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CM Khattar's visit not linked with delay in handing over Vikas Chaudhary's body: Faridabad DCP

Faridabad (Haryana), Jun 28 (ANI): After Congress protested outside BK Hospital in Haryana's Faridabad alleging Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's visit for the delay in handing over the body of party spokesperson Vikas Chaudhary, who was shot dead by two unidentified men on Thursday, police denied the allegation, and cited unfinished formalities for the delay in handing over the body to the deceased's family. 'There are certain formalities that are yet to be completed. Once CMO completes the formalities Vikas Choudhary's body will be handed over. The delay in releasing the body has no relation with CM's visit to the area,' said Vikram Kapoor, DCP, Faridabad.

"Salute Akash ji" posters put up in MP's Indore, later removed by Municipal Corporation

Indore (Madhya Pradesh), June 28 (ANI): "Salute Akash ji" posters had been put up in parts of Indore on Friday. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Akash Vijayvargiya had attacked a Municipal Corporation officer in Indore on June 26. He was arrested in connection with the incident and sent to judicial custody till July 07. Later, Indore Municipal Corporation removed the posters.

Brahman Samaj holds protest against Ayushmann Khurrana starrer 'Article 15'

New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): Taylor Swift will be headlining the upcoming Amazon Prime Day concert on July 10, Amazon Music announced on Friday. Apart from the singer, Dua Lipa, SZA and Becky G will also be performing at the concert. The concert will exclusively be available for prime members and will also be streamed live on Amazon Prime in over 200 countries around the globe. Following this, the clips of few performances will be available on demand for a limited duration. Taylor is currently occupied with the promotions of her upcoming album 'Lover,' which is set to release on August 23 this year. The 'Love Story' singer may also perform her latest melodies 'ME!' and 'You need to calm down' in the concert.

Both countries should talk to resolve trade issues: Farooq Abdullah after Trump urges India to cut tariffs

New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): While speaking to mediapersons, on Indian Prime Minister raised concern on terrorism in G-20 summit and relation between India and USA, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah said that Prime Minister talks about terrorism everywhere, which is a major concern. Later, he added that the President of USA Donald Trump urged India to lower the tariffs. Both the countries should talk further to resolve the issue. "He (PM Modi) talks about terrorism everywhere, there is nothing new in it but Trump has also taught us a good lesson, he told us to lower tariffs. Both of them should talk and do something about it, so that our relations with USA stay healthy."

Heavy downpour lashes Mumbai, traffic jam on Western Express Highway

Mumbai, June 28 (ANI): Mumbai has received heavy rainfall on Friday that led to water logging in Dharavi area and other areas too. As per the reports of IMD Mumbai, intense spell of rainfall likely to occur in the districts of Greater Mumbai, Thane, Palghar during next 4 hours. Meanwhile, traffic crawled on Western Express Highway due to heavy rainfall.

Watch: 8-feet-long snake pulled out of car's engine in AP

Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh), June 28 (ANI): An eight-feet-long snake was pulled out of a car's engine in Andhra Pradesh's Tirumala. Later, the snake was released in a nearby forest area. More details are awaited.

Narasimha Rao sidelined by Congress to keep focus on Gandhis, says grandson, demands apology

Hyderabad, June 28 (ANI): The Congress sidelined PV Narsimha Rao to keep the focus on the Nehru-Gandhi family, said his grandson on Friday and demanded an apology from Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for ignoring the former prime minister. Rao's grandson, NV Subhash, who is now affiliated to the BJP, claimed that Congress leaders did not pay respects to the former prime minister on his birth anniversary today. While speaking to ANI, on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao his grandson and Telangana BJP official spokesperson NV Subhash said, "After Congress's 1996 debacle, he (PV Narasimha Rao) was sidelined due to many issues, which were not concerned with his government policies. Congress party thought that if anyone apart from Gandhi-Nehru family continues then they themselves won't be noticed, so he was sidelined."

PM Narendra Modi outlines 3 major challenges at the informal meeting of BRICS leaders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that terrorism is the biggest threat to humanity which not only kills innocents but also severely affects the economic development and social stability. Speaking at the informal BRICS leaders' meeting in Osaka, Modi said that there is a need to stop all the mediums of support to terrorism and racism.

BJP issues 3 line whip for its Lok Sabha MPs: Arjun Ram Meghwal

New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in the national capital today on several political issues, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal said, "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a three line whip for its Lok Sabha MPs. A resolution for extension of President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir and JandK Reservation Act are on the list of business today."

5 killed in bus accident on Agra-Lucknow expressway

Agra (Uttar Pradesh), June 28 (ANI): Atleast five people including one child killed in Uttar Pradesh's Agra today. The incident took place after a private bus rammed into a parked truck. The mishappening occurred on Agra-Lucknow expressway near Fatehabad on Friday.

Water scarcity: Farmers protest enters day 8 in Karnataka's Mandya

Mandya (Karnataka), June 28 (ANI): Farmers continued to protest for 8th day in Karnataka's Mandya on Friday. They protested over demand of Cauvery and Hemavati waters to canals for saving standing crops. The protest has been organised by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS). The farmers are demanding the government to release water from the Cauvery basin to their paddy fields.

Congress workers protest outside hospital over demand of Vikash Chaudhary's body in Faridabad

Faridabad (Haryana), June 28 (ANI): Congress workers staged protest outside BK Hospital in Haryana's Faridabad on Friday. Body of Congress leader Vikash Chaudhary is kept in BK Hospital. Vikash was shot dead by a group of unknown men on Friday. While speaking to ANI, Gaurav Chaudhary, brother of the deceased said, "They are not giving us the body, how much more can they torture us, why is police deployed here? We just want to perform the last rites of our brother."

4 smugglers arrested in Pune

Pune (Maharashtra), June 28 (ANI): Around four smugglers were arrested in Maharashtra's Pune on Thursday. Elephant tusks worth over Rs 3 crores were recovered from them. Police investigation is underway in this incident.

Exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces in J and K's Budgam

Budgam (J and K), June 28 (ANI): An exchange of fire took place between terrorists and security forces at Kralpora area in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir today. The exchange of fire started in the wee hours of Friday morning. Further details are awaited.

WhatsApp Status may soon be shareable to Facebook, other apps: Report

New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature that would allow its users to share their WhatsApp status with other apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Gmail or Google Photos. According to The Verge, WhatsApp is not linking your accounts on two services, but making use of the existing data-sharing APIs to simply transfer the posts between apps on-device. Meanwhile, WhatsApp won't allow automatic sharing of the status to another service. The feature is being rolled out to beta users starting today. The move appears to be part of Facebook's larger effort at integrating all its messaging services including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger.

Climate warming may increase malaria risk in colder areas

New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): Even a slight increase in temperature may shoot up the risk of malaria to hundreds of thousands, if not millions, including travellers, in areas that are currently too cold for the completion of malaria parasites development, claims a recent study. "Our work shows that even small increases in temperature could dramatically increase malaria infections in humans because the parasites develop much faster at these lower temperatures than has been previously estimated. Parasite development rate further increases when temperatures fluctuate naturally, from cooler at night to warmer in the day," said Jessica Waite, senior scientist, Penn State. The researchers used two of the most important malaria-hosting mosquito species in the world -- Anopheles stephensi and Anopheles gambiae -- to conduct their experiments. They maintained these malaria-infected mosquitoes in the laboratory under a variety of temperatures ranging from 16 to 20 degrees Celsius. They maintained a

Five family members bludgeoned to death in UP's Hamirpur

Hamirpur (UP), June 28 (ANI): Five members of a family were found bludgeoned to death in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur. Prima facie the incident seemed to be the falls out of an enmity, as all persons were killed using a stone, police said. Their bodies have been sent for post-mortem. Police have registered a case in this regard and further investigation is underway.

Ministry invites more suggestions from public on National Education Policy: HRD Minister

New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): While addressing the mediapersons in Delhi, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said the Indian public is enthusiastic over the implementation of National Education Policy and invited the public to send more suggestions for the draft stage of the same. Nishank said, "There's enthusiasm among public over implementation of new education policy. The Draft National Education Policy submitted by Dr K. Kasturirangan Committee was put it in public domain and we got over 50,000 suggestions. Ministry invites more suggestions from public."

3873 school vans, other vehicles violated traffic rules in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, June 28 (ANI): Traffic police booked around 3873 cases in a special drive carried out against vehicles carrying school children for violating norms. At least 14 drivers found carrying school children in a drunken state, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Anil Kumar said. While speaking to ANI, Kumar said, "After summer vacation, schools have re-opened and to ensure safety of school children we started a special drive. In this drive, we've taken the help of the Transport department. This special drive is being run in the city during the morning and afternoon since June 12."

4 arrested after man shot dead in Odisha's Jharsuguda

Jharsuguda (Odisha), June 28 (ANI): State police arrested 4 people in connection with the murder of Amit Dal in Odisha's Jharsuguda on Thursday. Amit was shot dead by 2 bike-borne miscreants in Brajrajnagar in front of his office on June 24. The police recovered 2 Mouzer, 2 country-made pistols and 20 round bullets along with other evidence during the arrest.