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10:34 PM

India's Permanent Rep to UN Ruchira Kamboj signs off after 35 years of service

After an illustrious career spanning over 35 years, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj, has retired, the senior diplomat said on Saturday. The first woman diplomat to occupy the prestigious position as the Ambassador of India at the UN, Kamboj – who had joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1987 – took to social media to bid goodbye.

10:25 PM

In Kanyakumari, PM Modi concludes meditation; says he feels divine energy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday concluded his 45-hour-long meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial here and said he felt a divine energy.

10:06 PM

Liquor policy case: Court reserves for June 5 order on Kejriwal's interim bail

A court here on Saturday reserved its order till June 5 on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail plea on medical grounds after the ED opposed it saying he campaigned throughout the Lok Sabha elections but "now when he has to surrender, he suddenly claims to be ill". The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener will have to surrender on Sunday at the Tihar jail as his interim bail granted by the Supreme Court in an excise policy-linked money laundering case expired on June.

9:43 PM

Severe flooding hits Kerala, Assam due to two cyclonic systems: CWC

Floods have affected daily life in Kerala and Assam due to two cyclonic systems, according to the Central Water Commission which advised continuous monitoring and preparedness for further potential flooding.

9:21 PM

56 deaths due to heat stroke recorded in last 3 months, says health ministry

Data from the Union health ministry shows that India has registered 56 deaths from 24,849 suspected cases of heat stroke between March and May.

According to the data compiled by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 46 of these deaths were recorded in May alone (till May 30).

9:17 PM

Parents of newborns injured in Delhi hospital blaze eagerly await their return home

Parents of newborns injured in last month's blaze at a private neonatal hospital in east Delhi are eagerly awaiting their return home. The infants were admitted to different hospitals following the tragedy at the Baby Care New Born Hospital in Vivek Vihar on May 26 that claimed the lives of seven newborns and left five babies injured. Madhuraj Kumar, a painter, whose eight-day-old son was among the fortunate survivors, said his son was likely to return home on Monday.

9:12 PM

CM Kejriwal to return to Tihar jail on June 2 as court denies further bail

After 21 days of being outside jail, AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be back in the Tihar Jail on June 2 in the excise policy case as a city court Saturday reserved its order on his plea seeking interim bail on medical grounds.

 

9:08 PM

IndiGo's Varanasi-Delhi flight receives bomb threat

 An IndiGo flight from Varanasi to the national capital received a bomb threat on Saturday and all passengers safely disembarked from the aircraft after landing at the Delhi airport. The airline said flight 6E 2232, operating from Varanasi to Delhi, had received a bomb threat.

8:19 PM

Mother Bina Modi orchestrated assault during Godfrey Phillips board meeting, claims Samir Modi

Samir Modi, an executive director of cigarette maker Godfrey Phillips India, has alleged his mother Bina Modi of orchestrating a physical assault on him during a company's board meeting earlier this week. Samir Modi, in a complaint filed before the Delhi Police, has claimed that he was stopped from participating in the board meeting of Godfrey Phillips India (GPI) on May 30 by his mother Bina Modi's PSO (security personnel) and was "grievously injured" after being assaulted.

7:48 PM

Noida Police issues advisory to prevent fire incidents amid heatwave

Amid the punishing heatwave, police in Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Saturday issued essential guidelines to authorities, emphasising operational equipment management in critical facilities. The advisory comes in compliance with the directives from the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), the Director General of Police (UP), and the Director General of Fire Services and Emergency Services (UP) during a video conference held on Friday.

6:23 PM

Delhi's temperature didn't cross 50 degrees: IMD

After reports of temperatures reaching 52 degrees Celsius in Delhi’s Mungeshpur and 56 degrees Celsius in Nagpur, the Ministry of Earth Sciences has came out and stated that the sensor readings were incorrect. Read here for more details.

5:59 PM

Dust storm, cloudy sky provide respite from heatwave conditions in Delhi

Delhi saw a sudden shift in weather today afternoon as a dust storm swept through the city accompanied by a cloudy sky. This brought some relief for the city, which has been experiencing severe heatwave conditions for the last five days.

5:45 PM

INDIA bloc parties workers not to leave counting hall till all formalities are over: Kharge

INDIA bloc parties have told their workers not to leave counting hall till all formalities are over on June 4, says Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

5:06 PM

President Droupadi Murmu to host farewell Dinner For Cabinet on June 5

President Droupadi Murmu will host a dinner for the outgoing cabinet of ministers on June 5 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan at 8:00 pm, a day after the announcement of the results.

4:54 PM

South Africa election results: South Africa heads for coalition government as ANC vote share falls

With nearly all votes counted, the ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid has lost its 30-year majority, news agency AP reported today.

 

4:51 PM

4 Bishnoi gang members arrested for conspiring to attack Salman Khan: Cops

The Navi Mumbai police has taken into custody four members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang for allegedly plotting to attack actor Salman Khan, a development coming in the wake of the recent firing outside his Bandra home, a senior police official said on Saturday.

4:30 PM

Israel's ongoing offensive in Gaza is 'not a war, but a genocide': Sitaram Yechury at solidarity protest

"What is happening is not a war, but a genocide. War is between two armies, both sides have weapons. Here, the attack is on unarmed people. This is unacceptable," CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Saturday during a protest in solidarity with Palestine held at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. Communist Party of India (Marxist) and other Left organisations demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and also accused the BJP-led government of supporting Israel.

4:18 PM

Former Samajwadi Party lawmaker booked for remarks against DM, cabinet minister

Cops have booked a former MLC of the Samajwadi Party in Shahjahanpu for remarks he made against the district magistrate and a cabinet minister in a social media post, officials said. Circle officer (city) Saumya Pandey on Saturday said that former MLC Amit Yadav wrote a Facebook post, alleging possible "dishonesty" in counting of votes by the district magistrate and other public representatives "Do not indulge in dishonesty during counting of votes, else there will be bloodshed. Officers are famous for dishonesty," he said in the post.

 

4:09 PM

Delhi court Court reserves order on Kejriwal's interim bail plea for June 5

A court in Delhi today reserved for June 5 its order on an application moved by Delhi Chief Minster and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal seeking interim bail in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja reserved the order, observing that the application was for grant of interim bail on medical grounds and not for the extension of the interim bail granted by the Supreme Court.

3:57 PM

BJP hits out at OpenAI for late report on 'dangerous threat' to Lok Sabha elections

An Israeli  firm STOIC, tried to interfere in the ongoing General Elections in India, according to OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT. , The ruling BJP called this a “dangerous threat” to democracy, emphasing that OpenAI should have informed the public when the threat was first detected in May.

3:17 PM

Delhi excise policy case: CM Kejriwal needs treatment, counsel to top court

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is ill and needs treatment, his counsel told the Supreme Court today.

3:13 PM

Liquor policy case: Enforcement Directorate opposes CM Kejriwal's interim bail plea in court

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday opposed an application moved by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal before a  Delhi court  seeking interim bail in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

2:47 PM

Sunita Williams to spearhead 3rd space mission aboard Starliner today

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is scheduled to undertake her third space mission alongside US astronaut Butch Wilmore aboard Nasa’s Boeing crew flight test to the International Space Station (ISS) today. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to launchatop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral, Florida around 10 pm IST. Read here for more details.

2:32 PM

Death toll rises to 8 in Puri firecracker explosion

The death count in the explosion of a stockpile of firecrackers in Odisha's Puri rose to eight today after two more persons undergoing treatment succumbed to their injuries, a senior official said. At least 30 people were injured in the explosion that happened during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra on Wednesday night.

2:25 PM

Supreme Court to hear AAP govt plea seeking direction to Haryana to release water on June 3

The top court will hear the AAP government's petition seeking direction to Haryana to release water flowing in from Himachal on June 3.

1:59 PM

River ferry sinks in Afghanistan, killing at least 20; 5 bodies recovered

At least 20 people died when a boat sank while crossing a river in eastern Afghanistan Saturday morning, a Taliban official said. So far five bodies have been retrieved including a man, a woman, two boys and a girl, said the Nangarhar health department in a statement. It added that a medical team and ambulances were sent to the area.

1:33 PM

Prajwal Revanna sex scandal case: SIT reaches Bhavani Revanna residence for questioning

SIT arrives at the residence of Bhavani Revanna, mother of suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, for questioning in a case registered under IPC sections 64(A), 365, 109, 120(B).

1:11 PM

Fire at Delhi's Kashmiri Gate Metro police station, no one injured: Officials

A fire broke out at the Kashmiri Gate Metro police station in north Delhi around midnight, officials said on Saturday.

The fire also spread to the office of the deputy commissioner of police, Metro, which is located at the police station premises, they said.

1:09 PM

Jharkhand CM Champai Soren arrives in Delhi for the INDIA bloc meeting today.

Jharkhand CM Champai Soren reaches national capital to attend INDIA bloc meeting today. He says, "The meeting will begin at 2 pm. Our alliance will have discussions related to the elections. INDIA Alliance will get a good number of seats...All of that (NDA 400 paar slogan) is wrong..."

12:29 PM

Lok Sabha polls: Kangana Ranaut says people have been misguided

"...The way people have been misguided is that I will not be available here. I want to say that my entire team will be here... Gone are the days when people used to win in the name of their families, the people of the country are more aware and they want able people...", says BJP's Kangana Ranaut