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Assam Government Officials To Pay Power Bills From July 1: Himanta Sarma

Asian News International | Monday June 17, 2024, Guwahati, Assam

In a bid to end the 'VIP culture', Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that ministers and government officials will have to pay for their electricity consumption.

PM Modi Takes Stock Of Bengal Train Collision, Says "Accident Saddening"

NDTV News Desk | Monday June 17, 2024, New Delhi

Extending his condolences to the families of the people killed in this morning's train accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has spoken to officials to take stock of the situation.

In Twin Meetings, Amit Shah Takes Stock Of J&K Situation, Amarnath Prep

NDTV News Desk | Monday June 17, 2024, New Delhi

The recent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir show that terrorism has been forced to shrink to a proxy war from highly organised acts of violence, Home Minister Amit Shah.

BS Yediyurappa Appears Before CID In Sex Assault Case

Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2024, Bengaluru

Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for an inquiry in connection with a POCSO case registered against him.

39% Indians Avoid News, Find It Repetitive Or Overly Negative, Finds Survey

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Monday June 17, 2024

The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024 which surveyed people between January and February of this year, shows a shift towards online platforms for accessing news, indicating a growing preference for digital channels among Indian audiences.

Amul Seeks Return Of Ice Cream Tub After Customer Finds Centipede In It

Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2024, New Delhi

Amul on Monday requested a woman customer in Noida to return the ice cream tub, in which she claimed to have found centipede, for further investigation and asserted that it offers superior quality dairy products in both India and global markets.

"NTA Officials Won't Be Spared If...": Education Minister Amid NEET Row

NDTV News Desk | Monday June 17, 2024, New Delhi

Amid concerns about the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into medical colleges, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan admitted "improvements are needed" in the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Goods Train That Hit Kanchanjunga Express Had Overshot Signal

Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Monday June 17, 2024, Kolkata

The goods train that hit a Kolkata-bound express train this morning in West Bengal's Darjeeling district had overshot the signal, officials said.

Kanchanjunga Express Accident LIVE: PM Takes Stock, Rail Minister Leaves For Bengal's Darjeeling

NDTV News Desk | Monday June 17, 2024

Kanchanjungha Express Collision Live:Several passengers were injured after the Kanchanjunga Express travelling to Kolkata from Assam's Silchar collided with a goods train in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.

Kerala Congress's Apology After BJP Says PM-Pope Post Insulted Christians

Edited by Chandrajit Mitra | Monday June 17, 2024

The Kerala unit of Congress has put out an apology to the Christian community after the BJP flagged a post on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Pope Francis.

This City Tops As India's Most Expensive For Expats

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday June 17, 2024, Mumbai

The financial capital of India has retained the top spot as the most expensive city for expats in the country, followed by Delhi, a report showed on Monday.

8 Dead, 25 Injured After Goods Train Hits Kanchanjunga Express in Bengal

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Monday June 17, 2024, Kolkata

Several passengers have suffered injuries after an express train collided with a goods train in Darjeeling district of West Bengal this morning

Team Thackeray vs Shinde Sena Amid EVM Row On Seat INDIA Lost By 48 Votes

Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Monday June 17, 2024, Mumbai

Amid the row over news reports claiming that the phone of a Shiv Sena candidate's aide was connected to an EVM during counting of votes in Mumbai's North West Lok Sabha seat, leaders of NDA and INDIA bloc in Maharashtra are trading barbs.

"Right Historical Wrongs": US State To Pardon 100,000 Marijuana Convicts

Agence France-Presse | Monday June 17, 2024, Washington

Maryland's governor will issue a mass pardon of drug offenses, US media reported Sunday, in a far-reaching move forgiving 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions across multiple decades.

Dead Snake Found In Mess Food, Outrage At Bihar Engineering College

NDTV News Desk | Monday June 17, 2024, Patna

Ten students of a government engineering college in Bihar's Banka district had to be taken to a hospital last week after a dead snake was allegedly found in their mess food.