We have no faith in state machinery: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court on Monday expressed strong disapproval of the Rajkot civic body’s handling of the game zone fire which resulted in the death of 27 individuals. It asserted a lack of confidence in the state machinery, criticising its tendency to react only after innocent lives are lost.

Bibhav's bail plea rejected

A Delhi city court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s close aide Bibhav Kumar, who is accused of assaulting AAP MP Swati Maliwal at the CM’s residence. Reacting to the development, AAP said Kumar will approach the High Court.

Kejriwal seeks one week extension of bail

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday stated that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a seven-day extension of his interim bail on medical grounds.

Spirited Indian men's hockey team loses to Belgium in shoot-out thriller

A spirited Indian Men’s Hockey Team went down 1-3 in the shootout against hosts Belgium after ending the regulation time with a 2-2 draw in a high-octane FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 match here in Antwerp on Saturday.

SUNAK PROPOSES MANDATORY NATIONAL SERVICE FOR YOUTH

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday, unveiled his first new policy before “snap elections”, saying that his Conservative Party will bring back mandatory national service for 18-year-old Britons, which has been dubbed “desperate” by the opposing Labour Party, reported Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Hamas representative denies new negotiations with Israel amid Gaza truce talks

A senior Hamas representative Osama Hamdan has firmly rejected the notion of engaging in new negotiations with Israel, countering Israeli media reports suggesting a potential revival of talks for a Gaza truce, as reported by Al Jazeera.

Section 144 imposed in W Bengal in 'casual, high-handed manner': Guv

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said in a letter posted on ‘X’ that the prohibitory orders imposed under Section 144 by the Kolkata Police have been promulgated in “a casual, high-handed manner”.

CYCLONE REMAL: BENGAL ON HIGH ALERT

Cyclonic storm Remal is likely to cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts between Sagar islands and Khepupara, close to South-West of Mongla (Bangladesh) by midnight today and is likely to cause rainfall in West Bengal and the Northeastern States, said India Meteorological Department.

LOCALS TURN HEROES, RISK LIVES

As firefighters struggled to remove the crowd recording videos outside an east Delhi hospital where a blaze killed seven newborns, a group of locals risked their lives to rescue the babies from the burning building.

Kharge: ‘I never try to get sympathy like Modi'

Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he delved into his memories as a teenager.

If opposing Muslim quota is religion-based campaign, BJP will do it: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has slammed the I.N.D.I.A bloc’s criticism of the Election Commission as a ploy to cover up for its impending loss in the Lok Sabha polls, asserting that the BJP will score a bigger win in opposition-ruled states due to a “positive mandate” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Anurag Thakur calls Rahul Gandhi 'one who was launched 20 times and failed'

Union Minister Anurag Thakur mocked at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying the “one who was launched 20 times and failed is misleading and spreading lies” inside the country.

MODI'S 'MAZBOOT' GOVT REPLACED ‘MAJBOOR' UPA, SAYS JP NADDA

BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday credited his party with providing a “mazboot” (strong) government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was capable of penetrating Pakistan’s borders to destroy terrorist hideouts.

PM waived loans of 22 people but couldn't give Rs 9K cr for HP monsoon disaster: Rahul

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waived loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of 22 people in the last 10 years but could not give Rs 9,000 crore to deal with the disaster caused by monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh last year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday.

KKR BEAT SUNRISERS HYDERABAD BY 8 WICKETS, SECURE 3RD IPL TITLE

An all-round performance from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), including fiery spells by Mitchell Starc and Andre Russell and a half-century by Venkatesh Iyer, helped the Purple and Gold side secure their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title and their first in 10 years as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets on Sunday at Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium.

10 PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHILDREN, KILLED IN DRONE STRIKE IN GAZA: REPORT

At least 10 people, including children, were killed in Gaza on Sunday after a drone strike hit the school they were sheltering, CNN reported, citing local health workers.

'DON'T NEED MUCH CAMPAIGN IN VARANASI': EAM JAISHANKAR

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday exuded confidence in BJP’s victory in Varanasi, saying that much election campaigning was not required here and that the people here were proud of India’s global stature under the leadership of PM Modi.

Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv

Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza that set off air raid sirens as far away as Tel Aviv for the first time in months on Sunday in a show of resilience more than seven months into Israel’s massive air, sea and ground offensive.

In a rare move, Army chief's tenure extended by one month

Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande will continue to serve in the post till June 30 with the government on Sunday extending his tenure by one month, in a rare and unusual move that came amid the Lok Sabha polls.

Modi: I.N.D.I.A wants to turn majority community into second-class citizens

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said I.N.D.I.A bloc parties want to turn the country’s majority community into second-class citizens and also alleged that “jihadis” across the border are supporting the Samajwadi Party and the Congress.

Rajkot tragedy: HC calls it a man-made disaster

A special bench of the Gujarat High Court on Sunday took suo motu cognizance of the fire incident at a game zone in Rajkot which left 27 persons dead and said it was prima facie a “man-made disaster”.

11 people die in UP road crash

At least 11 people died and 10 were injured after a truck turned turtle on top of a bus carrying devotees to Uttarakhand on Saturday late at night, said police.

4-storey building goes up in flames

Three people died and 10 were injured after a massive fire broke out at a four-storey residential building located in the Krishna Nagar area of East Delhi on Sunday, police said.

BLACK SUNDAY

Seven new borns died as massive fire breaks out at a children’s hospital in East Delhi | In separate incident, fire in residential building kills 3

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu storms into semis after beating Han Yue

Indian shuttler and two time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu moved to the semifinals of the ongoing Malaysia Masters competition on Friday.

KLAASEN, SHAHBAZ GUIDE SRH TO 175/9 IN 2ND QUALIFIER

A magnificent partnership of 43 runs from 25 balls between Heinrich Klaasen and Shahbaz Ahmed guided the Sunrisers Hyderabad to 175/9 against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.

ROHIT SHETTY WRAPS UP KASHMIR SCHEDULE OF 'SINGHAM AGAIN', SHARES PICS OF AJAY DEVGN

Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has wrapped up the Kashmir schedule of his upcoming cop film 'Singham Again'.

US to provide Ukraine with $275mn more in military aid

As the war between Russia and Ukraine goes unabated with Kremlin troops being relentless in their pursuit of invading Ukraine, the United States is poised to declare another military aid worth USD 275 million to the war ravaged country, reported The Washington Post citing two US officials on Friday.

NO DEPORTATION FLIGHTS TO RWANDA BEFORE JULY 4 SNAP POLLS: UK PM

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that no deportation flights to Rwanda will take place before the July 4 snap election, reported Al Jazeera.

Trump pushes anti-immigrant rhetoric to woo Black, Hispanic voters

Thousands of Donald Trump supporters came out to Crotona Park in New York’s south Bronx on Thursday evening to support the former president as he rallied for nearly 90 minutes.