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New Delhi: A group of visitors amid rain, at Kartavya Path in New Delhi, Friday, June 21, 2024. Light rainfall on Friday brought some relief to the people in Delhi after a relentless heatwave in the region for over a month. (Photo: PTI)

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 29 2024 | 9:43 PM IST

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Govt appoints 1988 batch IRS officer Ravi Agrawal as new CBDT chairman: Official order.

8:22 PM

Heavy rain likely in Delhi over next few days, IMD issues orange alert

Delhi is likely to receive heavy rainfall for the next three days as the weather office issued an 'orange' alert in the national capital on Saturday, the weather office said.
 
Parts of Delhi, including Rohini and Burari, received rains on Saturday morning. According to the Met department, 8.9 mm of rainfall was recorded at Safdarjung, the city's primary weather station, and 12.6 mm at Lodhi Road between 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm on Saturday.
 
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted moderate to heavy rainfall on Saturday, with an even heavier spell anticipated on Sunday and Monday, the weather department said.

5:17 PM

CBI searches several locations in Mumbai, Nagpur over alleged corruption at Passport Seva Kendras

5:07 PM

Court sends Delhi CM Kejriwal to CBI's judicial custody till July 12

Delhi Court sends Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to Judicial Custody till July 12 in a CBI case related to excise policy matter.

3:54 PM

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Qatar on June 30

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3:30 PM

Delhi court reserves order on CBI plea seeking judicial custody of CM Arvind Kejriwal in excise policy case.

3:00 PM

Time for proper strategy to decrease dependence on China: Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh targeted PM Narendra Modi over the increase of Indian imports from China and said that it is time for a proper strategy to wean India off dependence on China ensuring that taxpayer funds do not benefit Chinese companies.
 

2:49 PM

Judiciary must be absolutely pure, free of political bias, says CM Mamata

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2:41 PM

Canopy of Rajkot airport collapses a day after Delhi's IGI tragedy

2:39 PM

Delhi IGI canopy collapse: Wrong to bring politics into every issue, says MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol

Speaking on the canopy collapse incident at Delhi airport T-1, MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol says "It is wrong to bring politics into every issue. Some leaders commented and tweeted that it was inaugurated in 2024 during PM Modi's time but this actually happened in 2008...In the incident that happened yesterday, 1 person died and 5-6 people were injured, so politics should not have been done at such a time...When this incident happened, our Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation Ministry decided to conduct a structural audit of our terminals across the country. We have taken precautions to ensure that such accidents do not happen in future..."

2:36 PM

CBI produced CM Kejriwal before vacation Judge of Rouse Avenue Court

CBI produced Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal before the vacation Judge of Rouse Avenue Court in connection with the Excise policy case, ANI reported.
 

2:17 PM

Birla's comments on Emergency not apt, not suitable for LS Speaker: Pawar

NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the reference to Emergency made by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in his speech was not apt and did not suit the stature of his post.

2:09 PM

PM Narendra Modi greets Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, to conclude to Aug 19

PM Narendra Modi on Saturday, June 29, greeted pilgrims on the start of the Amarnath Yatra, saying the 'darshan' of Lord Shiva is known to infuse immense energy in his followers.
 

1:10 PM

Mob attacks cops during anti-encroachment drive in J-K's Kathua district

Five police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were injured on Saturday after allegedly being attacked by a mob protesting against an anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said.
 

12:58 PM

IGI collapse: Ops at T-1 remain suspended, flights shifted to T-2 and 3

A day after the canopy of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport collapsed and killed one person and injured eight others on Friday morning, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) announced on Saturday that operations at Terminal 1 will remain suspended till further notice, reported ANI.
 

Delhi is likely to receive heavy rainfall for the next three days as the weather office issued an 'orange' alert in the national capital on Saturday, the weather office said. Parts of Delhi, including Rohini and Burari, received rains on Saturday morning. According to the Met department, 8.9 mm of rainfall was recorded at Safdarjung, the city's primary weather station, and 12.6 mm at Lodhi Road between 2.30 pm and 5.30 pm on Saturday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted moderate to heavy rainfall on Saturday, with an even heavier spell anticipated on Sunday and Monday, the weather department said.


Delhi Court sends Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to Judicial Custody till July 12 in a CBI case related to excise policy matter.

Delhi court reserves order on CBI plea seeking judicial custody of CM Arvind Kejriwal in excise policy case.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out searches at seven location in Gujarat in the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said on Saturday. They said the operation began in the morning at the premises of suspects spread across four districts -- Anand, Kheda, Ahmedabad and Godhra, according to a report in PTI.

Security arrangements have been beefed up outside Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters in Delhi ahead of their protest against the arrest of Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal by CBI, reported ANI.

Five individuals succumbed to rain-related incidents in Delhi on Friday, June 28 as Monsoon arrived in the national caputal with a fury early in the morning. Rains lashed the city with its highest rainfall in a single day of June in 88 years which brought Delhi to a standstill with streets flooded, traffic in chaos and some commuters stranded on roads. Severe waterlogging on Delhi roads led to long and painful traffic jams. The deceased included a cab driver who died after a portion of a canopy at the Delhi's IGI airport collapsed on cars following the rains. Flight operations were suspended at Delhi airport's Terminal-1 following the incident. A political mudslinging followed the tragedy where BJP and Congress blamed each other for the collapse of the structure.

The women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday requested the National Commission for Women to investigate Apple's contract manufacturer after Reuters reported that Apple supplier Foxconn rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. "It is imperative to conduct a thorough investigation into these claims and ensure that the rights of women employees at Foxconn Hon Hai are protected," Vanathi Srinivasan, national president of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) women's wing wrote in a letter to the Commission, posted on X.

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First Published: Jun 29 2024 | 8:33 AM IST

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