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2:59 PM
Days after Lok Sabha election results, BJP appoints party leaders as state election incharges
BJP appoints party leaders Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw as State election incharge and co-incharge for Maharashtra
Party leaders Dharmendra Pradhan and Biplab Kumar Dev made election incharges for Haryana
2:57 PM
19 trains cancelled after goods train rams into Kanchenjunga Express in West Bengal
19 trains cancelled after the Kanchenjunga Express train met with an accident in the Phansidewa area of the Darjeeling district, West Bengal
8 people died and around 25 got injured in the accident.
2:51 PM
Facilities at Delhi airport impacted after power outage reported
Power outage reported at Delhi airport, boarding and check-in facilities impacted
2:28 PM
NEET exam case: Action to be taken if anyone found guilty, says education minister Pradhan
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan asserted that the Centre would take strong action against functionaries of the National Testing Agency (NTA) if they were found to be involved in irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), 2024. Pradhan made this statement during his visit to Sambalpur in Odisha on Sunday.
1:51 PM
Goods train catches fire in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur; no one injured
An official stated today that a bogie of goods train on the way to Varanasi caught fire at the Sultanpur Railway Station. No casualty was reported in the incident.
1:30 PM
Delhi water crisis is BJP-sponsored, says AAP leader Sanjay Singh
AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh accused the BJP of hatching a conspiracy against the residents of the national capital. "I am saying there is a BJP-sponsored water crisis. BJP wants no water for Delhi people and there are doing all conspiracies to ensure it," Singh alleged. He said the Delhi gets water from Haryana, and when the BJP-ruled state does not give the required water, it leads to a shortage.
1:19 PM
Actor Darshan arrest case: No soft corner for anyone, says Karnataka home minister
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara today stated that there was no question of showing soft corner for anyone with regard to investigation into the Renukaswamy murder case in which Kannada actor Darshan and his actress friend Pavithra Gowda have been taken into custody. "There is no question of protecting or showing soft corner for anyone. We will not succumb to any such things," Parameshwara told reporters.
12:28 PM
Delhi weather update: Maximum temperature expected at 45 degrees Celsius
12:05 PM
At least 14 Jordanian haj pilgrims dead in Saudi Arabia due to heat
At least 14 Jordanian pilgrims have died while on the haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials said on June 16, amid rising temperatures in the kingdom.
11:49 AM
News update: Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa appears before CID for inquiry in POCSO case
11:40 AM
Kanchanjunga Express train accident LIVE: Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw leaving for Darjeeling
Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw is leaving for Darjeeling to visit Kanchenjunga Express train accident site, media outlets reported today.
11:20 AM
Ministry of Home Affairs hands over Reasi bus attack investigation to NIA
The central government has decided to hand over the investigation into the June 9 attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), The Hindustan Times reported on Monday.
11:06 AM
Kanchanjunga train accident news updates: 5 passengers dead, 30 injured after train mishap
At least five passengers were dead and 30 injured after a goods train crashed into the Kanchanjunga Express from behind in West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri today morning.
10:47 AM
Ex-Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa to appear before CID in POCSO case today
Former Karnataka chief Minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa will appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today for questioning in the POCSO case registered against him. The Karnataka High Court had held back the CID from arresting Yediyurappa in connection with the POCSO case.
10:43 AM
Kanchanjungha Express news: DM, SP, doctors, and ambulances have been rushed to site, says CM Mamata
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a post on X, said: “Shocked to learn, just now, about a tragic train accident, in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district. While details are awaited, Kanchenjunga Express has reportedly been hit by a goods train. “DM, SP, doctors, ambulances and disaster teams have been rushed to the site for rescue, recovery, medical assistance. Action on war-footing initiated.”
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First Published: Jun 17 2024 | 9:00 AM IST