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11:05 AM

11 of 47 workers stuck in Cameroon brought to Jharkhand

The Jharkhand government has stated that 11 of the 47 workers stranded in Cameroon in central Africa were brought to the state and efforts were underway for the safe return of the remaining labourers. "Eleven out of 47 migrant workers from Jharkhand, stranded in Cameroon, were brought to the state as per instructions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren. All the workers were sent to their homes by the Labour Department. The return of the remaining 36 workers is also being ensured," a statement from the chief minister's secretariat said on Sunday.

10:26 AM

2 killed in auto rickshaw-tractor collision in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi

Two people  in an auto rickshaw were killed and four others seriously injured when it crashed with a speeding tractor in Hardoi.

10:05 AM

Isro rechedules space docking experiment by 2 mins

Isro's Space Docking Experiment onboard a PSLV rocket later on Monday has been rescheduled by two mins, the space agency said. "Launch Day is here. Tonight at precisely 10 pm, PSLV-C60 with SpaDeX and innovative payloads are set for liftoff," Isro said today.

 

9:55 AM

News update: Authorities in South Korea seek warrant to detain impeached President Yoon in martial law probe

South Korea's suspended president authorised the military to use guns while attempting to remove lawmakers from parliament as they were voting down his martial law decree,  according to an indictment as part of impeachment proceedings against him.

9:34 AM

K Vijayanand appointed new chief secretary by Andhra Pradesh government

K Vijayanand has been appointed as the new chief secretary of the state, as the incumbent, Neerabh Kumar Prasad, will retire on December 31.  "Vijayanand IAS, special chief secretary to the government, Energy Department is hereby appointed as chief secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh," said S Suresh Kumar, secretary to the government (political) in a government order (GO).

9:28 AM

Two militants from banned outfit Prepak arrested in Manipur

Two militants belonging to the banned outfit PREPAK have been arrested in Manipur's Imphal West district for their alleged involvement in extortion, police said on Monday. The two militants, identified as Leishangthem Napoleon Meitei (35) and Thokchom Amujao Singh (33), were nabbed from Sangaiprou Mamang Leikai on Sunday, a police officer said.

9:03 AM

Efforts still ongoing to rescue 3-year-old child trapped in borewell

Rescue operations are still ongoing in Rajasthan's Kiratpura village in Kotputli-Behror district to get a 3-year-old toddler Chetna to safety after the child fell into a borewell over a week ago, an official said on Monday. Mahaveer Singh, Sub-Inspector in the National Disaster Response Force, said that the NDRF and other disaster management personnel were inside the tunnel that had been dug to save the child and were reaching closer to their target.