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Militants Attack Army Patrol Party in J&K's Panhar
Terrorists opened firing on an Army patrol in the forests of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, reported PTI..
The ultras opened firing on a foot patrol of 14 Rashtriya Rifles at Raainaar forest in Bandipora, a police official told PTI. The area has been cordoned off and a search is on for the militants, the police said, adding no casualties have been reported so far.
Thunderstorms Likely Across North India on Sunday: IMD
Thunderstorms accompanied with gusty winds and lightning “very likely” at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, East Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. Thunderstorm accompanied with light rain and squall with wind speed upto 70 to 80 kmph would hit Delhi and NCR during the next three hours.
(Source: IMD)
Maldives Election Body Sets September Date for Presidential Election
Maldives presidential election will be held in September, the country's Election Commission chief said late on Friday, a week after the European Union and some Western nations urged the country to hold a transparent, credible poll.
The Maldives, home to 4,00,000 people and best known as a tropical paradise for tourists, has experienced political unrest since Mohamed Nasheed, its first democratically elected leader, was forced to quit amid a mutiny by police in 2012.
(Reuters)
Kremlin: Vienna Being Considered as Venue for Possible Putin-Trump Summit
Vienna is one of the cities being considered as the venue for a possible summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Saturday.
Putin said last month that the proposed summit between him and Trump was not working out for now and was beset by problems.
Trump said in March that the two leaders would meet soon, but since then already poor ties between Washington and Moscow have deteriorated further over the conflict in Syria and the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.
(Reuters)
Modi Arrives in China's Qingdao for SCO Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in China's Qingdao where he will be attending the SCO Summit. PM Modi will also hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Heavy Rains Lash Mumbai, Flights Delayed
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Saturday, 9 June, leaving several streets waterlogged. Local trains are running 15 minutes late and at least 30 flights have been delayed because of the heavy rains.
(With inputs from ANI and Times of India.)
Fuel Prices Slashed for 11th Straight Day
The price of petrol was slashed by 40-42 paise, while the price of diesel fell by 30-32 paise. This is the 11th day that prices are being cut. It is also the biggest cut till now.
(With inputs from Financial Express.)
Taliban Also Declares 3-Day Eid Ceasefire in Afghanistan
The Taliban also declared a three-day Eid ceasefire on Saturday, 9 June, after the Afghan president announced an unconditional ceasefire on Thursday during the period of Ramzan. However, the group said that operations would continue against foreign forces in Afghanistan.
(With inputs from Reuters.)
Level-4 Fire in Mumbai's Kothari Building, Two Fire Officials Injured
A Level-4 fire broke out in Mumbai’s Kothari building on Saturday, 9 June, morning. Two fire officials were injured when the building collapsed. Eighteen fire tenders were rushed to the spot in order to douse the fire. The situation has been brought under control now.
(With inputs from ANI.)
Modi Departs for China, to Attend SCO Summit Beginning Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for China’s Qingdao, where he will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) and hold a bilateral meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping. Catch all the live updates here.
(With inputs from ANI.)
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