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June 17, 2024 5:15 PM IST
India News Live Updates: BJP leader dies during protest against Karnataka petrol-diesel price hike
June 17, 2024 5:10 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Monsoon remains weak; may pick up by last week of June: Meteorologists
- Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely to continue over many parts of North India during next two days and gradually abate thereafter
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June 17, 2024 5:02 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Kanchanjunga Express accident: Opposition alleges ‘mismanagement’ of railways
- Around 10 passengers died, and 60 others were injured after three rear coaches of the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express derailed on Monday morning after a goods train rammed into it
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June 17, 2024 4:59 PM IST
India News Live Updates: IMD issues ‘red alert’ in Delhi, UP amid heatwave; heavy rainfall in Northeast | Top updates
- IMD issued a red alert in multiple northern states like Delhi, UP, Haryana, and Punjab amid severe heatwave conditions in several districts.
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June 17, 2024 4:53 PM IST
India News Live Updates: ‘Grave threat to tribals’: Congress seeks review of Great Nicobar infra project
- Citing ecological concerns and lack of due process during regulatory approval, Congress demanded suspension of clearances and an impartial review of the project
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June 17, 2024 4:42 PM IST
India News Live Updates: New criminal laws to take effect from July 1: Arjun Ram Meghwal
- The three criminal laws were passed by Parliament in December last year and received the presidential assent the same month
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June 17, 2024 4:30 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Activist Jarange says OBC leaders should focus on ST quota for Dhangars
- The activist claimed that the Maratha community would support the Dhangar community’s fight for ST status and that the OBC leaders should support Marathas.
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June 17, 2024 4:29 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Oppn takes a swipe at Centre after Musk questions EVM reliability, BJP hits back
- The row, over what was previously known as Twitter, unfolded after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar reacted to a tweet by Musk, about the unreliability of EVMs in response to reports of irregularities in Puerto Rico.
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June 17, 2024 4:25 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Congress in Kerala apologises to Christians after facing flak on social media
- The apology was issued by the party’s Kerala unit after sparking controversy for a posting a picture featuring Pope Francis and PM Narendra Modi.
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June 17, 2024 4:18 PM IST
India News Live Updates: What is Kavach, anti-collision system missing from Kanchanjunga Express route?
- At least 15 people died and dozens were left injured after a goods train collided with the Kanchanjunga Express, headed to Kolkata.
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June 17, 2024 4:16 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Jairam Ramesh claims NCERT is an RSS affiliate
- “NCERT’s objective is to produce textbooks, not political pamphlets and propaganda,” the Congress leader said.
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June 17, 2024 4:13 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Air India passenger finds metal blade in on-flight meal, airline says…
- The passenger highlighted that although he escaped getting harmed by the metal blade, it could have caused major problems to a child.
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June 17, 2024 4:08 PM IST
India News Live Updates: BJP, AAP rely on turncoats for Jalandhar West assembly bypoll
- The bypoll to the Jalandhar West assembly seat will be held on July 10 and counting of votes will take place on July 13.
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June 17, 2024 4:02 PM IST
World News Live Updates: ‘Full of arrogance, prejudice and lies’: China slams G7 statement on Ukraine war
- On Monday China’s foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the statement had “slandered and attacked China”.
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June 17, 2024 3:48 PM IST
India News Live Updates: West Bengal train accident: Railway official says loco pilot disregarded signal
- The Chairperson of the Railway Board, Jaya Varma Sinha, said the driver of the goods train and the guard of the express train also lost their lives.
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June 17, 2024 3:42 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: ‘First a huge jerk, then everything started tumbling’: Kanchanjunga Express survivors
- Locals were the first responders as they rushed to the spot and began rescue operations. The injured were rushed to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital
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June 17, 2024 3:29 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Power outage at Delhi airport; boarding and check-in facilities impacted: Report
June 17, 2024 3:28 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Israel-Hamas war: Benjamin Netanyahu disbands war cabinet after key partner exits
- The war cabinet was created on October 11 to manage the country’s military campaigns against Hamas and Hezbollah
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June 17, 2024 3:26 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Punjab: Bodies of 3 boys fished out of Amritsar canal, 1 rescued
- In overnight operation, divers recover bodies of three children who went missing while cooling off in Upper Bari Doab Canal
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June 17, 2024 3:20 PM IST
India News Live Updates: BJP appoints election in-charges for four states for assembly polls
- The BJP has appointed Union ministers Bhupendra Yadav, Dharmendra Pradhan, G Kishen Reddy and Shivraj Singh Chouhan as election in-charges for Maharashtra, Haryana, Jammu & Khashmir and Jharkhand, respectively
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June 17, 2024 3:16 PM IST
India News Live Updates: 19 trains cancelled as Kanchanjunga Express accident disrupts service: Full list
- Kanchanjunga Express accident: The accident blocked both Up and Down lines and disrupting long-distance train services in the region.
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June 17, 2024 3:08 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Australia-bound plane’s engine catches fire mid-air, lands in New Zealand
- The plane headed to Melbourne, had to make an emergency stop at Invercargill, New Zealand, after an engine caught on fire
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June 17, 2024 2:57 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Muslims, Yadavs didn’t vote for me, won’t help them: JD-U’s Sitamarhi MP Devesh Chandra Thakur
- Devesh Chandra Thakur’s comment was criticised by RJD, which reminded him that he was going to take oath to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution
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June 17, 2024 2:55 PM IST
India News Live Updates: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan begins two-day visit to India
- Earlier this year, Sullivan had called off planned visits to India twice because of the US administration’s preoccupation with the Israel-Hamas conflict
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June 17, 2024 2:41 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Bengal train accident: Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt: ‘Direct result of…’
- Kanchanjunga Express train accident: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Narendra Modi government’s track record on railway safety.
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