

Maharashtra

Mumbai murder: Manoj and Saraswati were married, claim victim's sisters

New details have emerged in the horrifying Mumbai Mira road murder case.

09 Jun 2023

Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Will regulate AI to keep 'digital citizens' safe: IT minister

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, said on Friday that the government will regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) so it does not cause any harm to "digital citizens," reported PTI.

09 Jun 2023

Dhanbad

Jharkhand: Child among 3 killed in illegal coal mine collapse 

As many as three people, including a child, died and several others were feared trapped after an illegal coal mine in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district collapsed on Friday, India Today reported.

09 Jun 2023

Delhi

On camera: Man brutally stabbed on busy road in Delhi

In a horrifying video, a man was allegedly seen hitting and stabbing another individual in the Nand Nagri Police Station area of Northeast Delhi at 10:30pm on Thursday, reported NDTV.

Police files ATR over 'hate speech' complaint against protesting wrestlers

The Delhi Police on Friday filed an Action Taken Report (ATR) before a court on a petition seeking a First Information Report (FIR) against the protesting wrestlers for allegedly making "false allegations" against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and promoting hate speech.

09 Jun 2023

Thane

Teen who secured 92% in Class 10 allegedly commits suicide

A 15-year-old boy, who secured 92% in Class 10 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams last week, allegedly died by suicide in Thane, Maharashtra, on Thursday.

SC declines urgent listing of plea challenging Manipur's internet ban

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to urgently list a plea challenging the current internet ban in violence-hit Manipur.

09 Jun 2023

Telangana

Hyderabad: Minor girl dies by suicide, family suspects 'black magic'

A class 12 student reportedly died by suicide in Telangana's Hyderabad on Wednesday night. The victim's family has allegedly claimed that she died due to kshudra pooja (black magic).

09 Jun 2023

Balasore

Odisha train tragedy: School-turned-morgue demolished after corpses terrify students

The Bahanaga Nodal High School in Balasore, which was turned into a temporary morgue for the Odisha train accident victims, has been demolished, News18 reported.

09 Jun 2023

Manipur

Manipur: Centre sanctions Rs. 102 crore package for displaced people

The Centre has approved Rs. 101.75 crore relief package for the people displaced in strife-torn Manipur based on a directive from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Security Advisor to the Manipur government Kuldiep Singh said on Thursday.

09 Jun 2023

Mumbai

Mumbai murder: Accused claims 'daughter-like' victim was 'very possessive'

Manoj Ramesh Sane, accused of murdering his alleged live-in partner Saraswati Vaidya and then chopping her body into pieces in Mumbai's Mira Road, apparently informed the cops that the victim was "like his daughter."

Cyclone Biparjoy to intensify further in next 36 hours: IMD

Cyclone Biparjoy will likely intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm in the next 36 hours and move north-northwestwards in the next two days, forecasted the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.

08 Jun 2023

Monsoon

Monsoon arrives in Kerala after a week's delay: IMD

The southwest monsoon finally arrived in India on Thursday after a weeklong delay, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said as widespread rains lashed Kerala on Wednesday.

08 Jun 2023

Petrol Diesel Prices

Petrol, diesel likely to get cheaper: Reports

Oil marketing companies (OMC) could reduce the price of petrol and diesel soon, ANI reported, quoting government sources.

Half of Rs. 2,000 notes deposited, exchanged so far: RBI

Around 50% of the total Rs. 2,000 currency notes have been deposited or exchanged so far, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

08 Jun 2023

Gyanvapi Mosque

Gyanvapi Mosque case: After stepping down, Hindu petitioner seeks 'euthanasia'

Rakhi Singh, one of the five women petitioners in the Varanasi Gyanvapi Mosque case, has written to President Droupadi Murmu requesting "euthanasia," days after withdrawing her name from the case, reported NDTV.

08 Jun 2023

Indira Gandhi

Canadian diplomat 'appalled' over Indira Gandhi's assassination celebration in Brampton

Cameron MacKay, the Canadian High Commissioner in India, has condemned the reported celebration of the assassination of late PM Indira Gandhi in Canada's Brampton City.

08 Jun 2023

Air India

Will refund fare: Air India to passengers who were stranded

Air India on Thursday said that it will offer the full amount to all the passengers on a Delhi-San Francisco flight who were stranded in the remote Russian town of Magadan due to a technical glitch on Tuesday.

Cyclone Biparjoy intensifies into severe cyclonic storm, IMD issues warning

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday announced that Cyclone Biparjoy is quickly turning into a severe cyclonic storm and is set to intensify in the next 48 hours.

Monsoon onset likely to be weak this year, warn experts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will likely announce the monsoon's arrival in Kerala within the next 48 hours.

'Minor' wrestler backtracks on age claim, POCSO charge dismissal likely

The "minor" wrestler who accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment along with other grapplers has reportedly changed her statement before a magistrate, saying that she wasn't underage when Singh allegedly harassed her.

Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday made the official decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, news agency ANI quoted RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das as saying.

07 Jun 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Modi's degree case: Gujarat court summons Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh again

A Gujarat court on Wednesday summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh again, ordering them to appear in court on June 13.

07 Jun 2023

Anurag Thakur

Probe to complete by June 15: Government assures protesting wrestlers

Top wrestlers, who have been protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said on Wednesday that the Centre has assured them of the completion of the police investigation by June 15, reported NDTV.

07 Jun 2023

Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra tense over social media posts on Aurangzeb, Tipu Sultan 

Tensions gripped Maharashtra on Wednesday after members of some Hindu organizations clashed with police in Kolhapur district during a protest sparked by social media posts about Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan.

07 Jun 2023

Lucknow

Gangster Sanjeev Jeeva, Mukhtar Ansari's aide, shot dead inside courts

Gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva, a close aide of convicted gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was shot dead inside a court in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, reported ANI.

07 Jun 2023

Gujarat

Cardiologist (41) who performed 16,000 surgeries dies of heart attack

Gaurav Gandhi, a well-known cardiologist from Gujarat's Jamnagar, died of a heart attack on Tuesday, reported Free Press Journal.

07 Jun 2023

Narendra Modi

Centre increases MSP for kharif crops for 2023-24 

The Centre on Wednesday increased the minimum support price (MSP) for kharif crops for the marketing season of 2023-24.

07 Jun 2023

Balasore

Odisha train accident could be result of human error: Report

The Odisha triple train accident, which killed at least 288 people and injured over 900, might be the result of "human error," Railways officials told News18.