Star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah on Saturday smashed the most number of runs in an over in a Test cricket match. Bumrah achieved this record during the fifth and final Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham. On Day 2, during the 84th over of the first innings, India’s stand-in captain smoked […]
Israeli strike injures two civilians in coastal Syrian village
Two civilians were wounded at dawn Saturday by an Israeli strike targeting areas in the northwestern province of Tartous, a military statement said. The Israelis carried out their attack from the Mediterranean west of the Lebanese city of Tripoli, targeting poultry farms in the vicinity of Hamidiya town, south of Tartous, the […]
Google to delete location history data for abortion clinic visits
Search engine Google has decided to delete users’ location history when they visit abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters and other places where privacy is sought. The particular update comes days after the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to […]
Telangana CM accuses PM of killing democracy, federal system
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of killing democracy and the federal system. Addressing a meeting organised by the TRS party, Rao said, “You (Modi) are killing democracy and federal system every day, you are bringing down the government which doesn’t listen to you and […]
Flood situation remains grim in Assam; over 29 lakh people still affected
The flood situation in Assam is still grim as nearly 29.70 lakh people in 30 districts have been affected by the flood. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 14 people including 6 children died after drowning in flood waters in the state in the last 24 hours and the total death […]
NIA probe ordered after Amravati shop owner likely killed for supporting Nupur Sharma
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the probe into the brutal killing of Maharashtra’s Amravati-based shop owner Umesh Kolhe on June 21, after he wrote a post in support of Nupur Sharma on Facebook. Home Minister’s Office (HMO) made the announcement […]
Alt News’ Mohd Zubair’s bail plea rejected, sent to 14-day judicial custody
Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Saturday rejected the bail plea of Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair and granted 14-day Judicial custody in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet. Zubair was produced before the court after his 4-day police remand came to an end today. The Delhi Police had sought his […]
4 houses collapse in Mumbai due to heavy rain, no casualties
Four houses collapsed in the Chunabhatti area of Mumbai due to incessant rainfall in the city on Friday night. No injuries or casualties were reported. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde chaired a meeting of the State Disaster Management Department on Friday evening at Mantralaya, Mumbai in the wake of heavy rainfall in Maharashtra. Meanwhile, […]
Sanjay Raut claims he got ‘Guwahati offer’ but refused as he follows Balasaheb Thackeray
Days after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) collapsed following the revolt of Shiv Sena leaders, party MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday claimed that he was “given the offer” to go to Guwahati and join Eknath Shinde and other rebel MLAs. However, Raut said he turned down the offer […]
Delhi Court reserves order on judicial custody, Mohd Zubair’s bail application
Delhi Court on Saturday reserved its order on the 14-day judicial custody as well as the bail application of Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet. Zubair was produced before the court after his 4-day police remand came to an end today. The […]
Indian Army, Air Force cycling expedition from Delhi to Drass commences
A 20-member team of Indian Army and Indian Air Force led by women officers set off on a cycling expedition from Delhi to Drass valley in the Kargil district of Ladakh on Saturday to commemorate India’s 75 years of Independence. According to the Ministry of Defence, the expedition was flagged off jointly […]
Delhi Police notices support for Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair tracing to Pakistan
Delhi Police IFSO unit on Saturday said that it noted the support for Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair tracing to Pakistan and “mostly” some middle eastern countries. The police stated that they noticed the development during their social media analysis. It also said that a total of about Rs 2,31,933 has been […]
BSF hands over 3-year-old child to Pakistan after he inadvertently crossed over into India
A three-year-old Pakistani child who inadvertently crossed the International Border (IB) was handed over to security personnel of the neighbouring country by the Border Security Force (BSF), the officials said on Saturday. BSF informed that on Friday at about 7:15 pm, troops of 182 Bn BSF, Ferozepur Sector apprehended one Pakistani child aged approximately 3 years […]
Manipur landslide: Search operation continues in Tupul area, death toll rises to 24
Search operation continues for the second consecutive day in landslide-hit Manipur’s Tupul general area, officials said on Saturday. The death toll in the Manipur landside went up to 24 till now. The landslide hit on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday near the company location of 107 Territorial Army […]
India reported 17,092 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
In a slight uptick in the new COVID cases, India logged 17,092 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. The country had reported 17,070 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday with a case positivity rate of 3.40 percent while […]