At least 15 people were crushed to death in Madagascar on Wednesday at a venue holding national independence day celebrations in the capital Antananarivo, hospital officials said.
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26 Jun, 21:55 (IST)
Telugu Desam Party's Business Cell Secretary, Koneru Venkata Krishnan also joins BJP.
26 Jun, 20:06 (IST)
Enforcement Directorate: ED conducted searches at 10 locations of M/s Parekh Aluminex Ltd and its promoters in Mumbai under PMLA and also attached a land on the outskirts of Hyderabad worth ₹47.39 crore in a bank fraud case.
26 Jun, 19:08 (IST)
"Talked about a new age ambition for India and US," says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
26 Jun, 18:06 (IST)
Maharashtra: Pune Sessions Court acquits gangsters Sharad Mohol & Alok Bhalerao in the murder case of suspected Indian Mujahideen operative Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui, who was found strangled to death in Pune's Yerwada jail in 2012.
26 Jun, 17:26 (IST)
BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya (son of senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya) being taken to court, after he was arrested for thrashing a Municipal Corporation employee in Indore.
26 Jun, 17:10 (IST)
Chennai: Local residents queue up with their pots to fill water as the city continues to face acute water crisis.
26 Jun, 16:30 (IST)
Uttarakhand: Policemen beaten up allegedly by liquor mafia in Haridwar y'day. SP City says,“Illicit liquor was being carried on scooty in Ranipur last night. On being questioned,accused misbehaved with police. Case registered. 5 accused arrested; search for 3 others on.”
26 Jun, 16:09 (IST)
ICC says colour options were given to BCCI and they chose what they felt went best with the colour combination. The whole idea is to be different as England also wears a same shade of blue as India. The design is taken from India’s old T20 jersey which had orange in it.
26 Jun, 15:14 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi: The need of the hour is to strengthen Ayushman Bharat. We want our poor to get the best quality and affordable medical treatment.
26 Jun, 14:37 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi: The voters now are very very aware, they not only know what is happening in Lok Sabha but also what is happening in Rajya Sabha, and they voted this time keeping these facts in mind.
26 Jun, 13:27 (IST)
Congress Karnataka state-in-charge KC Venugopal holds a meeting with 21 candidates who lost Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru. Former CM Siddaramaiah & KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao also present.
26 Jun, 13:21 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh: Akash Vijayvargiya, BJP MLA and son of senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, thrashes a Municipal Corporation officer with a cricket bat, in Indore. The officers were in the area for an anti-encroachment drive.
26 Jun, 13:01 (IST)
Tamil Nadu: 3 students injured after balcony of Ayira Vysya Higher Secondary School in Madurai collapsed, earlier today.
26 Jun, 12:25 (IST)
Chandigarh: A girl attacks a man with a rod near Tribune Chowk after their cars rammed into each other. She was later arrested & produced before a court after a case was registered against her under multiple sections of the IPC.
26 Jun, 10:37 (IST)
Delhi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The US Secretary of State is on a visit to India from June 25-27.
26 Jun, 10:05 (IST)
Karnataka: The farmers protest, in Mandya, demanding Cauvery & Hemavati waters to canals for saving standing crops, enters sixth day today.
26 Jun, 09:12 (IST)
Bihar: 3 people dead, at least 12 injured after the bus they were in, rammed into an electricity pole today in Kawakol of Nawada today.
26 Jun, 08:53 (IST)
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy holds a meeting with officials before his 'village stay programme' in Raichur. The Chief Minister will inaugurate 36 developmental projects in Raichur.
26 Jun, 08:48 (IST)
Karnataka state-in-charge KC Venugopal to hold a meeting of 21 candidates who lost Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru today.
New Delhi, June 26: With Sarah Sanders departing from the Donald Trump administration, Stephanie Grisham, the incumbent spokeswoman of First Lady Melania Trump, has been appointed as the next White House Press Secretary. She would also hold the additional charge of White House Communications Director, succeeding Bill Shine -- who had demitted the post in March this year.
The monsoon in Mumbai has arrived, but the precipitation is far from sight. Though the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday confirmed the onset of Monsoon in Mumbai, the city did not witness any amount of precipitation since morning. Now Mumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC, through its social media handle claimed IMD's prediction that the moderate rains will take place in the next 24 hours.
German high-end carmaker BMW said Tuesday it would accelerate its plans to build new electric models, as the whole industry comes under pressure to meet strict emissions regulations. The Munich-based manufacturer will offer 25 electrified vehicles in 2023, "two years earlier than originally planned," chief executive Harald Krueger said in a statement.
In some important happenings which are to take place today are:
New Zealand will take on Pakistan today at Birmingham in Cricket World Cup 2019. Pakistan will be looking to win this match for increasing its chances to get into top four.
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