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12:15 PM

West Bengal train accident: Railways to hold inquiry on June 19

The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, Northeast Frontier Railway, Janak Kumar Garg, will hold a statutory inquiry in connection with the Kanchenjunga Express train accident. "Members of the public having knowledge relating to the incident and any other matter connected therewith may appear and tender evidence at the inquiry on the dates mentioned or write to the chief commissioner of railway safety," the official communication read.

11:58 AM

NEET exam case: Next hearing in the case will be held on July 8, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today slammed the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the nationwide exam for medical college aspirants, amid the deepening controversy surrounding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). The next hearing in the case will be held on July 8.

11:42 AM

News update: Supreme Court reprimands NTA in NEET case

"If there is 0.001% negligence on the part of anyone it should be thoroughly dealt with,” the Supreme Court observed today.

 

11:36 AM

Delhi news update: Fire breaks out at Gandhi Nagar factory

A fire broke out at a factory in east Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area on Tuesday morning, officials said. The fire service was informed at 9.55 am and five fire tenders were pressed into service, an official of Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said. More details are awaited.

 

11:32 AM

Have not raised doubts on the EVM but on the system: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut

"Ravindra Waikar was in Shiv Sena earlier but due to the fear of ED & CBI he left the party...He should first talk about the ED case against him. Why is that stopped? We have not raised a question on the EVM but on the system. We have raised questions with evidence against the Returning Officer. Ravindra Waikar will not reach the Lok Sabha," Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said.

 

11:27 AM

South Korean soldiers fire warning shots after North Korean troops intrude for a 2nd time this month

South Korean soldiers fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who temporarily crossed the rivals' land border on Tuesday for the second time this month, South Korea's military said.

11:07 AM

Prajwal Revanna's mother granted interim bail by Karnataka HC in kidnapping case

The SIT had told the Karnataka High Court that Bhavani Revanna, the mother of rape-accused former Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna, masterminded efforts to silence the women allegedly sexually harassed by him.

10:32 AM

Karnataka HC to pronounce order on anticipatory bail application filed by Bhavani Revanna

A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit had reserved the order on June 14, while continuing the interim anticipatory bail granted to the mother of Prajwal Revanna.

10:26 AM

Boeing's CEO set to field questions about plane safety from US senators

Boeing's CEO David Calhoun is set to appear before the Senate investigations subcommittee, which is chaired by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a Boeing critic.

 

10:23 AM

Paper ballots should be used like every advanced democracy, not EVMs: Former Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan

 YSRCP chief and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy today called for paper ballots to replace Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in elections.  "In electoral practices across the world in almost every advanced democracy, paper ballots are used, not EVMs," Reddy wrote on a post on 'X.'

9:59 AM

Weather update: IMD issues heatwave ‘red' alert for Delhi

Because of the severe heatwave affecting Delhi, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a ‘red’ alert for the national capital today. The weather office forecast some relief from the sweltering heat from June 19.

9:51 AM

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra has been indicted on charge of defaming Thailand's monarchy

Thailand's ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been formally indicted for allegedly insulting the monarchy. Shinawatra is expected to seek bail from a criminal court in the case that stems from a 2015 media interview.

9:31 AM

News update: Bomb threat sent to Dubai-bound plane at Delhi airport, turns out to be hoax

"On Monday, at 9.35 am an email was received in DIAL office, of the IGI Airport with the threat of bomb inside Delhi to Dubai flight," a senior police officer said. No bomb was found when the plane was checked, the officer added.

9:23 AM

Bengal train accident update: Kanchanjunga Express reaches Kolkata, repair work on at crash site

The Kanchanjunga Express that was wrecked from behind by a goods train in West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri on Monday, leaving nine people dead and injuring multiple others, reached its destination in Kolkata's Sealdah after undergoing restoration work.

9:19 AM

Gurpatwant Pannun 'murder plot': Indian Nikhil Gupta pleads not guilty in New York court

Nikhil Gupta, the Indian national accused of being involved in a murder plot against Khalistani extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil,  pleaded not guilty to the charges in a federal court in New York on Monday. He faces charges of murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire. Gupta was recently extradited from the Czech Republic, where he was taken in custody last year.