Top news of June 16 | Germany's former chancellor Helmut Kohl dies: German media

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#9:48 PM

Seven junior engineers of Irrigation Department have been transferred- ANI

#9:34 PM

One body recovered and two ppl rescued by NDRF from a collapsed building in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra- ANI

#9:11 PM

Rajasthan: Man lynched in Pratapgarh town for stopping officials from taking photos of women defecating in open- PTI

#9:07 PM

Germany's former chancellor Helmut Kohl, architect of German reunification of 1990, dies aged 87: German media- ANI

#8:56 PM

London tower block fire protesters storm town hall- AFP

#8:49 PM

US President Donald Trump appears to confirm he's under probe for firing FBI chief James Comey, slams it as 'witch-hunt'- PTI

#8:26 PM

Kerala Magazine row: 13 members of magazine committee of Brennen College booked- PTI

#8:04 PM

CBI grills Dy CM Manish Sisodia in connection with preliminary enquiry against him over alleged irregularities in Talk to AK campaign.- PTI

#7:40 PM

Siliguri (West Bengal): Fire broke out at a hotel and a residential complex on Hill Cart Road; five fire tenders at the spot- ANI

#7:34 PM

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu met Mulayam Singh Yadav over Presidential elections in Delhi- ANI

#7:31 PM

2 killed as security forces allegedly open fire to keep protesters from disrupting encounter with militants in south Kashmir's Anantnag- PTI

#7:18 PM

Five police killed as militants ambush a police party in Achbal in South Kashmir.- PTI

#7:01 PM

Rain lash parts of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh- ANI

#6:57 PM

NDA's candidate for Presidential elections to be decided by June 20, before which there will an meeting: Sources- ANI

#6:48 PM

Odisha: Chitrakonda Police arrested three people in Malkangiri district for transporting 376 tortoise illegally- ANI

#6:35 PM

Amazon to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion- AFP

#6:25 PM

CBI team leaves from Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence. _ANI

#6:20 PM

My blessings with playing 11.They unite India because anyone who'll watch this match will do so as an Indian: Navjot Sidhu -ANI

#6:15 PM

Maharashtra: CBI questions stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan in Pune, over financial irregularities case _ANI

#6:10 PM

Delhi: Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Venkaiah Naidu arrive at Murli Manohar Joshi's residence -ANI

#6:00 PM

Russia may have killed ISIS leader Baghdadi in airstrike _ANI

#5:55 PM

Delhi: Special Envoy of South Korea, Jeong Dong-Chae called on PM Narendra Modi -ANI

#5:50 PM

GoI should give more power to legislature, a resolution in this regard has been passed in Puducherry assembly: CM V.Narayanasamy -ANI

#5:37 PM

Have successfully rolled out daily revision of Petrol and Diesel Prices across the country: Indian Oil statement- ANI

#5:28 PM

PM Modi to visit Portugal, Netherlands and US beginning June 24.- PTI

#5:27 PM

Goa's Mapusa Court restricts media from reporting proceedings of rape case against Tarun Tejpal under IPC 327(3)- ANI

#5:25 PM

Himachal Pradesh: Rain and hail storm lash parts of Shimla- ANI

#5:23 PM

TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar steps down from his position after facing sexual harassment charges, says will be available as a mentor- ANI

#5:04 PM

McDonald's ends Olympic sponsorship- AFP

#4:59 PM

Prices of hybrid seeds, excluding cotton, to be cut by 10 pc during ensuing 2017-18 kharif season; new rates to be effective from June 19.- ANI

#4:58 PM

Rajnath Singh & Venkaiah Naidu coming to meet us at our party office later on Thursday: D Raja, CPI- ANI

#4:55 PM

London tower block fire extinguished: police- AFP

#4:54 PM

Patiala House Court extended further 2 days Police remand of Chhota Shakeel's shooter Junaid Chowdhary.- ANI

#4:53 PM

Toll rises to at least 30 dead in London tower block fire: police- AFP

#4:50 PM

China-led AIIB to hold 3rd annual board meeting in Mumbai next year.- PTI

#4:36 PM

I appeal to the UN council to take notice & take measures to prevent situation from worsening in Balochistan: Hakeem Wadela, Baloch activist- ANI

#4:35 PM

Pakistan security forces committing human rights violations in Balochistan to suppress demands of equality, justice &freedom:Baloch Activist- ANI

#4:17 PM

Mohan Bhagwat is our first choice for President, if someone has objection to him, then we propose name of MS Swaminathan: Uddhav Thackeray- ANI

#4:06 PM

London armed police arrest man outside Houses of Parliament, but incident not thought to be terror related: UK media- ANI

#4:02 PM

Delhi: Special Staff of Delhi Police's East District arrested Jaan Usman, a sharp shooter of Abu Salem's gang- ANI

#3:57 PM

India's Prannoy HS and KIdambi Srikanth move into semi finals of Indonesia Super Series after winning their respective matches- ANI

#3:45 PM

Underworld shooter Shabaz Ansari arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell- ANI

#3:43 PM

Two terrorists including Lashkar Commander Junaid Mattoo have been eliminated in the Kulgam encounter by Indian Army, SoG and CRPF.- ANI

#3:43 PM

Sensex ends 19.33 pts down at 31,056.40; Nifty up 10 pts at 9,588.05- PTI

#3:39 PM

PM Modi will be visiting the city of Washington DC in the US; PM Modi might have an interaction with the Indian community there: MEA- ANI

#3:34 PM

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat pays a courtesy call to President Pranab Mukherjee- ANI

#3:27 PM

Govt makes Aadhar mandatory for opening bank account, financial transactions of Rs 50,000 and above.- PTI

#3:10 PM

Switzerland ratifies automatic exchange of financial account information with India, 40 others; info sharing to begin in 2019 - PTI

#2:51 PM

Two to three spells of rain or thundershowers likely to occur at few places in Delhi-NCR during 17th to 20th June: IMD, New Delhi - ANI

#2:44 PM

No reality in it,no discussions tk place;don't long for it: E Sreedharan on speculations of him being a possible NDA candidate for Pres poll - ANI

#2:29 PM

Hope no such incidents happen again; right now issue will have to be solved b/w #JCDiwakarReddy & airline: Jayant Sinha, MoS Civil Aviation - ANI

#2:29 PM

US-led coalition 'cannot confirm' IS chief death: spokesman - AFP

#2:28 PM

Chhattisgarh: One Naxal section commander, Mahesh killed in an encounter near Ranidongri Rakasmett jungle in Bastar, one SLR recovered. - ANI

#2:16 PM

They must be given death sentence, only then justice will be there: Kirti Ajmera, who survived 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts. - ANI

#2:15 PM

Bihar: SSB's 20th Battalion rescued 11 children & apprehended 3 human traffickers in 2 different Ops frm Sitamarhi & Bairgania railway stns - ANI

#2:01 PM

1993 Mumbai blasts case- Special TADA Court has convicted 6 people out of 7 accused & 1 person acquitted: Deepak Salve, Spl public prosecutor-ANI

#1:21 PM

Abdul Qayyum acquitted of all charges in 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Court orders his release on personal bond-ANI

#1:16 PM

Mumbai TADA Court believes Mustafa Dossa, Abu Salem, Tahir Merchant and Firoz Khan were among the main conspirators of '93 blasts case-ANI

#1:12 PM

Abu Salem has been convicted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case under charges of conspiracy and terror activities-ANI

#1:11 PM

Abu Salem convicted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case by Mumbai TADA Court-ANI

#1:10 PM

Madhya Pradesh: Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangh leader Shivkumar Sharma & 8 others arrested for creating a roadblock in Bhopal-ANI

#1:06 PM

Russia claims it killed IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, scores of other militant leaders: AP

#1:01 PM

Karimullah Shaikh also convicted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case by Mumbai TADA Court-ANI

#12:51 PM

Accused Tahir Merchant also convicted in 1993 Mumbai blasts case by Mumbai TADA Court

#12:50 PM

1993 Mumbai blasts case: Accused Firoz khan convicted under charges of conspiracy and murder under sections of IPC, TADA and Explosives Act-ANI

#12:41 PM

Mustafa Dossa found guilty in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case-ANI

#12:16 PM

CBI raids Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence in connection with 'talk to AK case'

#12:11 PM

Uddhav Thackeray to forward MS Swaminathan's name to Amit Shah if BJP is not ready for Bhagwat's candidature for Pres:Sanjay Raut,Shiv Sena-ANI

#12:10 PM

Didn't receive any complaint from IndiGo, primary enquiry was made but no one came forward: Prabhar, CI of Vizag airport police station-ANI

#12:09 PM

He wasn't exactly there, sir was in VIP lounge: Circle Inspector Prabhar, when asked was Aviation min Ashok G Raju at spot  JC Diwakar Reddy-ANI

#11:58 AM

China kindergarten blast was bomb, suspect killed-AFP

#11:11 AM

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu & Home Minister Rajnath Singh reach Congress President Sonia Gandhi's residence in Delhi-ANI 

#10:44 AM

#WestBengal: Army deployment at many locations in Darjeeling including GJM party office at Singamari, amid call for bandh - ANI

#10:42 AM

Geneva: World Sindhi Congress held protest against CPEC & human rights abuses against Sindhi ppl, in front of UN Human Rights Council - ANi

#10:38 AM

#10:35 AM

Encounter underway between security forces and terrorists at Idgah Mohalla in Kulgam's Arwani village, Jammu and Kashmir - ANI

#10:30 AM

ACB conducted raid at residence of Sahadev Manekere, Gulbarga Electricity Supply Co's Asst Executive Engineer in Gulbarga - ANI

#10:28 AM

Mustafa Dossa, accused in 1993 bomb blast case, leaves for TADA court in a police van from Arthur Road Jail. - ANI

#10:25 AM

Health care centre in Lodhama and hydel project in Rimbik set ablaze by miscreants last night - ANI

#10:21 AM

I will get entire incident enquired into to find out exact details & ensure that lawful outcomes follow: Civil aviation min - ANI

#10:16 AM

Tamil Nadu: DMK working president MK Stalin and other MLAs reach assembly to attend assembly session - ANI

#10:10 AM

ACB conducted raid at residence of Sahadev Manekere, Gulbarga Electricity Supply Co's Asst Executive Engineer in Gulbarga - ANI

#10:09 AM

#9:15 AM

Vizag airport ruckus: After IndiGo and Air India, SpiceJet, GoAir, Jet Airways and Vistara also bar TDP MP JC Diwakar Reddy from its flights-ANI

#9:06 AM

Youth assaults girl in broad daylight in UP's Pilibhit, after she allegedly rejected his love proposal; police registers case - ANI

#8:35 AM

MP: 55-year-old debt-ridden farmer commits suicide by hanging himself from tree in Shivpuri, body carried in tractor trolley for post-mortem

#7:34 AM

#Darjeeling: Indefinite strike, called by Gorkha Janmukti Morch, continues, tourists face problem - ANI

#7:32 AM

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav appears before special CBI court Ranchi in connection with fodder scam case. - ANI

#7:17 AM

Delhi witnesses sudden change of weather resulting in a drop in temperature - ANI

#7:10 AM

Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Rajnath Singh to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi today - ANI

#6:33 AM

White House: Trump to announce revised Cuba policy to stop US cash flow to Cuban military, tighten US travel rules. - AP

#6:31 AM

US official says Pentagon to send almost 4K additional US forces to Afghanistan; announcement as early as next week. - AP

#5:59 AM

Hospital says Rep. Steve Scalise still in critical condition but improved after second surgery. - AP

#5:54 AM

Two escaped inmates captured in Tennessee after manhunt in slayings of two Georgia prison guards. - AP

#5:11 AM

Chinese authorities: Explosion at front gate of kindergarten suspected to be a criminal act; death toll climbs to eight. - AP

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