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Sam Pitroda re-appointed as chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress with immediate effect.
Delhi Court remands CM Kejriwal to CBI custody for three days.
Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken note of various media reports claiming that married women are not being allowed to work at Foxconn India Apple iPhone plant. In light of these reports, the Ministry has requested a detailed report from the Labour Department of the Tamil Nadu Government.
Delhi Court remands CM Kejriwal to CBI custody for three days.
Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken note of various media reports claiming that married women are not being allowed to work at Foxconn India Apple iPhone plant. In light of these reports, the Ministry has requested a detailed report from the Labour Department of the Tamil Nadu Government.
A Bengaluru court today rejected the bail plea of rape accused and suspended JD(S) Prajwal Revanna in connection with a complaint registered at Holenarasipura police station against him and his father, HD Revanna.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by the CBI in court premises today in the excise policy case. Later, Kejriwal withdrew from the Supreme Court his plea challenging the Delhi High Court order granting an interim stay on the operation of the trial court's bail order in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. A vacation bench was told by Kejriwal's counsel senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi that since the high court has passed a detailed order on June 25, he would like to file a substantial appeal. Singhvi informed the bench that new developments were taking place every day and Kejriwal has now been arrested by the CBI. "We would like to file a substantial appeal to bring on record all relevant details and challenge the June 25 order of the high court in which bail order was finally stayed," he said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday examined Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail and registered his statement related on the liquor policy case. The agency also acquired permission to produce Kejriwal before the concerned trial court today. Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Lawyer also posted on X and said, "The dirty tricks of the Modi government fears the release of Arvind Kejriwal by SC has asked to CBI to make arrest in the same matter almost a year after he joined the investigation. What it shows is that nothing has changed the vindictive mindset of BJP. Shame."
A plane carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Saipan ahead of his expected guilty plea in a deal with the US that will set him free to return home to Australia. Assange will appear Wednesday in the US federal court in the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a US commonwealth in the Western Pacific. The case stems from WikiLeaks' publication more than a decade ago of hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. military documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Thousands of citizens stormed Kenya's parliament on Tuesday to show their displeasure against tax proposals. Lawmakers had to flee after they set part of the building on fire. The president vowed to suppress the uprising.
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3.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Assam's Karbi Anglong region
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Token distribution for offline registration of Amarnath pilgrims begins in Jammu
The token distribution for offline registration of the Amarnath pilgrims started here on Wednesday, as the authorities successfully conducted dry run of vehicles along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway ahead of the start of the annual pilgrimage later this week, officials said.
The 52-day pilgrimage to the 3,880 meter high holy cave shrine of Amarnath will commence from the twin tracks --traditional 48 km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag and 14-km shorter but steep Baltal route in Ganderbal -- on June 29.
The first batch of pilgrims will leave Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the valley on June 28. Over 450,000 pilgrims had paid their obeisance at the naturally formed ice-shivlingam inside the cave shrine in Kashmir Himalayas last year.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 jolts Manipur
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck Manipur on Wednesday evening, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
The epicentre of the earthquake was located in the Bishnupur area of the Bankura district at a depth of 25 kilometres, the NCS stated.
The earthquake occurred at 7:09 pm, according to NCS.
"EQ of M: 4.5, On June 26, 2024, 19:09:32 IST, Lat: 24.49 N, Long: 93.81 E, Depth: 25 Km, Location: Bishnupur, Manipur," the NCS said in a post on 'X'.
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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded an orange alert predicting very heavy rainfall in seven districts -- Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
A yellow alert, warning of heavy rainfall, was issued in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram districts, the IMD said in its latest update.![]()
Incessant rains cause extensive damage in Kerala
Houses were damaged, trees uprooted, and water levels rose steadily in rivers and dams across Kerala after heavy rains accompanied by strong winds continued to lash several parts of the state on Wednesday.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) sounded an orange alert predicting very heavy rainfall in seven districts -- Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod.
A yellow alert, warning of heavy rainfall, was issued in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram districts, the IMD said in its latest update.
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No injustice will be done to OBCs while giving quota to Marathas: CM Shinde
No injustice will be done to the Other Backward Classes or any other community while giving reservation to the Marathas, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on the eve of the monsoon session of the state legislature on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference here, he also said the budget of the Shiv Sena-BJP-NCP coalition government would benefit farmers, the youth and women.
"No injustice will be done to the OBCs or any other community while giving reservation to the Maratha community," Shinde said.
His government had earlier convened a special session to give 10 per cent reservation to the Marathas, he pointed out.
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Sam Pitroda re-appointed as chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress with immediate effect.
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Will talk to INDIA bloc leaders to raise issue of Arvind Kejriwal's arrest: Sanjay Singh
Will talk to INDIA bloc leaders to raise issue of Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, stay on his bail in Parliament: AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh.
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Vodafone Idea announces acquisition of 50 MHz of spectrum
Vodafone Idea announces acquisition of 50 MHz of spectrum across low band and mid band spectrum (900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2500 MHz) in 11 circles at a total commitment of Rs. 3,510 Crore, in the spectrum auction concluded today.
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JSW Energy signs PPAs for wind and solar energy projects
JSW Neo Energy Limited signed Power Purchase Agreements for wind and solar projects with cumulative capacity of 1,325 MW comprising of 1,025 MW with Solar Energy Corporationof India Limited and 300 MW with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited. The total locked-in capacity of the company stands at 13.6 GW.
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Terrorists neutralized in an ongoing joint operation
Two more terrorists have been neutralized in an ongoing joint operation in the Gandoh, Bhaderwah sector of district Doda. Arms and ammunition have been recovered from their possession: ADGP Jammu
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Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna asked to appear before court
In the matter of advertisement of ayurvedic medicines of Divya Pharmacy, directors of company, Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, received notice fromCourt of Judicial First-Class Magistrate-IV, Kozhikode to appear in person or through counsel before the Court on July 6, 2024: Patanjali Foods.
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Delhi Court remands CM Kejriwal to CBI custody for three days.
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Govt takes note of report claiming married women not allowed to work for Foxconn; demands report
Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken note of various media reports claiming that married women are not being allowed to work at Foxconn India Apple iPhone plant. In light of these reports, the Ministry has requested a detailed report from the Labour Department of the Tamil Nadu Government.
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Former Foreign Secretary Muchkund Dubey passes away
Former Foreign Secretary Muchkund Dubey died at Fortis(Escorts) Hospital in Delhi on Wednesday due to health complications, one of his friends said. He was 90.
"He was not keeping well for the past few weeks and had been admitted at Fortis (Escorts) heart hospital in Delhi earlier this month. He had heart-related complications and also some other health issues. Prof Dubey died at the hospital today afternoon," his octogenarian friend Manoranjan Mohanty told PTI. The veteran diplomat served as India's foreign secretary during 1990-91
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Sri Lanka finalises debt restructuring deal with creditors
Sri Lanka's government has finalised a long-delayed debt restructuring agreement for $5.8 billion with its bilateral lenders, including India and China, in Paris to meet a key condition of an IMF bailout. This was announced by President Ranil Wickremesinghe's office, which said the deal grants debt relief allowing Sri Lanka to allocate funds to essential public services.
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First Published: Jun 26 2024 | 9:02 AM IST
