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11:49 AM

PM Modi says 1.15 crore rural women have become 'Lakhpati Didi', target is 3 crore

11:48 AM

Poverty in rural India has come down: PM Modi

Poverty in rural India fell below 5 per cent in 2024 from about 26 per cent in 2012, says PM Modi citing SBI research report, at Grameen Bharat Mahotsav

11:45 AM

Six workers killed following explosion at firecrackers manufacturing unit in Virudhunagar dist: Official

11:38 AM

PM Modi inaugurates Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 in New Delhi

We have launched a campaign to guarantee basic amenities in every village, says PM Narendra Modi at Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025

11:29 AM

South Korea to compile transcript of voice recording from crashed plane today

Investigators on Saturday expect to compile the complete transcript from the cockpit voice recorder recovered from the wreckage of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed on Sunday in South Korea, the transport ministry said in a statement. The ministry said investigators have recovered one of the plane's two engines and plan to retrieve the other on Saturday. They also aim to study the plane's tail and landing gear at the crash scene. The ministry, which is conducting checks on all of the Boeing 737-800 planes operated by Korean airlines, plans to require immediate corrective measures if problems are found.

11:25 AM

3 dead after fire breaks out at firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar

Three people died after a fire broke out in a firecracker manufacturing factory in the Sattur area of Virudhunagar district in the early hours of Saturday. According to the officials, the fire and rescue department has reached the spot. According to the Fire and Rescue Department Officials, three bodies have been recovered so far from the firecracker factory.

11:00 AM

Kejriwal has made best arrangements for education in Delhi: CM Atishi

Launching a blistering attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Atishi on Saturday said that on one hand, after being the PM of the country for ten years, he could lay the foundation stone of only three colleges in the national capital while on the other, Kejriwal has made arrangements to provide the best education to the children in Delhi.

10:53 AM

UAPA Tribunal confirms Centre's decision to ban Sikhs for Justice for 5 years

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) Tribunal has confirmed the Centre's July 8 notification declaring the Gurpatwant Singh Pannun-led Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) as an unlawful organization for five years. The tribunal, led by Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta of the Delhi High Court, on Friday, found the Centre's evidence against SFJ compelling. The evidence highlighted activities such as recruiting and radicalizing youth via social media, financing terrorism through smuggling networks to procure weapons and explosives, issuing death threats to political figures, including the Prime Minister and Home Minister, and attempting to incite mutiny among Sikh soldiers in the Army.

10:45 AM

At least four killed, several injured in Haryana as fog leads to fierce road accident

A car collided with the divider and flipped over due to dense fog on the Hisar-Chandigarh National Highway near Sorewala Chowk in Ulkana on Saturday morning. Another car that came from behind also crashed into it. When some people arrived for rescue operations, a truck coming from behind ran over them. The truck then also flipped over. Four people are reported to have died in the accident, and several others are injured.

10:39 AM

Beed Police arrest two in Sarpanch murder case, hand them over to CID

Beed police have arrested Sudarshan Ghule and Sudhir Sangle in connection with the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. The accused were later transferred to the CID for further investigation.

10:36 AM

Sudarshan Ghule and Sudhir Sangle, accused in Beed sarpanch murder, arrested: Police

10:31 AM

Dense fog in Kashmir valley hits flight operations at Srinagar airport

Flight operations at the Srinagar airport were hit on Saturday due to dense fog that engulfed parts of the Kashmir valley, officials said. A thick layer of fog engulfed Kashmir, including Srinagar, in the morning, they said. Poor visibility due to the fog affected operations at the airport and all morning flights were delayed, they added. The officials said, "Due poor visibility at Srinagar airport, no flight operations have taken place so far." All airlines have rescheduled their morning operations till the visibility improves.

10:14 AM

BJP flays Cong govt in Karnataka for 'scrapping' Goshala scheme

The opposition BJP in Karnataka has accused the Congress government of allegedly discontinuing the 'Goshala' project aimed at protecting cows in the state. Under the scheme launched during the previous BJP regime, 35 Goshalas (cowsheds) were sanctioned across the state. The saffron party alleged that the Congress government is abandoning the initiative.

10:06 AM

Heavy security deployed in Manipur's Kangpokpi after attack on SP office

Security was beefed up in Manipur's Kangpokpi district where the SP was injured in a mob attack for failing to "remove" the central armed forces as per the demands of Kuki groups, officials said. A mob on Friday evening attacked the office of Superintendent of Police M Prabhakar, throwing stones and other "projectiles" to vent their anger over the continued deployment of central forces, particularly the BSF and the CRPF, in the Saibol village. Vehicles of district police kept within the compound of the SP's office were vandalised. Prabhakar was injured after being hit on the forehead by some projectile, officials said.

10:00 AM

Two killed, four injured as speeding car hits pedestrians in Jabalpur

Two persons were killed, and four others sustained injuries after a speeding car hit them in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur city, police said on Saturday. The accident occurred in the Vijay Nagar area around 10 pm on Friday, an official said. Sanjay Patel (46), a doctor, was at the wheel and has been taken into custody, inspector Virendra Singh Pawar told PTI. Two pedestrians died, and four others were injured and are undergoing treatment at a hospital, he said.