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9:58 AM

Kerala govt delegation led by CM Pinarayi Vijayan leaves on 8-day US, Cuba trip

A Kerala government delegation led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan left for an eight-day trip to the United States of America and Cuba on Thursday morning. The delegation, also comprising Speaker A N Shamseer and State Finance Minister K N Balagopal, would be attending various events, including the American Regional Conference of the Loka Kerala Sabha which was marred by controversy after allegations cropped up that money was being charged from expatriates to stand or sit close to Vijayan during the three-day programme.

9:43 AM

India has logged 199 new coronavirus infections, active Covid-19 cases dip to 2,687

India has logged 199 new coronavirus infections while the active cases have dipped to 2,687 from 2,831, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll has climbed to 5,31,886 with two deaths reported in the last 24 hours the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,92,293)

9:29 AM

Air India flight carrying passengers from a plane diverted to Magadan on June 6 leaves for San Fransico

9:23 AM

Appalled by reports of an event in Canada celebrating assassination of late Indian PM Indira Gandhi: MacKay

9:14 AM

BSF guns down Pak drone near international border in Amritsar

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have shot down a Pakistani drone near the international border in Amritsar after it sneaked into the Indian territory, a spokesperson said on Thursday. In a separate development, troops of the border guarding force seized more than two kilograms of heroin airdropped by another Pakistani drone in Tarn Taran district, the official said.

Around 9 pm on Wednesday, BSF personnel heard the buzzing sound of an unmanned aerial vehicle near Bhaini Rajputana village in Amritsar and opened fire on it, the spokesperson of the force said.

 

9:00 AM

Union Earth Science Minister Kiren Rijiju participates in beach cleaning programme on World Ocean Day

8:49 AM

Bombay HC to hear Sameer Wankhede's plea seeking quashing of CBI's extortion and bribery case against him

The Bombay High Court will hear on Thursday a petition filed by Narcotics Control Bureau's former Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede seeking to quash the CBI's case of extortion and bribery lodged against him. The case of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is that Wankhede and others accused had allegedly demanded Rs 25 crore bribe from actor Shah Rukh Khan for not framing his son Aryan Khan following alleged seizure of drugs from a cruise ship. Wankhede moved the HC last month seeking to quash the case and also sought interim protection from any coercive action.