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5:25 PM

Parents of missing Hindu girl protest for her recovery in Pakistan

Parents of a Hindu girl who went missing in Pakistan's Sindh province in 2021 have staged a protest in Karachi city, seeking her recovery after her 'mysterious' disappearance.

 

Priya Kumari was seven years old when she disappeared mysteriously on August 19, 2021, while serving sherbet to a Muharram Ashura procession near her house in Sangrar, a small town near Sukkur in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.

 

Her grief-stricken and tired parents, Raj Kumar Pal and his wife Veena Kumari, staged a protest on Friday at the famous Teen Talwar landmark in Karachi's Clifton area to remind people that their daughter had still not been recovered.

5:18 PM

Puja Khedkar’s mother taken to court in Pune

Probationary officer Puja Khedkar’s mother Manorama Khedkar being taken by Maharashtra Police to present her before a court in Pune. Manorama Khedkar was arrested after a video surfaced online in which she was allegedly threatening some farmers with a gun.

4:52 PM

PM Modi pays tribute to noted organic farmer Kamala Pujari

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Padma Shri awardee and noted organic farmer Kamala Pujari, who died on Saturday, lauding her "monumental" contribution to the agriculture sector.

 

Prime Minister Modi expressed his grief at Pujari's demise.

 

"She made a monumental contribution to agriculture, particularly boosting organic agricultural practices and protecting indigenous seeds. Her work in enriching sustainability and protecting biodiversity will be remembered for years. She was also a beacon in empowering the tribal communities," he said on X.

 

She was 74 and is survived by two sons and two daughters.

4:40 PM

Casteist slurs, communal slogans at JNU campus, allege Cong students body

he Jawaharlal Nehru University campus walls were found to be defaced with casteist slurs and communal slogans on Saturday, the Congress' students body alleged.
 

Slogans like "...Dalit bharat chhodo" and "Brahman Baniya zindabaad" and "RSS zindabaad" were scribbled on the walls of Kaveri hostel on the campus, NSUI unit general secretary Kunal Kumar alleged sharing its photos on social media.

4:17 PM

AAP announces five guarantees ahead of assembly election in Haryana

 AAP announces five guarantees ahead of assembly election in Haryana, includes free electricity, free medical treatment, free education, Rs 1,000 for every woman.

3:58 PM

Gonda accident: Joint probe blames improper fastening of track; Railways calls it premature

A five-member team of senior railway officials investigating the derailment of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express has blamed improper fastening of the rail track for the accident, reported PTI citing sources. One member of the panel disagreed with the opinion, while a Railway spokesperson said the findings were premature.
 

"The fastening of rail track was not proper due to which fastening was working ineffectively," the report, written in Hindi, said.

3:33 PM

UP govt to plant over 36 crore saplings across state, says Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that they would be creating a record by planting over 36 crore saplings across the state.

 

Addressing a mega plantation campaign, he reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign of calling all countrymen to plant one tree in the name of Mother (ek ped maa ke naam) on World Environment Day on June 5.

 

He said that the environmentalists are worried that global warming will create a new crisis for the world. This crisis has been created by human selfishness, so the responsibility of controlling it should also be on humans.

 

"The total population of UP is 25 crore, we are going to break the record by planting 36.50 crore saplings. In such a situation, three trees are going to be planted in the name of every mother power in UP within a day today. About 12 crore saplings have been planted since morning. We have to plant trees, save them and preserve the environment," Adityanath said.

3:31 PM

ICC keep a watch on security situation in Bangladesh, venue of women''s T20 WC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it has been keeping a watch on the security situation in Bangladesh, the venue of the women's T20 World Cup later this October.

 

The Bangladesh Police imposed curfew and military forces patrolled Dhaka on Saturday after violence escalated in the capital and elsewhere over protests by students, demanding reforms of the quota system for government jobs.

 

We have independent security monitoring across the world. So, yes, we are keeping a watch on it (the situation in Bangladesh), an ICC Board member told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

 

Australia are the most successful team in the women's T20 World Cup winning the tournament a record six times in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2023.

2:57 PM

BJP govt renames Biju Patnaik Sports Award to Odisha Rajya Krida Samman

The newly elected BJP government has renamed Biju Patnaik Sports Award as Odisha Rajya Krida Samman'. Odisha Sports and Youth Services Department on Friday issued guidelines for the Rajya Krida Samman' which will be awarded in eight categories annually, subject to availability of suitable candidates. The cash rewards remain unchanged, PTI reported.

2:44 PM

Trust led to US selling most exquisite jet engine tech to India: Garcetti

Highlighting India-US relations and increasing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said that the US's trust in India has resulted in the approval of selling their most exquisite jet engine technology to India, which America has not even sold to some of its closest allies.

 

2:35 PM

British tried to diminish faith that countrymen had in traditions: Bhagwat

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday claimed that after 1857, the British systematically made efforts to diminish the faith that countrymen had in their traditions and ancestors.

2:20 PM

AAP protests near BJP office over cutting of 1,100 trees in Delhi's southern ridge

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers organised a protest near BJP office on DDU Marg over the alleged cutting of 1100 trees in Delhi's southern ridge area.

 

2:14 PM

After Haridwar, UP, BJP MLA writes to Maha CM Yadav for rule to display shopkeeper's name

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Indore-2 assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Ramesh Mendola has written a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav requesting to make rules to display shopkeeper's name in front of every shop in the state. Ealier, administration in Haridwar and Uttar Pradesh has issued directions to shopkeepers on Kanwar yatra route to display the names of their owners.

1:50 PM

At least 10 kanwariyas injured after truck overturns in UP

At least 10 kanwariyas were injured when their truck overturned near a village here on Saturday morning, police said, PTI reported.

 

1:30 PM

Woman dead, three injured after part of building's balcony crashes in South Mumbai

A woman was killed and three others were injured after a portion of a balcony of a four-storey residential building located on Grant Road in south Mumbai came crashing down on Saturday, officials said.