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June 20, 2024 1:12 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Afternoon briefing: Patna HC scraps Bihar govt’s quota hike; man lynched in Aligarh, and more
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June 20, 2024 1:03 PM IST
India News Live Updates: EAM Jaishankar arrives in Sri Lanka to hold talks with country’s leadership
June 20, 2024 1:03 PM IST
World News Live Updates: North Korea, Russia sign mutual defence pact; immediately to help if either one attacked
- The pact signed by Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is one of the highest-profile moves in Asia by Moscow in years.
June 20, 2024 12:57 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Why is PM Narendra Modi visiting J&K on June 20-21? Here are 5 things to know
- High-level security will be set up for two days, especially around the Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre, where the main events will happen.
June 20, 2024 12:56 PM IST
India News Live Updates: NIA conducts searches in Jharkhand coal mine attack case, suspects Aman Sahu gang
- The 2020 case was taken over by the NIA, they have found evidence of the involvement of the Aman Sahu gang in the extortion and attack plan
June 20, 2024 12:56 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Ukraine refugees treated better than victims of other ongoing wars: Council of Europe
- Significant differences have also been observed between quality of reception centres and services provided to Ukrainians over others, Council of Europe said.
June 20, 2024 12:42 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: On camera, stream of two-wheelers ride on Bengaluru footpath to bypass traffic
- A video has now become viral on social media showing a stream of bikers travelling on footpaths to avoid getting stuck in traffic.
June 20, 2024 12:40 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Crisis hits North India’s tea industry as production plummets amid extreme weather
- The Tea Association of India estimates the cumulative drop in production will be around 60 million kilograms by the end of June 2024 than previous year.
June 20, 2024 12:29 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Maharashtra rain: IMD issues ‘red’ alert for Palghar; downpour in Thane
- The IMD predicts that rainfall is likely to increase as monsoon officially picks up in Mumbai and its nearby districts
June 20, 2024 12:24 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Punjab crime: Woman found murdered in Mohali hotel, search on for accused
- 27-year-old victim and the accused, both from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district, and a four-year-old child had been staying along in the hotel for past two days
June 20, 2024 12:17 PM IST
World News Live Updates: George Santos trolled after unveiling OnlyFans page: ‘Nobody was waiting for this cursed moment’
- Former lawmaker George Santos has announced that he has joined OnlyFans, saying, “The moment you’ve all been waiting for!”
June 20, 2024 12:16 PM IST
World News Live Updates: What was Meghan Markle’s life like before she became the Suits star and a royal?
- Meghan Markle’s exceptional calligraphy skills supported her before her breakthrough role in ‘Suits’ and her rise to royal fame.
June 20, 2024 12:13 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Excise policy case: Delhi court reserves order in CM Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea
- Delhi excise policy scam: A Delhi court reserved its order in Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking bail in the money laundering case being investigated by ED.
June 20, 2024 12:12 PM IST
India News Live Updates: SC stays proceedings in 3 high courts, issues notice on NEET-UG 2024 cancellation pleas
- One of the petitions, filed by 20 students who appeared in the medical entrance exam, sought a direction to the NTA and others to conduct the test afresh.
June 20, 2024 12:03 PM IST
India News Live Updates: DGCA revises regulations to boost seaplane operations
- The DGCA said the revised regulations were issued following a recommendation by their Working Group to streamline and update the regulatory framework in question
June 20, 2024 11:42 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Setback to Nitish as Patna HC sets aside Bihar govt’s quota hike to 65% in jobs, education
- The notification, issued in November 2023, sought to amend existing reservation laws, which would have brought the total reservation in the state to 75%.
June 20, 2024 11:37 AM IST
India News Live Updates: NEET exam, UGC-NET 2024 row: What is the new ‘anti-paper leak’ law? What are the punishments under it?
- In February, the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha passed an anti-cheating bill to prevent fraudulent practices—such as paper leaks—in government recruitment exams.
June 20, 2024 11:13 AM IST
World News Live Updates: US hate crime: Texas woman convicted for racially assaulting Asian American women in viral 2022 incident
- Esmeralda Upton, 59, Esmeralda Upton was convicted on Friday, June 14, of three misdemeanour assault charges and one misdemeanour charge of terroristic threat.
June 20, 2024 11:00 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Bihar govt releases funds for salary, pension in state varsities to clear backlog
- The government released ₹308.18 crore grant-in-aid for the state universities and constituent colleges, minority and aided institutions for salary and pension to teachers and employees
June 20, 2024 10:48 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: ‘Emotional outburst’: JD-U MP Devesh Chandra Thakur takes back his ‘Muslim-Yadav’ statement
- Thakur had said that he will not work for Muslims and Yadavs from his constituency as they had not voted for him
June 20, 2024 10:33 AM IST
World News Live Updates: New Mexico wildfires kill 2, destroy 1,400 buildings, cause nationwide blackout
- New Mexico is caught in a nearly three-decade-long drought that has made wildfires more destructive and faster moving.
June 20, 2024 10:32 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Bengaluru police book 241 people in a day for driving on wrong side: Report
- Many commuters, especially bikers, were found driving the wrong route, and cops across all traffic limits in Bengaluru West booked the offenders.
June 20, 2024 10:32 AM IST
India News Live Updates: UGC-NET 2024: Why did Centre cancel the exam? How is it conducted? Explained
- The ministry of education on Wednesday night ordered cancellation of UGC-NET following inputs of exam’s integrity being compromised.
June 20, 2024 10:10 AM IST
India News Live Updates: How bomb threat emails to 41 airports across India put police on their toes
- After the email threat, which turned out to be a hoax, authorities have requested information from Gmail, the email provider, PTI reported.
June 20, 2024 10:09 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 33; CM Stalin suspends DM, SP
- The CM has ordered an investigation by the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department into the incident which has caused a major uproar in Tamil Nadu