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  • June 20, 2022 1:59 p.m. IST

    Indian Army issues notification for Agniveer Recruitment Rally

    Indian Army issues notification for Agniveer Recruitment Rally with registration to open from July.

  • June 20, 2022 1:51 p.m. IST

    Chinese oil imports from Russia jump 55% year on year

    Chinese oil imports from Russia jumped 55% year-on-year, AFP reports citing customs.

  • Jun 20, 2022 1:14 p.m. IST

    51 protesters including 3 Congress MPs detained at Delhi-Haryana border

    51 protesters, including 3 congress MPs, stood at the Delhi-Haryana border amid the Agnipath unrest.

  • Jun 20, 2022 1:03 p.m. IST

    Prime Minister Modi inaugurates Brain Research Center in Bangalore

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Brain Research Center at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.

  • June 20, 2022 12:52 PM IST

    BJP leader JP Nadda meets with senior Communist Party of Vietnam official

    BJP leader JP Nadda meets Nguyen Van Nen, senior member of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

  • June 20, 2022 12:21 PM IST

    Train stopped by Youth Congress workers at Shivaji Bridge Station in Delhi

    Youth Congress workers stop training in Delhi amid protests against Agnipath’s military project.

  • June 20, 2022 12:13 PM IST

    ‘Antim Ardas’ by Sawinder Singh, who was killed in the attack on a gurudwara in Kabul, Afghanistan, held in Tilak Nagar

    ‘Antim Ardas’ by Sawinder Singh, who was killed in the attack on a gurudwara in Kabul Afghanistan, held at Gurudwara Guru Arjan Dev ji in Tilak Nagar.

  • June 20, 2022 11:27 am IST

    Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik move SC against Bombay HC, hearing shortly

    Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik are asking the Supreme Court to challenge the Bombay HC order regarding their application to vote in the MLC elections, hearing shortly.

  • June 20, 2022 11:13 a.m. IST

    Rahul Gandhi reaches ED desk for 4th round of questions

    Rahul Gandhi reaches ED desk for 4th round of questioning in National Herald case Congress holds satyagraha protests.

  • June 20, 2022 10:58 am IST

    Massive traffic jams on the Delhi-Gurugram highway

    Massive traffic jam rumbles at Sarhaul border on Delhi-Gurugram highway as Delhi police start checking vehicles following Bharat Bandh against Agnipath scheme.

  • June 20, 2022 10:19 a.m. IST

    Prime Minister Modi will visit Karnataka today

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Karnataka today where he will attend programs in Bengaluru and Mysuru. Among other programs, it will also lay the foundation stone and inaugurate development works worth more than Rs. 27,000 crores in Bangalore.

  • Jun 20, 2022 9:54 a.m. IST

    Sensex opens green at 51,450; Nifty starts the session at 15,314.

  • June 20, 2022 09:30 IST

    12,781 new Covid cases in India, 118 less than yesterday

    12,781 new Covid cases in India, 118 less than yesterday; active cases pass 75K note.

  • Jun 20, 2022 7:33 a.m. IST

    Several, including a cop, were shot dead in Washington DC near the site of the Juneteenth concert

    Several people, including a police officer, were shot in Washington DC, apparently near the site of the Juneteenth music concert, in search of a suspect. Read more

  • Jun 20, 2022 6:54 a.m. IST

    Nitish Kumar announces aid for victims who died from thunderstorms and lightning

    Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced an ex-gratia from 4 lakh each to relatives of all those who died in various parts of the state due to thunderstorms and lightning. Six people died in Bhagalpur, 3 in Vaishali, 2 in Khagaria, 1 in Katihar, 1 in Saharsa, 1 in Madhepura, 2 in Banka and 1 in Munger.

  • June 20, 2022 05:40 IST

    Rahul Gandhi will appear before ED today

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is due to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday for the fourth round of questioning in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald affair. His party will organize a nationwide peaceful protest against the central government’s “vendetta policy.”

  • June 20, 2022 05:38 IST

    Monsoon could hit Delhi around June 30: Skymet

    The southwest monsoon is expected to arrive in Delhi around June 30, three days later than its usual arrival date, a private forecaster said on Sunday, although India’s meteorological department has not made an official announcement. Read more

Assam: 2 police officers washed away by floodwaters, bodies found

Nagaon district has been badly affected by the ongoing devastating floods in Assam, with 3,64,459 people affected by the Kopili river flowing above the highest flood level in Kampur.

Villagers fish near a house submerged by flood waters along National Highway 31 in Rangia, Kamrup district, Assam. (AFP)

Villagers fish near a house submerged by flood waters along National Highway 31 in Rangia, Kamrup district, Assam. (AFP)

Posted Jun 20, 2022 1:51 PM IST

Prime Minister Modi receives a warm welcome in Bangalore and will unveil big plans afterwards

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil several major projects in Bangalore, including the country’s “one and only and first air-conditioned railway station” located at Bayyappana Halli.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recognizes BJP workers in Bengaluru (Twitter/ANI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recognizes BJP workers in Bengaluru (Twitter/ANI)

Updated Jun 20, 2022 1:26 PM IST

Rail and road traffic affected; enhanced security for Agnipath-Bharat Bandh stir: Top 10

Bharat Bandh: Several states have seen heightened security to quell protests against Agnipath

Gurugram: Police personnel check vehicles ahead of the Congress protest, in Gurugram, Monday, June 20, 2022. Congress leaders will protest against the Centre's Agnipath program and alleged 'vendetta policy' targeting Rahul Gandhi.  (Photo PTI)(PTI)

Gurugram: Police personnel check vehicles ahead of the Congress protest, in Gurugram, Monday, June 20, 2022. Congress leaders will protest against the Centre’s Agnipath program and alleged ‘vendetta policy’ targeting Rahul Gandhi. (Photo PTI)(PTI)

Posted Jun 20, 2022 1:21 PM IST

Australian Deputy Prime Minister on 4-day visit to India starting today; defense cooperative on the agenda

Richard Marles, who is the first senior Anthony Albanese government official to visit New Delhi, will meet Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his visit.

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles.  (AP Photo)

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles. (AP Photo)

Updated Jun 20, 2022 11:50am IST

Bharat Bandh: Security measures trigger traffic jams in the NCR

Many motorists, especially office workers, took to social media to demand the intervention of traffic police and shared images of the traffic jams.

Heavy traffic jam on the Delhi-Gurugram highway.  (PTI)

Heavy traffic jam on the Delhi-Gurugram highway. (PTI)

Posted Jun 20, 2022 11:50am IST

Why is a young, fit and tech-savvy Agniveer the only answer to China?

The “Agniveer” recruitment program aims to make the Indian army younger and fitter, as future deployments will be on the 3,488 km long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, India will expecting Beijing to exert increased military pressure on the disputed border.

Indian Army soldiers are deployed at heights higher than the highest peaks in Europe

Indian Army soldiers are deployed at heights higher than the highest peaks in Europe

Posted Jun 20, 2022 11:37 IST

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