News India Breaking Highlights, Top Alerts of May 22

Breaking Highlights, Top Alerts of May 22

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11:29 am: Home Ministry has instructed to not engage in any operation while Ramzan is being observed. This doesn't mean our security forces will not react to any situation, they will act and react at the right moment: Kiren Rijiju, MoS Home Affairs on ceasefire violation by Pakistan (ANI)

11:17 am: Two more people suspected to be infected by Nipah Virus have died today in Kozhikode Medical College hospital. Both were being treated in the isolation ward. Samples sent for tests

10:57 am: Ahmedabad: A man allegedly killed his wife and two daughters at their residence near Judges Bunglow Road. Police investigation underway (ANI)

10:56 am: Punjab: Prisoners in Gurdaspur jail protest after surprise checks were conducted in the jail premises. 3 mobile phones were recovered during the searches (ANI)

10:55 am: I have seen it and the entire world has seen it. It's saddening. Our soldiers are not sitting silent, befitting reply will be given to them: Hansraj Ahir, MoS Home Affairs on 8-month-old infant killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir (ANI)

10:47 am: Two tourists injured after being attacked by monkeys inside Taj Mahal premises in Agra, Uttar Pradesh (ANI)

10:39 am: Our first objective is speaker's election, vote of confidence the next. Other things will be discussed only after these two are sorted: Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress on distribution of portfolios in Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka (ANI)

10:33 am: "We believe there is a 99.9 percent chance the North Korea-USA summit (set for June 12 in Singapore) will be held as scheduled", says Chief of the South Korean Presidential National Security Office Chung Eui Yong: Yonhap News Agency (ANI)

10:31 am: Prices of petrol and diesel touch Rs 84.70/litre and Rs 72.48/litre in Mumbai respectively; locals say, 'petrol and diesel prices are increasing every week. Prices here are much higher than other states. How are we supposed to survive in this situation' (ANI)

10:29 am: Senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar met Congress Vijayanagara MLA Anand Singh at Hilton hotel in Bengaluru's Domlur, Karnataka (ANI) 

10:25 am: When a govt has finished its term and in elections a govt is elected, it is a new govt. Letter doesn't say a different govt, it says new govt. So, I don't see anything controversial with the term new govt: Father Nigel Barret, Spokesperson, Bombay Archdiocese (ANI)

10:00 am: PM is working towards inclusive growth without discriminating while breaking barriers of religion and castes.We can only ask them to think with progressive mindset: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minority Affairs Minister on Archbishop's letter to priests asking to "pray for country" ahead of 2019 elections (ANI)

09:51 am: Enforcement Directorate seizes assets worth Rs. 20.87 Crores of Pradip Burman, the Director of Dabur India Ltd. in lieu of assets held abroad under section 37A of  Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) (ANI)

09:49 am: Prices of petrol and diesel touch Rs 82.47 and Rs 71.66 in Bhopal respectively; locals say, 'it won't take much time for petrol prices to reach Rs 100 at this speed. We have no other option but to buy fuel to commute. Govt should reduce the prices, it's affecting our budget'

09:43 am: The Archbishop's letter is not political, neither it is against the Govt or against the honorable PM. Misinformation should not be spread. Its just an invitation for prayers and such letters have been written in the past too: Father Robinson, Secretary to Archbishop of Delhi (ANI)

09:40 am: Heatwave in Pakistan kills 65 people in Karachi (Reuters)

09:38 am: US-China deal could include China's pledge to remove tariffs on US agricultural products and import more U.S. agricultural products 

09:37 am: Washington and Beijing nearing deal that would lift U.S. sales ban against China's ZTE (Reuters)

09:31 am: Hindu Mahasabha has filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the oath taking ceremony and appointment of H D Kumarswamy as the Karnataka Chief Minister, stating it is unconstitutional (ANI)

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