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7:58 AM

Uttarakhand HC grants protection to live-in couple if they register under yet-to-be notified UCC

In its surprising order, the Uttarakhand High Court has asked police to provide security to an interfaith live-in couple if they register their relationship within 48 hours under the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which is yet to be implemented in the state.

 

7:56 AM

Amritpal Singh moves Punjab & Haryana HC, challenges his detention under NSA

Imprisoned head of Waris Punjab De and Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha MP Amritpal Singh, who is currently lodged in a prison in Assam's Dibrugarh district under the National Security Act, challenged his detention under the NSA in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday.

 

7:55 AM

Five army jawans injured in road accident in Punjab's Jalandhar

Five army jawans were injured after a truck rammed into their vehicle near Suchi village in Punjab's Jalandhar district on Saturday, police said, PTI has reported.

7:07 AM

One person killed as chicken-laden tempo hits truck, catches fire on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

A tempo driver was burnt alive as his vehicle laden with chickens caught fire after hitting a truck on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in the early hours of Saturday, police said.

 

6:45 AM

Airports operating smoothly a day after Microsoft outage that crippled aviation industry

6:42 AM

NEET UG 2024 Results LIVE: NTA announces city and center-specific results

In compliance with the Supreme court orders, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate (NEET UG) results in city and centre specific manner today today, July 20. According to the directions given by the Supreme Court, the NTA was supposed to publish the NEET UG result 2024 centre-wise and city-wise by 12 noon. The results can be checked on the official NEET UG 2024 website at exams.nta.ac.in.

 

6:33 AM

12 hours on, Indian coast guard continues efforts to douse fire on cargo ship off Karwar coast

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Saturday said three of ships have been trying to douse the fire that broke out on a merchant vessel - an operation that has been continuing for the last 12 hours off the coast of Karwar in Karnataka, PTI reported.

 

6:25 AM

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel visits Sardar Sarovar Project, in Ahmedabad

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel visited Sardar Sarovar Project on Narmada river in Ahmedabad, ANI reported.

6:22 AM

"Law and order collapsed under Lalu Prasad Yadav's govt": Bihar Dy CM Samrat Chaudhary

Bihar's Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary on Saturday said that the law and order in Bihar collapsed under Lalu Prasad Yadav's government, and added that the situation in the state is now normal.

 

6:03 AM

Longtime US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who had pancreatic cancer, has died

Senior US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognise Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74 years old.

 

5:42 AM

Traffic to be affected near ITO due to political party's protest: Delhi Police

The Delhi Police on Saturday said that traffic will be affected at ITO in view of a political party's protest at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Marg, officials said.

 

5:31 AM

Mumbai receives heavy showers; waterlogging in some areas, train services normal

Mumbai and its surrouding areas received intermittent heavy spells of rain today, July 20, which led to waterlogging in some areas, but the local trains are operating normally, officials said.

 

5:22 AM

Issue resolved, flight schedule being followed now: MoS Mohol on Microsoft outage

A day after the Microsoft outage severely impacted flight operations across the country, Union Minister of State, Murlidhar Mohol said on Saturday, July 20, that passengers are no longer facing any issues and that flight schedules are being adhered to as usual.

 

5:15 AM

Enforcement Directorate arrests Haryana Congress MLA in mining case

The ED has arrested Haryana Congress MLA Surender Panwar in an "illegal" mining-linked money-laundering case, official sources said on Saturday.

 

5:09 AM

NDRF deploys teams on Varanasi ghats as precaution from potential floods

National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed along Varanasi ghats in Uttar Pradesh in view of the possible flood situation from the monsoon rains, said an official on Saturday.