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Odisha CM asks officials to ensure medical assistance to minor boy suffering from rare disease

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday asked the district administration of Bhadrak to provide immediate health assistance to Babuli Barik, a minor boy suffering from a rare disease.

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Sales of affordable homes dip 4% in top 8 cities in Jan-Mar: PropEquity

Sales of affordable homes -- priced up to Rs 60 lakh each -- registered a dip of 4 per cent in eight major cities to 61,121 units during January-March this year on lower supply and higher demand for luxury apartments, according to PropEquity.

 

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BJP to stage protests across Karnataka against fuel price hike

The BJP will organise protests across Karnataka against the hike in petrol and diesel prices on June 17, the party's state unit president B Y Vijayendra said on Sunday.

 

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Firing at Salman Khan's residence: Mumbai Police registers new case

The Mumbai Police has registered a new case in connection with the gun shots fired outside actor Salman Khan's residence here in April and arrested one person from Rajasthan on charges of criminal intimidation, an official said on Sunday.

 

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Assam rains: Guwahati faces waterlogging situation as city received rainfall

Several parts of Guwahati face waterlogging as the Assam receives rainfall, ANI reported.

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Union Agri Min Shivraj greeted by supporters as his train reaches Bina Railway Station

Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was greeted by supporters at Bina Railway Station during his journey from Delhi to Bhopal.

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Massive fire breaks out at LED factory in Delhi's Mundka industrial area, 35 fire tenders on spot

A massive fire broke out at an LED light manufacturing unit in Mundka industrial area of the national capital on Sunday morning, officials said. Around 35 fire tenders are present at the spot to extinguish the fire, they said.

 

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EVMs in India are like 'black box', nobody allowed to scrutinise them, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said EVMs in India are a "black box" which nobody is allowed to scrutinise, and asserted that "serious concerns" are being raised about transparency in India's electoral process.

 

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Four labourers killed, 18 other injured in a truck collision in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad

Four people died and 18 were injured when the truck they were in was hit by another truck coming from behind near Muradnagar, a police officer said on Sunday.

According to Additional DCP Traffic, Ghaziabad, Veerendra Kumar, the incident happened at around 1.15 am Sunday when the trucks were passing the Peripheral Expressway under the Muradnagar Police Station area.

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Delhi Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj issues clarification over viral video depicting leakage in South Delhi

"A few days ago, some videos were made viral by certain people that there is a lot of leakage in Delhi. I don't think that the leakage is natural, I think some people are causing leakage deliberately. Yesterday, the nuts and bolts holding the pipes in South Delhi were found cut, who cut them? Because of that, there was no water in the entire South Delhi. I would request the public to keep an eye on this because some people are conspiring to break these pipelines ...", says Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj

12:49 PM

Here's what Union Minister Pralhad Joshi had to say over hike in fuel prices in Karnataka

"... Due to this, the prices of public transport and essential commodities will increase... There is a situation of famine in many countries, while wars are also going on. It is causing the rise in prices. The Modi government is trying to control the prices. But the Karnataka government has suddenly increased the prices, due to which the prices of essential commodities used in daily life will increase... I condemn it, they (the state government) should take it back...", says Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Karnataka fuel prices

 

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Fire breaks out in a factory in Mundka's Industrial area, 35 fire tenders rushed: Delhi fire service

A fire broke out in a factory in Mundka Industrial Area. Around 35 fire tenders are present at the spot: Delhi Fire Service 

 

12:24 PM

Nagpur explosives factory blast: One more person dies; toll rises to 9

The death toll in the blast at an explosives factory in Maharashtra's Nagpur district has gone up to nine with the last surviving person succumbing to his injuries, officials said on Sunday. The blast took place at around 1 pm on Thursday, June 13, at the Chamundi Explosives Pvt Ltd in Dhamna village under Hingna police station limits, around 25 km from the city.

 

 

12:18 PM

Delhi water Crisis: Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva led protest against AAP govt

Delhi BJP president Virendraa Sachdeva, along with the BJP workers, protested against the Delhi government over water crisis in the national capital.

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Youth preparing for IIT-JEE dies by suicide in Rajasthan's Kota

A 17-year-old youth preparing for IIT-JEE competitive exam dies by suicide in his room in Rajasthan's Kota city, police said on Sunday.