Breaking News, June 25 | Highlights

President Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Kanpur late Friday evening aboard his special presidential train and was received by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a grand welcome ceremony.

India's cumulative Covid Vaccination Coverage has crossed 31 crore, according to a provisional report, the Union health ministry said on Friday. The new phase of universalisation of vaccination started from June 21, and over 60 lakh vaccine doses were administered on Friday, the report stated.

Satyen Vaidya was appointed as an additional judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday. According to a law ministry notification, Vaidya has been appointed as an additional judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.

Additional judges are usually appointed for two years before being elevated as permanent judges.

Tamil Nadu govt extends lockdown till 5th July with certain relaxations; private companies in all four districts of Chennai, Kanchipuram, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur can operate with 100% employees. Shopping complex & malls to reopen with 50% capacity.

President Joe Biden is naming a special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights. The White House said in a statement Friday that Jessica Stern, executive director of OutRight Action International, will fill the State Department post.

Her responsibilities will involve ensuring that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the LGBTQ rights around the world.

The Russian military on Friday launched sweeping maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea featuring warplanes capable of carrying hypersonic missiles, a show of force amid a surge in tensions following an incident with a British destroyer in the Black Sea.

The monsoon session of the Chhattisgarh legislative Assembly will begin from July 26 and will have five sittings, an Assembly official said on Friday.

As per an official notification, the 11th session of the fifth Chhattisgarh legislative Assembly will begin on July 26 and conclude on July 30.

Pakistan will continue to be on Financial Action Task Force (FATF)'s grey list as it is yet to fully implement the 27-point action plan over money laundering and terror financing. 

• In the week of 4th May, 531 districts of the country were reporting more than 100 cases. In the week of 2nd June, it fell down to 262 districts. Right now only 125 districts in the country are reporting more than 100 cases: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry
• Recovery rate has increased to 96.7%: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry
• In last couple of months, first variant of concern was the one announced by UK where it was identified & subsequently we now have 4 of these which WHO has called Alpha, Beta, Gamma & Delta. Delta is the one that was identified in India: Renu Swarup, Secy, Dept of Biotechnology
• It was Indian scientist who identified it, put it onto global database & because of genomic surveillance done within our country, it also helped globally. Many other countries too identified it on global database. Then it was noted that it was found in many countries: Renu Swarup
• 8 states are important where we have found more than 50% of the variant of concern (Delta variant). These are Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana & West Bengal: Dr SK Singh, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Director 
• As of today, there are 48 cases of Delta Plus across the country: Dr SK Singh, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Director 

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped 226 points to end at a fresh lifetime high on Friday, boosted by ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Infosys amid positive cues from global markets.

The 30-share BSE index closed 226.04 points or 0.43 per cent higher at record 52,925.04. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 69.90 points or 0.44 per cent to 15,860.35.

Tata Steel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 4 per cent, followed by Axis Bank, SBI, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finserv, L&T and Maruti. On the other hand, Reliance Industries, NTPC, HUL, Titan and Asian Paints were among the laggards.

J&K: One unidentified terrorist killed in encounter with security forces

Preparations underway at Delhi-Ghazipur border ahead of tractor rally tomorrow

SC Oxygen audit team submits report that Delhi Govt exaggerated its oxygen requirement by four times

Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to filmmaker Aisha Sultana

INSACOG to hold weekly review meeting later today

ED conducts raids at Anil Deshmukh's residences in Mumbai, Nagpur

Commissioning of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier befitting tribute to 75 yrs of India’s Independence: Rajnath Singh

Shimla: Former SP of Kullu, former PSO of Chief Minister security staff placed under suspension

Woman lodges case against builders Shrikant Paranjape and Shashank Paranjape alleging cheating and forgery

J&K: Daily labourer dies allegedly after being attacked by unidentified persons

A four-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped at a village, police said on Thursday and added that the local station house officer has been suspended for dereliction of duty. Naresh Saroj (42) has been arrested in the case, they said.
 

The body of a 28-year-old man bearing stab wounds was found in a canal here on Thursday morning, police said. The victim has been identified as Sabir, Superintendent of Police Ram Badan Singh said.

The body was spotted in the Datipur canal by local people. As per initial investigation, the victim was with his friends Saudagar and Irfan on Wednesday night, the police said, adding that an FIR has been lodged.

A probe is underway but no arrests have been made so far, they said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to meet party MLAs from Punjab today at his residence in Delhi