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June 2024 Bank Holidays In India: A State-By-State Breakdown

Edited by Nikhil Pandey | Friday May 24, 2024

List of Bank Holidays in June 2024: June 2024 does not feature any nationwide holidays that apply to the entire country. However, there are a few regional holidays observed in specific states.

Indian Official Begins Term As Head Of UN's Disaster Risk Reduction Body

Asian News International | Friday May 24, 2024, Geneva

A top Indian official, Kamal Kishore started his term as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's special representative for disaster risk reduction.

Cops Suspect Bangladesh MP Honey-Trapped Before 'Murder' In Kolkata

Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2024, Kolkata

The West Bengal CID on Thursday evening detained one person for his alleged involvement in the "murder" of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar, an officer said.

UP Man's Head "Smashed With Brick" During Fight At Birthday Party, Dies

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 24, 2024, Lucknow

An argument at a birthday party led to the death of a guest when two youths beat him up, under the Cantonment police station area, the police said.

Bomb Threats To Lucknow Schools Were Sent "Accidentally" By Children: Cops

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 24, 2024, Lucknow

The bomb threat mails sent to schools in Lucknow on May 13, were the handiwork of a group of minor school children who 'accidentally' forwarded the mails during a chatting session, officials said.

<i>'Bajra Khichdi'</i> Dripping With Ghee: PM Modi Goes Down Memory Lane in Haryana

'Bajra Khichdi' Dripping With Ghee: PM Modi Goes Down Memory Lane in Haryana

Asian News International | Friday May 24, 2024, Mahendragarh (Haryana)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while campaigning for the BJP candidate in Mahendragarh on Thursday, went down memory lane and recalled the months he spent in the state working for the party organisation.

Top Kuki-Zo Body WKZIC Trashes Move To Ban It, Manipur Government Pushes For Anti-Terror Law UAPA

Written by Debanish Achom,Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday May 24, 2024, Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi

Two senior members of a top civil society group of the Kuki-Zo tribes have refuted allegations made by the Manipur government that the "intellectual" group called for taking up arms in the state affected by ethnic violence.

108-Foot Flagpole With Tricolour Mounted Near Line Of Control In J&K

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, New Delhi

A 108-foot flagpole bearing the Indian tricolour has been mounted at Kaman Post near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to symbolise national pride and unity, officials said on Thursday.

Congress's Charanjit Channi Gets Poll Body Notice Over J&K Attack "Poll Stunt" Remark

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, Chandigarh

The Election Commission has issued a strict warning to Congress candidate from Jalandhar Charanjit Singh Channi for violating the Model Code of Conduct, an official said.

In West Bengal's Kanthi Seat, It's Suvendu Adhikari's Family vs Trinamool

Asian News International | Thursday May 23, 2024, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

The Kanthi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal and holds significance importance in the 2024 elections, especially for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

First Batch Of 60 Indians Rescued From Job Scam In Cambodia Return Home

Asian News International | Thursday May 23, 2024, Phnom Penh

The first batch of 60 Indian nationals rescued by the Indian Embassy in Cambodia from fraudulent employers have returned home, the embassy said on Thursday.

Train Drivers, Who Suffered Miscarriages, Now Try To Save Colleagues' Babies

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, New Delhi

A group of women train drivers, who suffered miscarriages while attending duties, has said the Railways Board should frame guidelines to transfer expecting female frontline workers to lighter or stationary jobs in offices

Delhi Cops File 2 FIRs After DU Walls Defaced With Poll Boycott Slogans

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2024, New Delhi

Slogans to boycott the Lok Sabha elections were found on the walls at multiple places on Delhi University campus on Thursday, the police said, adding that two FIRs have been lodged in this connection.

Class 5 Girl Dies By Suicide After Mother Denies Trip To Tourist Spot

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2024, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

A 10-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur on Thursday after her mother refused to take her to Bhedaghat, a famous tourist spot in the district, police said.

Reversing SUV Runs Over Man In UP, Moves Forward And Does It Again

NDTV News Desk | Thursday May 23, 2024

On a narrow street in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi, a Toyota Fortuner ran over a 70-year-old man who was behind the vehicle.