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37-year-old man strangles wife to death in Faridabad

A 37-year-old man allegedly strangled to death his wife in their flat in the Sector 56 area of Faridabad, police said on Monday.

Man slits daughter's throat for wanting to marry outside caste

A man allegedly slit his daughter’s throat and dumped her body here on a farm in Rohini for wanting to marry a man from another caste against the wishes of the family, police said on Monday.

Pannun Murder plot accused Nikhil Gupta extradited to the US from Czech Republic

Nearly a year after he landed at the Prague airport, Indian national Nikhil Gupta, accused of being involved in a murder-for-hire plot against a Sikh extremist on American soil, has been extradited to the US from the Czech Republic, according to media reports emanating from Washington.

BJP picks incharges for four poll-bound states

Just about a fortnight has barely passed since the Lok Sabha election results and the new NDA government assumed office for the third time in a row, the BJP has already stepped up preparations for the Assembly polls scheduled for later this year, and on Monday, the party named its in-charges for Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand, and Jammu and Kashmir.

Brief power outage at IGI Airport causes chaos at Terminal 3

A brief power outage at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi caused significant disruption to operations at Terminal 3 (T3), impacting check-in and boarding facilities.

India, US announce major initiatives to boost tech & defence cooperation

PM meets US NSA, says India committed to boost strategic partnership with US

Priyanka to make electoral debut from Wayanad; Rahul to keep Raebareli seat

Finally, the much-debated, anticipated and awaited electoral debut of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is on the cards. She will contest the Lok Sabha seat of Wayanad from Kerala which will be vacated by her elder brother Rahul Gandhi.

'Human error blamed', ministry confirms 'Kavach' system not installed on Bengal route

Another major collision occurred near North Bengal’s Rangapani station when a goods train disregarded a signal and hit the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjungha Express on Monday morning.

Goods train rams into Kanchanjungha Express; about 10 dead, over 40 hurt

‘An inquiry will be held at ADRM, NJP's chamber from 10 am on June 19 onwards'

Fantastic Farooqi seals maiden Super Eight berth for Afghans

The pace combination of Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq led Afghanistan’s seven-wicket rout of Papua New Guinea here as the strife-torn country stormed into the T20 World Cup’s Super Eight stage for the first time, knocking out group favourites New Zealand in the process.

Israeli military to pause daytime fighting along route in South Gaza

Israel's military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries destined for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its ninth month.

L-G meets Atishi & Saurabh, assures help over water shortage issue

Lt Governor V K Saxena on Monday met Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj and assured them that he will take up the water supply matter with the Haryana government. He advised them not to indulge in “blame game” and resolve issues amicably.

Delhi HC quashes case of outraging modesty against man, asks him to plant 30 trees

“The continuation of the case would be nothing but an abuse of the process of the court’

Safeguarding India's border will remain topmost priority: Rajnath

Safeguarding India’s border will remain the topmost priority and efforts will continue to take defence manufacturing and exports to greater heights, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday shortly after he was retained to helm the key responsibility in the new government.

No census in 2021, at least 14 crore deprived of National Food Security Act benefits, says Congress

‘A comprehensive census essential for socioeconomic development is carried out by Union govt every 10 years’

'India to work on Indian Ocean stability & growth

Top leaders from India’s neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region including Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday graced the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Council of Ministers.

Look forward to India and Maldives working together closely: Jaishankar

Union Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held separate bilateral meetings with Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Modi's Cabinet 3.0 aims for balancing regional and caste dynamics in UP

Cabinet aims to appeal to 60-62% of UP castes influencing 320 constituencies

European polls dents German leader's authority

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni will welcome the Gz summit fortified by the election that shook French, German leaders

Modi 3.0: Sitharaman's Budget in July to lay out economic roadmap

She will have to look at measures to boost growth without hurting inflation as well as look for resources to meet coalition govt compulsion

Chhetri-less India enter testing transition phase with WC qualifier

Qatar, who have already qualified for the third round as group-toppers, have named a largely youthful squad, with 21 out of their 29 players below the age of 24

Bypolls in 13 Assembly seats in 7 states on July 10

The Election Commission announced on Monday that bypolls will be held on July 10 for 13 Assembly constituencies across seven states, including four in West Bengal.

Simone hopes to reprise her 'Bridgerton' role

In season 3, Ashley and Jonathan Bailey reprised their characters Kate and Viscount Anthony Bridgerton

Ton-up Smriti, spinners hand India massive 143-run win over SA in first ODI

Smriti Mandhana's resolute hundred and a disciplined bowling effort, led by spinners Deepti Sharma and Asha Shobana, piloted India to a huge 143-run win over South Africa in the first women's ODI here on Sunday.

Aussies crush Scotland by 5 wickets; England enter Super Eight of T20 WC

Australia did their arch-rivals England a massive favour with a five-wicket win over a gritty Scotland as the Richie Berrington-led side crashed out of the T20 World Cup Super Eight stage race here.

SOP to facilitate visa approvals in final stages, says official

The move assumes significance as some domestic manufacturing firms have flagged the issue of delay in getting visas for Chinese technicians

Chhattisgarh: Six of eight Naxalites killed in Narayanpur encounter carried Rs 48 lakh bounty

“The dead Naxalites belonged to Maoists’ PLGA People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army) military company no. 1 and Maad division supply team formations’

Mumbai Police registered new case, one held from Rajasthan

The Mumbai Police have registered a new case in connection with firing outside actor Salman Khan’s residence here in April and arrested one person from Rajasthan on charges of criminal intimidation, an official said on Sunday.

Health Ministry issues interdepartmental referral guidelines for hospitals

Citing significant inconsistencies and lack of accountability in the referral process, the Union Health Ministry has for the first time issued interdepartmental referral guidelines for hospitals to facilitate better communication and cooperation.

Three Himachal bypolls, a BJP's test again against 'stable' Sukhu government

The by-polls are necessitated by the resignation of 3 independent MLAs