INDIA
Pak intruder killed by BSF at International Border in Jammu
The Border Security Force (BSF) said alert BSF troops noticed suspicious movement across the fence in the general area of Border Outpost (BOP) Baquarpur. "Our domination party at night noticed a person coming from the Pak side aggressively towards the fence with an intention to cross the fence. Our party challenged him to stop, but he paid no attention to it and continued his movement towards the fence," BSF said.
Centre moves SC against Tripura HC order in connection with security cover of Mukesh Ambani & family
Solicitor General mentioned the plea before a vacation bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala assailing Tripura High Court's decision to entertain a PIL challenging the security provided by the Maharashtra government after evaluation of threat perception by the Centre to Mukesh Ambani and his family. Mehta submitted, "We pointed out to the high court that the Bombay High Court rejected a similar petition...."
India registers over 45% rise in new Covid cases
On Sunday, a total of 11,739 Covid cases were reported. The country has also reported 21 new Covid deaths, taking the nationwide toll to 5,25,020. With increasing cases, the active caseload has surged to 94,420 cases, accounting for 0.22 per cent of the country's total positive cases. India's daily positivity rate has jumped to 5.62 per cent, while the weekly positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 3.39 per cent.
Sreekumar, Teesta sent to 5 days police custody
Setalvad complained to the court that she was picked up from Mumbai without any arrest warrant, and also questioned whether it justified to arrest her on the basis of FIR. She also alleged that she was illegally kept in custody from 3 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. on Saturday, and for a forgery case, Gujarat Police sent an ATS team to arrest her. She also even submitted that she is cooperating with the investigation team. Setalvad was represented by advocate Somnath Vats and Sreekumar by advocate S.M. Vora.
Shinde moves SC against disqualification notices issued to rebel MLAs
The matter is likely to be mentioned on Monday for urgent hearing before a vacation bench of the Supreme Court. Maharashtra has been facing political crisis after Shinde and rebel MLAs left the state, protesting against the alliance with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party. The rebel MLAs have been camping in a hotel in Assam's Guwahati for the past few days.
Upholding Fair Play: From Hockey India to other sports bodies, Delhi HC lays down the law
In the latest development, the high court on Friday ordered Batra to step down as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) following the removal of his his 'lifetime member' post. Now Batra's membership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will also come to an end as the coveted position is linked to his IOA presidency. He was made an IOC member in 2019. On April 6, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had initiated a preliminary inquiry against Batra for alleged misappropriation of public funds of Rs 35 lakh of Hockey India for personal use.
India's fresh Covid-19 cases dip to 11,739
In the same period, the country reported 25 more Covid fatalities, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,24,999. The active caseload has surged to 92,576, accounting for 0.21 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 10,917 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,27,72,498. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.58 per cent.
Modi to discuss health, counter-terrorism at G7 summit in Germany
"During the sessions of the summit, I will be exchanging views with the G7 counties, G7 partner countries and guest international organisations on topical issues such as environment, energy, climate, food security, health, counter-terrorism, gender equality and democracy. I look forward to meeting leaders of some of the participating G7 and guest countries on the sidelines of the summit," the Prime Minister said in the statement on Saturday.
India at the BRICS summit-Exercise of Strategic Autonomy in difficult circumstances
The sanctions imposed by the West and Japan on Russia have disrupted the global economy, caused a spike in oil prices, shortages of food and fertilisers, and fueled inflation, which have badly strained the economies of the developing countries, with a blowback on the western economies too. The situation in Afghanistan continues to be parlous. The hopes for progress on restoring the Iran nuclear deal are also being belied.
Indian space sector's first half eventful outside the launch pad
Later European Space Agency Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket orbited India's communication satellite GSAT-24 while ISRO with its PSLV rocket is expected to orbit three foreign satellites on June 30. These apart, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) got S. Somanath as its new Chairman, the inauguration of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe).
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