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11:47 PM

Dream of winning World Cup has ended, says Ronaldo on social media

Cristiano Ronaldo said in a cryptic social media post that his dream of winning the World Cup with Portugal has ended, while stopping short of announcing his retirement from international duty.

The 37-year-old Ronaldo left the field in tears after Portugal lost 1-0 to Morocco in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

In his first comments after the elimination, Ronaldo said Sunday that it was time to take stock without saying explicitly if he wants to carry on being available for Portugal after 19 years in the national team.

11:34 PM

Need to highlight contributions made by tribals in all spheres: RSS leader Hosabale

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday underlined the need for highlighting the extraordinary contributions made by tribal communities in various fields for the development of the country which he said largely remained unrecognised.

Speaking at a function, the senior Sangh leader also said great tribal freedom fighters who had been forgotten, are of late being praised, recognised and getting their due share of respect.

But the contributions of tribal people in other fields need to be highlighted and documented, he said.

 

11:14 PM

Nitish reveals the two people on whose advice he broke alliance with BJP

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday revealed that he had broken alliance with the BJP on the advice of two persons - JD-U national president Lalan Singh and cabinet minister Bijendra Yadav.

"When the things went wrong while we were in NDA, Lalan Singh and Bijendra Yadav suggested to me to break the alliance. We have taken the suggestions from our party workers from the entire country and they have suggested that I break the alliance with BJP and go with the seven party alliance to form the government," he said, while addressing the gathering of JD-U workers on the second day of the open session of the party in Sri Krishna Memorial Hall at the Gandhi Maidan.

"Now, we have a seven party government in Bihar and we will jointly develop the state. Lalan Singh is the national President of the party and I ask all of you to support him," Nitish Kumar said.

 

11:01 PM

Governments across world, forums lag behind in rulemaking for Big Tech: MoS IT

Governments across the world and internet forums have lagged behind in rulemaking for big technology players for their innovations that can cause harm to society, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Sunday.

Speaking at the India Internet Governance Forum (IGF) hosted by FICCI, Chandrasekhar further said the internet, which has been a force for good, has also increasingly begun to represent risk, user harm and criminality.

"For too long governments of the world and indeed, IGF and most forums have lagged behind these big private platforms, big tech platforms in terms of the do's and don'ts and the rulemaking that are required.

"We treated them for very long as innovators and innovations rather than deal with them as innovations as well as those innovations potentially being able to cause harm and create other disruptions to society and people," Chandrasekhar said.

 

10:43 PM

CPN-Maoist Centre chief Prachanda says his party has key to form next govt in Nepal

Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda", the chairman of Nepal's ruling coalition partner - CPN-Maoist Centre, said on Sunday that his party has the key to form the next government, as the ruling alliance leaders intensified negotiations for a power-sharing deal.

"Our party is one of the key actors in national politics," Prachanda said while addressing an event organised here by the Press Centre Nepal, the working journalists' association affiliated to the CPN-MC.

Prachanda also claimed that his party had the power to command 60 seats in the 275-member House of Representatives (HoR). The CPN-MC has bagged altogether 32 seats, 18 through direct election and 14 through proportionate representation method.

"Maoist Centre is now a key force in Nepal that even the international power cannot influence here without knowing its position," the former two-time prime minister said.

 

10:28 PM

Passengers complain on social media about long waiting period at Delhi airport

10:14 PM

Large fire at scrap site in Noida now under control, say fire dept officials

A massive fire had broken out at a scrap site near Sector 93 in Noida but the situation is now under control, officials say.

Dense smoke could be seen billowing into the sky from the blaze that broke out around 6.30 pm at Gejha village. 

Chief fire officer Pradeep Kumar Choubey said five water tenders along with firefighters had been deployed.

"No person, including any firefighters, got hurt in the incident. The fire was largely doused by 8.30 pm and the situation brought under control," Choubey told PTI.

 

10:03 PM

Twitter back to life after brief outage as Musk speeds up platform

Twitter came back to life after suffering a brief outage globally, including in India, on Sunday as Elon Musk said "Twitter is speeding up".

Website outage tracker Downdetector reported several outages across the globe as users had issues with page loading.

The outage hit both the Twitter mobile app and the desktop version.

"Yes, Twitter is Down for some people. Not Working on Jio But Working on Airtel," tweeted one user.

"Elon musk try to fix twitter when twitter is down," another posted.

Twitter or Musk were yet to comment on the outage.

 

9:11 PM

Gujarat: AAP MLA Bhayani denies talk of joining BJP, but hails PM Modi

Newly elected Aam Aadmi Party MLA Bhupat Bhayani on Sunday denied speculation he would join the BJP in Gujarat but said he was proud of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bhayani won from the Visavadar constituency by beating BJP's Harshad Ribadiya.

"I am not at all unhappy with AAP and I have not taken any decision about joining the BJP as of now. I will decide only after meeting my workers and people. As of now, I am with AAP," Bhayani told reporters in Gandhinagar ahead of the swearing-in of the BJP government scheduled for Monday.

The BJP won a landslide mandate in the polls by winning 156 seats in the Gujarat assembly. The AAP won five seats in the 182-member House.

 

 

8:55 PM

Russia has offered to help India overcome EU crude price cap, say reports

Russia is said to have offered to help India overcome the oil price cap imposed by the western nations on Moscow.

In order not to depend on the ban on insurance services and tanker chartering in the European Union and Britain, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak has offered India cooperation on leasing and building large-capacity ships, the reports say quoting the Russian embassy in New Delhi.

Novak reportedly met Indian ambassador to Moscow Pavan Kapoor on Friday. 

The G7 nations, the European Union(EU) and Australia last week agreed to a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil, as part of its sanctions on Russia, owing to its invasion of Ukraine.

 

8:32 PM

42 out of 100 youth in India are unemployed: Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre

8:16 PM

Gehlot, Pilot fly together to Shimla, Congress says all leaders are 'united'

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and his Congress colleague Sachin Pilot, who have been locked in a turf war, flew together to Shimla to attend the swearing-in of Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu as Himachal Pradesh chief minister on Sunday, with the party asserting they were "united".

All party leaders are "united" and the two leaders travelling together was not just for photographs, Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh told reporters here.

Asked whether it was an effort at unity, he said this is not an attempt but a reality. "We are one."

"Both leaders are assets for us. One is experienced, is at high position in the organisation and in the state. Sachin Pilot is young and energetic. The people and the organisation need both of them. What you are seeing is not hypocrisy or a show," Ramesh said.

 

8:10 PM

There can be no change in society unless women are educated: Om Birla

Emphasising on woman empowerment, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said it is essential to educate girls in order to bring a change in society.

Birla attended the 'Samvidhan Katha' programme organised by Dr BR Ambedkar Jayanti Samaroh Samiti in Jaipur on Sunday.

Addressing the gathering, Birla said, "Unless women are educated, change cannot happen in this society. If India has to become a developed country, then every woman will have to be educated. Today the women of India are leading in all fields whether it is education, science or the social sector."

 

7:37 PM

India restoring Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, says MEA Jaishankar

The Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia is being restored by India because our civilisation is not limited to India, but is spread across countries, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday.

Addressing the Kashi Tamil Sangamam on the subject 'contribution of temples in society and nation building' being held here, Jaishankar said, "There are temples not only in India, not only in the Indian subcontinent, but in many regions beyond."

"I had gone with the vice president to see the biggest temple in the world -- the Angkor Wat temple complex. Today, we are restoring and renovating the temples in Angkor Wat. These are contributions which we are making outside because the civilisation of India has gone beyond India," he said.

7:09 PM

PM Modi names new airport in Goa after former defence minister Manohar Parrikar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday named the second airport in Goa after former defence minister Manohar Parrikar. 

"I am happy that this international airport in Mopa, Goa, has been named after the late Manohar Parrikar Ji. The approach towards creating infrastructure has changed with this government. The airport launched today is a great example of this," the prime minister said.

Manohar Parrikar had also served as the chief minister of Goa. He died in March 2019.

The airport at Mopa has been built at a cost of Rs 2,870 crore.