Highlights: Delhi records 613 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate at 2.74{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550}

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• May 15, 2022 10:46 PM IST

  Delhi records 613 fresh Covid-19 cases

  Delhi records 613 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths; positivity rate at 2.74{ac23b82de22bd478cde2a3afa9e55fd5f696f5668b46466ac4c8be2ee1b69550}/

• May 15, 2022 09:43 PM IST

  Five killed in Bihar as car falls into deep gorge

  Five youths were killed here on Sunday when their car skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge, a police official said.

  According to Aurangabad Deputy SP Gautam Sharan Omi, the deceased, all in the age group of 18-19 years, were residents of Chhatarpur in adjoining Jharkhand. They were returning home after attending a wedding in Nabinagar block of Aurangabad. Two other occupants of the car have survived and were undergoing treatment at a hospital for injuries, said the official.

• May 15, 2022 09:03 PM IST

  Aam Aadmi Party forays into Kerala, announces alliance with Twenty20 party

  Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced ‘People’s Welfare Alliance’, which is an alliance of AAP with Kerala’s Twenty20 party, ahead of Thrikkakkara assembly byelection. Read more

• May 15, 2022 08:24 PM IST

  India registers protest over ‘brutal killing’ of Sikh traders in Pak

  India on Sunday called upon Pakistan to take strict action against those responsible for the brutal killing of Sikh traders in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, news agency ANI reported.

  Two Sikh shopkeepers were gunned down by unidentified assailants in the Bata Tal bazaar in Peshawar. Media reports said the assailants escaped after the target killing.

• May 15, 2022 07:57 PM IST

  Assam floods: 3 people dead due to landslides, reports ANI

  Around 25,000 people across six districts of Assam have been affected by the first wave of floods in the state this year. Three people including a woman died in landslide incidents in Haflong area in Dima Hasao district on Saturday.

  Assam State Disaster Management Authority today afternoon informed that “Till now, a total of 24,681 people of 94 villages in six districts – Cachar, Dhemaji, Hojai, Karbi Anglong West, Nagaon and Kamrup (Metro) have been affected due to floods.”

• May 15, 2022 06:42 PM IST

  Mercury crosses 49 degreed in Delhi

  The maximum temperature recorded in Delhi’s Mungeshpur today is 49.2 degree Celsius.

• May 15, 2022 05:59 PM IST

  Cargo boat sinks off Ballard Pier in Mumbai, three rescued

  A cargo boat sank into the Arabian sea off Ballard Pier in south Mumbai, and three persons on board were rescued soon after they jumped off when it started sinking, a police official said on Sunday as per news agency PTI.

• May 15, 2022 05:19 PM IST

  Anti-encroachment drives: Delhi CM to chair meet with AAP MLAs tomorrow

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will chair a meeting with all the MLAs of Aam Aadmi Party on the ongoing anti-encroachment drives in Delhi at 11am tomorrow, May 16th.

• May 15, 2022 05:02 PM IST

  Centre extends wheat procurement season till May 31, says Piyush Goyal

  “To ensure that no wheat farmer faces inconvenience, Modi Sarkar extends wheat procurement season till 31 May 2022. We are committed to ensuring farm prosperity,” Piyush Goyal tweeted.

• May 15, 2022 04:40 PM IST

  Sonia Gandhi speaks at Chintan Shivir

  Congress president to set up advisory group from among Congress Working Committee members to deliberate on political challenges.

• May 15, 2022 04:30 PM IST

  Sonia Gandhi speaks at Chintan Shivir

  At Chintan Shivir, Sonia Gandhi says Congress will launch a ‘National Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra’ on Gandhi Jayanti this year.

• May 15, 2022 03:54 PM IST

  BJP destroying the future of Indian youth: Rahul Gandhi

  Rahul Gandhi, during the ongoing Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party on issues of unemployment and inflation; and accused the party of “destroying the future” of Indian youth.

   

  “The government has destroyed the future of the youth of India. Unemployment on the one hand, inflation on the other, there has been a war in Ukraine, it will have an impact on inflation in the coming times,” the Congress leader said.

• May 15, 2022 03:27 PM IST

  PM Modi congratulates shuttlers on Thomas Cup win

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate Indian ace shuttlers on their Thomas Cup victory and wrote, “The Indian badminton team has scripted history! The entire nation is elated by India winning the Thomas Cup! Congratulations to our accomplished team and best wishes to them for their future endeavours. This win will motivate so many upcoming sportspersons.”

  Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty created history as the Indian men’s badminton team defeated Indonesia 3-0 to win their first-ever Thomas Cup gold.

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• May 15, 2022 03:24 PM IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaks at Chintan Shivir in Udaipur

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, speaking at Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, said: “Which other political party in this country would allow this type of conversation? Certainly, the BJP, and RSS would never allow such a thing. India is a union of states, people of India come together to form the union.”

• May 15, 2022 03:20 PM IST

  Mundka fire incident: Roles of civic agencies will be probed, says DCP

  DCP (Outer) Sameer Sharma said roles of civic agencies will be probed. “We’ll write to them to get necessary details in connection with the building. Responsibility will be fixed,” he said.

  A four storey building housing an assembling unit caught fire in Mundka claiming 27 lives on Friday.

• May 15, 2022 02:28 PM IST

  Kerala: Water-logging in several parts, IMD sounds orange alert

  The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) has issued a warning of heavy rainfall in the state of Kerala for the next five days due to strong westerly winds in the Arabian Sea. An orange alert has been issued by IMD in six districts of the state.

• May 15, 2022 01:54 PM IST

  Two members of the Sikh community shot dead in Pakistan

  Two people belonging to the Sikh community were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Sarband area in Pakistan on Sunday.

• May 15, 2022 01:46 PM IST

  PM Modi congratulates Manik Saha for swearing-in as 11th CM of Tripura

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Manik Saha for swearing-in as 11th CM of Tripura. “Congratulations to Shri @DrManikSaha2 on taking oath as Tripura’s CM. Best wishes to him for a fruitful tenure. I am confident he will add vigour to the development journey of Tripura which began in 2018,” PM Modi wrote on Twitter.

• May 15, 2022 01:37 PM IST

  South Korea to hold dialogue with North Korea over Covid-19 support: Reports

  Reports suggest South Korea to hold dialogue with North Korea over Covid-19 support.

• May 15, 2022 12:12 PM IST

  Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex completed for 2nd day

  Survey of Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex completed for the second day. 

• May 15, 2022 11:40 AM IST

  Manik Saha takes oath as 11th chief minister of Tripura

  Manik Saha on Sunday took oath as 11th chief minister of Tripura.

• May 15, 2022 11:28 AM IST

  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka lifts curfew for Buddhist festival

  Sri Lankan authorities lifted a nationwide curfew Sunday for an important Buddhist festival.

• May 15, 2022 10:56 AM IST

  Delhi Mundka fire: Manish Lakra, owner of building, arrested by police

  Delhi Mundka fire: Police arrests owner of building – Manish Lakra.

• May 15, 2022 10:29 AM IST

  Delhi police to arrest Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi’s son

  A team of Delhi Police conducted a raid at Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi’s house in Jaipur to arrest his son Rohit Joshi but he was found to be absconding. Delhi Police has filed an FIR against Rohit after a 23-year-old woman alleged that he raped her.

• May 15, 2022 10:19 AM IST

  Incessant rains, landslides hit Assam

  Landslides reported so far from 12 villages in Dima Hasao district. Around 80 houses are severely affected, 3 people dead in Haflong area: Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ANI)

• May 15, 2022 09:45 AM IST

  Sri Lanka: New PM appoints Ruwan Wijewardena to protect Gota Go Gama

  Newly-appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that he has entrusted the Sri Lankan State Minister of Defense and Deputy Leader of the UNP, Ruwan Wijewardena with the responsibility to give protection to the protest site at Galle Face area.

• May 15, 2022 09:02 AM IST

  Punjab cops seek more security for Kejriwal

  The police in Punjab have written to the Delhi Police about an increased threat to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal from Khalistani elements, proposing to provide additional security cover to the Aam Aadmi Party convener. Read more

• May 15, 2022 08:37 AM IST

  India sees drop in daily Covid-19 tally with 2,487 case

  India records 2,487 Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths in 24 hours.

• May 15, 2022 08:18 AM IST

  Manik Saha to take oath as Tripura CM today

  Manik Saha will take oath as the eleventh chief minister of Tripura on Sunday at the Raj Bhawan in Agartala. A report by news agency ANI said that the swearing-in ceremony of the council of ministers will take place at 11:30 am.

• May 15, 2022 07:35 AM IST

  Protests against Kashmiri Pandit staffer’s killing intensify in J&K

  Protests escalated in Kashmir against the Thursday’s killing of a government employee belonging to the migrant Kashmiri Pandit community by militants. Read more

• May 15, 2022 06:45 AM IST

  North Korea confirms 15 more deaths amid Covid outbreak

  North Korea has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of additional patients with flu-like symptoms amid the country’s first Covid outbreak.

• May 15, 2022 06:33 AM IST

  IGL price hike in Delhi: CNG to cost ₹71.61/kg, piped cooking gas ₹45.86

  Prices of CNG in the national capital on Thursday were hiked by ₹2.50 per kg and that of piped cooking gas by ₹4.25 per unit to record levels on the back of surge in raw material cost. Read more

• May 15, 2022 05:43 AM IST

  Former test cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in auto accident

  Former Australian test cricketer Andrew Symonds has died after a single-vehicle auto accident near Townsville in northeast Australia.

• May 15, 2022 05:42 AM IST

  10 dead, suspect arrested in mass shooting at supermarket in New York

  A gunman wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket, killing 10 people.