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NIA conducts multiple raids at premises of terrorist associates in Punjab, Haryana
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted raids at 10 locations in Punjab and Haryana at the premises connected with some associates of Canada-based terrorist Arshdeep Dala, an official said.
The raids were conducted a day after a special court in Mohali declared Dala a proclaimed offender in a case of conspiracy to kill a priest in Punjab, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.
The official said the searches were conducted at the premises of associates of Dala and his close aide Manpreet Singh alias Peeta, currently living in the Philippines, in a case registered suo motu by the NIA on August 20 last year.
155 commercial establishments in Delhi get permission to operate 24*7
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approved 24x7 operations for 155 shops and commercial establishments
Delhi Crime News Updates: Bodies of two children found inside wooden box
-- Bodies of two children, aged 7 and 8 years, were found inside an old wooden box at a factory in the Jamia Nagar area of Delhi.
-- A call was received at PS Jamia Nagar regarding the discovery of the bodies of two children at house No F2 Joga Bai extension. They had been missing since yesterday.
-- The deceased used to live in this house with their parents; their father Balbir worked as a guard on the property, the Delhi Police informed.
-- Local inquiry revealed that the deceased had lunch at 3 pm with their parents and went missing around 3.30 pm.
-- The crime team has confirmed that there is no injury on the bodies and this seems to be a case of accidental asphyxia.
Weather Updates: IMD predicts light rainfall, thunderstorm in Delhi-NCR
Thunderstorms with light-intensityrain and gusty winds would occur over & adjoining areas of parts of North Delhi, North-East Delhi, North-West Delhi, and East Delhi (Narela, Bawana, Alipur, Burari, Kanjhawala, Rohini, Badili, Model Town, Karawal Nagar, Azadpur, Pitampura, Civil Lines) and Rohtak, Sonipat, Kharkhoda (Haryana) during the next two hours, the Indian Meteorological Department said.
Air India to fly diverted passengers from Russia on Wednesday
Air India will send a plane on Wednesday to pick up passengers and crew who were on board a flight diverted to Russia and fly them to their original destination, San Francisco.
An Air India plane headed for San Francisco from Delhi was forced to divert and land at Magadan airport in Russia's Far East after it developed a technical issue with one of its engines.
Cybersecurity team detects another malware attack on AIIMS Delhi
-- AIIMS Delhi said that a malware attack was detected at 2.50 pm by the cybersecurity systems deployed in AIIMS.
-- The attempt was successfully thwarted, and the threat was neutralised by the deployed cyber security systems.
-- The e-hospital services are fully secure and are functioning normally, the hospital officials said.
Sarita Vihar flyover in southeast Delhi to remain closed for 50 days for repair work
Police on Tuesday issued a traffic advisory in view of the closure of carriageways of Sarita Vihar flyover on Outer Ring Road for 50 days from Wednesday owing to repair work being undertaken by the Public Works Department (PWD).
The flyover is a part of Mathura Road which connects southeast Delhi to Faridabad in Haryana.
Bajrang Sena workers join Congress in presence of former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath
Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath said: “They (Bajrang Sena workers) have supported Congress. They have supported the truth. They too can feel where is Madhya Pradesh being dragged to - be it corruption, unemployment, or any other area. I congratulate and welcome them that are supporting the truth.”
Political News Live Updates: Rs 27 crore Mudra loans disbursed to women entrepreneurs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has disbursed a record Rs 27 crore Mudra loans to women entrepreneurs who, today, empower the Indian economy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said.
CCI approves Manipal Health, Manipal Education, Medical Group India merger
The Competition Commission of India has approved the proposed combination involving Manipal Health Enterprises Private Limited and Manipal Education and Medical Group India Private Limited.
Odisha Train Accident Live Updates: Odisha govt to provide ambulance for transferring bodies by road
Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said the state government will be providing an ambulance for those who want to transfer bodies by road.
“We will be bearing all costs for the transfer of bodies; we have arrangements for those transferring bodies via railways as well,” he said.
Jena added: “We will be doing DNA sampling for the unidentified bodies. The Odisha government is working with the aim to minimise any inconvenience for the affected families.”
Airbus to offer DGCA-approved drone pilot training courses in India
European aviation major Airbus on Tuesday said it will offer DGCA-approved drone pilot training courses in India.
The five-day certificate courses, designed for micro and small category drones, will commence at the Airbus Training Centre in Bengaluru on June 26, Airbus said in a statement.
The programme will include both theory and flying lessons that will boost the knowledge of aspiring drone pilots and deepen capabilities in the fast-developing drone sector in India, it said.
Odisha Train Accident Live Updates: BJP slams Bengal govt over arrangements made to compensate kin of deceased
LoP West Bengal and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari attacked the ruling Trinamool party and said: “The relatives of people who were injured in Balasore train accident are being compelled to come to Netaji Indoor Stadium tomorrow because CM Mamata Banerjee will deliver a speech there and handover cheques to the injured and relatives of the deceased. It is shameful that they are being told to come to Kolkata. They have not even recovered from the trauma.”
Govt removes 40% procurement ceilings on various pulses
The Government of India has removed the procurement ceilings of 40 percent for tur, urad, and masur dal (pulses) under Price Support Scheme operations for 2023-24.
The removal of the procurement ceiling is expected to boost domestic production of pulses, the Government said.
It added: “The assured procurement of these pulses by the Government at remunerative prices will help motivate the farmers to enhance sowing area in respect of tur, urad and masur in the upcoming Kharif and Rabi sowing seasons in order to enhance the production.”
Air India flight AI173 diverted and landed safely in Russia due to technical issue
Air India flight AI173 operating from Delhi to San Francisco developed a technical issue with one of its engines. The flight with 216 passengers and 16 crew was diverted and landed safely at Magadan airport in Russia. The passengers are being provided with all support on ground and will be provided alternate options to reach their destinations at the earliest. The aircraft is undergoing mandatory checks on the ground: Air India spokesperson
MC News | WWDC 2023 | Apple focuses on mental health with new updates
Besides big hardware announcements and new software updates, Apple focused on mental wellness and physical well-being with new features that will allow you to track your mental health, along with new tools to combat nearsightedness. Here's everything that was announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023.
Apple's Mindfulness and Health apps on iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch now allow users to monitor moods and mental health with the help of "engaging, multidimensional shapes" that users can scroll through and choose how they are feeling. Read more.
We want that truth must come out, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
We must work for the people. We must be with the people. We want that truth must come out. Truth must not be suppressed, says West Bengal CM and former Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee after meeting the injured of Balasore Train Accident.
Election is our right: Omar Abdullah in J&K
“….Election is our right. If they want to snatch away the rights of the people of J&K and if that gives them some kind of satisfaction, then do it. We too have self-respect. We won't cow down before them. Election Commission should answer this, we want to hear from them,” said National Conference leader Omar Abdullah.
MC News | 64% private sector employees unaffected by job cuts, survey finds
A survey conducted by consumer data intelligence company Axis My India on the India Consumer Sentiment Index has shed light on optimistic consumer perceptions around the economy, employment, and technology adoption.
The survey was conducted on a sample size of 9,657 people across 33 states and union territories, of which 68 percent belonged to rural India and 32 percent to urban counterparts.
CBI takes over investigation into Balasore train accident, probe underway
The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case on the request of Ministry of Railways, consent of the Odisha Government and further orders from DoPT(Govt. of India) relating to the train accident involving Coromandel Express, Yashwantpur-Howrah Express and a Goods train at Bahanaga Bazar in the State of Odisha on 2nd June, 2023.
CBI has taken over the investigation of the case earlier registered at Balasore GRPS, District Cuttack(Odisha) vide GRPS Case No.64 dated 03.06.2023 regarding the said accident. A CBI team has reached Balasore (Odisha).
Investigation is continuing.
Rajnath Singh & Boris Pistorius review defence cooperation activities
German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateralmeeting in Delhi today. Both Ministers examined the current activities of bilateral defence cooperation and looked into measures to improve it, particularly through defence industrial partnership, said Ministry of Defence.
Defence ministry added, that Rajnath Singh, emphasised the new opportunities in the military manufacturing industry, particularly the potential for German investments in the two Defence Industrial Corridors in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Along with strengthening supply chains, the Indian defence sector might engage in the German defence industry's supply chains and offer value to the ecosystem.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on BalasoreT rain Tragedy
“Odisha and West Bengal govt are working together. They are providing free treatment. 103 bodies belonging to West Bengal have been identified and 97 people are under treatment and 31 are missing,” said Mamata Banerjee.
Odisha train accident LIVE: Mamata Banerjee arrives in Cuttack, Odisha, visits SCB Medical College and Hospital
West Bengal CM and former Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha to meet the people who are admitted there after getting injured in the Balasore Train Accident.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets his German counterpart Boris Pistorius in New Delhi. The German Defence Minister is on a four-day visit to India.
Farmers stage protest on Delhi-Amritsar National Highway LIVE
Farmers block Delhi-Amritsar National Highway in Kurukshetra against the Haryana government’s decision to not buy sunflower seeds on the minimum support price (MSP).
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Maheshinder Singh Grewal addresses 2024 Polls plans
"We can't go with Congress because of OperationBlueStar. If BJP comes to this conclusion that partners should be given due respect then nothing is impossible in politics," says Maheshinder Singh Grewal, Shiromani Akali Dal on 2024 polls
Odisha train accident LIVE: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate comments on CBI probe
“I don’t think this is CBI’s job; these answers need to be given by the present day elected government,” says Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on CBI probe into #OdishaRailTragedy.
Karnataka News LIVE: JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy talks about 2024 plans
"If national parties think they have already finished JD(S) then they are in fool's paradise. We will organise our party. I know what will be the performance of Congress govt. I know how they will go with good governance," JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy said
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Delhi Police visits WFI chief's UP home, records statements of associates, employees
Bhagalpur bridge collapse LIVE: Bihar govt slaps show cause notice on construction company
Bihar govt slaps show cause notice on construction company; executive engineer suspended, says Additional Chief Secretary for Road Construction Department Pratyaya Amrit
NCB's mega drug bust LIVE: NCB seizes 15,000 bloats of LSD drug
-Gyaneshwar Singh, Dy DG (NR) of the NCB told the media that they have arrested 6 persons in two cases and seized '15,000 bloats of LSD drug which is 2.5 thousand more than the commercial quantity'
-The commercial quantity of this drug is .1 gram. It's a synthetic drug and is very dangerous. It's the biggest seizure in the last 2 decades
Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: Injured passengers receive medical treatment in Balasore
-Injured passengers of the ill-fated Coromandel Express train are receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Balasore, 11 of themwere travelling to Chennai;
-"One person from our group is still missing", says an injured passenger.
NIA raids nine locations in Punjab and Haryana to investigate fund collection for banned terrorist outfit
National Investigation Agency today conducted searches at nine locations in Punjab and one in Haryana in connection with a criminal conspiracy to raise funds for the banned terrorist organization Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF).
BJP protests proposal to withdraw the anti-cow slaughter law in Karnataka
Karnataka BJP workers held a demonstration in Bengaluru against the Congress-led state government's decision to restrict free power to 12 months average and the proposal to withdraw the anti-cow slaughter law.
Manipur Violence LIVE: BSF jawan dies in counter-insurgency operation
BSF jawan Ct/GD Ranjit Yadav, who sustained bullet injury was evacuated to Jivan Hospital, Kakching where he was declared dead.
Manipur Violence LIVE
BSF jawan killed in Manipur's Serou area, two Assam Rifles personnel injured says Army
Odisha Train Crash LIVE Updates: Need to develop a culture of safety
If a single person can manipulate the system or a single piece of equipment can fail on the unsafe side, it cannot be accepted as a fail-safe system... Read More
Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: Odisha to bear transportation cost of bodies
Odisha Chief Secretary PK Jena told reporters that the state will bear the transportation cost of taking the bodies of the triple train accident victims to different states. "Arrangements for free transportation of the bodies by hearses to various destinations will be done to help the bereaved families," he said.
At least 192 bodies were brought to Bhubaneswar from Balasore on June 4 and kept in the morgues of six private and government hospitals. According to a government note, 1,009 of those 1,207 injured who were admitted in different hospitals have been discharged.
Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: Indian Railways assists families in tracking kin
The Odisha Government and Indian Railways have initiated assistance to families of the Odisha train accident victims. For this, photos of the unidentified injured and deceased have been uploaded to a link along with details of the hospitals.
Besides this, the Railway Helpline number 139 is available 24/7 and additional BMC Helpline numbers 18003450061/1929 are also operational round the clock.
The Municipal Commissioner's office in Bhubaneswar has set up a control room to direct people to hospitals or mortuaries as necessary, with the assistance of dedicated officials and vehicles.
Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: Insurers must expedite processes for victims, says IRDAI
IRDAI has asked all insurance companies to proactively process, simplify and fast-track settlement of claims related to the triple train crash in Balasore. “Claims shall be processed proactively, if the insured’s name is in the list of deceased or injured persons…and was travelling in the trains which met with accident as identified by the appropriate government authorities,” the IRDAI said in a circular issued to insurers on June 5. They will also have to fast-track disbursement of approved claims.
Earlier, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had also asked insurers to expedite settlement processes.
Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: Father refuses to believe his son died in Odisha train crash, finds him alive in morgue
One Kolkata man, who refused to believe his son had died in the Odisha train crash, travelled over 200 km to search for him and finally found him alive – in a morgue.... Read More
Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: 170 bodies of victims identified
Bodies of 170 victims have been identified out of the 275 deceased in the Balasore train accident, Chief Secretary PK Jena. He added that death certificates for those identified will be provided "at earliest" and will be sent to families online or using high speed post. Further, the Odisha Government has announced toll-free numbers for those looking for their missing relatives. These are:18003450061 / 18003451929
India-Germany Defence Meet: Indo-Rus relations not for Germany to change on our own, says Pistorius
India remaining dependent on Russian weapons is not in Germany's interest, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told state-owned broadcaster DW before he began his 4-day trip to India.
"It is not up to Germany to change that on our own. This is an issue we have to solve jointly with other partners. But of course, we can't have an interest in the long run that India is so dependent on Russia's delivery of weapons or other materials," Pistorius said while replying to a question on India's dependence on Russian weaponry.
India-Germany Defence Meet: 'Want to signal support to partners,' says Pistorius
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is on a visit to India after holding meets in Indonesia and Singapore. The minister told media the meets come as they want to "send a signal that we are willing to support our partners, our reliable partners like Indonesia, like India". He added that this support includes "the possibility of delivering submarines". He did not elaborate, but in June 2021, India had cleared a Rs 43,000 crore project to build six six conventional submarines for the Indian Navy.
The submarines are expected to be conducted under the 'strategic partnership model' which allows domestic defence manufacturers to partner with foreign defence leaders to produce high-end military platforms to reduce import dependence.
India-Germany Defence Meet: Defence Ministers Boris Pistorius, Rajnath Singh to meet today
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is on a 4-day visit to India, and is scheduled to meet Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today. The meeting is expected to be wide-ranging, with likely focus on expanding the two countries' bilateral defence industrial cooperation.
India has plans to secure six stealth conventional submarines from Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) at a cost of around Rs 43,000 crore. This is also expected to be on today's meeting agenda.
Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: Indian Railways emphasises safety drive
The Indian Railways has launched a safety drive with all zonal headquarters. The directions include security of station relay rooms and compounds housing signalling equipment, including "double locking arrangements".
In a letter to general managers of all zones, the Railway Board has directed that a safety drive should be launched immediately with special focus on all 'goomties' (rooms along tracks) housing signalling equipment within station limits. It said they should be checked and it should be ensured they have "double locking arrangements". The board said that "all relay rooms in stations should be checked and ensured for the proper working of 'double locking arrangement'".
"It should also be checked and ensured that there is data logging and generation of SMS alert for opening/closing of the door of these relay rooms," it said. "During safety drive these items should be checked at 100 per cent of the above locations, further these items should be super-checked by officers for 10 per cent of the above locations," it said.
Odisha train accident: Insurers must expedite, ease claim settlement process for victims, says IRDAI
IRDAI asks insurers to settle Odisha train accident claims proactively, publish claims-related information on their website on a daily basis for a week, and later, on a weekly basis for a month.... Read More
Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: Damaged tracks restored, trains began movement
Just 5 hours after the damaged tracks in Balasore were restored, and around 51 hours since the accident, trains have begun plying the line. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and other senior officials have been camping at the site to oversee restoration work.
First to move on the route was coal carrying goods train from Vizag to Rourkela Steel Plant. It took the route at 10.40 pm on June 4. The first high-speed train was the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express, which passed on June 5 morning. Next trains were the Howrah-Puri Express and Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Sampark Kranti Express.\
Vaishnav waved to the train drivers who passed the route.
Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: Odisha police registered case under IPC and Railway Act
A case under sections of the Railways Act and the IPC has been registered by the Odisha police. The case is against those who caused death by negligence in the Balasore accident, sources told PTI.
IPC sections such as 37 and 38 (related to causing hurt and endangering lives through rash or negligent action), 304A (causing death by negligence) and 34 (common intention; and sections 153 (unlawful and negligent action endangering lives of Railway passengers), 154 and 175 (endangering lives) of the Railways Act, have been applied.
Odisha Train Accident LIVE Updates: Case likely to be handed to CBI's Special Crime Unit in Delhi
A CBI probe has been recommended into the Odisha train accident, according to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
As per procedure, the CBI will take over the Balasore GRP case number 64 registered by Odisha Police. Sources told PTI that the Special Crime Unit at the Delhi Headquarters has been allotted the case.
Meanwhile, opposition parties have questioned and opposed the need for CBI involvement in the case. However, officials said findings of a preliminary probe like "deliberate interference" in the system necessitated the investigation by a professional agency.
