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Fire breaks out on 14th floor in high-rise near Mannat bungalow in Mumbai's Bandra Bandstand; no casualties yet, according to the officials, news agency PTI reported.
At Congress Working Committee Meeting, Sonia Gandhi said, "There are no magic wands, only discipline, consistent collective purpose to demonstrate our tenacity, resilience," news agency PTI reported.
"Seek full cooperation of leaders to ensure unity, determination, and commitment to Congress' accelerated revival." she said.
"It has started raining in Bhadrak due to the effects of the cyclonic storm 'ASANI'. A 37- member team of ODRAF (Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force) has arrived in the city to rescue people if an adverse situation arises," said Bibekananda Das, Team Leader, ODRAF, news agency ANI reported.
According to the police, the ruling-party MP was killed in Sri Lanka clashes, news agency AFP reported.
Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga's father filed a complaint against the Punjab Police in the Minority Commission.
Gyanvapi mosque hearing adjourns for tomorrow, May 10, news agency ANI reported.
Took best possible decision under difficult circumstances: IndiGo CEO on specially-abled child being barred from boarding flight
Mumbai Sessions Court issues notice to MLA Ravi Rana and MP Navneet Rana seeking their say on why a Non-Bailable Warrant should not be issued against them as they have allegedly violated the conditions of the bail given to them.
Srinagar | Lt Gen Devendra Pratap Pandey handed over the command of the Kashmir-based 15 Corps to Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Aujla at HQ 15 Corps today.
NIA has detained Suhail Khandwani, Trustee of Mahim Dargah & Haji Ali Dargah after conducting raids at his residence and offices.
Supreme Court agrees to hear today at 2pm, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) plea against the demolition of buildings in the South Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area
Russian President Vladimir Putin likens Russia's action in Ukraine to the Soviet fighting in World War II, reports AP
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter Scale occurred 68 km SW of Yonaguni, Japan at 11:53am IST today, as per European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)
Delhi: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan join the protest at Shaheen Bagh amid the anti-encroachment drive here.
Assam | Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, offers prayers at Kamakhya Temple in Mankachar.
Minimum temperature in Delhi settled at 27.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, with the weather department predicting mainly clear sky for Monday.
The relative humidity recorded at 8:30 am was 60 per cent, while the maximum temperature is likely to touch 41 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said.
The MeT issued a yellow alert from May 11 to 15. The maximum temperature will hover between 44 and 45 degrees Celsius, resulting in heatwave conditions at a few places in the city.
For the plains, a heatwave is declared when the maximum temperature is over 40 degrees Celsius and at least 4.5 notches above normal.
Enforcement Directorate has filed a reply to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's plea & has opposed his application seeking hospitalisation in a private hospital for treatment and surgery.
Enforcement Directorate has filed a reply to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's plea & has opposed his application seeking hospitalisation in a private hospital for treatment and surgery.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa may offer to stand down as the prime minister on Monday, political sources said to PTI, as pressure mounts on the embattled government led by his younger brother and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to form an interim administration to overcome the worst economic crisis facing the country.
Rajapaksa, 76, under intense pressure from within his own Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) ranks to resign was gathering his supporters to apply counterpressure not to stand down.
His younger brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, though wanting his resignation had not directly conveyed his wish. The President wants his resignation enabling him to go for a government of national unity, an interim arrangement till the present economic crisis could be dealt with, sources said.
Prof Dr Medha Kirit Somaiya, wife of BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, has registered a complaint against Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut at Navghar Police Station, Mulund East, Mumbai, stating that the accused made malicious & unwarranted statements against the complainant in the media.
Assam | One person died and another injured after a passenger train collided with a vehicle under Bordoloni-Dhemaji section in Dhemaji district today morning.
Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia & Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala today took oath as Supreme Court judges. CJI NV Ramana administered the oath of office to the new judges in a swearing-in ceremony. After their appointment, the apex court will function at its full strength of 34.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of nine people who were killed in a road accident in Kamareddy district of Telangana and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased. PM Modi also announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 for those injured in the accident. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO), in a tweet, said, "Distressed by the loss of lives due to an accident in Kamareddy district, Telangana. Condolences to the bereaved families and prayers with the injured. Rs 2 lakh each from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) would be given to the next of kin of the deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000: PM Modi."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of nine people who were killed in a road accident in Kamareddy district of Telangana and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased. PM Modi also announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 for those injured in the accident. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO), in a tweet, said, "Distressed by the loss of lives due to an accident in Kamareddy district, Telangana. Condolences to the bereaved families and prayers with the injured. Rs 2 lakh each from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) would be given to the next of kin of the deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000: PM Modi."
National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducts raids at more than one dozen locations in Mumbai against Pakistan-based gangster Dawood Ibrahim's associates and a few hawala operators
A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander from Pakistan was among two terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. An Army jawan suffered injuries during the encounter.
Acting on a specific information regarding the presence of terrorists in the Cheyan Devsar area of Kulgam in south Kashmir, security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation there, a police spokesman said.
As the security forces personnel approached the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon them. The security personnel effectively retaliated leading to a gunfight, he said.
"In the ensuing encounter, two terrorists of the proscribed terror outfit LeT, including Pakistani terrorist commander Haider, was killed and their bodies were retrieved from the site. The other killed terrorist has been identified as Shahbaz Shah of Kulgam," the police spokesman said.
The severe cyclonic storm 'Asani' is very likely to move northwestwards till Tuesday night and reach Westcentral and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal off North Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts, said Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Sunday
Congress Working Committee to meet today to finalise the proposals of the six panels which were formed last month to deliberate upon the political and economical situation in the country.
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) for Life Insurance Corporation of India, the country’s biggest public offer, was subscribed 1.79 times on the 5th day of the offer on Sunday, reported news agency PTI. By diluting a 3.5 percent stake in the insurance behemoth, the government aims to generate about Rs 21,000 crore through the Offer for Sale (OFS) which will close on Monday.
Maharashtra | Due to OHE (Overhead Equipment) breakdown between Dahisar and Borivali station, all local trains (UP) are running late by 10 to 15 minutes: Western Railway
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu said he will meet Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday to discuss the revival of the state's economy, days after he had called the CM a "younger brother" and an "honest man".
"Will meet CM @BhagwantMann tomorrow at 5:15 PM in Chandigarh to discuss matters regarding the revival of Punjab's economy . . . Punjab's Resurrection is only possible with an honest collective effort . . .," said Sidhu in a tweet on Sunday.
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Navjot Sidhu To Meet CM Bhagwant Mann On May 9
On Monday evening, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu will meet with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
On May 8, the former Punjab PCC Chief announced on Twitter that he will meet with the newly appointed Punjab CM to address issues related to the restoration of the province's economy.
He also argued that the states can only be resurrected via collective efforts, regardless of political ideology or political parties.
Navjot Sidhu has repeatedly chastised the AAP-led Punjab administration for the state's law and order situation, particularly amid skirmishes between Shiv Sena and pro-Khalistani Sikh organisations.
Maharashtra Govt Likely To Challenge Bail Of Navneet Rana, Ravi Rana On May 9
On Monday, the Maharashtra government is expected to challenge the bail of Navneet Rana, a Lok Sabha MP from Amravati, and her MLA husband Ravi Rana.
"I have sent a few clips of Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana. After watching those clips carefully, I am satisfied that those conversations of them are in violation of the condition put in the bail order given to them. So I am duty-bound to bring this before the court. I will put this before the court tomorrow. I will request the court to issue a non-bailable warrant against them and to take them into custody," said special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat.
The Ranas were detained after declaring that they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's house.
A session court in Mumbai granted them bail on Wednesday.
Navneet Rana was taken to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai for a medical check-up after being released from Byculla Jail on Thursday.
She went to Lilavati Hospital on Saturday for an MRI scan and a full body assessment after complaining of discomfort in her chest, neck, and other portions of her body, as well as spondylitis.
Home Minister Amit Shah To Visit Assam On May 9, 10
On Monday and Tuesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to Assam, where he will visit the India-Bangladesh border, launch the National Forensic Sciences University, and attend the Himanta Biswa Sarma government's first anniversary celebration.
On Monday, Shah will visit a Boundary Out Post (BOP) in Mankachar and meet with BSF soldiers stationed near the international border, according to authorities.
The home minister will then open the BSF's central store and workshop in Tamulpur, as well as launch Khadi and Village Industries items.
He will open a census office and an SSB facility at Amingaon, near Guwahati, in the evening.
In Guwahati, Shah will also establish a super specialty hospital and the National Forensic Sciences University.
LIC IPO Offer To Close On May 9
On the concluding day of the sale on Sunday, the Life Insurance Corporation IPO, the country's largest public offer, was subscribed 1.79 times.
According to statistics issued by stock exchanges at 7 p.m., 29,08,27,860 bids were received against 16,20,78,067 shares on sale.
The initial public offering (IPO) will close on May 9.
The government aims to generate about Rs 21,000 crore by diluting 3.5 per cent stake in the insurance behemoth.
LIC reduced its IPO size to 3.5 per cent from 5 per cent decided earlier due to the prevailing choppy market conditions. Even after the reduced size of about Rs 20,557 crore, LIC IPO is going to be the biggest initial public offering ever in the country.
HDFC Hikes Home Loan Rates, To Be Effective From May 9
HDFC raised its Retail Prime Lending Rate (RPLR) by 30 basis points on Saturday, three days after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a 40 basis point rise in its repo rate, resulting in an equivalent boost in home loan rates for existing clients. The increase will take effect on May 9.
All existing clients will experience a 30 basis point increase in their prices. This adjustment will also result in higher rates for new clients.
This comes only days after the company raised its benchmark lending rate by 5 basis points, causing existing customers' equivalent monthly instalments to rise. Interest rates are expected to rise as the RBI considers unwinding its liberal monetary policy in order to control inflation.
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