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The civil aviation ministry on Friday ordered a thorough inspection of the structural strength of all airports in the country, following the roof collapse incident at the Delhi airport that left one dead and at least six persons injured. Following the incident that happened at around 5 am on...
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Welcoming the bail granted to former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader was arrested out of political malice.In a post on X, the Congress leader said he talked to Soren on phone and expressed...
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Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran and his wife Supriya Menon have acquired a major stake in Kochi FC, a team which will compete in the upcoming Super League Kerala (SLK) Football Championship.Season One of the 60-day SLK will start from August end this year and has six franchises including Kochi FC.The...
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Delhi recorded 228.1 mm of rainfall on Friday, the highest since 1936 for the month of June, and the weatherman predicted more spells over the weekend in the national capital.The Safdarjung Observatory, the city's primary weather station, recorded 228.1 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana next week. The summit, to be held on July 3 and 4, is expected to focus on the regional security situation and ways to boost connectivity and trade. The...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested the principal and vice principal of a school in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said.Ehsanul Haque, the principal of Oasis School, was made the city coordinator of Hazaribagh for the...
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Advance of Southwest Monsoon as on June 28, 2024.
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Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Friday took stock of the situation in Delhi after hours-long rain brought the city to a standstill and directed officials to set up an emergency control room and deploy static pumps to address waterlogging reports.Chairing an emergency meeting, the L-G said all...
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Nag Ashwin's 3D spectacle Kalki 2898 AD registered a record opening at the global box office, earning Rs 191.5 crore gross on day one of its release, the makers said on Friday. Touted as a marriage of Hindu epic Mahabharata and science fiction, the big-budget film is produced by Vyjayanthi...
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The Union civil aviation ministry on Friday asked airlines to ensure that there is no abnormal surge in airfares for flights to and from the national capital amid suspension of operations at Delhi airport's Terminal 1 following the roof collapse incident.On Friday at around 5 am, a canopy at the...
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A Thiruvananthapuram-Mumbai flight of Vistara received a bomb threat on Friday following which a search was being carried out, police said in Mumbai. A note saying 'bomb on board' was found by a crew member, said an official of Sahar police station. As the flight landed at the Chhatrapati...
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Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was released from Birsa Munda Jail on Friday after the high court granted bail to him in a money laundering case linked to a land scam, an official said.As Soren stepped out of the jail, a large number of JMM supporters cheered and raised slogans in...
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Delhi airport operator DIAL on Friday said it has set up a technical committee to probe the roof collapse at the airport's Terminal 1 and the primary cause of the incident seems to be continued heavy rainfall.In the incident, which happened at around 5 am on Friday, one person died and a few...
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Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) Vikram Misri was on Friday named as the next foreign secretary, according to an official order.Misri, a 1989 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has been appointed to the post with effect from July 15, it said.He will succeed Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who...
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Delhi Minister Atishi on a submerged city: We have identified around 200 hotspots till the last rain. Out of these, 40 hotspots are under CCTV surveillance by PWD. You have to understand that if Delhi receives rainfall of 228 mm, then it will take time to decrease the water level. Right now,...
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The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day on Friday as the opposition demanded a discussion on the alleged irregularities in the conduct of the medical entrance exam NEET.Taking to X, LoP Rahul Gandhi posts a video and says, Everybody knows the papers were leaked. The dreams and...
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The AAP on Friday demanded compensation of Rs 1 crore for the kin of the person killed in the airport roof collapse incident. Addressing a press conference, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Jasmine Shah said the BJP-led central government should come in forefront and explain the reasons for the...
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Terrible traffic congestion on expressways in and out of Delhi
Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Friday took stock of the situation in Delhi after hours-long rain brought the city to a standstill and directed officials to set up an emergency control room and deploy static pumps to address waterlogging reports.Chairing an emergency meeting, the LG said that...
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday announced a financial assistance scheme entailing a monthly allowance of Rs 1,500 to eligible women in the age group of 21 to 60 years in the state Budget for 2024-25. Pawar, who holds the finance portfolio, said in his budget speech in the...
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Pic retweeted by @Supriya23bh
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has tea INDIA alliance MPs including the Samajwadi party MP from Ayodhaya Awdhesh Prasad (in red cap).The Opposition continued its strident pitch on the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination with the Congress and other parties demanding a discussion on...
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Former Puducherry governor and IPS officer, Kiran Bedi, shares a video of water being mopped from inside her house. She writes, We shift from one crisis to another. Scorching summer heat to water logging in #monsoon.
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A video grab of the road outside Shashi Tharoor's home
People in Delhi woke up to a rain devastated city on Friday with a canopy at Delhi airport's busy Terminal 1 collapsing, killing one person, and many parts of the city inundated with water entering homes, submerging vehicles and leading to mile-long traffic snarls.Congress MP Shashi Tharoor...
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Aviation minister inspects the damage
The Trinamool Congress on Friday slammed the central government for the roof collapse at Delhi airport's Terminal 1, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantee was crumbling. Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu announced that an investigation has been ordered into the roof...
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Railings installed along the road divider in Noida Sector 18 collapsed and fell on the road following heavy rainfall.
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A six-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of dogs in Sangareddy district of Telangana on Friday, police said. The boy, son of construction workers from Bihar, Friday morning went to answer nature's call behind the camp where they stay when the dogs attacked him, police said. Death was...
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Cong MP Manish Tewari wades through the water at his home
The monsoon has finally arrived in Delhi after a long and severe heat spell in the city, the IMD announced on Friday. In an official statement, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into the entire Delhi region. The Northern Limit of...
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Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day amid opposition uproar over NEET issue. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a respectful and good discussion in Parliament on the issue of alleged irregularities in the conduct of...
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A waterlogged road in Jangpura and RK Ashram.
Due to heavy rains in Delhi, power supply was disrupted in several parts of the city on Friday morning, officials said. Power disruption was caused due to technical faults and precautionary shutdown in the city's waterlogged areas, the officials of power distribution companies (discoms)...
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The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case linked to land scam. The high court had on June 13 reserved its decision on Soren's bail plea. Bail has been granted to Soren. The court has held that prima facie he is not guilty of...
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Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U supremo Nitish Kumar on Friday left for Delhi, a day before the party's National Executive meeting scheduled to be held in the national capital. Kumar will chair the National Executive meeting on June 29. According to party insiders Kumar, who is the party's...
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And so it begins. Lok Sabha adjourned till noon. LoP Rahul Gandhi raised NEET issue and demanded, along wth Opposition MPs, that the matter be discussed. Speaker Om Birla insisted that discussion on Motion of Thanks to President's Address be taken up first. LoP says, ...We wanted to give a...
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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi says, Yesterday, all the leaders of the opposition parties had a meeting and it was unanimous that today, we want a discussion on the NEET issue.There should be a discussion on NEET here in the House. I request the Prime Minister that this is an...
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A picture from the waterlogged Azad Market underpass in Delhi. Passengers are being rescued from a bus.
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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, KC Venugopal and Ranjeet Ranjan give adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss alleged irregularities in NEET-UG 2024.
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Following the paper leak controversy around the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical undergraduates and the cancellation of UGC-NET due to lack of integrity, the opposition has been raising demands to discuss the issue of paper leaks in Parliament. Congress MP KC Venugopal...
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Airtel has announced a price hike across all its pre-paid and post-paid. The change in tariff plans will go into effect from July 3rd across all circles and throughout India. The most affordable plan of Airtel will now cost Rs 199 for a validity of 28 days, with 2GB data, unlimited calling and...
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Severe waterlogging in Lodhi Estate area after incessant heavy rainfall. The area is completely waterlogged and no vehicular movement is possible. Visuals outside the residence of SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav. Union Ministers and MPs live in this area.
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SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav was carried to his car by members of his staff as the area around his residence is completely inundated. Visuals from Lodhi Estate area. Heavy rains lashed Delhi early Friday, waterlogging roads across the national capital and causing a portion of the roof of the Delhi...
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Visual from Terminal-1 of Delhi airport
IndiGo says: Flight operations are impacted due to structural damage to Terminal 1, Delhi Airport because of adverse weather conditions. This has led to flight cancellations at Delhi as passengers are not able to enter the terminal. Passengers already inside the terminal will be able to board...
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Heavy rains lashed Delhi early Friday, waterlogging roads across the national capital and causing a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 to collapse.
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Delhi and the NCR (National Capital Region) received incessant rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning beginning in the early hours of Friday. Several parts of Delhi were waterlogged in the first heavy rains that the national capital has received. Several vehicles were seen...
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Update: One person died and five were injured after a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 collapsed on cars, including taxis, amid heavy rain early Friday, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials said. They said a search operation was conducted to make sure no one was trapped in...
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As many as 13 people died and four others were injured after the van they were travelling in allegedly collided with a lorry at Gundenahalli cross in Byadagi Taluk early on Friday, police said. According to police, the accident occurred around 3.45 am when the van collided with a lorry which was...
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Flight departures have been temporarily suspended at the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 following a roof collapse incident early Friday, according to an official. Due to heavy rain since early this morning, a portion of the canopy at the old departure forecourt of Delhi airport's Terminal-1...
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Six people were injured after a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 fell on cars, including taxis, amid heavy rains early Friday, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials said.They said a search operation is underway to make sure no one else is trapped in the damaged vehicles.Besides...
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The Kerala Health Department on Thursday cautioned the public against various infectious diseases like colds, viral fevers, dengue, and H1N1 in view of continued rains in the state.Amid rising cases of epidemics, the Health Department has made wearing masks mandatory for people visiting...
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The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday said the Amritsar Police should arrest fashion designer and lifestyle influencer Archana Makwana for 'hurting the religious sentiments' of Sikhs by performing yoga at the Golden Temple complex, hours after she asked the apex gurdwara...
