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Mother, injured son among 3 killed after ambulance set on fire in Manipur

An injured eight-year-old boy was killed along with his mother and another relative when an ambulance with the three on board was waylaid by a mob and set ablaze in Manipur's West Imphal district, officials said.

07 June,2023 12:02 PM IST | PTI
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Cyclone Biparjoy rapidly intensifies into severe cyclonic storm

Cyclone Biparjoy intensified by 40 knots (74 kmph) since Tuesday morning, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC), the US Department of Defense's agency responsible for issuing tropical cyclone warnings for the Pacific and Indian Oceans

07 June,2023 11:33 AM IST | PTI
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Maha Education Commissioner writes to ACB, seeks inquiry against 40 officials

Complaints have been received against these officials, and some of them have been caught in bribery cases, Commissioner Suraj Mandhare stated

07 June,2023 11:28 AM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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India records 214 new Covid-19 cases, active tally at 2,831

No fresh fatalities have been reported and the death toll stands at 5,31,884, the data stated

07 June,2023 10:37 AM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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Ashok Chavan meets Kharge, says no discussion on seat sharing for 2024 LS polls

Seat-sharing is one of the biggest challenges facing the MVA while preparing for the 2024 polls, as this is the first time the three parties have come together to fight a grand electoral battle

07 June,2023 10:25 AM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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US: 7 shot outside high school graduation ceremony in Virginia

Multiple people were injured when a shooting took place outside the Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, following a high school graduation ceremony on Tuesday evening

07 June,2023 10:16 AM IST | ANI
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BJP slams TMC for providing monetary aid to families of victims in Rs 2K notes

Posted a video on Twitter, purportedly showing a family from Bengal's South 24 Parganas district holding cash bundles consisting of Rs 2,000 notes, Majumdar said that they received the money as compensation after they lost a family member in the Odisha train accident

07 June,2023 10:14 AM IST | ANI
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Delhi CM Kejriwal to meet Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow

AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh is also likely to accompany Kejriwal at the meeting, an SP leader said without elaborating on the agenda of the meeting

07 June,2023 10:10 AM IST | PTI
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Wrestlers’ protest: ‘Govt told us to hush up about talks with Amit Shah’

Punia told NDTV that Shah said that the probe was underway and asked them to “let the law take its own course”

07 June,2023 08:40 AM IST | Agencies
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Train accident: Odisha relying on DNA to identify 101 bodies

AIIMS Bhubaneswar starts collecting DNA samples from claimants; CBI begins probe into alleged criminal negligence that killed 278 train passengers

07 June,2023 08:37 AM IST | Agencies
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US, China hold ‘candid’ talks to prevent escalation of tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the time postponed a planned trip to China, and Beijing has since largely rebuffed attempts at official exchanges, though two top US and Chinese defense officials briefly interacted at a forum in Singapore

07 June,2023 08:35 AM IST | Agencies
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail in murder case confirmed

In March, the Punjab Police booked Khan, accusing him of “concealing facts and evidence” about the death of Ali Bilal alias Zille Shah, a party worker

07 June,2023 08:30 AM IST | Agencies
NCB makes 'largest-ever' LSD seizure, drugs trafficking network busted

NCB makes 'largest-ever' LSD seizure, drugs trafficking network busted

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday said it has made the "largest-ever" single operation seizure of about 15,000 LSD blots in the country with the arrest of six people as it busted an international drugs trafficking network operating on the darknet

06 June,2023 07:54 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Over 30 illegal farmhouses along Yamuna demolished in Noida

Over 30 illegal farmhouses along Yamuna demolished in Noida

The authority's Officer on Special Duty Prasun Dwivedi said around 100 officials were deployed for the demolition drive in the 10,000 sq metres area

06 June,2023 06:54 PM IST | Noida | PTI
Delhi riots: Court orders framing of attempt to murder charges against accused

Delhi riots: Court orders framing of attempt to murder charges against accused

A court in Delhi has ordered framing of charges, including those for rioting, criminal conspiracy and attempt to murder, against 13 accused in a case of the 2020 northeast Delhi riots

06 June,2023 06:17 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Nature's miracle: Man recovers his 'dead' son alive in Balasore makeshift morgue

Nature's miracle: Man recovers his 'dead' son alive in Balasore makeshift morgue

Howrah resident Helaram Mallik travelled 235km to Balasore to recover his son alive from a makeshift morgue where he was kept with the bodies of those killed in the triple train accident

06 June,2023 05:59 PM IST | Kolkata | PTI
Arunachal: Five arrested after shooting at border with Assam that killed two

Arunachal: Five arrested after shooting at border with Assam that killed two

Two persons died in Assam's Dhemaji district on Monday after alleged firing along the inter-state border

06 June,2023 05:45 PM IST | Arunachal Pradesh | mid-day online correspondent
31 West Bengal passengers still missing as death toll mounts to 288

31 West Bengal passengers still missing as death toll mounts to 288

Thirty one passengers from West Bengal who were on board the Coromandel Express train that was involved in Odisha train accident are still missing, the state’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday. The death toll in the accident has mounted to 288

06 June,2023 05:44 PM IST | Cuttack | mid-day online correspondent
'Rich over-emitting nations owe India USD 1,446 per capita as compensation'

'Rich over-emitting nations owe India USD 1,446 per capita as compensation'

India is owed an annual compensation of USD 1,446 per capita until 2050 and a yearly compensation equivalent to 66 percent of its GDP in 2018, the study published in Nature Sustainability on Monday says

06 June,2023 05:31 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Following poor Karnataka poll results, JD(S) plans to restructure party

Following poor Karnataka poll results, JD(S) plans to restructure party

The former chief minister said that JD(S) National President and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has advised that a high-level committee be constituted with representation from all communities for strengthening the party

06 June,2023 04:57 PM IST | Bengaluru | mid-day online correspondent
EC should tell people why no elections in J&K: Omar Abdullah

EC should tell people why no elections in J&K: Omar Abdullah

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that the Election Commission of India should muster courage to tell people why assembly elections in the erstwhile state are not being held

06 June,2023 04:47 PM IST | Srinagar | mid-day online correspondent
President Murmu departs for Serbia after concluding Suriname visit

    President Murmu departs for Serbia after concluding Suriname visit

    President Droupadi Murmu departed for Serbia after concluding her visit to Suriname. This was the President’s maiden visit to Suriname and also her first state visit since assuming office in July 2022 President will be in Serbia on a state visit till June 9, at the invitation of Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia.

    07 June,2023 11:26 AM IST | Mumbai
    Prince Harry makes landmark court appearance against tabloids

    Prince Harry makes landmark court appearance against tabloids

    The 38-year-old Duke of Sussex accused the tabloid newspapers of “inciting hatred” against him as a young royal and casting him as a “thicko”, “cheat”, “underage drinker” and “irresponsible drug taker”, referring to some of the media labels he felt associated with over the years.

    07 June,2023 08:28 AM IST | London | Agencies

    Iran unveils missile able to thwart air defenses

    The new missile—called Fattah, or “Conqueror” in Farsi—was unveiled even as Iran said it would reopen its diplomatic posts on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia after reaching a détente with Riyadh following years of conflict

    07 June,2023 08:26 AM IST | Dubai | Agencies

    Ukraine says Russia destroyed major dam

    Residents ordered to evacuate region amid fears of ecological disaster

    07 June,2023 08:24 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
    Kapil Sibal slams government over Odisha train accident

    Kapil Sibal slams government over Odisha train accident

    The deadly accident involving two passenger trains and a goods train in Odisha's Balasore district killed at least 288 people and injured more than 1100, in one of the worst railway tragedies in the country

    04 June,2023 11:55 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent

    WHO advises against use of sugar substitutes for weight loss

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised against the use of non-sugar sweeteners to control body weight or reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases

    16 May,2023 01:14 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI

    Mother's Day: How different religions honour mothers

    We occasionally take for granted the unselfish care that our mothers provide. Mother's Day is an opportunity to express our love and appreciation to them as well as to acknowledge our debt to them

    12 May,2023 03:59 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
    It’s Aus versus us again

    It’s Aus versus us again

    The men from Down Under have been familiar opponents to Indians over the years. Aptly, they fight for Test cricket’s biggest prize from tomorrow in London

    06 June,2023 08:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Mihir Bose
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