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Updated on May 14, 2022 07:31 PM IST

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May 14, 2022 06:35 PM IST

G7 criticises India’s decision to stop wheat exports

G7 on Saturday criticised India’s decision to impose wheat export ban, reports news agency AFP quoting German agriculture minister. Read more.
May 14, 2022 06:15 PM IST

Manik Saha to become the new Tripura CM

Rajya Sabha MP Manik Saha will become the new chief minister of Tripura. He will replace Biplab Kumar Deb. Read more.
May 14, 2022 06:12 PM IST

Delhi’s Safdarjung records hottest day of the year so far with 44.2 degrees Celsius temperature

Delhi’s Safdarjung observatory, national capital’s base weather station, records a maximum temperature of 44.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday (May 14). This is the hottest day of the year so far. Previously, hottest days of 2022 were on April 28, 29 and 30 when the mercury reached 43.5 degrees Celsius.
May 14, 2022 05:24 PM IST

Fire breaks out in J&K forest, fire tenders unable to reach spot for area being hilly and lacking road connectivity

Udhampur J&K | Fire broke out in Kashanari forest today. It spread up to several kanals of area. Cause of fire yet to be ascertained. Fire tenders unable to reach spot because area is hilly & there is no road connectivity. Efforts on to douse it: DFO Ramnagar Kuldeep Kumar pic.twitter.com/oLohngcUTC

— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2022

A fire broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kashanari forest today in Udhampur district, news agency ANI reported. The fire spread up to many canals of area, and the cause of it is yet to be ascertained. “Fire tenders unable to reach spot because area is hilly and there is no road connectivity. Efforts on to douse it,” DFO Ramnagar Kuldeep Kumar was quoted as saying.
May 14, 2022 04:16 PM IST

Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb resigns

Tripura chief minister and BJP leader Biplab Deb has resigned from his post. The legislative party meeting will pick new leader at 5pm today. Read more.
May 14, 2022 03:55 PM IST

Delhi LG says ‘immediate steps’ should be taken to avoid another incident like Mundka fire

On the deadly fire in west Delhi’s Mundka in which at least 27 people have lost their lives, and 12 sustained injuries, LG Anil Baijal said that “immediate steps” should be taken to ensure that such an incident does not happen again. Read more.
May 14, 2022 03:26 PM IST

Seven deceased persons positively identified in Delhi’s Mundka fire

Seven persons of the 27 deceased have been positively identified in Delhi’s Mundka fire tragedy.
May 14, 2022 02:40 PM IST

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed elected UAE president

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has been elected the new president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), news agency AFP reported on Saturday citing state media.
May 14, 2022 01:51 PM IST

India to provide 65,000 metric tonnes of urea to Sri Lanka

India has assured Sri Lanka to immediately supply 65,000 metric tonnes of urea.
May 14, 2022 01:12 PM IST

China withdraws as 2023 football Asian Cup host due to pandemic

China withdraws as 2023 football Asian Cup host due to pandemic, AFP reports.
May 14, 2022 12:55 PM IST

VIP jail rooms to be converted into jail management blocks: Bhagwant Mann

All VIP rooms in jails will be converted into jail management blocks to ensure smooth functioning of jail staff, says Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann.
May 14, 2022 12:22 PM IST

Sunil Jhakar announces quitting Congress party

Former PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar goes live on Facebook, announces that he is parting ways with the Congress.
May 14, 2022 11:35 AM IST

Delhi CM orders probe in Mundka fire tragedy

Delhi CM orders probe in Mundka fire tragedy, says, ‘Those found responsible won’t be spared’.
May 14, 2022 11:34 AM IST

Arvind Kejriwal reaches Mundka fire site

Dehi Mundka fire: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at site of incident after building blaze kills 27.
May 14, 2022 10:54 AM IST

Gyanvapi Masjid survey in UP begins after court order amid tight security

Two days after a court in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi ordered for the survey at Gyanvapi mosque to continue amid objections over videography inside the complex, tight security was seen as officials began the court-mandated task. Read more
May 14, 2022 10:04 AM IST

Extend GST compensation period must be extended by another 3 yrs: P Chidambaram

GST compensation period must be extended by another 3 yrs, says ex-Finance minister P Chidambaram.
May 14, 2022 09:51 AM IST

3 police personnel killed in Guna, MP

Three policemen killed in firing by miscreants in Guna distict of Madhya Pradesh early on Saturday.
May 14, 2022 09:00 AM IST

India prohibits wheat exports with immediate effect to control rising prices

India prohibits wheat exports with immediate effect to control rising domestic prices, reports PTI, citing offiical notification
May 14, 2022 08:35 AM IST

India’s daily Covid tally sees minor surge with 2,858 infections

India’s daily Covid tally sees minor surge with 2,858 infections; active cases at 18,096; 11 deaths in 24 hours.
May 14, 2022 08:23 AM IST

Delhi Mundka fire: 2 arrested

Delhi Mundka fire update: 2 arrested; they’re owners of firm where blaze broke out, say cops.
May 14, 2022 07:55 AM IST

Ram Nath Kovind, wife depart for Jamaica & Saint Vincent, Grenadines

President Ram Nath Kovind along with his wife Savita Kovind depart for Jamaica & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The president is on a visit to these two countries from 15-21 May.
May 14, 2022 07:01 AM IST

Parag Agrawal tweets after Elon Musk bombshell

Hours after Elon Musk put the $44 billion Twitter takeover deal on hold on Friday, Parag Agrawal – the CEO of the social media giant – put out a rare series of posts. Read more
May 14, 2022 06:14 AM IST

UN Security Council condemns killing of Al Jazeera journalist

UN Security Council condemns killing of Al Jazeera journalist, reports AFP.
May 14, 2022 05:46 AM IST

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid-19

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tested positive for COVID-19 with moderate symptoms.
May 14, 2022 05:35 AM IST

North Korea confirms 21 new deaths due to ‘fever’

North Korea says 21 people died and 174,440 people were newly found with ‘fever symptoms’ on Friday alone.

TMC begins campaign to pitch Mamata Banerjee as PM ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

For a long time, Banerjee has advocated for a third front led by regional satraps to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections. The TMC, which is on a mission to expand its footprint beyond West Bengal, has already made its intentions clear that it will take on the BJP on the national stage in 2024.

The Trinamool Congress has launched a campaign to project party chief Mamata Banerjee as the next Prime Minister of India before Lok Sabha polls 2024. (PTI PHOTO.)

Published on May 14, 2022 07:31 PM IST

Congress may push for private sector reservation, quota in Women’s Bill

The political push for reservation in the private sector has already led to major debates and during the ten years of the Congress-led UPA government, no such effort to implement quota in private sector jobs was mooted.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaks during a meeting on the second day of the party’s Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir, as Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi looks on, in Udaipur on Saturday. (ANI PHOTO.)

Updated on May 14, 2022 07:18 PM IST

TMC mocks Biplab Deb after he quits as Tripura CM, says ‘change is inevitable’

The TMC marked its presence in the civic polls held in the state last year. According to the Election Commission, it was the runner-up in the Agartala municipality. However, it ended up at the third spot in terms of overall vote share in the state.

Former Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb.(PTI)

Updated on May 14, 2022 07:25 PM IST

Congress demands extension of GST compensation, reset of economic policies

Thirty one years after he accompanied Dr. Manmohan Singh, then finance minister, in ushering liberalisation through economic reforms, P Chidambaram pitched for another “reset” in economic policies.

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, party leader Rahul Gandhi and others during a meeting on Day 2 of the party's ‘Nav Sankalp Shivir’, in Udaipur on Saturday. (PTI PHOTO.) — Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, party leader Rahul Gandhi and others during a meeting on Day 2 of the party’s ‘Nav Sankalp Shivir’, in Udaipur on Saturday. (PTI PHOTO.)

Published on May 14, 2022 05:50 PM IST

Delhi’s Mundka fire: Single entry-exit, DNA testing for remains | What we know

In videos that circulated on social media, people could be heard crying for help. Officers present at the site said that because of the smoke, many working in the building jumped from the windows in a desperate bid to escape the flames.

The Mundka fire is one of the worst fire incidents that Delhi has seen since the 2019 Anaj Mandi tragedy that claimed 43 lives.(Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times)

Published on May 14, 2022 05:49 PM IST

Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi

Halt construction work around Jagannath temple: INTACH writes to Odisha CM

The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage hassought Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s intervention to halt the construction work around the 12th century Jagannath temple in Puri till the case is disposed of in Orissa high court. Patnaik is among the founder members of INTACH.

INTACH told Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik that ASI has not given permission to construction work within the prohibited area of 100 metres around Jagannath temple. (File Photo)

Published on May 14, 2022 05:00 PM IST

Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb quits a year ahead of assembly polls

Deb assumed the chief minister’s post in 2018 after the BJP formed the government in alliance with the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) in the state for the first time, ending the nearly 25-year-long rule of the Left Front.

Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday resigned from his post with barely eight months left for the 2023 assembly polls. (HT PHOTO.)

Updated on May 14, 2022 05:07 PM IST

‘Not feeling safe’, say Kashmiri Pandits protesting Rahul Bhat’s killing

The Kashmiri Pandit protesters braved the heat as they held banners which read ‘We want justice’ over the killing of Rahul Bhat, who was gunned down by terrorists inside the Chadoora tehsil office in Budgam on May 10.

Members of the Kashmiri Pandit community stage protest in Srinagar over the killing of government employee Rahul Bhat, who was shot dead by terrorists in Budgam on May 10.(PTI)

Published on May 14, 2022 04:11 PM IST

Bank A/Cs, fake IDs: CBI probes ₹11 crore IPL betting racket with Pak links

The central probe agency said a part of the money received from the public in India for betting was also being shared by their associates based in foreign countries using hawala transactions.

The accused, the CBI said, were in touch with one Pak national named Waqas Malik, whose number has already been obtained during initial investigation.(HT_PRINT)

Updated on May 14, 2022 05:57 PM IST

‘Need immediate steps to…’: Delhi LG on Mundka fire tragedy

Delhi Fire Services chief Atul Garg said the building where the fire broke out did not have an NOC, and that the owner, who has been identified as Manish Lakra, is on the run.

Anil Baijal, lieutenant governor of Delhi, took to Twitter on Saturday, May 14, 2022, to say that he is “deeply pained” by the tragic fire incident in Mundka wherein “many precious lives were lost”.(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Updated on May 14, 2022 03:49 PM IST

Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi

Ret. Gen. Jack Keane discusses how the U.S. must be giving the resources to sustain the Ukrainian effort on ‘Fox Enterprise Tonight.’

A Russian tank company reportedly suspended operations because it can not get the vital elements it desires, signaling an additional probable setback for Russia’s military services as the war in Ukraine nears its sixth 7 days.

Ukraine’s Normal Staff members of the Armed Forces manufactured the claim final 7 days creating on Fb that the condition-owned business, Uralvagonzavod, has suspended operations at the Chelyabinsk Tractor plant because it could not import international-designed solutions.

The U.S. added Uralvagonzavod to a checklist of sanctioned companies, indicating that its T-72B3 tanks had been utilised in the “unlawful invasion of Ukraine.” In accordance to the E.U., Uralvagonzavod is the only tank producer in Russia.

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The company’s exact instances, on the other hand, are difficult to gauge with certainty, offered Russia’s formidable propaganda device. If accurate, the suspended operations would be a significant reduced for Russia’s armed service, which has faced strategic difficulties considering that rolling throughout Ukraine.

The invasion could show to be a boon for U.S. protection paying out and weapons exports to international nations after falling by more than 20{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} to $138 billion in fiscal 12 months 2021.

President Biden signed a $1.5 trillion authorities funding bill very last month that sets apart $782 billion toward defense. And on Wednesday, a group of 40 U.S. Republican customers of the Senate and Residence of Representatives Armed Services Committees urged President Joe Biden to involve a 5{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} enhance above inflation for protection paying in his proposal for the fiscal 2023 U.S. Funds.

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The president’s spending plan proposal unveiled last week involved $6.9 billion for the European Deterrence Initiative, NATO, and countering Russian aggression to aid Ukraine and other partnerships with NATO allies.

The spending plan would aid to “boost the capabilities and readiness of U.S. forces, NATO allies, and regional associates” amid Russia’s now two-thirty day period-very long war on Ukraine.

“I’m contacting for 1 of the greatest investments in our countrywide stability in record, with the cash wanted to make certain that our armed service continues to be the greatest-prepared, most effective-educated, finest-outfitted military in the environment,” the president claimed Monday.

The finances also proposes $773 billion for the Division of Defense.

Company users of professional-Russian troops in uniforms devoid of insignia are witnessed atop of a tank all through Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the house the separatist-controlled city of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 15, 2022. (REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko)

The U.S. has by now specified Ukraine Stinger and Javelin missiles, anti-armor, modest arms and various munitions, overall body armor, and Switchblade drones.

Very last week, Germany explained it will purchase 35 U.S. F-35 fighter jets to replace its aging Tornado bombers and – unrelated to Ukraine – Normal Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, instructed senators the U.S. would be delivering Egypt with F-15 aircraft.

The invasion has also pressured other European nations to rethink their very own defense expending and safety. A study in Finland, which shares an 830-miles prolonged border with Russia, located that extra than half of citizens supported the nation becoming a member of NATO – a 34{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} maximize considering that final fall.

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A related survey in Sweden uncovered that extra people ended up in favor of joining NATO than individuals who were being opposed to it.

In the meantime, big private protection contractors like Raytheon, General Dynamic, Northrup Grumman, and Lockheed Martin have noticed their shares rise sharply since the start of the invasion late very last month.

FILE Picture: A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is witnessed at the ILA Air Exhibit in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. (REUTERS/Axel Schmidt)

“You’re starting up to see folks identify that there are persistent threats in the entire world, and we are going to have to make investments in our protection extensive-time period,” Pete Phillips, a former Marine helicopter pilot, instructed FOX Company. “That’s the actuality of the environment we stay in. And if we seem in the course of background, we will normally have conflict, I necessarily mean, they just really do not go absent.”

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“When you turn out to be complacent and you never commit in (defense), then persons see that as a signal of weak point, and failing to examine heritage and to recognize that there are lousy actors in the entire world that are ready to do again matters, it is wherever you conclude up in these circumstances.”

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