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Several parts of Bengaluru receive heavy rainfall
Punjab Police unearth and bust a heroin manufacturing unit in South Delhi
Ex-home minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh moves the Supreme Court seeking protection from coercive action in money laundering case
PAGD leaders hold a meeting at the residence of Chairman Farooq Abdullah in Srinagar
Crystal Palace appoint Vieira as new manager
Crystal Palace announced former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira as the club's new manager on Sunday, following a prolonged search for a successor to Roy Hodgson.
Vieira, who won three Premier League titles as a player with the Gunners, has had mixed results in charge of New York City and Nice in his two previous managerial jobs.
(AFP)
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma met over 150 leaders from indigenous Muslim community; says all agreed that population growth is a threat to development (PTI)
Will protest every day outside Parliament during monsoon session: Samyukt Kisan Morcha
A group of around 200 farmers will protest against the Centre's three farm laws in front of Parliament every day during the monsoon session, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) announced on Sunday.
The umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions said at a press conference that two days before the session begins, a "chetavani patra" (warning letter) will be given to all the opposition MPs to protest the laws inside the House.
(PTI)
Trinamool Congress leaders slam PM Modi over soaring fuel prices
The Trinamool Congress on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for soaring fuel prices, wondering whether he has "gone into hiding".
The ruling party in West Bengal also accused the BJP of working hard to "add to the people's woes" as the fuel prices hit a "historic high".
However, the BJP questioned why the state government is not reducing its duties on petroleum products to bring down the prices.
Atif Rasheed, vice-chairman of National Commission for Minorities & a member of the team constituted by National Human Rights Commission to look into post-poll violence in WB will visit Malda on 6-7 July & Murshidabad on July 8 to interact with victims & visit affected areas.
Mayawati says C in Congress stands for 'cunning'
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday hit out at the Congress for accusing her party of having a tacit understanding with the BJP, saying the 'C' in its name stands for "cunning".
Reacting to her remarks, UP Congress spokesperson Ashok Singh said every voter in Uttar Pradesh is saying that the BSP is the spokesperson of the BJP and Mayawati should "accept this truth".
(PTI)
Mehbooba seeks LG’s intervention against eviction of party leaders from govt quarters
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday sought the intervention of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha against the alleged forcible eviction of her party leaders, including former legislators, from their government quarters.
Mehbooba alleged that the administration is selectively targeting PDP leaders and made them vacate their official residences in Srinagar without providing any alternate accommodation.
The former chief minister warned that she would hold the Lt Governor administration responsible if “anything untoward happens” with them
Two TMC activists attacked in Bengal, six arrested
Miscreants attacked two TMC activists and opened fire in the air outside one of the ruling party's offices in the city's northern outskirts, triggering panic in the area, a police officer said on Sunday.
Six persons have been arrested so far in connection with the incident, he said.
(PTI)
Pope Francis to visit Hungary, Slovakia in September
Pope Francis said Sunday he would visit Hungary and Slovakia from September 12 to 15, including celebrating a mass in Hungarian capital Budapest.
"I'm happy to announce that from September 12 to 15... I will go to Slovakia for a pastoral visit," Francis told pilgrims
Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station
Two astronauts on Sunday made the first spacewalk outside China's new orbital station to set up cameras and other equipment using a 15-metre-long (50-foot-long) robotic arm.
Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo were shown by state TV climbing out of the airlock as Earth rolled past below them. The third crew member, commander Nie Haisheng, stayed inside.
Liu and Tang spent nearly seven hours outside the station, the Chinese space agency said.
(AP)
Four dead in Cyprus' worst forest fire in decades
A huge forest blaze raging in Cyprus has killed four people, destroyed homes and forced evacuations of villages as Greece, Israel and other countries deployed fire-fighting aircraft to the Mediterranean island.
Sushil Kumar asks prison authorities for TV so he can get updates about wrestling matches
MK Stalin writes to BS Yediyurappa, 'strongly' urging him not to pursue Mekedatu project
Police arrests man in Aurangabad for ordering 49 swords
Army chief Naravane to inaugurate war memorial for Indian soldiers in Italy, will also visit UK
Death toll rises to 29 in Philippine military plane crash
Egypt’s Sisi opens naval base close to border with Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated a large naval base on Saturday 135 km from the border with Libya, flanked by close ally Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Libya's unity president.
Egypt says the July 3 base will help it protect strategic and economic interests as well as helping guard against irregular migration as it boosts its naval presence on the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
(Reuters)
50% applications for cyclone Yaas relief in Bengal rejected as 'bogus': Official
The West Bengal government has rejected as "bogus" almost 50 per cent of the applications that were filed seeking compensation for the damage caused by cyclone Yaas, following spot verification by district authorities, a senior official said on Sunday.
The government had last month received at least 3,81,774 applications at the camps set up under its Duare Tran (relief at doorstep) programme, he said.
(PTI)
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pushes for rescue after deadly mudslide in Japan
More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters and police on Sunday waded through a giant mudslide that ripped through a resort town southwest of Tokyo, killing at least two people and leaving about 20 missing as it swept away houses and cars.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters 19 people had been rescued, and 130 homes and other buildings were damaged in Atami.
Two people were dead, but more were feared missing, he said speaking after an emergency Cabinet meeting
(AP)
UP polls: BJP will form govt, there should be no doubt about it, says Adityanath
The BJP will win the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, and there should be no doubt about it, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said, after AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's reported remarks that the saffron party will not be allowed to form government in the state.
Kejriwal writes to PM Modi, seeks Bharat Ratna for Indian doctors
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking that the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna should be given this year to all doctors, nurses and paramedics who served the people amid the pandemic.
It will be a true homage to doctors who lost their lives, he said.
In the letter to the prime minister, Kejriwal said this year's Bharat Ratna should be conferred upon doctors, nurses and paramedics.
(PTI)
UK announces harsher sentences for Channel migrants
Britain has announced it will seek harsher sentences for migrants caught entering the country without permission amid a record-breaking surge in arrivals over the English Channel.
The stricter prison sentences for both migrants and people smugglers come as part of Home Secretary Priti Patel's plans to overhaul asylum rules in a bid to prevent what her department has characterised as "asylum shopping".
The legislation announced Saturday makes it a criminal offence to arrive in the UK without permission, with a maximum sentence for those entering the country unlawfully increasing from six months to four years.
(AFP)
Heatwaves in India have claimed over 17,000 lives in 50 years: Study
Heatwaves have claimed more than 17,000 lives in 50 years in India, according to a paper recently published by the country's top meteorologists.
Saina Nehwal congratulates Yogi on BJP win in UP local polls; RLD chief calls her 'sarkari shuttler'
Ace badminton player Saina Nehwal has congratulated Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on BJP's "thumping victory" in elections to the posts of the district panchayat chief, prompting a sharp comment from RLD president Jayant Chaudhary who called her "sarkaari shuttler".
Srinagar district issues SOP to regulate use of drones
PM Modi greets Joe Biden on United States' 245th Independence Day
National leadership to decide on CM face, Priyanka Gandhi to lead UP polls fight: Ajay Kumar Lallu
Cong's national leadership to decide on CM face, UP assembly polls to be fought under Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's supervision: Ajay Kumar Lallu
(PTI)
Chief of Army Staff Gen. MM Naravane to visit UK and Italy on 4-day visit from July 5-8
General MM Naravane, Chief of Army Staff to visit the UK & Italy on a four-day visit - from July 5 to July 8. During the visit, he'll be meeting his counterparts & senior military leaders of the respective nations with an aim of enhancing India’s defence cooperation: Indian Army
(ANI)
Navjot Singh Sidhu bats for free electricity and 24x7 power supply in Punjab
Gujarat: 194 crocodiles relocated from lake near Statue of Unity for safety of tourists
As many as 194 crocodiles have been relocated from a lake near the 'Statue of Unity' in Gujarat's Narmada district in the last two years for the safety of tourists who come to enjoy boat rides there, officials said on Sunday.
(PTI)
LIC IPO: Govt likely to invite bids from merchant bankers this month
The government is likely to invite bids from merchant bankers this month for managing LIC disinvestment as it moves ahead with plans to launch the IPO by January, an official said.
Bridge in Bihar's Bhawanipur collapses amid incessant rainfall
Jailed wrestler Sushil Kumar seeks TV to follow wrestling updates
In a letter to jail authorities, wrestler Sushil Kumar has asked for a TV. He expressed that if he gets TV, he will get updates on wrestling: Tihar Jail officials He is in Delhi's Tihar Jail in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal Stadium.
(ANI)
Philippine military plane crashes after missing runway
Philippine military chief says a C-130 plane has crashed in the south after missing a runway; at least 40 are rescued
(AP/PTI)
CM-designate Pushkhar Singh Dhami meets former Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat
India's coal production drops marginally by 2% to 716 mn tonnes in FY'21
India's total coal production registered a marginal decline of 2.02 per cent to 716.084 million tonnes during the last fiscal year.
The country had produced 730.874 million tonnes (MT) of coal in FY'20, according provisional statistics of 2020-21 of the coal ministry.
(PTI)
Fuel prices hiked again; petrol in Delhi inches closer to Rs 100-mark
Fuel prices were hiked for a third time this month on Sunday, with petrol in the national capital up by 35 paise and diesel seeing a rise of 18 paise a litre each, according to the latest notification by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL).
Light rain likely in Delhi: IMD
The national capital on Sunday recorded a minimum temperature of 25.6 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, the India Meteorological Department said.
The maximum temperature in the city is likely to settle around 39 degrees Celsius, it said.
(PTI)
Argentina through to Copa America semis with 3-0 win over Ecuador; Messi scores one, assists two
Lionel Messi scored a free kick and served up two assists as Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 on Saturday and set themselves up for a Copa America semi-final against Colombia.
(Reuters)
Japan resumes rescue rescue ops after deadly landslides, 20 missing
Japan resumed rescue operations for 20 missing people early on Sunday after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit the central city of Atami, killing at least two, Kyodo news agency said.
About 10 people were rescued after floods, landslides and cascading mud collapsed and half-submerged houses on Saturday in the seaside city 90 km southwest of Tokyo, Kyodo said, adding about 80 buildings were affected.
(Reuters)
3 dead as 'Elsa' speeds through Caribbean, aims for Cuba
Tropical Storm Elsa battered the southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, downing trees and blowing off roofs as it sped through the Caribbean, killing at least three people.
Palestinian killed in clash; retaliatory Israeli strikes in Gaza
Israel's military said on Saturday that its aircraft launched retaliatory air strikes in the Gaza Strip and that its troops in the occupied West Bank shot a suspected Palestinian assailant, whom Palestinian officials said had been killed.