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4:45 PM

Supreme Court rejects petition seeking permission to terminate over 25-week pregnancy

The  top court has rejected a plea by a woman seeking permission to terminate her over 25-week pregnancy, but refrained from making public the reasons for its decision to protect her privacy. The vacation bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Satish Chandra Sharma perused a report filed by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi which was asked by the apex court last week to ascertain the physical condition of the woman and her foetus.

 

4:41 PM

Two more taken in custody in Sri Lanka for suspected ISIS links

Sri Lankan police  taken into custody two more suspects reportedly linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) from the country's northwestern region, officials said on Wednesday. This comes days after the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad arrested four Sri Lankans with links to ISIS at the airport in Ahmedabad. The four men had taken an Indigo flight out of Colombo to Chennai on May 19.

4:22 PM

Delhi hits 52.3 degrees Celsius, its highest-ever recorded temperature

Delhi registered its the highest-ever temperature at 52.3 degree Celsius on Wednesday. Delhi also recorded its all-time high power demand of 8,302 megawatts amid the heatwave as more and more residents turned onair-conditioning, electricity department officials stated.

3:56 PM

Swati Maliwal 'assault case': Delhi HC to hear on Friday Kejriwal aide Bibhav Kumar's plea against arrest

Earlier today, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide, Bibhav Kumar, moved the Delhi High Court  to challenge his arrest in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal 'assault' case, calling it "illegal."

3:53 PM

28 dead as bus plunges into ravine in Pakistan

At least 28 people, including women and children, were killed and 22 others injured in Pakistan when a passenger bus  fell into a ravine in the  Balochistan province today. The bus, heading from Turbat to Quetta, fell into the ravine near Washuk town, around 700 kilometres from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province.

3:32 PM

Israel-Palestine news updates: Death toll in Gaza at 36,171, say officials

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Wednesday that at least 36,171 people have been killed in the territory during more than seven months of war.

3:16 PM

'All Eyes On Rafah': Alia, Priyanka, Kareena and many Bollywood actors stand in solidarity with Palestine

Prominent Indian celebrities, including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor Khan, have shown solidarity with Palestine after an Israeli airstrike on a camp in Rafah killed 45 people. Israel has faced widespread criticism for the strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah that local health officials said killed at least 45 Palestinians, including displaced people living in tents that were engulfed by fire on Sunday.

3:07 PM

Delhi govt imposes fine of Rs 2,000 for water wastage

The Delhi government on Wednesday directed the DJB to impose a fine of Rs 2,000 for water wastage. The move comes amid an "acute shortage" of water faced by Delhi with Water Minister Atishi accusing Haryana of not releasing Delhi's share of water from the Yamuna Riv

3:01 PM

News update: MCD issues advisory to prevent fire incidents in health facilities in Delhi

MCD issues advisory to prevent fire incidents in health facilities in Delhi, asks for action taken report by May 31.

2:32 PM

ED raids illegal mining sites in Punjab; seizes Rs 3.5 crore cash

The Enforcement Directorate today conducted raids at multiple locations in Punjab as part of a narcotics linked money laundering case that involves prime accused Jagdish Singh alias Bhola, official sources said. The agency has seized about Rs 3.5 crore in cash during these raids. A total of 13 premises in Rupnagar district are being searched after it was found that "illegal" mining was being done on a land that was earlier attached by the ED in the Bhola case

2:16 PM

S&P upgrades India's rating outlook to positive on growth, improved govt spending

S&P Global Ratings today upgraded India's sovereign rating outlook to positive from stable while retaining the rating at 'BBB-' on robust growth and improved quality of government expenditure.

2:00 PM

Pune Porsche crash: Doctor, teen's father exchanged 14 calls before sample switch

The investigation into the Pune Porsche crash has revealed that the doctor, Dr Ajay Taware, arrested for allegedly switching the blood samples of the accused minor, exchanged 14 calls with the boy's father. Read here for more details.

1:47 PM

‘All eyes on Rafah’: 45 civilians killed in Israeli strike

Gaza’s health ministry said that the death toll from Israeli air strikes on a camp housing displaced Palestinians near Rafah in southern part of the strip has risen to 45. Officials said on Monday said 45 people, including 23 women, children and elderly, were killed in the attack and 249 others wounded.

1:20 PM

Swati Maliwal 'assault' case: CM Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar moves Delhi HC challenging arrest

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide, Bibhav Kumar, moved the Delhi High Court today to challenge his arrest in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal assault case, calling it "illegal." Kumar filed a writ petition seeking his release from jail.

1:17 PM

Kerala receives moderate rainfall; IMD sounds orange alert in 5 districts

Several districts in Kerala received moderate rains today, even as the weather office forecast very heavy rainfall in five districts of the state in the coming hours.

According to  the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam were placed under an orange alert, predicting "very heavy rains" in these districts today. The red alert issued in Ernakulam and Kottayam districts on Tuesday was withdrawn.