Live: Lawrence Bishnoi 'mastermind' in Moose Wala murder, says police

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Live news updates: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi had singer Sidhu Moose Wala killed, said the Delhi Police on Wednesday. Moose Wala, the assumed name of Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, was gunned down in Punjab on May 29.

"Lawrence Bishnoi is mastermind behind the killing,” said HGS Dhaliwal, a senior Delhi Police officer, at a press conference, referring to the gangster jailed in the national capital. 

Maharashtra records 2,701 new cases Covid-19 in the last 24 hours—the biggest spike highest in nearly four months. State capital logs Mumbai 1,765 new cases, up from 1,242 a day ago: state health department.
 

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday he will include two BJP lawmakers in his cabinet tomorrow, reshuffling his cabinet for the first after taking charge of the state May last year.

7:31 PM

Train derailment in east Iran kills at least 21, injures 87

A passenger train travelling through eastern Iran struck an excavator and nearly half its cars derailed before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 87, officials said. The derailment near the desert city of Tabas was the latest disaster to strike the Islamic Republic in recent weeks as Tehran struggles under US sanctions and any return to its nuclear deal with world powers remains in doubt, the AP reported.

6:37 PM

India's coal production rises 34% in May

The country's coal production registered a rise of 33.88 per cent to 71.30 million tonnes (MT) in May. Output in the same month the previous fiscal was 53.25 MT, according to Coal Ministry data.

 

6:25 PM

Microsoft scales down Russia operations

 Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it was making substantial cuts to its business in Russia, joining a string of companies that are reducing their exposure or pulling out of the country following its invasion of Ukraine. The company, however, said it would fulfill its existing contractual obligations with Russian customers, while the suspension of new sales that was announced earlier in March remains in effect, said Reuters.

6:18 PM

KL Rahul ruled out of South Africa T20 series: PTI

India captain KL Rahul is ruled out of the T20 cricket series against South Africa due to injury, reports quoting sources in the BCCI.

6:13 PM

Germany never gave fixed date on weapons delivery: Spokesperson

Germany has never given a fixed date when it comes to the delivery of weapons to Ukraine, said a German government spokesperson on Wednesday in response to reports about delays. "What's clear is that everything we have decided to deliver and have announced, we want to deliver as soon as possible," added the spokesperson.

 

6:01 PM

Kremlin says sanctions must be lifted for Russian grain to reach markets

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Western sanctions against Moscow must be lifted before Russian grain could be delivered to international markets, Reuters reported. "President (Vladimir) Putin said that in order for Russian grain volumes to be delivered to international markets, direct and indirect sanctions against Russia must be lifted," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call.

5:26 PM

Over 15% jump in waste at Delhi's landfills in a year: Govt data

Delhi has registered a jump of around 15 per cent in the quantity of waste being dumped into its three landfill sites as compared to last year, PTI reported quoting government data. According to reports submitted to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry and the Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi generated 10,990 tonnes per day (TPD) of municipal solid waste (MSW) in April 2021 on an average.

4:49 PM

SC chides committee over vacant seats in NEET-PG-21

The Supreme Court Wednesday pulled up Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) for leaving more than 1450 seats vacant in NEET-PG-21, saying it will not only put the aspirants in difficulty but would also lead to a dearth of doctors. The apex court gave 24-hours to the Centre and the MCC to file an affidavit indicating the position of total seats which have remained vacant and the reasons as to why they were not filled up by the candidates. It directed the counsel appearing for the Centre and MCC to file the affidavit during the course of the day and posted the matter for further hearing on Thursday, PTI reported.

4:14 PM

Minimum support price for kharif crops hiked

Government is hiking minimum support price for kharif crops, says Union Minister Anurag Thakur at press conference in Delhi.

4:07 PM

1 dead, 8 injured after driver hits pedestrians in Berlin

A man drove a car into pedestrians in a popular Berlin shopping district on Wednesday, killing at at least one person and injuring at least eight others, rescue services said. The man drove into people on a street corner at around 10:30 a.m. before getting the car back on the road and then crashing into a shop window around a block further on, the AP reported a police spokesman as saying.

3:48 PM

One person dead after vehicle drives into crowd in Berlin

One person is dead and at least 30 are injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd near a church in Berlin. The vehicle struck people outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the Berlin Fire Brigade told CNN.

3:43 PM

Police file charges against politician couple for Mumbai protest

The Mumbai Police has filed 85-page chargesheet against politician couple Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana for resisting arrest while they were protesting outside the chief minister’s residence in April. Ravi Rana is an MLA.

 

3:38 PM

Lalu Prasad apologizes for 2009 poll code violation

Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad was fined Rs 6,000 by a court on Wednesday for violating the model code of conduct during the 2009 assembly elections in the state. Prasad was campaigning when his helicopter landed in a paddy field in Garhwa apparently due to the pilot’s mistake instead of the helipad in Medininagar. Prasad, chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, apologised 

 

3:25 PM

Sonia and Rahul will appear before ED: Congress

The Congress party says its leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will appear before Enforcement Directorate as they have nothing to hide from the probe agency.

2:34 PM

AAP dissolves its Gujarat unit in preparation for upcoming elections

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) dissolves its Gujarat unit in preparation for the upcoming state elections, a new state unit to be announced soon.