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Unusual pattern sheds light on how monsoon line takes shape

Monsoon is sprinting. Two days ago, on June 23, the northern limit of monsoon (NLM), or the peak of the monsoon line, had only covered peninsular and part of east India — but on Sunday, it blanketed nearly the entire country, leaving only parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab.

CM holds talks with Shah after all-party meeting

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Sunday met Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi to discuss \"evolving situation\" in violence-hit state, and said the Centre has advised his government to \"seek cooperation\" of all stakeholders for restoration of peace and normalcy in the region.

FM SITHARAMAN SLAMS OBAMA OVER REMARKS ON MINORITY RIGHTS

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday took a veiled dig at former US president Barack Obama over his remark on the \"rights of ethnic minorities in India\", saying that six Muslim-majority countries were bombed by the US during his rule.

PM gets Egypt's highest state honour, diaspora hails visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Sunday conferred with Egypt's highest honour - \"Order of the Nile\" - by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo as he wrapped up his twoday State visit to the country marked by a several bilateral agreements and a rousing welcome by the Indian diaspora who described the experience of meeting him as \"unique\" and a day of \"celebration\".

Luxury SUV rams into auto at Savitri flyover, 2 injured

Two people — an autorickshaw driver and his passenger — were injured after the three-wheeler they were travelling in was rammed by a speeding high-end luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) at south Delhi’s Savitri flyover on Sunday morning, police officers aware of the case said, adding that two people have been taken into custody.

3 dead in Eastern Peripheral crash

Three men, aged between 22 and 25 years died in a car accident on the Eastern Peripheral expressway in Greater Noida early on Sunday, police said, even as officers were figuring out how the circumstances that led to the accident as parts of no other vehicle were found on the spot.

2 men robbed of ₹2 lakh at new Pragati Maidan tunnel

THE VICTIMS SAID THAT AS THEY ENTERED THE TUNNEL, 4 MEN ON 2 BIKES STOPPED THEIR CAB AND ROBBED THEM AT GUNPOINT

NGT panel on Yamuna identifies areas to improve water quality

The National Green Tribunal-appointed high level committee (HLC) to rejuvenate the Yamuna, on Sunday said it has identified new thrust areas to improve the river's water quality, in addition to the existing eight action plan pointers it was working on.

Woman dies by electrocution at New Delhi Stn

A 35-year-old woman, who stepped onto a flooded street at the New Delhi Railway Station on Sunday morning, died by electrocution after accidentally coming into contact with a loose wire from a nearby electrical installation, police officers and railway officials aware of the matter said.

Hours-long rainstorms lash NCR, Gurugram brought to a standstill

With the first monsoon showers lashing Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Saturday night, a portion of the RK Puram market building in south Delhi collapsed early on Sunday morning, around 10.45am, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi officials said, adding that no injuries were reported.

Southern Periphery Rd caves in at Ggm

A section of a road in Gurugram's Sector 75A, near the cloverleaf interchange near Kherki Daula, caved in on Sunday, following overnight rainfall, officials aware of the matter said. The incident comes just weeks after a road between Gurugram's sectors 78 and 79 collapsed shortly after repairs were completed.

Monsoon rains arrive in Delhi, Mumbai same day

The monsoon arrived in Delhi and Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) declared on Sunday, making it the first time since 1961 when the annual rains arrived on the two megapolises - 1,500km apart - at the same time.

No street protests, fight now in court: Wrestlers

The country's top wrestlers on Sunday said that the fight against the former chief of their federation over allegations of sexual harassment will now be fought in the courts, effectively calling off their protest, which began in January this year.

Modi meets Egypt's Sisi to deepen bilateral ties

India and Egypt on Sunday formally elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi focused on bolstering cooperation in security, trade, investment and technology.

Asian Games the end goal for a rejuvenated Joshna

Competing in the relaunched Squash World Cup amid thousands of onlookers at the Express Avenue mall in her home city of Chennai, Joshna Chinappa was reminded of “what we train and live for”. In beating world No. 18 Satomi Watanabe of Japan, 12 years younger and 54 spots higher than Chinappa, after a year wrecked by health issues, the 36-year-old was also reminded of the level she was still capable of summoning.

'Our protest will continue till Brij Bhushan's arrest'

Bajrang slams former mentor Yogeshwar, alleges the Olympic medallist asked him to lose bouts for India team selection

When the 2005 Edgbaston Test sparked an England revival in the Ashes

As the final day of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston neared its climax on Tuesday, one couldn't help but hark back to the humdinger at the venue in 2005. Australia's target then was 282 in the fourth innings.

Staying the calm influencer

Named vice-captain for the West Indies Tests, Rahane has been understated yet highly successful as stand-in skipper

Tackling stolen arms a challenge for forces in Manipur

Joint combing operations by the army and Assam Rifles to retrieve stolen weapons and munitions started on June 7, however, the forces have managed to recover only 170 weapons so far in the ethnic clashes-hit Manipur, where miscreants continue to use the stolen weapons to launch attacks in different parts of the state, officials familiar with the matter said.

Shah gives appointment letters to slain J&K police staff's families

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday concluded his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) by laying the foundation stone for a memorial commemorating fallen soldiers at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, besides meeting families of slain police personnel.

1 dies in crude bomb explosion as Bengal inches closer to rural polls

One person was killed in a crude-bomb explosion in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday, sparking off a political war of words between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attacking each other for engaging criminals to spread panic in the run up to the July 8 panchayat elections.

Omicron-specific indigenous mRNA booster launched

The vaccine is the country's first indigenously made coronavirus vaccine that uses the mRNA method, albeit in a different manner than the globally known shots by Pfizer and Moderna.

10 train services hit as heavy rainfall triggers landslides in Himachal

OFFICIALS AWARE OF THE MATTER WARNED OF HEAVY DOWNPOUR IN PARTS OF STATE IN THE COMING DAYS

Immigration agent held in fake college admission letter case

An Indian immigration agent, allegedly behind preparing fraudulent documents for international students, has been arrested and charged by Canadian authorities.

14 Oppn parties eye pact for '24, Cong-AAP deal unlikely

At least 14 Opposition parties will try to strike a deal among themselves ahead of the 2024 general elections but any pre-poll pact between the Congress and the AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) will be an uphill task, given the complexity in their equation, party leaders from both sides indicated on Saturday.

19 turtles, 40 parakeets seized

The Delhi Police raided a pet shop in north-east Delhi's Shastri Park on Friday and seized 19 turtles and 40 parakeets that belong to species banned for sale and rearing as pets in India, according to officers aware of the matter.

Trials in Yamuna for navigability of river

The Indian Navy on Saturday carried out a navigability assessment of the Yamuna in Delhi by taking the “work boat” it recently brought from Kochi in Kerala, officials from the lieutenant governor (LG) secretariat said. The assessment covered an 11-km distance from Signature Bridge to the ITO barrage, officials added.

234 liquor stores added since switch to 2021 rules: Govt

The number of liquor stores in the Capital has increased from 350 in September 2022 — when the Delhi government withdrew the 2021-22 excise policy and switched back to the previous 2020-21 regime — to 584 in June, excise department officials aware of the matter said.

20-year-old stabbed in Brijpuri for 'staring', suspect at large, say police

A 20-year-old man was allegedly stabbed following an argument with another person from the same neighbourhood in north-east Delhi’s Brijpuri on Friday night, the Delhi Police said, adding that the locals caught the suspect and locked him in a tent house nearby, but his relatives allegedly stepped in to allow him to escape.

200 e-buses to be flagged off on June 30, boost fleet to 500

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will flag off on June 30 around 200 new air-conditioned low-floor electric buses which will likely be added to the Capital’s e-bus fleet, transport department officials said on Saturday.