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Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reports that the Southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala sooner than expected. The anticipated date for the onset was June 1, but it arrived three days earlier. What is Onset?Kerala’s Southwest monsoon onset heralds the beginning of the four-month (June – September) monsoon season in India. This onset brings about […]
An unfortunate accident, Friday morning, claimed the lives of seven soldiers and left 19 other critically injured in Ladakh. Their vehicle is reported to have skidded off a road and plunged into the Shyok river in the Turtuk sector in Ladakh. The incident took place around 9 am at a spot which is around 25 […]
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has seized tons of weapons from the yearly traditional Rath Yatra. On Thursday, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested three people with six pistols, 526 cartridges, and a pistol. Like the Rath Yatra, seizing weapons has also become a yearly tradition for cops to catch weapons during the occasion. Further, the Crime […]
The much-awaited Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will be played between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The match, scheduled later today, will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Both teams have displayed some excellent cricket throughout the tournament. The pitch at Narendra Modi Stadium is expected to […]
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) today gave a clean chit to Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan in the drug case against him. The police had taken Aryan Khan in to custody in October last year, along with several others, for possessing narcotics. The NCB is filing complaints against 14 people, but dropping the case against […]
Amreen Bhat, a 35-year-old Kashmiri television actress, was slain in a terror assault in the Chadoora region of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday, May 25. When the event occurred, her 10-year-old nephew was also in her vicinity. The nephew received gunshot wounds to his arm while Amreen was confirmed dead at the hospital. The […]
In a historic move, the Mamata Banerjee Cabinet on Thursday decided that she would be the Chancellor of all state-run universities and not the Governor amid the standoff between the West Bengal Government and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar over the appointment of vice-chancellors. The relevant law will be amended by the State Government in the assembly to make the Chief […]
Delhi Court, on Wednesday, announced its verdict regarding the quantum of punishment for Yasin Malik, who was convicted of all charges against him, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) last week. The bench has decided to punish Yasin malik with life imprisonment along with ₹10 lakh as a fine. Ahead of […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought the death penalty on Wednesday for convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik. Malik had previously pleaded guilty to all charges, including those under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in a terror funding case. The agency made the submission before special judge Praveen Singh, while the court-appointed amicus curiae […]
Heavy showers and feisty winds in Delhi brought flights with more than 900 unscheduled fliers to Ahmedabad airport. On Tuesday, during the early hours at the Ahmedabad airport, passengers were thick on the ground. Moreover, 263 passengers, including 17 crew members, were aboard an Air-Canada flight quelled due to turbulence. Three passengers and five crew […]
Former Union Minister Kapil Sibal announced his resignation from the Congress on Wednesday, just moments after filing his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha as an independent candidate backed by the Samajwadi Party. “I resigned from the Congress party on May 16,” Kapil Sibal declared, astounded the media with information that had remained hidden since the […]
The local authorities have halted the Kedarnath Yatra at Sonprayag because of heavy showers and snowfall. The Rudraprayag Circle Officer, Pramod Ghildiyal, informed the media on Tuesday, May 24. The helicopter services from Phata and Gaurikund also stay suspended, he added. The suspension of the Kedarnath Yatra occurred on Monday as the clouds were bucketing […]
The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced that the Centre would reduce the central excise duty on petrol and diesel. As per the FM, the petrol rate would drop by ₹9.5 per liter, and diesel would drop by ₹7 per liter. As a result, the government would bear a revenue implication of ₹1 lakh crores […]
Over the last six years, Coal India Limited (CIL) production has witnessed a slower growth than the company-owned mines. In 2020-22, the coal production of captive mines leaped by 38.5%, while the CIL observed a tepid growth of 3.4%. The captive mines have also raced ahead in the power sector with a growth of 72%. […]
Professor Nilofar Khan was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the university on Thursday, succeeding Professor Talat Ahmad, whose tenure ended on May 19. Professor Khan has over 30 years of teaching experience and has held several academic and administrative positions at the university, including Dean, College Development Council, Registrar, Dean Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, and […]
Western Railways announced the diversion of six trains passing from Ahmedabad due to the Mega Traffic Block between Vangoan and Dahanu Station on May 22, Sunday. Timings of various trains passing from Ahmedabad will be affected. As per the reports, few trains will reschedule while few will be terminated. The trains that will be partially […]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Arun Kumar, granted an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to Jet Airways on Friday, May 20. Finally, the airline can resume its halted commercial flight operations. On May 17, Jet Airways successfully proved the functionality of its flights. However, its wait for AOC was finally over on Friday. According […]
The Ministry of Agriculture has given yet another shock regarding India’s wheat production. On Thursday, the Agricultural Ministry informed that the wheat output would shrink nearly 3% to 106 million tonnes in 2022. It would be the first decline since 2014-15. They blamed the hot weather for the fall in production. In the 2020-21 crop […]
In Hyderabad, the first case of Omicron’s subvariant BA.4 was discovered. The sample has been sent to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) for confirmation. A person familiar with the situation confirmed on Thursday that an official announcement from INSACOG has yet to be made. About BA.4 Omicron Variant:New omicron sublineages discovered this month […]
The Supreme Court and Varanasi Court shall restart hearings on the Gyanvapi Mosque case on Thursday, May 19. The petitioners seek permission to worship what they claim to be the ‘shivling’ in the Gyanvapi Mosque Complex. Petitioners say that invaders demolished part of the Kashi-Vishwanath Temple in the 16th century and built a mosque over […]
