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.
05:39 pm: Militants hurl grenade towards Army camp in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, no reports of any casualty: Police (PTI)
05:39 pm: CBI questioned chief operating officer (India Head) of a private company and conducted raid at its Mumbai office in connection with SSC Paper leak case: Sources (ANI)
05:29 pm: The real action will start now, whatever promises I have made to the citizens of Karnataka, I am going to fulfill them. I am not going to care about this threat (BJP to call state-wide bandh on May 28 on the issue of farmers' loans waiver): Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy (ANI)
05:17 pm: Normalcy should be restored at the earliest. All the responsible officers have been put at prominent places, so that they take care of the situation and there is no tension between security forces and the people: Gagandeep Singh Bedi, govt monitoring officer (ANI)
05:09 pm: Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York police station to surrender in sexual misconduct investigation, reports The Associated Press
04:53 pm: NIA filed charge-sheet, in Delhi's Patiala House Court, against alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Sheikh Abdul Naeem and 9 others in connection with reviving LeT's activities in India on directions of Pakistan based handler. Naeem is also accused in 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case (ANI)
04:52 pm: Tamil Nadu: Internet suspension lifted in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari, services to remain suspended in Thoothukudi (ANI)
04:50 pm: Central Govt is devoting significant resources for the empowerment of the power, Dalits and Tribal communities. Today, we have laid the foundation stone for five big projects. The total cost of these projects is Rs. 27,000 crore: PM Modi in Sindri, Jharkhand (ANI)
04:42 pm: ICICI Bank received notice from SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) regarding alleged non-compliance of provisions in dealings between the bank and Videocon Group. Appropriate responses will be submitted to SEBI by the Bank in accordance with regulation: Bank's statement (ANI)
04:38 pm: Police has reached Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence to question him in connection with the case of Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash's alleged assault (ANI)
04:33 pm: All countries are coming together to achieve peace. But, I don't know when we (India and Pakistan) will achieve peace. We are working on forming an exclusive Border battalion in which people living closer to border areas will be included: Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti (ANI)
04:15 pm: CBSE Class 12th results for academic Session 2017-18 to be declared on May 26
04:09 pm: They cannot waste public money, if a law and order problem in created it'll be because of them. They cannot force and blackmail us, we are a responsible govt and cannot act to wishes of BJP: DK Shivakumar, Cong on BJP's state-wide bandh on May 28, if CM doesn’t waive off farmer loans (ANI)
04:00 pm: Russia, Saudi Arabia plan to increase oil output in third quarter, ministers say (AFP)
03:57 pm: We don't expect anything from Pakistan. We have put a full stop to the operations that are being done inside the borders of our country. But, we are giving befitting reply to all the firing that has been coming from the other side of the border: Hansraj Ahir, MoS Home Affairs (ANI)
03:55 pm: Sensex jumps 261.76 points to close at 34,924.87; Nifty gains 23.90 points to 10,605.15
03:53 pm: A PIL has been filed in Delhi HC seeking direction for constitution of special investigation team (SIT) to investigate into the death of 39 Indians who were held by ISIS in Iraq (ANI)
03:52 pm: Court of Inquiry ordered by the Army against Major Gogoi: Sources (ANI)
03:49 pm: Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy wins floor test after 117 MLAs voted in his favour
03:45 pm: France arrests two former intelligence agents who are suspected of having worked for China, a source close to the case tells AFP