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12:39 AM

Rajasthan appoints senior IAS officer D B Gupta as adviser to CM

Senior IAS officer D B Gupta, who was removed as the chief secretary on Thursday, was appointed adviser to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday.
 

The appointment order was issued by the Department of Personnel of Rajasthan on Sunday night.
 

Along with this, three more IAS officers have been transferred.

12:35 AM

Israeli military says Gaza militants fired 3 rockets

The Israeli military on Sunday said three rockets were fired toward southern Israel by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.

 

The barrage set off air-raid sirens in Israel's south.

 

Israel's Channel 12 TV said two rockets landed in open areas, causing no damage or injuries.

 

The army said it intercepted a third rocket fired later Sunday evening. There was no immediate Israeli reaction, although the military usually responds to rocket fire with airstrikes on militant targets in Gaza.

12:26 AM

South African firms urge President Ramaphosa to lift ban on sale of tobacco products

11:37 PM

Mercedes to recall more than 660,000 vehicles in China for oil leak

Mercedes-Benz will recall more than 660,000 vehicles in China later this year for a possible oil leak. A seal between a high-pressure fuel pump and a low-pressure fuel pipe could weaken over time, allowing oil to leak when the engine starts in cold weather, according to a notice published last week on the website of China's State Administration for Market Regulation. Read on...

10:45 PM

Anti-racism groups in Paris call out coloniser street names

Paris police blocked anti-racism groups from leading a de-colonial tour of Paris on Sunday to call attention to monuments and streets honouring historical figures tied to the slave trade or colonial-era abuses.

 

Instead, the protesters marched around a monument in front of the French capital's Museum of Immigration, waving signs with proposed new street names and symbolically renaming them with each circle.

 

A Paris police official said the organizers failed to declare their march route properly and so were held in place. The city has seen several protests in recent weeks against police brutality, racial injustice or economic injustice, and some have erupted in tensions.

 

Sunday's protest wrapped up peacefully.

10:42 PM

Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude shakes Mizoram

An earthquake of 4.6 magnitude hit Mizoram's Champhai district on Sunday afternoon, the seventh one to jolt the northeastern state in less than three weeks, officials said. Read on...

10:09 PM

PM Modi to unveil Asia's largest solar plant in Madhya Pradesh on July 10: Shivraj Chouhan

9:49 PM

Akash becomes India's 66th chess Grand Master

Tamil Nadu's G Akash became the country's 66th chess Grandmaster while his statemate M Pranesh and Goa's Ameya Audi earned International Master titles.

 

Akash's GM title was confirmed at the second council meet of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) for the year 2020 held recently. Read on...

9:45 PM

Railways in talks with states to bring back Dedicated Freight Corridor workers

The Railways is in talks with state governments to get labourers back at worksites of its largest infrastructure project, the Dedicated Freight Corridor, after its workforce reduced to 15,000 from 40,000 due to the Covid-19 lockdown.

 

The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Limited (DFCCIL), the implementing agency of the project, has till now managed to get back 7,000 labourers, taking the number of workers at sites to 22,000 from 15,000.

 

It brought them back by arranging buses and getting bulk bookings on trains.

 

To facilitate their movement, the agency also submitted letters to district administration and arranged for e-passes for contractors.

9:04 PM

Pakistan violated ceasefire in Balakote sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir today