Breaking Highlights, Top Alerts of June 27
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:
Breaking News of June 27:
09:36 am: Amarnath Yatra: Radio frequency based ID tags being installed on vehicles. We'll know whenever they'll pass by our 4 reception centres on 2 routes. If we don't receive signal from a vehicle we'll inform IG Control room&naka points: Commandant PP Pauly, 73 Battalion CRPF at Bemina
09:34 am: Yes FIR numbers have increased but I refuse to believe any report which says that India is at top in crimes against women. There are many other countries where situation is worse: Rekha Sharma, National Commission for Women
09:30 am: Delhi Police arrests 3 people, seizes 26 pistols, 19 magazines and 800 cartridges
08:30 am: 29 June is normal date for onset of monsoon in Delhi. Currently it's progressing in West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar. Till 30 June monsoon will cover all of India except Kutch. We're expecting serious thunderstorm activity prior to monsoon in north west India: India Meteorological Dept
08:20 am: MEA has sought assistance to trace and restrict Nirav Modi's movement in some European countries. Last week MEA wrote letters regarding this to France, UK & Belgium. Indian missions in these countries had shared note verbale on Nirav Modi with respective govts, earlier too: Sources
08:17 am: No invitation was extended to Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood for the Eid celebration hosted yesterday by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra: Pakistan sources
07:55 am: Delhi: A Head Constable Rohit Nayar died after being hit by an unidentified bike-borne man at Geeta Colony Road near Shakarpur Police Station last night. Nayar, posted at Sarita Vihar police station, was returning home after his duty. Police has registered a case & started probe.
07:50 am: Udhampur: Pilgrims in first batch of Amarnath Yatra being welcomed by locals & officers of the dist admn, including Dy Commissioner Udhampur Ravinder Kumar & SP Udhampur Faisal Qureshi, at Tikri. Pilgrims say 'We are happy with the arrangements & the security.'
07:20 am: Emergency days were darkest days in post-independence India. How one can stoop so low to fulfil lust for power was shamelessly demonstrated in the activities of the then ruling party at the Centre. There was a reign of terror throughout the country: WB Guv Keshari Nath Tripathi
07:00 am: Light showers in Delhi's Rajpath bring respite from heat, temperature recorded at 28 degrees
06:48 am: Like any religious festival in India, whether Deepavali or Christmas or Baisakhi or Navroze or any other, Eid ul Fitr too brings together people of all faiths in India: EAM Sushma Swaraj at the Eid reception she hosted yesterday
06:47 am: India's home to 1 of the largest population of Muslims. Our celebrations of Eid are as diverse as our regions, cuisine and traditions, as vibrant as our festivities and as sweet as our traditional meeti sevaiyan and host of savoury dishes: Sushma Swaraj at Eid Celebration hosted by her (26.06.18)
05:30 am: All security arrangements have been made. We're using latest technology and vehicles, manpower has been increased as compared to last year. There's no specific threat as such, but we're ready for any kind of attack: IG CRPF Jammu Sector on security arrangements made for Amarnath Yatra
05:29 am: Amarnath Yatra is a very significant annual event. With cooperation of public, all security agencies & development agencies we have put a scheme in place & are trying our best to address concerns of the yatris & ensure smooth flow of traffic: Vijay Kumar, Advisor to J&K Governor
05:27 am: First batch of Amarnath Yatra has been flagged off from Jammu base camp. It was flagged off today by BVR Subramanyam, Chief secretary J&K, BB Vyas Advisor to J&K Governor & Vijay Kumar, Advisor to J&K Governor.
04:49 am: Maharashtra: Man dies after he allegedly rammed his sports bike into a divider in Mumbai's Powai area. Police case has been registered. Further investigation underway.
04:25 am: Maharashtra: Locals staged a protest after 6 people who had been granted bail by a court were re-arrested by the police in Aurangabad, yesterday.
04:18 am: Devotees gather at the base camp in Jammu as the first batch of Amarnath Yatra will be flagged off from there, shortly.
03:55 am: Etawah: 2 people arrested during an encounter between police & miscreants. 2 police personnel have been injured & are currently undergoing treatment. (26.06.18)
03:44 am: There's always been electricity in hospital but voltage has been low as a result ACs & machines aren't functional. As soon as we came to know about this issue, we referred those 2 kids to another hospital. They died on way in ambulance: Dr Dinesh, Child Specialist, Civil Hospital
03:44 am: Haryana: 2 children die & 4 children are in critical condition allegedly because there was no electricity in Civil hospital in Panipat. (26.06.18)
01:38 am: Fifa World Cup 2018: Croatia beat Iceland by 2-1 in a Group D match.
01:26 pm: Fifa World Cup 2018: Argentina beat Nigeria 2-1 in a Group D match