Mexico has deployed nearly 15,000 soldiers and National Guardsmen to its border with the US, the army chief said Monday -- admitting they are detaining migrants who try to cross, after the policy triggered backlash.
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24 Jun, 22:07 (IST)
Ghaziabad: Fire broke out in a moving car this evening, in Kavi Nagar Police Station limits. Fire brigade later brought fire under control. The 5 people in the car had jumped off the vehicle & are safe.
24 Jun, 21:48 (IST)
US President Donald Trump ordered "hard-hitting" financial sanctions Monday on Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, holding him "ultimately responsible" for the Islamic republic's destabilizing activities.
"We will continue to increase pressure on Tehran," Trump said as he signed the order in the Oval Office. "Never can Iran have a nuclear weapon."
"We do not ask for conflict," he said, adding that depending on Iran's response the sanctions could end tomorrow -- or it "can also be years from now."
24 Jun, 21:44 (IST)
Milano Cortina elected as host city for the Winter Olympic Games 2026.
24 Jun, 21:22 (IST)
Today, Pakistan issued visas to 463 Indian Sikh Pilgrims, who are going to Pakistan to observe death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji, from 27 June-06 July.
24 Jun, 21:11 (IST)
BJP releases list of two names for the ensuing by-elections to the council of states (Rajya Sabha) from Gujarat. Dr S Jaishankar and JM Thakor to be the candidates.
24 Jun, 20:27 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply tomorrow in Lok Sabha on Motion of thanks for President's Address.
24 Jun, 19:45 (IST)
BJP Rajasthan Chief Madan Lal Saini passes away. He was admitted to AIIMS and was also a sitting Rajya Sabha MP.
24 Jun, 19:29 (IST)
Belgium Arrests Man Suspected of Plotting Attack Against US Embassy: Prosecutors.
24 Jun, 19:23 (IST)
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed all District Magistrates to immediately distribute the ex-gratia relief to the 17 people who died due to natural disasters in the state yesterday and provide medical care to the 19 people who got injured in such incidents.
24 Jun, 18:38 (IST)
Lok Sabha has been extended till 8 pm and Rajya Sabha till 7.10 pm today as Motion of Thanks on President's Address is underway.
24 Jun, 18:37 (IST)
Delhi: US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today.
24 Jun, 18:22 (IST)
Suspected mastermind of Ethiopia attacks shot dead: state TV.
24 Jun, 18:17 (IST)
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy on farmers protest in Mandya, demanding release of Cauvery & Hemavati waters to canals: Even in Bengaluru & several villages there is a problem of drinking water. Central Government has to give a direction to the authority (CWMA), it's not in my hands.
24 Jun, 18:15 (IST)
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav has been admitted to a hospital in Ghaziabad after he complained of poor health.
24 Jun, 17:33 (IST)
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation: Violet Line Update-DMRC will be undertaking planned track maintenance work at 1 of the reversal sides of trains at Kashmere Gate station for around 1 week starting today. Due to this, frequency of trains may witness slight variation during this period.
24 Jun, 17:23 (IST)
Shiv Sena leader Dr Neelam Gorhe has been elected unopposed as Deputy Chairperson of state legislative council. NCP leader Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar is the Chairman of the Council.
24 Jun, 17:05 (IST)
Farmer commits suicide in Rajasthan’s Thakri village and blames CM Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot in his suicide note.
24 Jun, 16:18 (IST)
Russia on Monday denounced as "illegal" new economic sanctions that the United States is preparing to impose on Iran.
"We consider these sanctions illegal," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during a briefing.
24 Jun, 16:09 (IST)
Lamine Diack, the disgraced former head of world athletics' ruling body the IAAF, and his son Papa Massata Diack are to stand trial in France on charges of corruption and money laundering, sources told AFP.
Diack was IAAF president between 1999-2015 but his reign ended in chaos amid charges he and his son obstructed sanctions against Russia for doping in return for payments.
New Delhi, June 24: At least 14 were killed after a 'pandaal' collapsed in Rajasthan on Monday. Tge injured ones were rushed to the hospital and are undergoing treatment there. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the next of the kin of those who lost their lives & Rs 2 lakh to the injured. Stay tuned here for the live news and updates from India and across the world.
In Uttarakhand, Japanese textile designers Chiaki Maki & Parva Tanaka collaborated with Indian artisans and established Ganga Maki Textile Studio in Bhogpur in 2017, to manufacture traditional hand-woven Japanese outfits.Rakesh Singh is Indian director for their firm.
Meanwhile, Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur arrived in United Arab Emirates on Monday and invited businessmen of LuLu Group for Himachal Pradesh Global Investors' Summit scheduled be held later this year; says, "we had a positive discussion. There are many sectors in which we can work together".
In the USA, the United States national security Adviser warned on Sunday that the decision not to attack Iran is temporary and that the country should not confuse "prudence with weakness". White House national security Adviser John Bolton made the remarks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, reported Efe news.
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