Grenade attack that injured three civilians missed target: J&K Police
Terrorists hurled a grenade upon a joint naka party of Police & CRPF at Barbarshah Chowk area of Srinagar. However, the grenade missed the target. In this incident, four civilians got injured and were evacuated to a nearby hospital. Case registered: Jammu and Kashmir Police
(ANI)
Sajan Prakash creates history, becomes first-ever Indian swimmer to make Olympic 'A' cut
Sajan Prakash on Saturday became the first-ever Indian swimmer to breach the Olympic qualification time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men's 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy.
Rajya Sabha MP Revanth Reddy appointed Telangana Congress chief
The Congress party has appointed Rajya Sabha MP A Revanth Reddy as its Telangana unit chief.
Delhi LG Anil Baijal meets BKU leader Yudhvir Singh via video conferencing
3 civilians injured in grenade attack by militants in Srinagar
At least three civilians were injured in a grenade attack by militants on security forces in the Barbarshah area of the city on Saturday, police said.
Saurabh Chaudhary, Manu Bhaker secure silver medal for India in 10m air pistol mixed event at ISSF world cup
Farmers to hold tractor rally from on July 9 towards Singhu border
UP woman entrepreneur dies after traffic stopped for President's visit
A woman entrepreneur, who was suffering from post-Covid complications, allegedly died in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur town after her vehicle was stuck up in a traffic jam following a blockade during President Ram Nath Kovind's visit.
Will retire from politics if BJP fails to bring back political reservation for OBCs: Fadnavis
Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said his party will restore reservation for OBCs in local bodies if given power, and if not, he will retire from politics.
Close to Tejashwi, but will take final call on alliance near next election: Chirag Paswan
My father & Lalu ji have always been close friends. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav & I know each other since childhood, we'd a close friendship, he is my younger brother. When election time will come in Bihar then the party will take a final call on the alliance: Chirag Paswan
(ANI)
Three accused arrested in connection to muder of ex-BBMP corporator Rekha Kadiresh sent to 14-day police custody
Karnataka: Three accused who were arrested today in connection with the murder of ex-Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike(BBMP) corporator & BJP leader Rekha Kadiresh, have been sent to 14-day police custody.
(ANI)
BJP will decide whether to support me or Nitish in the coming days: Chirag Paswan
Police use water cannon as farmers break through barricades at Chandigarh-Mohali border
Police on Saturday used a water cannon to disperse farmers as they broke through barricades at the Chandigarh-Mohali border, trying to march towards the Punjab governor's house here.
Hockey India nominates Sreejesh, ex-player Vandana for Khel Ratna
Hockey India nominates goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and former women's player Deepika for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award while Harmanpreet Singh, Vandana Katariya & Navjot Kaur have been nominated for the Arjuna Award.
(ANI)
Actor-turned-TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty on Saturday fell ill, a few days after she was administered a fake Covid vaccine, sources said.
However, the doctor who attended to the Jadavpur MP said it was too early to link her illness with the fake jab that she had taken four days ago, they said.
(PTI)
Seized narcotics worth over Rs 50 crore destroyed in Karnataka
Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said narcotic substances worth over Rs 50 crore seized by the police are being destroyed in all the districts. "Today, we are destroying narcotic substances worth more than Rs 50 crore as per court orders. This is only 60 per cent, the remaining 40 per cent are at various stages like the FSL (Forensic Science Laboratory) report has to come, court permission has to be taken in some cases. We will destroy the remaining 40 per cent at the earliest," Bommai said.
(PTI)
Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah won't contest polls unless conditions met
With two former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir - Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti - making their participation in Assembly elections conditional after their recent meeting with the Prime Minister, it may further delay the poll process in the Union Territory.
Ayodhya should manifest finest of our traditions, developmental transformations, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the Ayodhya development plan and asserted that the temple town in Uttar Pradesh should manifest the "finest of our traditions and the best of our developmental transformations", according to government sources.
Maharashtra: Pench tiger reserve, UPKS open for day safaris (PTI)
Ukraine army says soldier killed in separatist shelling (AFP)
News of BKU leader Rakesh Tikait's arrest fake: Delhi Police
BJP booth president arrested in UP over rape charges
A local BJP worker from Gadwar police station area here was on Saturday arrested for allegedly raping a woman for the last four years, police said.
The accused has been identified as BJP booth president Brij Mohan Pandey (30), they said.
According to a complaint filed by the 23-year-old woman, she was raped by the accused for the last four years and threatened to kill her. (PTI)
Shafali set for ODI debut as India seek white-ball course correction (PTI)
Indonesia approves operational license for new budget airline Super Air Jet (Reuters)
Petrol crosses Rs 100 in Tamil Nadu after steep hike in fuel rates (PTI)
AP issues an order to dispense with interviews for all State Public Service Commission examinations under all categories
Hong Kong police chief calls for fake news law (AFP)
Out on parole, Akhil Gogoi leaves for Jorhat to meet ailing mother (PTI)
Kamal Haasan announces new appointments, to also be MNM General Secretary
In a post-poll shake-up following the drubbing in the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder-president Kamal Haasan on Saturday announced new appointments, and will also be the party General Secretary. The changes come in the wake of a spate of resignations, including then vice president R Mahendran, after the elections where the party, along with its allies, could not return even a single legislator. (PTI)
Farmers march: Delhi police ups security at border points (PTI)
Village head's relative killed over 'poll rivalry' in UP's Mainpuri (PTI)
Brick kiln labourer electrocuted in UP village
A 23-year-old brick kiln labourer was electrocuted when he was returning to his village in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district in a DCM truck that came in contact with a high tension wire on the way, police said on Saturday. (PTI)
Devendra Fadnavis detained during a protest held by BJP workers in support of OBC reservation
UN draft resolution calls for Syrian aid through 2 crossings
A draft UN Security Council resolution circulated Friday would authorise the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria across the borders of Turkey and Iraq, but Syria's close ally Russia holds the key to its adoption.
Russia has come under intense pressure from the UN, US and others who warn of dire humanitarian consequences for over a million Syrians if all border crossings are closed. Russia says aid should be delivered across conflict lines within Syria to reinforce the country's sovereignty over the entire country. (PTI)
Indonesia, US break ground on joint strategic maritime centre
Indonesia and the United States have broken ground on a new $3.5 million maritime training centre in the strategic area of Batam, in the Riau Islands, Indonesia's maritime security agency said.
Attending the ceremony virtually on Friday, the USambassador to Indonesia, Sung Kim, said the maritime centre would be part of ongoing efforts between the two countries to bolster security in the region. (Reuters)
Summoned by ED in money laundering case, Anil Deshmukh seeks fresh date for appearance (PTI)
Dharamsala BJP MLA accused of mental, physical torture by wife (PTI)
Top BJP leaders hold meeting at party headquarters
Senior BJP leaders, including Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh and party president J P Nadda, held a meeting here on Saturday.
The meeting, held at the party headquarters, was attended by several other senior leaders, including those handling organisational charges, sources said. (PTI)
Modi chairs review meeting on Ayodhya Development plan via video conferencing
Patty Jenkins' Star Wars: Rogue Squadron ropes in writer Matthew Robinson (PTI)
Sukhbir Badal appears before SIT probing Kotkapura police firing case (PTI)
India 'incredibly important' partner to US in the region and globally: White House
Daughter of Odisha man who carried wife's corpse for 10 km clears class 10 board exams (PTI)
Rescuers search around the clock for survivors of Florida building collapse
Prospects for recovering survivors from a Florida high-rise diminished with each passing hour on Saturday, two full days after the 12-story condominium mysteriously collapsed while many residents slept.
Even so, search-and-rescue teams worked around the clock through an unstable mountain of debris looking for signs of life from any of the 159 people still unaccounted for, while smoldering fires filled the air with smoke.
The death toll of four was certain to rise with one floor of the high-rise stacked atop another. (AFP)
Myanmar torches over half-billion dollar drugs stash (AFP)
Addiction is neither cool nor a style statement: PM Modi on International Day against Drug Abuse
Farmers gathered in Panchkula march towards Guv's residence to submit memorandum seeking repeal of new farm laws
PM lauds those working at grassroots to eliminate the menace of drugs from society on International Day against drug abuse & illicit trafficking
Inaugural WTC champions New Zealand return home with ICC mace (PTI)
25 cattle rescued in Palghar, two men held (PTI)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Ladakh tomorrow (ANI)
Cartel shootout leaves 18 dead in Mexico (AP)
Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar is being sent back to judicial custody of MCOCA court, Thane after interrogation
Mo Farah missing Olympics after failing to qualify in 10K (PTI)
3 more arrested by Kolkata Police in dubious Covid vaccine camps case (PTI)
Tesla 'recalls' vehicles in China for online software update (Reuters)
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal to appear before the SIT in Chandigarh today at 11 am (ANI)
JP Nadda calls meeting of senior party functionaries at BJP headquarters at 11 am
Helicopter carrying Colombia President struck by bullets in attack
The incident took place while the president's helicopter was flying through Colombia's Catatumbo region toward the city of Cucuta, capital of the country's Norte de Santander province, Duque said.
OPINION | Ambani and Adani race to fulfil India's green ambition
Mukesh Ambani’s rivals should be relieved, though perhaps not too much. The petrochemicals czar has just told shareholders that he’s undertaking his life’s “most challenging” mission by investing Rs 75,000 ($10 billion) in clean power and fuel over three years.
Swimming Australia says bad treatment a decades-long issue
Swimming Australia says unacceptable treatment of some swimmers is a decades-long problem amid media reports that six former elite athletes will soon make public their experiences of abuse in the sport.
Swimming Australia said in a statement Saturday that it is "deeply concerned and understands the gravity" of fresh claims of abuse within the sport after meeting with former Olympic swimmer Maddie Groves. (AP)
Indian woman admits stabbing minor daughter to death at home in UK over Covid-19 worry
A 36-year-old Indian woman in the UK has pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility after she admitted killing her five-year-old daughter at their home because she was terrified of dying from Covid-19 and thought the little girl could not live without her, according to a media report.