News Highlights: 'Taiwan independence forces' will have 'heads broken and blood flowing', warns China

Goat sold for Rs 7.5 lakh ahead of Bakrid!

The goat, weighing 161 kg, was sold at an auction in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

SRK, under treatment for heat stroke, likely to be discharged from Ahmedabad hospital today

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, undergoing treatment at a hospital in Ahmedabad after suffering from a heat stroke, is likely to be discharged on Thursday, a police official said.

The private hospital has not yet issued any statement on Khan's health condition.

The actor was admitted to the multi-speciality K D Hospital on Wednesday. He was in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to attend an Indian Premier League (IPL) match of his Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

"Khan is still undergoing treatment at the hospital. It is possible that he may get discharged today," Ahmedabad (Rural) Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Jat said. (PTI)

Siddaramaiah writes to PM Modi requesting Prajwal Revanna's Diplomatic Passport be cancelled

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to cancel the Diplomatic Passport of MP Prajwal Revanna "along with prompt and concerted actions to secure his return to India," news agency ANI reported on Thursday.

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Grasim Q4 profit up 15.5% to Rs 2,721.8 cr, revenue up 12.7% to Rs 37,727.13 cr

Aditya Birla Group flagship holding firm Grasim Industries Ltd has reported an increase of 15.54 per cent in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,721.81 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2024, led by strong performance by its cement and financial services business.

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2,355.67 crore during the January-March quarter a year ago, according to a late night regulatory filing by Grasim Industries on Wednesday. (PTI)

MEA processing request to cancel Prajwal Revanna's diplomatic passport: Report

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has received a letter from the Karnataka government for cancelling sex abuse-accused Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna's diplomatic passport, PTI reported, citing sources.

The request 'is being processed' the agency reported the sources say.

This comes after the State Home Minister G Parameshwara said that a letter had been sent to the MEA about the cancellation but there had been no reply in the matter.

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Ponting not in race to be India coach despite being approached

Australia cricketing great Ricky Ponting.

Australia great Ricky Ponting was sounded out for the India head coach's role but the 49-year-old said he is not in the race to succeed Rahul Dravid in that high-profile job.

The India cricket board has advertised the job as Dravid's contract expires at the end of the T20 World Cup next month and the former India captain is reportedly reluctant to carry on.

Ponting has been the head coach of the Delhi franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since 2018 and also filled in as Australia's T20 coach on an interim basis in the past.

"...there were a few little one-on-one conversations during the IPL, just to get a level of interest from me as to whether I would do it," Ponting told the International Cricket Council on Thursday.

"I'd love to be a senior coach of a national team, but with the other things that I have in my life and wanting to have a bit of time at home...

"Everyone knows if you take a job working with the Indian team you can't be involved in an IPL team, so it would take that out of it as well."

Ponting said being head coach of a national side would entail being away for 10-11 months a year, which "just doesn't fit into my lifestyle right now". (Reuters)

Bonanza for incoming govt as RBI to pay highest-ever dividend

The Reserve Bank of India said on Wednesday that it will transfer Rs 2.11 lakh crore surplus or dividend to the Union government for the financial year ended March 31 (2023-24), the highest-ever dividend payout by the central bank, and a 141 per cent increase from the amount transferred in 2022-23.

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Four dead as torrential rains lash Kerala, IMD sounds red alert in five districts

People wade through a water logged street after heavy rains, in Kochi, Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

According to the weather department, the red alert was issued for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, and Idukki. As per the latest reports, four deaths have been reported from across the state in various rain-related incidents, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) said.

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Chinese military launches 'punishment' drills around Taiwan after new President's pro-independence speech

Li Xi, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theatre Command, which looks after the Taiwan Strait said, “The drills also serve as a strong punishment for the separatist acts of 'Taiwan independence' forces and a stern warning against the interference and provocation by external force”.

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Swati Maliwal assault case: Delhi cops to question Kejriwal's parents today

Reacting to it, AAP leader Atishi said, "Has the PM stooped so low that old parents are being harassed? The people of Delhi will give an answer to this through their vote."

Rain wreaks havoc in Kerala; flight services affected

Flights service at the Kozhikode international airport were also disrupted. At least five rain related deaths were reported from various parts of the state over the last couple of days.

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Swati Maliwal assault case: Delhi Police unlikely to record Kejriwal's parents' statements today

Hours after it was reported that the Delhi Police would question Arvind Kejriwal's parents, ANI, citing sources, said that the cops would not record the Delhi CM's parents' statements.

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Reputed Bengaluru hotels including The Oterra get bomb threat

teams comes after a bomb threat on Wednesday sent alarm bells ringing in Delhi's North Block, which houses the home ministry office, but was declared a hoax after nothing objectionable was found, officials said.

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In a first, triple amputee from Goa scales Mt Everest Base Camp

Tinkesh Kaushik, a 30-year-old man from Goa, has become the world's first triple amputee to reach the Mount Everest Base Camp located 17,598 feet above sea level, a private disability rights body has claimed.Kaushik, who completed the challenging Everest Base Camp journey on May 11, said despite his physical disabilities, he managed to achieve the feat due to his mental strength. (PTI)

Rs 7.46 crore worth of gold hidden in sanitary pads, clothes seized by Mumbai Customs

Mob violence grips Bengal's Nandigram after death of local BJP worker; heavy security deployed

BJP workers burnt tyres, blocked roads and pulled down shutters of shops in Nandigram, alleging that the TMC-backed criminals were involved in the killing of Rathirani Ari (38), who is a saffron party worker in Sonachura village.

The saffron camp called a bandh in Nadigram as part of its protest but withdrew it later, a local BJP leader said. (PTI)

First migrant flight to Rwanda will be after general election, assures UK PM Sunak

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that the first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda under his flagship policy is set to take off after the July 4 general election.Speaking to LBC Radio a day after he set the date for the vote, he stressed that the flight would still take off in July and that the preparation work had already begun. (Reuters)

Manoj Bajpayee arrives in Patna for promotion of his upcoming movie 'Bhaiyya Ji'

"We have made the movie. People should go and see the movie. The story of Bhaiyya Ji is a story of the land of Bihar." (PTI)

At least 9 dead as stage collapses at Mexico campaign rally

Apart from the nine deaths, AFP reported that at least 50 people have been injured. The incident took place during a campaign rally by longshot presidential candidate Jorge Alvarez Maynez.

Heavy rains lash several parts of Kerala, IMD issues orange alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today issued an orange alert in nine districts of the state indicating heavy rainfall.

Flights from Kozhikode International Airport have been delayed due to heavy rains, official sources said.

Govt of anarchy'—Tripura CM targets TMC over BJP worker's death in Bengal's Nandigram

China could launch further military drills, Taiwan officials say

China could launch further military drills after the current one near Taiwan is over, having so far staged a series of exercises including mock attacks on Taiwanese and foreign ships, Taiwanese security officials said on Thursday.

Some Chinese coast guard boats near Taiwan also conducted mock ship-boarding and inspection drills, the officials said, speaking anonymously given the sensitivity of the situation. (Reuters)

'Taiwan independence forces' will have 'heads broken and blood flowing', warns China

The warning, reported by AFP, came amid 'punishment drills' by China around Taiwan following a pro-Independence speech by the Taiwanese president.

Russia detains fourth top defence official for taking bribes

Russia has detained the deputy head of the army's general staff, Lieutenant-General Vadim Shamarin, on suspicion of large-scale bribe-taking, Russian media reported on Thursday.

It is the fourth arrest of a high-ranking defence figure in the space of a month, starting on April 23 when Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov was placed in pre-trial detention for suspected bribe-taking.

Since then, Lieutenant-General Yuri Kuznetsov, head of personnel at the defence ministry, and Major-General Ivan Popov, former commander of Russia's 58th army, have also been arrested.

The scandal is the biggest to hit the Russian government in years. (Reuters)

Visuals from Bengal's Nandigram where violence broke out following a BJP worker's death. Security personnel have been deployed to stymie the violence

Russian attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv injures at least five, governor says

A Russian attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv damaged civilian infrastructure and injured at least five people, the regional governor said on Thursday.

Governor Oleh Syniehubov said Russian forces struck Kharkiv around 10 times. The attack also targeted the town of Zolochiv in the Kharkiv region, injuring at least two people. (Reuters)

'All arrangements are going on well in Char Dham Yatra,' says Uttarakhand Chief Sec

State BJP Chief Of Bengal Sukanto remarks on the killing of a BJP worker in Nandigram

'This is shameful for democracy, Mamata Banerjee and her government have shamed it,' says Union Minister Anurag Thakur

Taiwan calls china's military drills around the self ruled island days 'regrettable'.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale visits and offers prayers at Mulagandha Kuti Vihara and Dhamek Stupa

Petition filed by South Africa at the International Court Of Justice to 'cease Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip'