National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the wake of media reports about more deaths in the Bihar Hooch tragedy spreading other districts, has decided to depute its own investigation team headed by one of its members for on the spot enquiry
Air raid sirens wailed across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, on Saturday, local officials said, a day after Russia carried out a massive missile strike on critical infrastructure.
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.
A bench of justices A S Bopanna and Dipankar Datta rejected the petition filed by Saritha S Nair, who had moved the apex court against an October 31, 2019 decision of the Kerala High Court by which her election petitions challenging the Lok Sabha polls in Wayanad and Ernakulam also were dismissed. (PTI)
PM Modi will visit Meghalaya and Tripura on December 18. In Shillong, PM will participate in the golden jubilee celebration of the North Eastern Council & will attend the meeting of the North Eastern Council at the State Convention Centre, Shillong.Then, PM will inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects in a public function in Shillong. He will then travel to Agartala and in a public function, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various key projects. (ANI)
The Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting got underway around 11 am on Saturday at the West Bengal secretariat here with Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairing it, officials said.
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her counterpart from Jharkhand Hemant Soren, Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and Odisha cabinet minister Pradeep Amat were attending the meet, which is expected to last for around two hours, they said. (PTI)
Court posted hearing on bail plea of Mehrauli accused Aaftab Poonawala to December 22.
"Whether it is Galwan or Tawang, our defence forces have proved their bravery and valour," saidDefence Minister Rajnath Singh, in Delhi today. (ANI)
"We are preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Mission Olympic committee meets every month to strategise. Under the Annual Training Calendar, we give Rs 300 crores to different sports federations for the training of sports persons," said Union Min for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur at Patiala.
Court to have word with accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala regarding his bail plea through video-conferencing at 11:30 am
Fire breaks out in the basement of Phoenix Hospital in Greater Kailash Part 1. Five fire tenders have reached the spot. Further details awaited. (ANI)
Santacruz in Mumbai recorded 35.6° C temperature which was the highest in India for yesterday: IMD
Two police officers serving with the UN's MINUSMA mission in Mali were killed and four others wounded on Friday, the force said on social media, the latest blow to the deployment.
"A United Nations police patrol was attacked on December 16 in Timbuktu (northern Mali). Two of our police officers, including a woman, lost their lives and four others were injured, one of them seriously," MINUSMA said in a tweet that "strongly condemned" the bloodshed.
A fire tore through an apartment building in the early hours of Friday near Lyon in central France, killing at least 10 people, including five children, French authorities said.
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Twitter owner Elon Musk drew anger and stern warnings from the UN and EU on Friday after suspending the accounts of half a dozen prominent journalists -- accusing them of endangering his family.
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