Breaking News, May 23 | LIVE Updates

Two people died in separate incidents after trees fell on them, following dust storm and rain here on Monday afternoon, officials said.

Delhi is likely to receive another spell of thunderstorms and heavy rain tonight, May 23. 

The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,42,243 on Monday after the detection of 32 cases, while the fatality count stood unchanged at 10,735, an official said.

A captured Russian soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian was sentenced Monday to life in prison — the maximum — in the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine three months ago.

Light rain with thunderstorms lashed parts of Rajasthan over the past 24 hours, bringing down the mercury by one to eight degrees Celsius at several places, a MeT department spokesperson said. According to the meteorological department, Jaisalmer recorded the hottest place on Monday at 43.3 degrees Celsius. However, in Barmer, the maximum temperature dropped by 3.5 degrees Celsius compared to Sunday’s 40.7 degrees.

Calling for "maximum" sanctions against Russia, including an oil embargo, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in a live video address to the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos-Klosters told the participants how he "wakes up every day to read the number of his people killed in the war in the last 24 hours".

Two hybrid terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT/TRF were arrested from Srinagar's Chanapora area on Monday, police said.

Two laborers - a woman and an elderly man - were killed in a blast at a chemical factory in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district on Monday morning, police said.

A 55-year-old scientist working with the Information and Technology Ministry died after jumping-off from the 7th floor of the Shastri Bhawan in Delhi today. Further inquiry is underway and legal action is being taken stated Delhi Police. 

A massive fire broke out in a Ballarpur wood depot of a paper mill in Chandrapur on May 22. 

A major fire broke out at a building in the Nithari village of Noida on Monday, officials said.

Gold jumped Rs 170 to Rs 50,926 per 10 gram in the national capital on Monday in line with firm global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities.

North East Delhi violence case: Delhi High Court adjourned the hearing in the bail petition of Umar Khalid till Tuesday. 

Three doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday. Pfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in a step toward letting the littlest kids get the shots.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shadowed by career-threatening scandal for months — but so far he has escaped unscathed. This week he faces one more threat to his political future: a comprehensive report into lockdown-breaching parties in government offices that are expected to be published within days.

A 20-year-old man who allegedly killed a teen girl he was stalking in Aurangabad was held from his sister's house in Lasalgaon in Nashik's Niphad taluka, a police official said on Monday.

Aimed at comprehensive agricultural growth and bringing self-sufficiency for villages, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched a scheme here on Monday that would be implemented in village panchayats across the state.

 The Congress on Monday appointed Sarat Pattanayak as the new president of its Odisha unit, replacing Niranjan Patnaik with immediate effect.

At least four people were injured after two groups indulged in violence and pelted stones at each other in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district. The incident took place due to the playing of DJ at a marriage procession to which the other group objected which resulted in violence, local police said on Monday.

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the interim bail application filed by Avantha group promoter Gautam Thapar, who was arrested in connection with the alleged misappropriation of a Rs 515 crore loan from Yes Bank.

Taking a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his critical comments against the BJP, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said while the Congress' existence is on "ventilator", the “idiocy” of its leaders is on "accelerator".

Microplastics have been found in the guts of fish in the Alaknanda, a major river that flows through Srinagar city of Pauri district in Uttarakhand. The research which revealed the presence of harmful polymer fragments and fine particles of nylon, including microplastics, was conducted by the Himalayan Aquatic Biodiversity Department of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University.

Eight people were injured as houses collapsed in different parts of Delhi following heavy rain and storm on Monday morning, officials said. The houses collapsed in the Jawalpuri, Gokalpuri, Shankar road and Moti Nagar areas of the city, officials of the fire department said.

The Budget Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly began on a stormy note on Monday with Samajwadi Party members rushing to the well of the House and raising slogans during the governor's address.

President Joe Biden announced 12 countries have joined a new trade pact that the White House says will help the United States work more closely with Asian economies on issues including supply chains, digital trade, clean energy and anticorruption efforts.

Amid the Gyanvapi mosque row, the MNS has claimed that two dargahs had been built on the Punyeshwar temple land in Maharashtra's Pune city.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met the CEO of Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo to discuss investment opportunities for the retailer in textile manufacturing in India.

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, lodged in Patiala central prison to serve a one-year jail term in a 1988 road rage death case, was taken to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala under heavy security on Monday morning for medical examination, official sources said.

The opening day of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly session on Monday witnessed legislators dressed in hues representing their party as well as their struggles with technology as the proceedings went paperless for the first time. The legislators showed up in saffron, red, blue, green and yellow caps and scarves matching with the colours of their respective political party.

A woman was killed and at least 12 people were injured after a bus carrying passengers overturned on the outskirts of Jharkhand capital Ranchi early on Monday, police said. The accident took place around 5 am as the driver lost control over the speeding bus and it overturned in Ichadih area, a senior officer said.

Delhiites woke up to thunderstorm and rains on Monday morning that brought a much-needed respite from the sweltering heat as the city recorded a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius.

A 35-year-old man was shot in face by four unidentified people who opened fire at him from inside a car in a bid to snatch his gold chain and bracelet, police said on Monday.

A ferry carrying more than 130 people caught fire Monday while approaching a northeastern Philippine province, killing at least seven people while most passengers and crew members were rescued, the coast guard said.

Australia's new prime minister was sworn in Monday ahead of a Tokyo summit with President Joe Biden while vote counting continued to determine whether he will control a majority in a Parliament that is demanding tougher action on climate change.

A 50-year-old taxi driver was shot dead over a personal enmity in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, police said. The deceased was identified as Salim, a resident of Tarinan locality in the Khurja City police station area.

A fire broke out on the third floor of a school for blind in Mumbai's Worli on Sunday. Four fire engines on the spot. No injuries have been reported so far.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of encouraging separatist elements by describing India as a "Union of States". Speaking to ANI, the chief minister said the Gandhi family considers itself above the country and beyond this, Rahul Gandhi is engaged in breaking the country in the name of federalism.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the Centre should bring down the excise duty on petrol and diesel to the level it was during the Congress-led UPA government so that common people get genuine relief.