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June 30, 2022

Gujarat BJP team's no-show as AAP leaders keep waiting

MODEL' BATTLE

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Pakistan Angle Emerges In Udaipur Horror

AN inter-national angle emerged in the barbaric killing of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal by two Islamists on Tuesday. Initial probe by the National Investigation Agency and Rajasthan Police revealed one of the killers has links with an extremist Sunni group in Pakistan and had undergone training there a few years ago.

1 min

RJD weans away four AIMIM MLAs in Bihar

THE Rashtriya Janata Dal, the main opposition party in Bihar, got a shot in the arm on Wednesday when four of the five MLAs of Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM joined the party.

1 min

Uddhav Resigns After SC Okays Floor Test

Decision after Supreme Court rejects plea to stay floor test; BJP expected to stake its claim to run the state

2 mins

AAP launches fresh attack against L-G

FIVE days after reports emerged that Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V K Saxena had not yet cleared a file that would allow Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to travel to Singapore, senior AAP leader Atishi on Wednesday came down heavily on the L-G for “unduly infringing” on Delhi’s administrative processes.

1 min

Parents flag move to reopen schools

School principals assure adherance to Covid protocols, want no more disruption in studies

1 min

Mundka fire: Final rituals held for last identified victim

OVER a month since a blaze ripped through a building in Mundka killing 27 people, Geeta Devi (42), the last victim to be identified, was cremated by her relatives on Wednesday, a senior police officer said.

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GOVT TO BRING 1,950 NEW BUSES TO ITS FLEET BY 2024

THE government will procure 1,950 buses and issue fresh tenders for 4,880 more, taking the fleet to about 12,000 on city roads by December 2024, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday.

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DMRC holds puppet show at its housing colonies

DELHI Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) organised a series of puppet shows at its residential colonies as part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrating 75 years of India’s independence, officials said on Wednesday.

1 min

Free ration scheme extended by three months

Cabinet unanimously approves proposal to allocate free foodgrains to National Food Security Act beneficiaries

1 min

1.8 million tonne wheat exported in two months

TO CRISIS-HIT NATIONS

1 min

Rebel MLAs move to Goa, 72 rooms booked in 5-star hotel

EVEN as the battle for the Maharashtra throne was on in the Supreme Court, the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs, who had been camping in Guwahai’s Radisson Blu Hotel for past eight days, checked out around 5 pm.

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Rajasthan remains tense, leaders appeal for peace

CM Ashok Gehlot calls all-party meeting to discuss law and order

1 min

J&K LEADERS MEET L

THE political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday asserted that the Amarnath pilgrimage is part of Kashmir’s culture, and every citizen of the Union Territory will ensure comfort of the pilgrims.

1 min

US To Boost Military Presence In Europe To Rein In Russia

To send two additional F-35 fighter jet squadrons to the UK; more arsenal to Germany

2 mins

NATO Calls Russia Its ‘Most Significant And Direct Threat'

NATO declared Russia the “most significant and direct threat” to its members’ peace and security, as the military alliance met Wednesday to confront what NATO’s chief called the biggest security crisis since World War II.

1 min

GST Council’s rate hike, items get exemption

GoM, headed by Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, is given 3-month time to submit final report on rate rationalisation, tax slab merger

2 mins

Electric 2W penetration can reach to 100% by FY27, forecasts Niti Aayog

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA’s think-tank Niti Aayog has forecast a 100% penetration of electric two-wheelers (e-2W) in the Indian market by FY 2026–27 in case of an‘ optimistic scenario’.

1 min

In UK time zone, Indian lifters target Birmingham CWG

INDIAN weightlifters are getting into their zone, almost literally. They are perhaps one of those few players from India to reach Birmingham first for acclimatisation.

2 mins

AMID CHANGE, EYES ON BUMRAH

Despite selection conundrum, the focus will be on India pacer ahead of the fifth Test against England

2 mins

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