Karnataka sex tape case: JD(S) leader HD Revanna brought to hospital for medical test
JD(S) leader HD Revanna brought to a hospital for medical test. Earlier this evening, he was taken into custody by SIT officials in connection with a kidnapping case registered against him at KR Nagar police station, in Bengaluru.
9:52 PM
IAF issues statement on Poonch attack
Indian Air Force said, "An Indian Air Force vehicle convoy was attacked by militants in the Poonch district of J&K, near Shahsitar. Cordon and search operations are underway presently in the area by local military units. The convoy has been secured, and further investigation is under progress."
9:52 PM
Poonch attack: Army and police troops conducting operation against terrorists
"Five Indian Air Force personnel are injured in the attack and getting treatment. In the area of the incident, Indian Air Force Garud Special Forces have been positioned. The Army and Jammu and Kashmir police troops are engaged in the operations against terrorists involved in the incident," security forces officials told ANI.
8:33 PM
Paytm President and COO Bhavesh Gupta tenders resignation
Paytm president and COO Bhavesh Gupta, on May 4, tendered his resignation from the company citing personal reasons, the company said in a disclosure to stock exchanges.
The announcement comes barely a few days before the company is set to announce its Q4 results, which is expected to be bad because of the regulator's restrictions on its associate firm, Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL).
7:21 PM
Delhi's maximum temperature settles at 40.3 degrees Celsius
The maximum temperature in Delhi on Saturday settled at 40.3 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The relative humidity oscillated between 58 and 18 per cent during the day, it said.
The weather office has forecast clear sky for Sunday, with maximum and minimum temperatures likely to reach 41 and 22 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Delhi's Pitampura recorded a high of 42.4 degrees Celsius y.
6:42 PM
BJP became world's richest party by taking donations, but froze Congress accounts: Priyanka Gandhi
BJP became world's richest party by taking donations, but froze Congress accounts, said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Karnataka.
Justice Santosh Gajanana Bhat bench of People's Representative Court in Bengaluru rejects the anticipatory bail application of JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna.
6:41 PM
Kareena Kapoor Khan appointed as UNICEF India's National Ambassador
Kareena Kapoor Khan appointed as UNICEF India's National Ambassador. “My journey with UNICEF started over a decade ago. In this journey, I have interacted with teachers, parents and children. I think through UNICEF I have grown as a person because I have seen children and understood what their needs are. It’s been a very fulfilling journey for me. Now taking on the new role, I feel a lot of responsibility and pressure but I am also very passionate about my association with UNICEF.”
5:57 PM
Birla Corporation's Q4 PAT grows 127.6% to Rs 193.34 crore, revenue up 7.9%
4:55 PM
Indian Army's helicopter make emergency landing in village field in Sangli, Maharashtra
An ALH Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Army had to make a precautionary landing in a field near a village in Sangli district of Maharashtra today. The chopper experienced excessive vibrations in the air. The chopper has now flown back to Nasik military station: Indian Army officials
4:51 PM
Andhra Pradesh Police seizes gold and silver ornaments worth Rs. 17cr in Kakinada
The Andhra Pradesh Police flying squad seized gold and silver ornaments worth Rs. 17 crore in Kakinada and handed them over to the Kakinada Treasury for scrutiny in the presence of GST officials, Tehsildar and police officers.
4:51 PM
Defamation case against Rahul over alleged RSS remark: Hearing posted for June 29
A court in Thane in Maharashtra posted the hearing in the defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to June 29. When the matter came up for hearing during the day in the magistrate's court in Bhiwandi, an adjournment was sought on the ground that a writ petition filed by the applicant was pending in the High Court and no order had been delivered on it as yet, Gandhi's counsel advocate Narayan Iyer told PTI. After hearing both parties, the magistrate posted the matter for hearing on June 29, Iyer said. The defamation case was filed by local RSS member Rajesh Kunte claiming Gandhi in a speech had linked the organisation to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
4:33 PM
UP CM Yogi Adityanath likens Congress manifesto proposals to Aurangzeb's 'jizya'
In a public rally in Madhya Pradesh's Ashok Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticized Congress leaders for proposing an 'inheritance tax', likening it to the oppressive 'Jizya' tax imposed during Aurangzeb's reign.
4:15 PM
Delhi's Connaught Place area cordoned off due to suspicious unattended bag
An unattended bag found at N Block of Connaught Place N Block. Area of Delhi has been cordoned off. Police team present at the spot. Details awaited.
4:14 PM
Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely joins BJP
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Arvinder Singh Lovely had stepped down from his position as the chief of the party's Delhi unit last Saturday. In a letter addressed to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lovely expressed his inability to continue serving as the president of the Delhi party unit. Lovely had taken up the role in August of the previous year.
Paytm president and COO Bhavesh Gupta, on May 4, tendered his resignation from the company citing personal reasons, the company said in a disclosure to stock exchanges. The announcement comes barely a few days before the company is set to announce its Q4 results, which is expected to be bad because of the regulator's restrictions on its associate firm, Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL).
BJP became world's richest party by taking donations, but froze Congress accounts, said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Karnataka.
Birla Corporation's Q4 PAT grows 127.6 per cent to Rs 193.34 crore, revenue up 7.9 per cent.
Avenue Supermarts, which runs the popular DMart chain of retail stores, on Saturday, announced that its consolidated profit for the quarter ended March 2024 has jumped 22.4 per cent to Rs 563 crore as against Rs 460 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year. The company's revenue jumped 20 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs Rs 12,727 crore. The retailer's Ebitda rose 22.3 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 943 crore while its operating profit margin also a growth of 13 bps at 7.41 per cent.
PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said the NDA government has unmasked corrupt forces, and all those who indulged in corruption would face action under law in the next five years.
The Congress is approaching its end and is like a "termite" gnawing at itself, Union minister and BJP Guna Lok Sabha seat candidate Jyotiraditya Scindia has said. The Congress does not have any ideology to bank upon and nobody wants to stay with it. The scion of the erstwhile royal family of Gwalior severed his 18-year-long ties with the Congress in 2020 and joined the BJP.
Shiv Sena (UBT) supremo Uddhav Thackeray slammed the BJP claiming that its Hindutva is "gaumutradhari" (regressive), while his party's Hindutva was reformist. The Shiv Sena leader was addressing a rally in Kankavali in Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg district, his second this week, Thackeray accused the Centre of "looting" Maharashtra. The leader said that when the INDI alliance comes to power, he will ensure that the lost glory of the state is reclaimed.
After achieving double-digit growth for two years, one after another, India’s services exports slowed down in FY24 to a three-year low. The services exports registered a modest increase of 4.9 per cent to $341.1 billion, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India. However, net services exports continued to grow at a robust pace of 13.6 per cent to $162.8 billion. “This situation will remain stable in FY25, too, as the global economy, especially America and Europe, will just about remain stable in growth as high interest rates curbs demand,” Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at Bank of Baroda, said.
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