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Ghulam Nabi Azad visits family of slain Kashmiri Pandit in Jammu

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday visited the house of slain Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat here and offered condolences to his family, a party leader said.

Bhat (35), who had got the job of a clerk under the special employment package for migrants in 2010-11, was shot dead by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists at his office in the Chadoora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district on May 12.

Accompanied by senior party leaders including several former ministers, Azad visited the bereaved family at Ban Talab in the outskirts of Jammu and expressed his condolences to the father and other members of the deceased, the leader said.

Kerala government announces cut in tax on petrol and diesel by Rs 2.41 and Rs 1.36 respectively: Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal

"It's better than nothing," says NCP chief Sharad Pawar after the Centre announces a reduction in the price of petrol by Rs 9.5/litre; diesel by Rs 7/litre

A total of 8,39,691 populations of 3,246 villages in 32 districts in affected by floods in Assam

A total of 8,39,691 populations of 3,246 villages in 32 districts in flood incl 6 districts affected by landslides. Total of 14 human lives (9 in Flood & 5 in Landslide) have been lost in the first phase of flood in the State: Assam State Disaster Management Authority

Vivek Kumar, IFS appointed as PS to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Drop in petrol, diesel prices will provide relief to our citizens and further ‘Ease of Living': PM Modi

1 killed, 2 hurt after wall collapses in Delhi's Dwarka: Officials

A 35-year-old man was killed and two people, including a 10-year-old boy, were injured after a wall collapsed in the Dwarka Sector-23 area on Saturday, officials said.

Fire officials received information at 2.18 pm about the wall collapse at the DDA flats, Pochanpur, Dwarka Sector-23 B-block, they said, adding that three fire-tenders were rushed to the site.

While digging the foundation for a house, the wall of an adjacent house collapsed, injuring three people, the fire officials said.

Australia's conservative PM Scott Morrison concedes election defeat

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitted defeat in national elections Saturday after a "difficult night" for his conservative government.

Paytm board approves creation of a joint venture general insurance firm with proposed investment of Rs 950 crore over 10 years: BSE filing

Minor fire breaks out in new Parliament building: Officials

A minor fire broke out in the new Parliament building in central Delhi on Saturday afternoon, officials said.

The safety net of the building caught fire, they said.

Information regarding the blaze was received at 12.35 pm and five fire tenders were rushed to the spot, the fire department officials said.

Court reserves order on bail plea or judicial custody of DU's history professor Ratan Lal

Court reserves order on bail plea or judicial custody of DU's history professor Ratan Lal. He was arrested on Friday regarding a social media post allegedly intended to outrage reli­gious beliefs after the alleged discovery of Shivling inside the Gyanvapi Mosque complex

US President Joe Biden signed a bill to provide nearly $40 billion in aid for Ukraine

US President Joe Biden signed a bill to provide nearly $40 billion in aid for Ukraine as part of efforts to boost military support over Russia’s invasion, the White House said: Reuters

Efforts underway to make NE insurgency-free, 9,000 militants of region returned to mainstream in last 8 years: Shah in Arunachal

Assam flood update: A total of 9 people have died due to floods and 5 due to landslides in different districts of the state from 6th April to 20th May; 7 people are missing.

Ramban rescue: Second body recovered during the rescue operation.

Current government (Central govt) is vehement in forgetting the legacy of previous governments & former Prime Ministers. This doesn't happen in any other country. We don't know which direction the country is going: CM Ashok Gehlot

US, South Korea will consider expanded military exercises as Biden reaffirms security commitment to deter North Korea

SC said that reservation shouldn't be more than 50% which means we can't reduce 16% & 20% reservation for other classes. Remaining 14% is left for OBCs from earlier 27%. This means half the post for OBC stands diminished in panchayats: Digvijaya Singh

WHO confirms 80 Monkeypox cases in 11 countries

We need to go much more aggressively to the large mass of people, to 60-70% of people who don't vote for the BJP and we need to do it together:Rahul Gandhi

Polarisation & total dominance of media...Also, RSS has built a structure that has penetrated into the large mass. Opposition parties & Congress need to build such a structure: Rahul Gandhi at an event in London, on 20th May, when asked why is BJP winning

College professor held over post on 'Shivling' at Gyanvapi Mosque

Associate professor of Delhi University's Hindu College Ratan Lal was arrested on Friday night for his objectionable social media post referring to claims about a 'Shivling' found inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque complex, police said.

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The aftermath of incessant rainfall and flood at Haflong in Dima Hasao district of Assam.

Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on death anniversary

Police investigation is on in Kedarnath temple in connection with the incident of a man walking a dog on the temple premises and offering prayers by making the dog touch the idol of Lord Nandi

Karnataka: Seven people died after their vehicle hit a tree in Nigadi, Dharwad last night; 10 people injured. 21 people were travelling to Benkankatti in the vehicle, after attending a wedding

Single-day rise of 2,323 new COVID-19 cases, 25 fatalities pushes India's tally to 4,31,34,145, death toll to 5,24,348: Union health ministry

Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka pay homage to Raijv Gandhi on his 31st death anniversary