Highlights: Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli arrested for drunk and rash driving
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Boy, who fell in borewell in MP, dies of suffocation
Seven-year-old boy, who fell into a borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district, has died of suffocation, ANI reported. “He was brought to the hospital but was declared dead. Police have been informed for postmortem procedure,” Ashok Barona, Damoh block medical officer was quoted as saying.
Vinod Kambli arrested for drunk and rash driving
Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli was arrested by the Bandra police in Mumbai on Sunday after he rammed his car with a parked one, and the compound wall of his building in the area. He was driving under the influence of alcohol.
Girls should marry after getting proper education, but marriage age might not help, says RSS women wing
Women wing of RSS says girls should marry after getting proper education, but suggests 'imposing' marriage age might not produce desired results, PTI reported.
High-level probe ordered in Mumbai power grid failure: Minister
Maharashtra energy minister Nitin Rawat said on Sunday that a high-level inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident of power grid failure in south Mumbai, according to ANI. “Appropriate action will be taken against those found guilty in the inquiry,” he added.
Ghulam Nabi Azad's nephew joins BJP in Jammu
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's nephew Mubashir Azad joined BJP in Jammu on Sunday. He said he was “influenced” by PM Narendra Modi's “developmental works at the ground level,” according to PTI.
Odisha adds 251 new Covid cases, lowest single-day surge this year
Odisha on Sunday added 251 new cases, which pushed the caseload to 12,84,867, according to the state health department's bulletin. Sunday's case count has been the lowest since the beginning of this year.
12,000 displaced due to floods in northern Malaysia
As many as 12,000 people have been displaced because of floods in Malaysia's northern states. The government has said that authorities are being mobilised to evacuate victims.
Ukraine crisis: Jharkhand CM writes to PM Modi, lists state residents who are stranded
Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, mentioning details about the state's resident who are stranded in Ukraine.
Uttarakhand polls: Police summon 4 army personnel for tampering postal ballots
The Pithoragarh police on Sunday summoned four army personnel for allegedly tampering with the postal ballots in an army centre in Jammu. This comes after former senior congress leader and former Uttarakhand chief Harish Rawat shared the video online.
I am making a small video viral for everyone's information, in this how one person is ticking all votes in one centre of the army and even doing the same signature of all the people, See a sample of that, will the election commission want to take cognizance of it?" Rawat said on Tuesday.
Sanjay Raut renews attack on Centre over I-T raids on Sena corporator
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday renewed his attack on the Union government over the income tax raids carried out at party corporator Yashwant Jadhav's premises.
Finland to close airspace to Russian airplanes
The Finnish government announced on Sunday that it is closing its airspace to Russian airplanes after Moscow's full-scale invasion in Ukraine.
Fourth ‘Operation Ganga’ flight leaves for Delhi from Bucharest"
"Fourth ‘Operation Ganga’ flight is wheels up from Bucharest. 198 Indian nationals are coming back to Delhi," tweeted external affairs minister S Jaishankar
Trains services hit in Mumbai due to power cuts, 1st major outage since Oct 2020
Local train services in Mumbai has been severely impacted due to a major power outage since October 2020. Railways officials said that the entire Churchgate to Andheri corridor was disrupted as no train was operating since 9.42am. An electricity grid failure has put much of Mumbai without power. Read more…
BJP chief's Twitter account hacked, crypto donations sought for Russia, Ukraine
The Twitter account of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Jagat Prakash Nadda was hacked on Sunday morning, with several tweets asking for donations in cryptocurrency to help Russia and Ukraine. Read more…
Seoul identifies projectile fired by North Korea as ballistic missile
North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz while the world focuses on Ukraine, reported news agency AFP.
India adds 10,273 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
India on Sunday continued a downward trend in its daily tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after 10,273 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, pushing the caseload to 4,29,16,117, according to the Union health ministry's dashboard. The active cases in the country dropped below the 1,20,000 and stand at 1,11,472.
PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' broadcast today
The 86th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' will be broadcast at 11am. It will be aired on the entire network of AIR and Doordarshan and also on AIR News and mobile app.
Australia arrive in Pakistan for first cricket tour in 24 years
The Australian cricket team arrived in Pakistan for the first tour in 24 years. Australia have had not visited Pakistan since 1998 because of security concerns.