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.
11:59 am: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is present with us. India and Bangladesh are two separate countries, but our interests are connected. Be it culture or public policy, we learn a lot from each other. One such example is Bangladesh Bhavan: PM Modi in Santiniketan (ANI)
11:51 am: First of all, as the chancellor of Visva Bharati University, I seek your apologies. When I was coming here, some students were telling me with gestures that there is no arrangement of drinking water. I want to apologise for all the inconvenience caused to you: PM Modi (ANI)
11:45 am: PM Narendra Modi addresses convocation of Visva Bharati University in West Bengal's Santiniketan.
11:25 am: Delhi High Court sought response and rejoinders from former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and others on CBI’s plea challenging their acquittal by a special court in the 2G spectrum case. Response sought by August 10.
11:20 am: All five accused in 2013 Bodhgaya blast found guilty by Patna court, next hearing on May 31
10:40 am: Opposition workers and leaders protest in Chennai's Egmore against Thoothukudi Police Firing. DMK's Kanimozhi and VCK's Thirumavalavan among those detained by the Police.
10:34 am: The BSE Sensex is at 34,823, up by 160 points, while NSE Nifty is at 10,554 higher by 41 points
10:20 am: PM Narendra Modi arrives in Kolkata, received by Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi and Union Minister Babul Supriyo. PM will attend the convocation of Visva Bharati University in Shanti Niketan
10:00 am: Ghaziabad District Magistrate directs unrecognised schools in the district to be closed. Around 10,000 students studying there to now be enrolled in Government schools by June.
9:50 am: DMK and Congress workers stage protest in Chennai's Egmore against Thoothukudi Police Firing9:30 am: I have no tension, I am going to win clearly: CM HD Kumaraswamy on today's floor test.
9:10 am: Fire broke out in forests in Pithoragarh's Berinag in Uttarakhand last night, firefighting operations by Forest department underway.
8:30 am: Cyclone Mekunu, which hit the Yemeni island of Socotra, causing severe flooding and damage, is likely to trigger heavy showers along the western coast of Maharashtra in the next few days, warns the Indian Meteorological Department.
8: 10 am: In Karnataka while most candidates financed their own campaign, in one case we did crowdfunding effort and it was successful.Can be repeated in general elections. In Kerala also we did yatras and were able to raise funds locally,this too can be repeated nationally, says Shashi Tharoor.
7:50 am: Following the allegations of sexual misconduct against Oscar winning actor Morgan Freeman, the SGA is reviewing LifetimeAchievement Award of the 'Bruce Almighty' actor.
7:10 am: North Korea on Friday said that its leader Kim Jong Un is still willing to meet the United States President Donald Trump "at any time and in any way," after the latter abruptly cancelled their historic June 12 summit.
7:00 am: Our top priority is to restore normalcy in the area. Now things are better and peaceful. We have taken special care to provide basic facilities to people: Thoothukudi District Magistrate Sandeep Nanduri.
6:50 am: The town is calm now and situation is under control. Sufficient number of police has been deployed to maintain the law & order. We are working towards restoring hotels and markets: SP Murali Rambha on Thoothukudi's condition.
6:30 am: With a hope for an end to the turmoil in Karnataka, over government formation, newly sworn-in Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is going to face a floor test today to prove his majority.