Breaking Highlights, Top Alerts of May 25
Twitter is buzzing with breaking news and news alerts from India and rest of the world. Here is the coverage of all breaking alerts and latest updates from the micro-blogging site on one page.
03:43 pm: We walked out on the issue on farmers' loan waivers. We will hold state-wide bandh May 28. We will be aggressive now: R Ashoka, BJP, outside Karnataka Assembly after BJP walked out of the assembly (ANI)
03:39 pm: We thought in month of Ramzan, Pakistan would not indulge in ceasefire violations. We are discussing to make Border Bhavan so that at the time of such incidents, people can come and live there. We'll give jobs to family members of those who lost their lives in recent violations: Jammu and Kashmir CM (ANI)
03:36 pm: BJP walked out of Karnataka assembly after BJP's BS Yeddyurappa said that we will hold a state-wide bandh on May 28, if CM HD Kumaraswamy doesn’t waive off farmer loans (ANI)
03:29 pm: BJP MLAs walk out of the Karnataka Assembly before trust vote (PTI)
03:20 pm: Central Board of Direct Taxes chairman Sushil Chandra gets one-year extension up to May 31, 2019: Govt order (PTI)
03:11 pm: Delhi: Narcotics Control Bureau seized 3 kg Heroin and arrested one Tanzanian national (ANI)
03:06 pm: BSP chief Mayawati wrote to UP CM Yogi Adityanath to convert her govt allotted house '13A Mall Avenue' into Kanshiram Vishram Sthal (ANI)
03:05 pm: Netherlands, Australia hold Russia responsible in MH17 downing: Dutch cabinet (Reuters)
03:02 pm: Taiwan sends aircraft to shadow Chinese bombers around island (Reuters)
03:00 pm: Regarding the bomb blast in an Indian restaurant in Mississauga, our Consul General in Toronto has visited the hospital and confirmed that the 3 Indian-Canadians who were reported to be critically injured are stable now: Vikas Swarup, India's High Commissioner to Canada (ANI)
02:57 pm: Spain’s Socialists file a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy after his Popular Party were found guilty of benefiting from illegal funds in a mega graft trial (AFP)
02:54 pm: Russia is responsible for sending missile launcher to Ukraine that downed MH17, has so far failed to cooperate 'at all' with criminal investigation - Dutch foreign minister (Reuters)
02:43 pm: Delhi HC directed National Human Rights Commission to take representation of petitioner who sought commission to directly probe 13 deaths in police firing during protests against Sterlite Industries in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi. NHRC had sought reports from TN DGP and Chief Secretary (ANI)
02:31 pm: 50 dead in boat accident in northwest DR Congo
02:29 pm: Heatwave to continue in Rajasthan, Haryana, UP and Delhi NCR, till May 27. People are advised to stay indoors. Easterly winds to reach Delhi around May 29, will bring some respite from heatwave: Dr Kuldeep, Scientist, IMD (ANI)
02:25 pm: Terrorists hurl grenade at a camp of 34 Rashtriya Rifles in Kulgam's Nihama. No injuries reported (ANI)
02:19 pm: The responsibility of safety of the crew and boat&completion of circumnavigation was on me.Thankful to the Navy for providing me with such an opportunity and for considering me capable of such a task: Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi, team leader of the 6 member all women crew of INSV Tarini (ANI)
02:17 pm: Ludhiana (Punjab): Police raided offices of two consultancy services that were duping people on pretext of providing them jobs in USA and Canada, they charged a person Rs 25,000-Rs 30,000 for the process (ANI)
02:11 pm: Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists attempted to snatch weapons from J-K police personnel guarding Wanpoh power grid, security personnel retaliated and foiled the attempt (ANI)
02:08 pm: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has moved the moved the motion of confidence in the state assembly (ANI)