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Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested seven public servants, all employees of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), in West Bengal in connection with a coal smuggling case: CBI Sources. (ANI)

Rishi Sunak tops first round of voting in UK leadership contest

Former British finance ministerRishiSunakwon the most votes in the first round of voting to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister, as two candidates were eliminated.

There is no candidate from Congress. Our party president has clearly said that whoever is chosen as the candidate by all parties (of Opposition), we will stand with it: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on the candidate for Vice Presidential polls. (ANI)

CBI arrests Ajay Ramesh Nawandar in DHFL bank fraud case (PTI)

US Dollar index hits 20-year high of 108.57 after consumer prices rise more than expected.

Euro hits parity versus US Dollar for first time since December 2002.

US calls for observers in Russian-held amid reports of child separation

The United States on Wednesday called on Russia to immediately release Ukrainians it has forced out from their home country and to allow outside observers, citing reports that Moscow was putting Ukrainian children up for adoption and "disappearing' thousands of others.

"The unlawful transfer and deportation of protected persons is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of civilians and is a war crime," USSecretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. (Reuters)

PM Modi to inaugurate Bundelkhand Expressway in UP on July 16

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bundelkhand Expressway at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh on July 16.

Special NDPS court has directed the court registry to return the passport of Aryan Khan which was submitted in court in the drugs case. (ANI)

Russia and Ukraine delegations start grain talks in Istanbul (AFP)

Om Birla calls for LS Parliamentary leaders meet on July 16 ahead of Monsoon Session

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla calls for a meeting of the Lok Sabha Parliamentary leaders at 4 pm on July 16, 2022, ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament. (ANI)

Biden heads to Israel on first Middle East tour as US president

US President Joe Biden was Wednesday to start a Middle East tour in Israel, where leaders will urge tougher action against their common foe Iran, before a delicate stop in oil-rich Saudi Arabia.

The 79-year-old president's visit to Jeddah on Friday will be the focus of the tour, after Biden branded Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over the 2018 murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Military personnel use tear gas shells to disperse protesters who scaled the wall to enter Sri Lankan PM's residence in Colombo

Few protesters come prepared to face the tear gas shelling by security forces deployed outside the residence of Sri Lankan PM

Protesters run to safety after security forces use tear-gas shells outside the premises of Sri Lankan PM's residence in Colombo

The U.S. embassy in Colombo said it was cancelling afternoon consular services on Wednesday and all services on Thursday, after the Sri Lankan president fled the country following widespread protests.

Key members of Sri Lanka's ruling party are keen to back Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as their presidential nominee though no decision has been taken yet

According to Reuters, the members met on Tuesday evening and their "overwhelming consensus" was for Wickremesinghe to replace President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has fled to the Maldives after protesters stormed his residence on Saturday.

Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s escape from the country to the Maldives was negotiated by the Maldivian Parliament Speaker and former president Mohamed Nasheed

The 73-year-old President fled to the Maldives along with his wife and two security officers on a military jet early Wednesday in the face of a public revolt against his government for mishandling the country's economy.

In a brief statement, the Sri Lankan Air Force said that under the Constitution granted to an Executive President, Rajapaksa was flown to the Maldives onboard an Air Force plane early Wednesday morning.

Protests break out again in Colombo, Sri Lanka as the crisis in the country deepens after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, earlier today

As per Sri Lanka's Speaker of Parliament, Rajapaksa is yet to give his resignation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted people on 'Guru Purnima' and described it as a day to express gratitude to all exemplary teachers who have inspired and mentored humankind.

Manipur schools closed till July 24 amid Covid-19 surge

The Manipur government has ordered closure of all schools till next week due to the recent surge in coronavirus cases. In an official order issued on Tuesday, Schools Education Commissioner H Gyan Prakash said the test positivity ratio was over 15 per cent in the state. All schools – government, state-aided, private schools affiliated to other boards -- will be closed with immediate effect till July 24 in public interest, the order stated. Many schools were scheduled to reopen after the summer vacation on July 16, it said. Chief Minister N Biren Singh had said earlier that the government would discuss the safety of the health for the children below 12 years as there was no effective Covid-19 vaccine for them in the prevailing situation in Manipur.

Gujarat | Severe water-logging in several parts of Ahmedabad due to continuous heavy rainfall in the region

India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant met & interacted with G 20 Sherpas of Indonesia Dian Djani, Republic of Korea's Choi Jong-hyun, UK's Jonathan Black & European Union's Bjoern Seibert at the G 20 Sherpa meeting in Indonesia