Live Breaking News June 22
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:
Breaking News of June 22:
06:47 pm: We have only demanded an increase in the security forces in Kashmir, so that the civilians can be protected: Congress spokesperson Aadil Singh Boparai on India TV's special show Kurukshetra
06:45 pm: Ghulam Nabi ji stressed on reducing the civilian casualties which cannot be termed wrong: Congress spokesperson Aadil Singh Boparai on India TV's special show Kurukshetra
06:33 pm: Congress always gives statements against the Indian Army, they have always doubted the surgical strikes: BJP spoksperson Prem Shukla on India TV's special show Kurukshetra
06:32 pm: It cannot be denied that the ideologies of Congress and Lashkar-e-Taiba are identical: BJP spoksperson Prem Shukla on India TV's special show Kurukshetra
06:22 pm: Betting racket busted in Punjab's Ludhiana, 5 arrested (ANI)
06:20 pm: As per Sec 29 of the Aadhaar Act, the biometrics data collected by UIDAI can be used only for the purpose of generating Aadhaar and for authentication of identity of Aadhaar holders and cannot be used for any other purpose: Unique Identification Authority of India (ANI)
06:18 pm: Shujaat Bukhari and Aurangzeb would not have been killed if this was a fight between Hindus and Muslims: Muslim Political Council of India President Dr. Tasleem Rehmani on India TV's special show Kurukshetra
06:17 pm: 1000 mosques are occupied by terrorists in Kashmir. Activities like stone pelting should not be motivated from holy places like mosques and temples: RSS Thinker Rakesh Sinha on India TV's special show Kurukshetra
06:15 pm: Nobody should be termed as an anti-national on the basis of their perspectives, people can have their different point of views: Muslim Political Council of India President Dr. Tasleem Rehmani on India TV's special show Kurukshetra
06:12 pm: Our Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has very clearly put his stand in front of the nation today: BJP Spokesperson Dr. Syed Zafar Islam on India TV's special show Kurukshetra
06:10 pm: We are not putting any allegations on Congress. The party wants to demoralise the Indian Army and motivate the terrorist organisations: BJP Spokesperson Dr. Syed Zafar Islam on India TV's special show Kurukshetra
06:06 pm: PIL filed in Delhi High Court against environment clearance granted for cutting of trees in Delhi for development work (ANI)
05:35 pm: Number of security personnel injured in a terror attack at Tral bus stand in Jammu and Kashmir rises to 9 (ANI)
05:14 pm: Justice Jasti Chelameswar, who today retired as Supreme Court judge, vacates his official residence at Delhi's Tughlak Road (ANI)
04:53 pm: Former IPS officer Vijay Kumar joins as Advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra (ANI)
04:45 pm: All party meet begins at Governor NN Vohra's residence in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir (ANI)
04:32 pm: Delhi's Patiala House court sends journalist Upendra Rai to 14-day judicial custody in a money laundering case (ANI)
04:30 pm: Terrorists hurl grenade and fire upon a police and CRPF joint party near Tral bus stand in Jammu and Kashmir (ANI)
04:21 pm: Koreas to hold reunions for war-separated families in August (reports AFP)
03:46 pm: Sensex surges 257 points to close at 35,689.60, Nifty settles at 10,822 (PTI)
03:13 pm: After my political meetings at the appropriate level under exchange program could not be confirmed, therefore, the purpose of my visit with a delegation to China is of no use: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (ANI)
03:08 pm: Ranchi High Court extends Lalu Prasad Yadav's provisional bail in fodder scam till July 3 (ANI)
03:04 pm: I am 100% fine now and absolutely ready to go. My neck is fine now. I've had good practice and have played 6-7 sessions in Mumbai. Breaks like these make you fresh mentally. It has made me excited to go back on to the pitch again: Virat Kohli (ANI)
03:03 pm: This is a team game. It doesn't matter how I perform or how one player stands out in the whole tour. We, as a team, have to play well. In the upcoming tour of England, our focus will be on how we can perform well as a team: Virat Kohli (ANI)
03:02 pm: Swing is a problem for every team, not just for Indians. If the team has momentum then you can do anything: Virat Kohli, ahead of Ireland-England tour (ANI)
02:57 pm: Democratic senators want meeting, answers from Trump administration over reports of immigrant children abuse in Virginia (reports The Associated Press)
02:31 pm: We have to verify what he has told us. We can't be satisfied till the time everything is verified: Alok Kumar, Joint CP, Delhi Police after questioning rape accused Daati Maharaj (ANI)
02:29 pm: Body of a student found from a school washroom in Gujarat's Vadodara
02:23 pm: Iran may exit nuclear deal in coming weeks: Deputy FM (reports Russian Media)
02:03 pm: Thunderstorm accompanied with rain and dust likely in several UP districts later today, confirms Lucknow Meteorological Centre (ANI)
01:54 pm: This has been a trend for Kashmir centric politicians. When they're in power they swear by Kashmir being integral part of India. Moment they're thrown out of power they start using this separatist or semi-separatist jargon: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saifuddin Soz's remark (ANI)
01:35 pm: A government school teacher arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol for allegedly raping a class 4 student (ANI)
01:21 pm: Congress appoints Screening Committees for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Mizoram (ANI)
01:09 pm: ICC CEO David Richardson charges Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusinghe and manager Asanka Gurusinha with a breach of Article 2.3.1, a Level 3 offence, which relates to “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game”: ICC (ANI) Read More
01:08 pm: Congress President Rahul Gandhi appoints JD Seelam and Mahendra Joshi as the Secretary and Shashi Kant Sharma as the Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee (AICC) attached with the General Secretary, Incharge Organisation (ANI)
01:02 pm: Congress appoints Mallikarjun Kharge as the Maharashtra Congress in-charge (ANI)
12:56 pm: The ideologies of Congress have worsened ever since Rahul Gandhi has become the party President, they are not bothered about the country: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
12:52 pm: Do the ordinary people that are killed enjoy human rights or not?: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
12:49 pm: Is there a Human Right for the sepoy who has been killed by terrorists? Is there a Human Right for Shujaat Bukhari? Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
12:31 pm: Four militants killed in Anantnag encounter, confirms Jammu and Kashmir DGP (PTI)
12:28 pm: Man who reportedly claimed to have a bomb at London's Charing Cross station has been detained (reports Reuters)
12:26 pm: National Commission for Women (NCW) writes to Jharkhand DGP, directs him to apprise NCW about the detailed action taken on gang-rape of activists in Khunti. Commission constitutes three-member inquiry team to investigate into the case and submit recommendations (ANI)
12:18 pm: London Charing Cross rail station evacuated after reports of man on track with bomb (reports UK Media)
12:17 pm: Pakistan High Commission issues visas to over 300 Sikh pilgrims from India, to observe the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore from June 21-30 (ANI)
12:12 pm: Share of India in world trade should be doubled to 3.4 per cent, says PM Narendra Modi stressing on reducing dependence on imports in sectors like oil (PTI)
12:09 pm: ED moves special court to declare Vijay Mallya a fugitive offender and confiscate assets worth Rs 12,500 crore under new legislation (news agency PTI)
12:06 pm: I believe the construction of Vanijya Bhawan will be completed before December 2019: PM Narendra Modi
12:03 pm: Case registered after Delhi Police found dismembered body of a woman in a bag in Sarita Vihar area yesterday (ANI)
11:59 am: FDI inflow in four years, foreign exchange reserves are at record highs: PM Narendra Modi
11:58 am: GST is transforming business; 54 lakh new indirect tax payers have registered after GST to take total base to over 1 crore: PM Modi
11:57 am: India has moved away from culture of delaying work: PM Narendra Modi at foundation stone laying ceremony of new Commerce Ministry building
11:55 am: The world looks upon India with a vision of motivation, the way we have made our name in terms of progress: PM Narendra Modi
11:53 am: India has become a relevant nation in the world today in terms of investment: PM Narendra Modi
11:52 am: GST has brought about a number of positive changes in the economy and the way financial activities were carried out earlier: PM Narendra Modi
11:51 am: The technology has eased the ways of doing business today and this is going to grow in the years to come: PM Narendra Modi
11:45 am: Bombay High Court admits discharge application of Lt. Colonel Purohit in the 2008 Malegaon blast case; final hearing on July 16 (ANI)
11:44 am: As a central minister Saifuddin Soz benefited from Centre's power when his daughter was kidnapped by JKLF. There's no use helping these people. Whoever wants to stay here can stay abiding by the Constitution, if they like Musharraf we'll give them a ticket to Pak: S.Swamy (ANI)
11:39 am: PM Narendra Modi speaks at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Vanijya Bhawan at Delhi's Akbar road (ANI)
10:58 am: Internet services in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar and Anantnag have been suspended due to the ongoing encounter (ANI)
10:46 am: Five women gangraped at gunpoint in Jharkhand's Ranchi (PTI)
10:34 am: Encounter started early today, there was information of presence of 3-4 terrorists. 3 bodies of terrorists are being retrieved. 1 Policeman is reportedly martyred and 2 civilians are injured: Jammu and Kashmir DGP SP Vaid on Anantnag encounter (ANI)
10:21 am: Indonesian court sentences radical cleric who instigated 2016 suicide bombing at a Starbucks, other attacks to death (reports The Associated Press)
10:20 am: Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu lays foundation for icon tower to be constructed by government's Andhra Pradesh Non Resident Telugu Society at Rayapudi village in Amaravati capital region (ANI)
10:17 am: Two terrorists gunned down by security forces in an ongoing encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, another terrorist trapped (ANI)
10:14 am: Nine injured in clashes between two groups in UP's Muzaffarnagar (PTI)
