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Coffin of Queen Elizabeth II leaves Buckingham Palace for final time

Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for the final time as her coffin began its journey to Westminster Hall, where the late monarch will lie in state.

The queen's coffin, draped in the royal standard and topped with the Imperial State Crown, was borne on a horse-drawn gun carriage out of the front gates of her London residence at 2.22 pm. (AFP)

'The end is in sight for Covid-19 pandemic', says WHO Chief Tedros (Reuters)

Discussed ways to boost technological, industrial collaboration; explored cooperation in critical technologies: Rajnath on talks with Austin

France to boost gas exports to Germany from mid-October (AFP)

Mounted police pass Admiralty Arch ahead of the ceremonial procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London. Credit: Reuters Photo

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EU to ban products made using forced labour (AFP)

SC accepts BCCI amendments of cooling off period for office bearers to kick in after two terms

SC concludes hijab ban hearing for the day, to continue tomorrow

Union Cabinet approves proposal to add Brijia community to list of Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh: Union Minister Arjun Munda

DGCA to investigate smoke detected from Kochi-bound Air India flight in Muscat

"All passengers were safely evacuated after smoke was detected in engine no. 2 of Air India Express flight (to Cochin) on the runway at Muscat airport. Relief flight to be arranged. We will investigate the incident and also take appropriate action," said DGCA. (ANI)

Prez Murmu to visit London for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

President Droupadi Murmu to visit London on September 17-19 to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II: MEA

Borders sealed, teams formed to nab Begusarai shooters: Cops

DGCA calls for resumption of mandatory breath analyser test for pilots, cabin crew

8 killed in Ahmedabad in under-construction building elevator crash

Eight labourers were killed in Ahmedabadon Wednesday after an under-construction building's elevator crashed.

Official, local languages will uproot British colonial legacy: Shah at language conference

Michael Lobo, Digambar Kamat, other Cong MLAs join Goa BJP in presence of CM Sawant

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to heading to war-torn Kyiv today

WPI-based inflation eases to 12.41% in August

10 AAP MLAs approached by BJP in Punjab, claims Kejriwal

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday alleged that 10 AAP MLAs were approached by the BJP in Punjab and accused the BJP of trying to break governments.

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IRCTC announces 'Navratri Special Tourist Train' for Vaishno Devi trip

IRCTC announces the launch of 'Navratri Special Tourist Train' for journeys to the Vaishno Devi shrine with the newly launched Bharat Gaurav Rake, with effect from30th September.

8 Congress MLAs join BJP in Goa

Notorious criminal impersonating cop and demanding money arrested in J&K

Amit Shah arrives in Surat for second All-India Official Language Conference

Jacqueline arrives at EOW office in Delhi for questioning in conman Sukesh case

J&K L-G announces Rs 5 lakh for families of deceased in Poonch bus accident

Protesting SP leaders accuse Yogi govt of suppression of dissent

At least 9 killed in mini-bus accident in J&K's Poonch; rescue ops under way

28 kids injured in UP after truck rams school bus

Twenty-eight school children were seriously injured when a speeding dumper rammed into their school bus in Mahoba district on Wednesday morning.

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Coast guard, Gujarat cops seize drugs worth Rs 200 crore from Pakistani boat

In a joint operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Gujarat ATS apprehended a Pakistani boat 6 miles inside Indian waters with 40 kgs of drugs valued at Rs 200 crore. Two fast attack boats of ICG caught the Pakistani boat 33 nautical miles off Jakhau coast in Gujarat, ICG officials toldANI.

Union Minister Giriraj Singh slams Nitish govt after Begusarai shooting

India logs 5,108 fresh Covid-19 cases; active cases now 45,749

Today's hearings at the Supreme Court

* SC to hear a batch of pleas including the lead one filed by 'Janhit Abhiyan' challenging 10 per cent quota to candidates belonging to EWS category in jobs and admissions.
* SC to hear a plea of industrialist Ratan Tata seeking protection of privacy right in view of the emergence of Niira Radia tapes.
* SC to hear a plea of BCCI seeking to amend its constitution regarding tenure of its office bearers.
* SC to hear a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict holding that wearing hijab by students in educational institutions was not a fundamental religious practice in Islam.
* SC to hear a PIL on the issue of 'Pay and Allowances of members of the UP State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission'.

PM Modi condoles death of Chhatrapati Shivaji's descendant

Shah to participate in language conference, flag off bio-ethanol plant in Surat

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in the All India Official Language Conference in Gujarat's Surat city on Wednesday.

During his day-long visit to Surat, Shah will also visit Kribhco Township at Hazira near Surat where he will lay the foundation stone of a bio-ethanol plant.

The Union minister reached Surat on Tuesday night.

Rahul Gandhi visits Sivagiri mutt to pay respects to social reformer

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited Sivagiri mutt here to pay respects to renowned social reformer Sree Narayana Guru before commencing the fourth day of the Kerala leg of the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra.

At Sivagiri Mutt, Gandhi met the swamis there and offered prayers to the saint reformer.

The yatra, which began after 7.30 am from Navaikulam junction here, continued to witness an encouraging turn out and will enter the Kollam district of the state during the day after spending the last three days in Thiruvananthapuram district.

Boston college evacuated after 1 reportedly injured in blast; investigation under way

A police bomb squad rushed to the campus of Northeastern University in Boston late Tuesday to examine a suspicious package, and there were unconfirmed reports of an explosion and minor injuries to at least one person.

Boston police said they were investigating two packages that had been left near the university's Holmes Hall. They declined to elaborate, but WCVB-TV said an individual was taken to a hospital and that firefighters and paramedics were at the scene.

WBZ-AM radio, citing unidentified police officials, said the person suffered minor injuries.

Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders begin eighth day of Bharat Jodo Yatra

Two dead, 14 injured in Jordan building collapse

The bodies of two people were recovered after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Jordan's capital Tuesday, authorities said, adding that 14 more were rescued but others remained trapped.

Security spokesman Amer al-Sartawy told state television that the latest toll from the collapse was two deaths, after one was initially reported, adding that fourteen others were injured.

Waterlogging in Mumbai due to incessant rains

Nearly 100 killed in Armenia-Azerbaijan border clashes

Armenia and Azerbaijan reported nearly 100 troop deaths Tuesday in their worst fighting since a 2020 war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The last wave of fighting over Azerbaijan's tense Armenian-populated enclave ended in a fragile truce brokered by Russia.

But on Tuesday, the defence ministry in Baku said "50 Azerbaijani servicemen died as a result of Armenia's large-scale provocation," while Armenia earlier reported the deaths of at least 49 of its soldiers.

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(Published 14 September 2022, 07:22 IST)