Highlights of the day: Six dead, 1,500 tourists stranded as landslides, rain wreak havoc in Sikkim

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1:40 PM

AAP leaders Atishi Marlena and Raghav Chadha reach Tihar Jail to meet CM Kejriwal

Delhi minister Atishi Marlena and Raghav Chadha reach Tihar Jail to meet CM Arvind Kejriwal.

1:27 PM

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh reaches Kuwait to ensure early repatriation of bodies of Indians

1:14 PM

Kuwait fire tragedy: Death toll of Keralites rises to 24, seven with serious injuries

Number of Keralites who died in the Kuwait fire tragedy has risen to 24, while seven are reported to be seriously injured from the southern state. The injured are undergoining treatment at various hospitals in Kuwait.

1:11 PM

One killed, five missing as massive landslides hit Sikkim

At least one person was killed and five others went missing as massive landslides triggered by incessant rainfall caused devastation in Sikkim's Mangan district, officials said on Thursday.

 

1:00 PM

Delhi water crisis complex, sensitive; this court lacks of expertise, says Supreme Court

The issue of sharing Yamuna water between states is a complex and sensitive issue and this court does not have expertise, the Supreme Court says.  SC said the issue should be left over to UYRB (Yamuna Board) on the sharing of water. SC directs UYRB (Yamuna Board) to convene a meeting tomorrow with all parties and take a decision expeditiously on the matter.

12:51 PM

SC asks Delhi govt to supply water to Upper Yamuna River Board on humanitarian grounds

SC has directed Delhi government to submit application for supply of water to Upper Yamuna River Board on humanitarian grounds by 5 pm.

12:50 PM

Kuwait fire: Kerala govt to provide Rs 5L to kin of those from state

Kerala govt had decide to provide Rs 5L to kin of those from state. According to information received by the government, 19 people from Kerala died in the incident.

12:21 PM

NEET-UG 2024: Education Min Pradhan rejects allegations of paper leak, says NTA very credible body

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has rejected all allegations of paper leak in medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024, saying there is no evidence of it. "There is no evidence of paper leak in NEET-UG. The allegations of corruption in NTA are unfounded, it is a very credible body," Pradhan told members of the press.

 

12:10 PM

BJP leader Bandi Sajay assumes charges as MoS Home in the North Block

Bandi Sanjay takes charge as the Minister of State for Home in the North Block office of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

12:07 PM

BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan takes charge as the Minister of Education

BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan takes charge as the Minister of Education.

11:40 AM

Pema Khandu sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh CM for third straight term

BJP leader Pema Khandu took oath as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third consecutive term on Thursday.

 

Khandu, the MLA of Mukto, was sworn in by Governor KT Parnaik in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and several other leaders.

 

11:21 AM

NEET-UG updates: Committee constituted to review results of over 1,563 candidates who were awarded grace marks

"Government/NTA tells Supreme Court that a committee has been constituted to review the results of over 1,563 candidates who were awarded 'grace marks' to compensate for the loss of time suffered while appearing for NEET-UG. The Committee has taken a decision to cancel the scorecards of 1,563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates who were given grace marks and these students will be given the option to take a re-test, SC informed. Exams will be conducted on June 23 and results will be declared before June 30", NTA informs Supreme Court. 

11:12 AM

Grace marks cancelled for 1,563 students, retest on June 23, Centre tells SC

Centre told the Supreme Court that a decision has been taken to cancel the score-cards of 1,563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates who were awarded grace marks. The government said that these 1563 students will be asked to take a re-test.

 

11:04 AM

Europe's Airbus frets over global trade tensions amid EU-China spat

Europe's Airbus on Wednesday highlighted the impact of growing trade tensions after Europe followed the United States in increasing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

 

10:51 AM

NEET-UG 2024 counselling will not be stalled, says Supreme Court

Supreme Court reiterated that it will not stay the counselling of NEET-UG, 2024. “Counselling will go on and we will not stop it. If the exam goes then everything goes in totality so nothing to fear,” says Supreme Court.