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The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team with the championship trophy during their felicitation ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)

4 min read Last Updated : Jul 04 2024 | 11:06 PM IST

Key Events

10:15 PM

Youth at Marine Drive sing songs for Team India, raise slogans of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', 'Vande Mataram'

9:45 PM

Team India receive Rs 125 crore from BCCI

9:24 PM

Huge turnout of fans to welcome us shows they were as desperate for this win as we were: Rohit Sharma

9:16 PM

Team India players reach Wankhede Stadium, presentation ceremony to begin shortly

Team India won a World Cup after 13 years The long wait for the fans is finally over and they have gathered in large numbers in Mumbai to welcome their heroes. The Fans have gathered at the airport, Marine Drive and the Wankhede Stadium.
 
The players have arrived at the airport and will now move to Nariman Point, where they will start a victory parade in an open double decker bus till the Wankhede Stadium.
 
There is a presentation ceremony organised at the stadium. The entry into the stadium has been made free for the fans to witness their World Cup winning idols.
 

9:15 PM

Intermittent rain in Delhi, mercury drops to 31.7 deg C

Intermittent rain and an overcast sky in Delhi on Thursday brought the maximum temperature down to 31.7 degrees Celsius, six notches below the normal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy rainfall in Delhi over the next four to five days. The national capital witnessed early morning rain with Safdarjung, the city's primary weather station, recording 0.6 mm of rain, Lodhi Road 0.6 mm, while it was 2.1 mm at Palam observatory between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm. Delhi's maximum temperature settled at 31.7 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was recorded at 24.8 degrees Celsius, the weather department said. The relative humidity oscillated between 77 per cent and 100 per cent, according to the IMD's weather bulletin.

4:52 PM

Hemant Soren takes oath as Jharkhand chief minister for third time

Hemant Soren took the oath as Jharkhand Chief Minister again after the alliance of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and the RJD elected him leader. Hemant Soren had quit as chief minister in January before he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. The JMM chief was granted bail last week.

4:51 PM

Rajasthan Minister Kirodi Lal Meena keeps poll promise, quits

Kirodi Lal Meena, a BJP leader from Rajasthan, has submitted his resignation from the state Cabinet after he promised to step down if his party did not win some crucial Lok Sabha seats, including his native Dausa, under his watch.

4:39 PM

Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand CM later today

Hemant Soren is set to take the oath of office as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand at 5 pm today, according to news agency PTI 

4:33 PM

Death toll from Israel-Hamas war passes 38,000

The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has passed 38,000.

4:17 PM

PM Modi to pay official visit to Russia and Austria from July 8 to 10: MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Russia and Austria from July 8 to 10, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

4:09 PM

NEET-UG update: Over 50 successful candidates urge SC to direct Centre to take action against accused

 Over 50 successful candidates have asked the top court to direct the central government to probe and take action against those involved in malpractices. 

3:36 PM

'Satsang' organiser among 6 arrested after 121 die in Hathras

'Mukhya sevadar' Devprakash Madhukar and other organisers are named as the accused in the FIR filed at the Sikandra Rau police station late on Tuesday. The preacher, who is called Jagat Guru Saakar Vishwahari Bhole Baba, is not on the list.

3:27 PM

Terrorism in any form or manifestation cannot be justified or condoned: EAM Jaishankar

Terrorism, if left unchecked, can become a major threat to regional and global peace, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at the SCO meet in Astana. The ongoing conflicts and trust deficits have put a significant strain on international relations and economic growth, Jaishankar stated.  

3:18 PM

Court extends remand of former Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji

A sessions court  today extended former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji's remand till July 8. He was arrested by the ED last year in a money laundering case.
Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, before whom Senthil Balaji was produced by the prosecution through video-conferencing from the Central Puzhal Prison here, also extended his judicial custody till July 8.

2:31 PM

News update: Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand chief minister on July 7, says JMM

Topics :Narendra ModiRahul GandhiVirat KohliRohit SharmaBJPCongressDelhi weatherGazaIsrael-Palestine

First Published: Jul 04 2024 | 8:52 AM IST