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5 kg heroin airdropped by Pakistani drone recovered near IB in Amritsar

The seizure was made by a joint team of the Border Security Force and the Punjab Police

03 June,2023 03:18 PM IST | PTI
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After HC grants interim relief, Sisodia reaches residence to meet ailing wife

According to AAP sources, Manish Sisodia's wife Seema was hospitalised as she felt unwell. She is suffering from multiple sclerosis and was hospitalised last month as well

03 June,2023 03:13 PM IST | PTI
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Odisha train accident: Death toll rises to 261, restoration work underway

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the Odisha train accident site and reviewed the situation

03 June,2023 02:25 PM IST | ANI
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Painful morning to wake up to, says NCP MP Supriya Sule on Odisha train accident

Sule requested the Railway Ministry and the central government to set up a high-powered committee to find out why the cause of the Odisha train accident

03 June,2023 02:10 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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Odisha train accident: More than 300 NDRF personnel engaged in rescue operation

The federal contingency force has taken out 44 victims alive and 71 bodies from the mangled railway coaches in Balasore district since its first team reached the Odisha train accident site around 8:30 pm on Friday

03 June,2023 01:53 PM IST | PTI
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Odisha train accident: World leaders extend condolences

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Odisha train accident

03 June,2023 01:41 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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Vaishnaw visits Odisha train accident site, says main focus now is rescue ops

Vaishnaw said the Commissioner of Railway Safety, South East Circle will inquire into the Odisha train accident

03 June,2023 01:26 PM IST | PTI
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Odisha train accident: Tamil Nadu, Odisha declares one-day state mourning

Tamil Nadu and Odisha government declared one-day state mourning following the Balasore train accident in Odisha which claimed 238 lives and left 900 injured

03 June,2023 01:18 PM IST | ANI
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PM Modi to visit Odisha train accident site today, meet injured in hospital

PM Modi had also convened a meeting to review the situation in relation to the Odisha train accident

03 June,2023 01:04 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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Maharashtra: 12-year-old raped in Pune, three accused booked

According to Pune City Police, one of the accused was identified as Munna Mehboob Nadaf

03 June,2023 10:49 AM IST | mid-day online correspondent
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Militants exchange fire with security forces in Manipur

Insurgents exchanged fire with security forces in Chandolpokpi, Tangjeng, Pombikhok and Kamson villages in Bishnupur district on Friday morning, a police officer said

03 June,2023 10:25 AM IST | PTI
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Have ordered high-level probe to determine cause of derailment: Railway Minister

Vaishnaw stated further that troops from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRF), and local authorities were rushed to mobilise rescue and relief at the scene of the Odisha train tragedy

03 June,2023 10:19 AM IST | ANI
Odisha train tragedy: State govt declares a day's mourning

Odisha train tragedy: State govt declares a day's mourning

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said he has ordered a high-level probe into the Odisha train tragedy on Friday night

03 June,2023 10:09 AM IST | Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) | ANI
India records 237 new Covid-19 cases, active caseload declines to 3,502

India records 237 new Covid-19 cases, active caseload declines to 3,502

The death toll due to the viral disease has risen to 5,31,878 with four more fatalities, including two reconciled by Kerala, according to the ministry's data. The tally of Covid-19 cases was recorded at more than 4.49 crore (4,49,91,380)

03 June,2023 09:44 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
233 killed, around 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash

233 killed, around 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash

The Odisha triple train crash, one of the deadliest in India in the recent times, happened near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar, around 7 pm on Friday

03 June,2023 09:20 AM IST | Balasore | ANI
50 dead as Express train derails, crashes into another in Odisha

50 dead as Express train derails, crashes into another in Odisha

A PTI reporter at the spot said several people were trapped under the derailed coaches, and locals were assisting emergency services personnel to rescue them, but darkness was hindering the operation

03 June,2023 08:41 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
‘Punishment for mere tendency, rather than proof’

‘Punishment for mere tendency, rather than proof’

Law panel suggests not only keeping sedition law, but making it tougher by increasing min. jail term to 7 years

03 June,2023 08:39 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
1983 World Cup winners throw weight behind protesting wrestlers

1983 World Cup winners throw weight behind protesting wrestlers

In a joint statement, the 1983 triumphant team said, “We are distressed and disturbed at the unseemly visuals of our champion wrestlers being manhandled. We are also most concerned that they are thinking of dumping their hard earned medals into river Ganga”

03 June,2023 08:36 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
In 10 points, know all the allegations against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

In 10 points, know all the allegations against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

Delhi Police registered two FIRs against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh based on complaints by the wrestlers. They alleged that instances of sexual harassment occurred at different locations, including foreign countries

02 June,2023 11:33 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Odisha train accident: In 10 points, here's what we know so far

Odisha train accident: In 10 points, here's what we know so far

The Odisha train accident resulted after coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah train derailed at Bahanagabazar and collided with the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, causing its coaches to overturn. The goods train was also involved as the derailed coaches hit its wagons

02 June,2023 11:10 PM IST | Odisha | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra: Pankaja Munde to bring out book of GRs during her tenure

Maharashtra: Pankaja Munde to bring out book of GRs during her tenure

Pankaja, who served as the minister of rural development, women and child welfare when BJP's Devendra Fadnavis was the chief minister between 2014 and 2019, was speaking to reporters a day prior to the ninth death anniversary of her father

02 June,2023 10:43 PM IST | Aurangabad | PTI
Odisha train accident: PM Modi chairs high-level meeting

    Odisha train accident: PM Modi chairs high-level meeting

    PM Modi chaired a high-level meeting on a train accident in Odisha’s Balasore. He reviewed the situation in relation to the Balasore Train Accident. The meeting was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, NDRF DG Atul Karwal. The Prime Minister will also visit the train accident site in Odisha today. Prime Minister Modi will also meet the injured at Cuttack Hospital. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik reached the incident site. 

    03 June,2023 02:56 PM IST
    White House wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control

    White House wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control

    White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will make clear the Biden administration’s desire for talks on building a new framework during an address to the Arms Control Association on Friday, according to two senior administration officials who previewed the address on the condition of anonymity

    03 June,2023 08:59 AM IST | Washington | Agencies

    Hong Kongers commemorate Tiananmen anniversary privately

    For decades, Hong Kong was the only place in China where people held large-scale commemorations about the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in which tanks rolled into the heart of Beijing, and possibly thousands, of people were killed

    03 June,2023 08:57 AM IST | Hong Kong | Agencies

    Bible removed from some schools in US state for ‘vulgarity or violence’

    Williams said that the district committee that reviewed the Bible determined it “does not contain sensitive material as defined in Utah Code 76-10-1227, 76-10-1201 or 76-10-1203.” But it was decided to limit the book to the higher grades

    03 June,2023 08:55 AM IST | New York | Agencies
    WHO advises against use of sugar substitutes for weight loss

    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

    PlayStation-controlled robot fertilises human eggs to help conceive first babies

    According to a report by MIT Technology Review, one of the engineers involved in developing the world's first insemination robot had limited experience in the field of fertility medicine. However, they were able to utilise a Sony PlayStation 5 controller to help with the development process

    29 April,2023 04:24 PM IST | San Francisco | IANS
    Wasting infra and funds should be declared a crime

    Wasting infra and funds should be declared a crime

    A lake that was included in the biodiversity park used to have fish and other marine creatures like turtles, but is now half-dried and covered in algae

    02 June,2023 08:05 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
    30 May,2023 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
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