Highlights of the day: Voters will score such 'goal' in phase 3, INDI alliance will vanish says PM

From Hamas looking into latest ceasefire proposal from Israel to the developments of the Lok Sabha polls, catch all the latest news from around the world here

10:01 AM

JNU to accept National Eligibility Test instead of entrance exams for PhD programs

JNU has announced that the university will accept the National Eligibility Test (NET) score instead of the entrance test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) as the selection parameter for admission to its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programs from the current academic year, according to an ANI report.

 

9:43 AM

King Charles to resume public responsibilities after cancer diagnosis, treatment

The 75-year-old monarch, King Charle II will resume his public duties next week. This is following a three-month break to focus on his treatment and recuperation after he was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer, Buckingham Palace said in a statement.

9:28 AM

LS polls: Smriti Irani addresses public rally in Amethi, UP

Union Minister and BJP candidate from Amethi Smriti Irani attended a public rally in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi. 

9:16 AM

Amritpal Singh to contest LS polls from Khadoor Sahib as Independent

Pro-Khalistani separatist and Chief of Waris Punjab De, Amritpal Singh will contest the Lok Sabha polls from the Khadoor Sahib Lok seat as an Independent candidate, said his mother Balwinder Kaur on Saturday.

 

9:08 AM

Two CRPF personnel killed, another 2 injured in militant attack in Manipur

Two CRPF personnel were killed and another two were injured as militants allegedly attacked a camp of security forces in Manipur's Bishnupur district in the early hours of Saturday, police said.

 

8:52 AM

Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage

It has been more than a month since six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge's supporting columns. Four bodies have been recovered, but search for Luna and another worker, Jose Mynor Lopez, is still ongoing.

8:40 AM

Hamas looking into ceasefire counterproposal by Israel army

Hamas said that it’s considering the latest counterproposal by Israel on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages, according to a Bloomberg that cited Agence France-Presse report. Despite more than six months of conflict with Israel in Gaza, negotiations have not resulted in peace, with Hamas maintaining that any agreement must bring an end to the hostilities by Israel.

 

8:39 AM

Lok Sabha elections LIVE: Phase 2 witnesses 70.21% voting in Kerala

Second phase of polling concluded for 88 seats across 13 states and Union Territories under the general elections 2024 on Friday, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala recording 72.70 per cent voter turnout. Kerala, where polling has been completed for all 20 Lok Sabha seats in the second phase of the general elections on Friday, recorded a voter turnout of 70.21 per cent till the last report, according to data shared by the Election Commission (EC).