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The Neeraj effect: India hit high notes in men's javelin

With the Olympic champion leading the way, the Budapest World Championship could see as many as four Indians compete in men's javelin event

'IndiGo order defines civil aviation of India'

Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said that the IndiGo order of 500 aircraft with Airbus - the single-largest aircraft order in the world to date - defines the potential of civil aviation in the country, showcases the unprecedented growth airlines have experienced over the last nine years, and highlights the potential that the sector holds not only for stakeholders but also for the larger economy

Google seeks to assemble Pixel phones in India

Alphabet Inc.'s Google is scouting for suppliers in India to assemble its Pixel smartphones as it borrows from Apple Inc.'s playbook to diversify beyond China

Joe Biden's son Hunter enters plea deal on gun, tax charges

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of failure to pay federal income tax, and admitted to illegally owning a gun, prosecutors said on Tuesday

Russia strikes military, infra targets in Ukraine

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's office said drones attacked the Kyiv region in several waves, with the air alert lasting for hours

US support is central to Indian ambitions

India needs to build its capabilities quickly. And the US can, partly, help with each of Delhi's key needs. That's the real import of the PM's visit

Dissent brews against CM over violence in Manipur

Rumblings against the N Biren Singh government grew louder in Manipur and New Delhi on Tuesday, with even lawmakers from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies expressing dissatisfaction with the volatile situation in the northeastern state that has been grappling with ethnic strife

CM Gehlot approves aid for research scholars

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday approved a proposal of ₹62.30 crore to provide financial assistance to around 6,000 research scholars in the state, the CM’s office said in a release

EC calls for increasing Assam's reserved seats in draft proposal

The number of reserved seats for scheduled castes and tribes in the state assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Assam needs to be increased, the Election Commission of India said in a draft proposal released on Tuesday

Ram Lalla's idol likely to be installed on January 14 or 15

A seven-day ceremony to install the idol of Ram Lalla in the sanctum -sanctorum of Ayodhya’s Ram temple is likely to coincide with the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti and begin on January 14 or 15, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust said on Tuesday

Drugs regulator asks states to probe adverse event complains related to India-made drugs

India’s drugs regulator is in touch with its counterparts of all countries from where cases of serious adverse events have been reported allegedly from the consumption of India-made drugs, according to people familiar with the matter

As heatwave rages on, Centre rushes teams to UP, Bihar

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review situation related to heat wave conditions in some states, and directed that a team of experts to be sent to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar - two of the worst affected states, to support them in public health response measures to address heat related illnesses

'US will support India's growth as great power'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State visit will show that India and the US are “partners of first resort” and will put the relationship on to an “inexorable” upward trajectory, John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the US National Security Council (NSC) has said

Senate India caucus chief seeks stronger ties to counter China

Senator Mark Warner, the co-chair of the India caucus, has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State visit to the US is a moment to cement India-America ties into a “full-fledged partnership”, stressed that India’s time has arrived, and announced that he will introduce a legislation this week to include India in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato)+5 arrangement to boost defence ties between the two countries and overcome bureaucratic obstacles

Bengal foundation day event latest flashpoint in governor-govt tussle

West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday commemorated the state’s “foundation day”, despite strong objections raised by chief minister Mamata Banerjee

China blocks bid to tag 26/11 plotter as terrorist

LET OPERATIVE SAJID MIR IS WANTED FOR HIS ROLE IN THE 2008 MUMBAI ATTACKS THAT KILLED OVER 160 PEOPLE

SC junks pleas against order on central forces

Conduct of elections cannot be a license to commit violence, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday, as it approved of deployment of central forces for the upcoming panchayat polls in West Bengal and junked the petitions filed by the state government and the state election commission (SEC) against a Calcutta high court order in this regard

CNG or electric taxis to get 15-year permits now

The Delhi government has decided to extend the tenure of contract carriage permits issued in the city to 15 years for taxis running on cleaner fuels such as CNG, or those powered by electricity

Cops bust fake MBBS degree racket at M.P.varsity, two arrested

Two people were nabbed last week for allegedly procuring a duplicate MBBS degree in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior, police on Tuesday said, adding that the arrests helped unearth a fake-certificate racket in the city

Mercury to hit 40°C by Friday, but rains likely early next week: IMD

The maximum temperature in Delhi climbed by nearly four degrees on Tuesday, as rain gave the city a miss, with the impact of cyclone Biparjoy waning, a day after showers in some parts gave the Capital its coolest day in weeks

22-day recce, two informers behind ₹1.2 crore Panchsheel Park robbery

ON MAY 10, TWO SALESMEN OF A KAROL BAGH STORE WERE ROBBED BY TWO PEOPLE OF JEWELS WORTH 1.2 CRORE ON OUTER RING ROAD

Police swoop on narcotics hubs

Delhi Police on Tuesday said that it cracked down on those involved in the trade of narcotics, carrying out 182 raids at 64 drug hot spots across the Capital and arresting 64 suspects

No state immune: CM; hopes Cong clears ordinance stand

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he will raise during a June 23 meeting of Opposition parties the issue of a central ordinance that gave control of the city’s bureaucracy to the lieutenant governor (LG), and discuss how the Union government may “replicate” it in other states to strip them of their autonomy

Mumbai civic body's plan to celebrate 'essence of city' draws residents' ire

Marine Drive and the shimmering arc of the Queen's Necklace is the pride of Mumbai. The sweep, celebrated by filmmakers and writers, draws visitors by the droves every day for the scent of the sea and glorious sunsets, with Art Deco buildings lining the street on the other side

CBI investigators may record statements of Shah Rukh, Aryan in Wankhede bribery case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plans to record the statements of actor Shah Rukh Khan and his son Aryan Khan in connection with its investigation into an alleged extortion attempt by the former zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Sameer Wankhede, agency officials familiar with the matter said

HC to review order on Meiteis in ST quota list

Based on the petition, the court on Monday issued notices to the Union and state governments, seeking their response. A senior Union government official said on condition of anonymity that both would likely recommend that the Meitei community not be included as a ST, although this person added that this would likely disappoint the community and spark another round of protests. The review petition by the Meitei Tribes Union (MTU) was admitted for hearing by a bench of acting chief justice MV Muralidharan, who also authored the controversial March 27 order. In the order, justice Muralidharan directed the Manipur government to reply to the Union tribal affairs ministry on a file related to the request for inclusion of the Meiteis on the ST list. The high court noted that the Meiteis had submitted several requests for ST status to the Centre from 2013 onwards that had, in turn, been forwarded to the state government for a formal recommendation. But the state government never acted on it, the high court said, directing it to respond to the Union government. In addition to this direction, the HC also said, “The first respondent shall consider the case of the petitioners for inclusion of the Meetei/Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe list, expeditiously, preferably within a period four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order…” This particular bit of the order has been challenged in the petition. “It is this part of the order that we have sought a modification of. There is a Supreme Court judgment that says inclusion or exclusion of any community is the prerogative of the Parliament and the President. So, this direction does not comply with that,” MTU’s advocate Ajoy Pebam said. “We have simply asked them to revise the Single Bench order,” he added. “We want the Manipur government to respond to the letter since it is not authorised to grant ST status.” The high court has listed the review petition for July 5. About 115 people have lost their lives in the violence between Meitei and Kuki communities that broke out on May 3 after a Tribal Solidarity March was organised in the hill districts to protest against the high court order asking the government to consider tribal status to dominant Meitei community. Meiteis account for about 53% of Manipur’s population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley. Tribals — Nagas and Kukis — constitute another 40% of the population and reside in the hill districts. In another order, the Manipur high court on Friday directed the state government to provide limited internet services at designated places. The order issued by Jjustices Ahanthem Bimol Singh and A Guneshwar Sharma was put up on Tuesday. An internet ban has been on in the state since May 3. The court also asked telecom service providers to file affidavits explaining the feasibility of providing limited internet services to the public by blocking social media websites. The bench will hear this matter next on June 23. Despite the HC order on resumption of limited internet services in the state, the Manipur government on Tuesday extended the ban for five more days till 3pm of June 25 to prevent further disturbance of peace and public order in the state. The order, issued by commissioner (home) T Ranjit Singh stated that the ban will continue to be applicable for all “except for those who have been specifically exempted by the government and may be exempted subsequently and Internet Lease Line (ILL) on a case-to-case basis as permitted by competent authority”. Meanwhile, personnel from Assam Rifles arrested “four suspected cadres of United National Liberation Front (UNLF)”, a Meitei insurgent group in Manipur, at Lilong in Thoubal district on Monday night. “Acting on intelligence inputs, mobile vehicle check post was established near police station Lilong on the night of June 19. Four suspected (UNLF) cadres in two separate vehicles were apprehended with one 51 mm mortal and handed over to police,” Spear Corps division of Indian Army posted on Twitter. Residents of the area reportedly tried to storm the Lilong police station in protest against the arrests. But they were dispersed by the state police and Assam Rifles personnel

Defence, tech in focus as Modi begins key US visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Tuesday afternoon eastern time (late Tuesday night IST) to reinforce what he termed ties “based on shared values of democracy, diversity and freedom” between India and the US, and to address the “shared global challenges” of the two countries

Blinken Meets Xi In Bid To Cool US-China Tensions

Blinken said the US is 'clear-eyed about the challenges' posed by China after the rivalry was identified by Joe Biden's admin as the greatest potential threat

Byju's Slashes 1,000 Jobs In Fresh Round Of Layoffs

Edtech unicorn Byju's has laid off around 1,000 employees in the past few days, multiple people aware of the development said, amid a tussle with lenders and a challenging fundraising environment.

Broad gives England upper hand as rain threatens to mar final day

For England, this Ashes edition is going to be all about making statements. First ball of the series - bang; Zak Crawley cover drives it for four.