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Retaken 100sqkm of land in counter offensive: Kyiv

Ukraine has regained control of over 100 square kilometres, or 38 square miles, of territory in its counteroffensive against Russian forces, a senior Ukrainian military commander said on Thursday.

'Boris deliberately lied to MPs over Covid parties'

Ex-UK premier, who has resigned as an MP, claimed he is a victim of a stitch-up by his opponents in a 'kangaroo court'

Look beyond the field to help Indian cricket

After the WTC loss, India need a long-term vision. And as guardians of the sport, BCCI needs to be accountable to the final stakeholder: the fans

India, Nepal, B'desh finalise draft of power trade deal

India, Nepal and Bangladesh have finalised the draft of a tripartite power trade agreement, a development in line with New Delhi's efforts to forge greater energy connectivity across the neighbourhood, people familiar with the matter said.

4 killed in Bengal violence on last day for nominations

At least four people were killed across West Bengal on Thursday, the last day of filing nominations for the three tier panchayat polls, on a day when the Calcutta high court ordered deployment of central forces all over the state till the elections are over.

Manipur unrest lingers; mob sets 2 houses afire

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94k evacuated, forces on standby in Gujarat

Thousands of rescue workers, essential services staff and military personnel waited late on Thursday for the storm to pass in order to begin rehabilitation work, as experts and officials feared significant damage to infrastructure after cyclone Biparjoy battered Kutch and Saurashtra with winds as strong as 140km/hr.

PM's US visit to be a watershed, says defence firm boss

Vivek Lall, the chief executive of General Atomics Global Corporation, has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's State visit to the US will be a \"watershed\", and lauded Modi and President Joe Biden for taking the defence relationship to the next level.

K'taka to repeal anti-conversion law

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Services body reduced to a farce: Delhi govt amid ordinance tussle

The office of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the National Capital Civic Services Authority (NCCSA) a three-member body constituted to oversee transfers and postings of bureaucrats in the Capital in accordance with the Union government's recent ordinance had been reduced to the \"farce\", even as he called a meeting of the authority on June 20 as its chairperson.

DU's B.Tech admissions to be based on JEE, process to begin in June-end

The registration process for three new Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) courses that Delhi University is introducing this academic year is likely to begin in the end of June, officials from the university said on Thursday.

Among first responders: Shopkeepers, auto drivers

As soon as news broke of a fire on the ground floor of a four-storey building in Mukherjee Nagar, the roughly 250 students studying at the Gurukul SSC coaching centre, located in the basement of the building, ran to safety.

61 hurt as fire breaks out in Mukherjee Nagar building

Sixty-one students were injured while trying to escape a four-storey commercial building occupied by hundreds when a fire on the ground floor a little after 12pm filled the upper storeys with smoke in north Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar on Thursday afternoon, police said.

Purola tensions latest gash in communally scarred Uttarakhand

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Sexual harassment, no Pocso: Delhi Police charges against Singh

Delhi Police on Thursday charged former wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh with sexual harassment, stalking, and assault or force to outrage the modesty of a woman, but told another court to cancel a second case filed against the strongman politician under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act due to a lack of corroborating evidence.

Defence ministry nod for procurement of 31 MQ-9B armed drones from the US

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Cyclone Biparjoy makes landfall on Gujarat coast

Trees and electricity poles were uprooted and at least two people died as cyclone Biparjoy made landfall in Gujarat's Kutch district, bringing winds sustaining at 115-125k/hr as thousands of rescue workers stood by while close to 100,000 residents were already moved out of their homes.

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74k shifted as 'very severe' cyclone to make landfall today

Authorities in Gujarat have relocated more than 74,000 people across eight districts to safer locations, pulled down 4,000 hoardings and pressed hundreds of relief personnel into action as the state braces for cyclone Biparjoy to crash ashore in a day.

ED arrests minister in TN, political row erupts

Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji was sent to judicial remand till June 28 by a Chennai district judge on Wednesday hours after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over money laundering charges in a 20112015 corruption case and was subsequently admitted to a Chennai hospital, where doctors recommended an immediate heart surgery.

Gunfight claims 9 lives, keeps Manipur on edge

Nine people were gunned down and another 10 injured in Manipur's Imphal East district when a group of unidentified men stormed a village and opened fire, authorities said on Wednesday, dealing a fresh blow to the government's floundering efforts at restoring peace in the violence-torn state.

TN becomes 10th state to withdraw consent to CBI

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday withdrew the general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to carry out probe in the state without its prior permission, becoming the 10th state in the country to do so.

Raj CM Gehlot seeks depts across nation in bid to promote peace

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre should set up a department of peace and non-violence like Rajasthan if it believes in democracy and the Constitution, chief minister Ashok Gehlot said on Wednesday. Gehlot also called upon other states to set up a similar department.

Fadnavis skips another event presided by CM amid ad row

For a consecutive second day, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday stayed away from official functions that were presided over by chief minister Eknath Shinde.

Law Commission seeks public, religious bodies' views on UCC

Almost four years after the Law Commission of India came out with a consultation paper, stating that a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was \"neither necessary nor desirable at this stage\", the Commission on Wednesday set about to examine the issue afresh as it solicited views and suggestions on UCC from the public and recognised religious organisations.

U'khand police deny nod for mahapanchayat amid tensions

The proposed mahapanchayat called by a Hindu rightwing group in Uttarkashi's Purola town on Thursday will not be allowed, the Uttarakhand Police said on Wednesday, even as the organisers maintained they will hold the event as scheduled.

US NSA: Progress likely in semiconductor deal soon

As India and the United States race to shore up deliverables for PM Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday there could be \"substantial results\" on bilateral collaboration in semiconductor supply chains as early as next week.

'Real feel' hits 51°C, but city gets some rain relief later

Delhi's maximum temperature dipped on Wednesday but the weather remained hot and uncomfortable, and felt worse than a day ago, as increased humidity accompanied by loo took the \"real feel\" to 51 degrees Celsius (C).

HC sets aside tree pruning guidelines issued by govt

The Delhi high court has set aside guidelines passed by the state government for the pruning of trees in the Capital, that permitted the clipping of tree branches with a girth of 15.7cm without the permission of a tree officer, while observing that \"a tree is a living being\", and a \"last look\" or final inspection should be accorded before its felling or the extensive amputation of its branches.

Delhi services ordinance renders elected govt redundant: Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the Union government's services ordinance on Wednesday, saying it not only overturns a Supreme Court order giving the elected government power over the Capital but has provisions that \"render the elected government redundant\", and effectively makes Prime Minister Narendra Modi the chief minister of Delhi.