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BLAZE SPARKED - Suspected attack by Houthi sees missiles strike ship in Gulf of Aden

A suspected attack Thursday by Yemen's Houthi rebels saw missiles strike a ship in the Gulf of Aden, authorities said, setting the vessel ablaze in what would be the latest such assault in their campaign over the Israel-Hamas war.

G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine

AS EU'S TRADITIONAL POWERS RECALIBRATE

Arshdeep and Surya fashion India's 7-wicket win over USA, Super 8 entry

Arshdeep Singh’s artistry and Suryakumar Yadav’s coolness combined well for India as they staved off USA’s challenge, etching a seven-wicket win to clinch a Super Eight berth in the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.

Gaza war rages as mediators study Hamas reply to truce plan

Deadly fighting rocked Gaza on Wednesday as US top diplomat Antony Blinken on a Middle East tour pushed for an elusive truce and hostage release deal to end the war raging since October 7.

'Heatwave to continue in Northern India as monsoon progress sluggish

A sluggish southwest monsoon on Wednesday covered large parts of Maharashtra, awaiting a fresh pulse to march across central and northern India, which continued to reel under intense heat conditions.

RSS has become irrelevant, what point of speaking out now: Cong on Bhagwat's remarks

The opposition party’s assertion came after Bhagwat’s remarks on a host of issues, including on the Manipur violence and the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls

IAF played vital role in 2024 LS polls, flew more than 1,000 hours in over 1,750 sorties

The Indian Air Force on Wednesday shared details about the helping hand it lent to the electoral machinery in the conduct of the Lok Sabha polls

63 cases of use of unfair means, but no paper leak: NTA officials

Sixty-three cases of students using unfair means were reported in NEET-UG out of whom 23 have been debarred for varying periods, NTA officials said Wednesday, but reiterated there has been no paper leak and the sanctity of the medical entrance exam hasn’t been compromised.

Teams to inspect major pipelines in city to ensure no leakage

Minister Atishi has made it clear that water leakage will not be tolerated

Delhi villages to see development works worth Rs 900 crore

In a bid to accelerate the development of villages in Delhi, the Delhi government has announced a significant allocation of approximately Rs 900 crore.

Min writes to L-G, alleges collusion by senior officers with tanker mafia

Delhi Water minister Atishi on Wednesday wrote to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena demanding an inquiry into alleged collusion by senior officers with the tanker mafia, as the Capital grapples with a water crisis in this heat.

Bomb threats target museums & mental health institutes

Several museums, including the National Museum and Rail Museum, along with two mental health institutes - the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) and the Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health, Neuro and Allied Sciences (VIMHANS) - received bomb threat emails, officials reported on Wednesday.

Man allegedly strangles wife, stages suicide to evade police

The 40-year-old confessed and claimed to have carried out the alleged act over suspicion that his wife was having an affair

UP govt halts cancellation of land allotment

To M3M group companies Lavish Buildmart & Skyline Propcon in Noida

NTA to move SC for transfer of pleas from different HCs

The National Testing Agency (NTA) plans to approach the Supreme Court to consolidate petitions filed by NEET-UG candidates across various high courts.

Retail inflation eases to 1-year low of 4.75% in May: Govt data

Inflation in the food basket was at 8.69 per cent in May

Parl's first session of 18th LS begins June 24; Budget likely in late July

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced on Wednesday that the inaugural session of the 18th Lok Sabha is scheduled to commence on June 24.

In dilemma on whether to retain Wayanad or Rae Bareli LS seat: Rahul

KPCC Chief Hints Rahul Gandhi May Relinquish Wayanad Seat

Tribal leader Mohan Majhi takes oath as Odisha's first BJP CM

In a landmark political shift, Mohan Charan Majhi, a tribal leader and four-time MLA from Keonjhar district, was sworn in as Odisha’s first BJP Chief Minister in a ceremony graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside numerous Union ministers and BJP state leaders.

Chandrababu Naidu sworn in as Andhra CM

Pawan Kalyan and Nara Lokesh in Cabinet

Kuwait building fire kills at least 49 persons, including 42 Indians

Officials indicate most of the Indian victims are from Kerala

J&K: 2 terrorists, CRPF jawan killed in Kathua

6 PERSONNEL INJURED IN DODA ENCOUNTER

Odisha gets tribal CM in Mohan Majhi

BJP’s tribal leader and four-time MLA Mohan Charan Majhi has been announced as the new Chief Minister of Odisha, marking the first time the saffron party has come to power in the state with a decisive mandate in the Assembly elections, thus ending the BJD’s 24-year rule.

Heatwave continues in parts of north India, temp above 40°C

Temperatures in most parts of north India remained above the 40 degree Celsius-mark as heatwave conditions persisted on Tuesday, with Delhi's Narela and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh recording highs of 47.1 degrees Celsius.

Exports from special economic zones up 4% to $163.69 bn in FY24

As per the Commerce Ministry data, exports from these zones stood at $157.24 bn in FY23 $133 bn in FY 22

India vs Mini India: Rohit & Co.eye better batting show against USA

India's batting prima donnas would want to unchain themselves from the vagaries of a much-maligned drop-in track and chance their arms freely against an impressive but inexperienced USA in their group league game of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.

UNSC adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war

The UN Security Council on Monday overwhelmingly approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Had Priyanka contested polls from Varanasi, Modi would have lost, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi launched a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, claiming that Modi narrowly avoided defeat in Varanasi but lost Ayodhya.

Reasi terror attack: Combing operation enters second day, over 20 picked up for questioning

Extensive efforts to track down terrorists involved in the attack on pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district continued on Tuesday, with 11 teams of security personnel working on the ground and a multi-directional cordon laid around the Poni-Treyath belt, officials said.

Modi to travel to Italy this week to attend G7 summit

Key leaders including Biden, Macron, and Trudeau attending