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2:28 PM

Delhi Chief Minister, Lieutenant Governor jointly inaugurate east Delhi campus of GGSIPU

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena on Thursday jointly inaugurated the east Delhi campus of the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU). The inauguration of the university campus became a contentious issue between Lieutenant Governor and the AAP-led Delhi government, as both sides asserted their claim to inaugurate the facility.

The AAP on Wednesday announced that the east Delhi campus of GGSIPU will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on June 8. Meanwhile, the office of L-G said it had already been decided that the inauguration would be done by L-G Saxena.

2:16 PM

Monsoon reaches most parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar, parts of Bay of Bengal: IMD

Monsoon has advanced to remaining parts of south Arabian sea, some parts of central Arabian Sea, Lakshadeep, most parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar and parts of Bay of Bengal, the IMD said in a tweet.

1:43 PM

'Agni Prime' ballistic missile successfully flight-tested by DRDO off Odisha coast

1:33 PM

NCP chief Sharad Pawar says will attend opposition meet organised by Bihar CM

1:21 PM

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Gagandeep Singh close aide of banned Khalistan Tiger Force

12:52 PM

Flight carrying passengers from Air India plane diverted to Russia on June 6 lands in San Francisco

12:50 PM

Bombay HC extends Sameer Wankhede's interim protection from arrest till June 23

The Bombay High Court on Thursday extended till June 23 the interim protection from arrest granted to NCB's former Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede in the CBI's case of extortion and bribery against him. The CBI's case is that Wankhede and four other accused had demanded Rs 25 crore bribe from actor Shah Rukh Khan for not framing his son Aryan Khan following alleged seizure of drugs from a cruise ship in October 2021.

A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and S G Dige said it would hear Wankhede's plea seeking to quash the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) FIR in the case on June 23.

12:45 PM

We have sent back technical team to the Embassy in Kabul: Jaishankar on Afghanistan

12:42 PM

Jaishankar to question about comments by Canada's NSA on India interfering in Canada's politics

12:03 PM

UP CM Adityanath visits hospital, enquires about health of toddler injured in Lucknow court shootout

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday visited the trauma centre of King George's Medical University (KGMU) and enquired about the health of a one-and-a-half-years-old girl who was injured in a shootout on a court premises here. Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's aide Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva was shot dead and a police constable was also injured in the incident that took place on Wednesday.

Adityanath reached the ward where Lakshmi, who suffered bullet injury, was admitted to and enquired about her health, tried to talk to her even as the girl, who is on oxygen support, gazed at him.

11:55 AM

41 people have been killed in police custody in UP 2017-22: Kapil Sibal

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday took a swipe at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the killing of people in police custody and asked whether he was worried over such incidents. Sibal's dig at Shah came a day after gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's aide Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva was shot dead on the premises of a Lucknow court. A policeman and a two-year-old girl were injured in the incident.

 

11:21 AM

NIA raids 7 locations across Jharkhand, Bihar in 2018 murder case involving CPI (Maoist)

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has recently conducted searches at seven locations in Jharkhand and Bihar in connection with the murder of Naresh Singh Bhokta by CPI(Maoist), a banned terrorist organisation, an official said here on Thursday. Bhokta was abducted and killed on November 2, 2018, after being labelled as a police informer by the top leadership and Naxal cadres of CPI (Maoist) at a so-called 'Jan Adalat' (public hearing) called by the banned terrorist outfit. His body was found near village Badhai Bigha in the area of Police Station Madanpur of Aurangabad district, Bihar.

The probe agency conducted searches on the premises of the accused and suspected in Gaya and Aurangabad districts of Bihar and Palamu in Jharkhand.

11:14 AM

Need to wipe out signs of Portuguese rule, says Goa CM Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said signs of the Portuguese regime should be wiped out, with the state having been liberated from its rule more than 60 years ago.
"We need to start afresh," Sawant said during an event on Tuesday and hailed Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for stopping the destruction of temples in Goa during the Portuguese rule. It was Shivaji Maharaj who first put forth the idea of 'swaraj' (self-governance) in the country, he said. The Indian armed forces had conducted the 'Operation Vijay' and liberated Goa from the 450-year-old Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961.

10:57 AM

Kolhapur returning to normalcy, 36 people arrested so far for violence, says police

The situation in Maharashtra's Kolhapur is gradually returning to normal, a day after violence during a demonstration against the alleged use of Tipu Sultan's image along with an objectionable audio message as social media status by a few locals, a senior police official said on Thursday. At least 36 people have so far been arrested and cases registered in connection with the violence, he said. Businessmen opened their establishments and people were seen buying items of daily need from shops in Kolhapur city.

Tension gripped the city on Tuesday after two men allegedly put 18th-century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan's image along with an offensive audio message as their social media "status".

10:51 AM

Protesting farmers give ultimatum to Haryana govt over arrest of leaders

Protesting farmers in Haryana have warned authorities to immediately release their nine leaders, including Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) state president Gurnam Singh Charuni, who were sent to custody for 14 days for blocking the National Highway-44 earlier this week, otherwise a massive rally would be held on June 12. On Thursday, farmers continued with their solidarity protests at various places in Punjab and Haryana demanding their release.

A day earlier, the arrested farm leaders were produced before a court that remanded them to a 14-day judicial custody.

9:58 AM

Kerala govt delegation led by CM Pinarayi Vijayan leaves on 8-day US, Cuba trip

A Kerala government delegation led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan left for an eight-day trip to the United States of America and Cuba on Thursday morning. The delegation, also comprising Speaker A N Shamseer and State Finance Minister K N Balagopal, would be attending various events, including the American Regional Conference of the Loka Kerala Sabha which was marred by controversy after allegations cropped up that money was being charged from expatriates to stand or sit close to Vijayan during the three-day programme.

9:43 AM

India has logged 199 new coronavirus infections, active Covid-19 cases dip to 2,687

India has logged 199 new coronavirus infections while the active cases have dipped to 2,687 from 2,831, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll has climbed to 5,31,886 with two deaths reported in the last 24 hours the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,92,293)

9:29 AM

Air India flight carrying passengers from a plane diverted to Magadan on June 6 leaves for San Fransico

9:23 AM

Appalled by reports of an event in Canada celebrating assassination of late Indian PM Indira Gandhi: MacKay

9:14 AM

BSF guns down Pak drone near international border in Amritsar

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have shot down a Pakistani drone near the international border in Amritsar after it sneaked into the Indian territory, a spokesperson said on Thursday. In a separate development, troops of the border guarding force seized more than two kilograms of heroin airdropped by another Pakistani drone in Tarn Taran district, the official said.

Around 9 pm on Wednesday, BSF personnel heard the buzzing sound of an unmanned aerial vehicle near Bhaini Rajputana village in Amritsar and opened fire on it, the spokesperson of the force said.

 

9:00 AM

Union Earth Science Minister Kiren Rijiju participates in beach cleaning programme on World Ocean Day

8:49 AM

Bombay HC to hear Sameer Wankhede's plea seeking quashing of CBI's extortion and bribery case against him

The Bombay High Court will hear on Thursday a petition filed by Narcotics Control Bureau's former Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede seeking to quash the CBI's case of extortion and bribery lodged against him. The case of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is that Wankhede and others accused had allegedly demanded Rs 25 crore bribe from actor Shah Rukh Khan for not framing his son Aryan Khan following alleged seizure of drugs from a cruise ship. Wankhede moved the HC last month seeking to quash the case and also sought interim protection from any coercive action.