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Police in Fredericton, N.B., say they have arrested three teenage suspects in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 71-year-old man on Friday night.

under-construction small bridge collapsed in East Champaran district on Sunday in third such incident in Bihar in less than a week, officials said. No casualty was reported in the incident that happened in Ghorasahan block in Motihari, they said. The 16-metre-long bridge was being built over a canal by the state's Rural Works Department (RWD) to connect Amwa village to other areas of the block. It was being built at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore, they added. «The exact cause of the incident is not yet known. It is a serious matter and a departmental inquiry has been ordered. Strict action will be taken against those found guilty,» Additional Chief Secretary of RWD Dipak Kumar Singh told PTI.

Amit Shah on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting in the national capital to review overall preparedness for flood management in the country. Union Minister of Jai Shakti, C R Patil, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, Secretaries of Ministries/ Departments of Home Affairs; Water Resources, River Development & River Rejuvenation; Earth Sciences; Environment, Forests & Climate Change; Road Transport & Highways; Chairman, Railway Board; Member & Secretary (I/c) NDMA; Director Generals of NDRF and IMD; Chairman(s) of CWC, NHAI and other senior officers of Ministries concerned attended the meeting. The meeting was held at the Ministry of Home Affairs in North Block.

A storybook Stanley Cup win is there for the Edmonton Oilers.

Winners of six critical mineral blocks under the first round of auctions will be announced on Monday. The preferred bidder for the hotly contested Katghora block will be among those being unveiled, making it India’s first lithium and rare earth element (REE) mine. This bid round was launched on November 23 last year with 20 mines. But auctions for 14 of these blocks was annulled citing tepid response. Another 18 blocks were to be auctioned in the second round but bids for 14 have been scrapped due to the poor response. According to officials aware of the first round of bids, blocks holding phosphorite and fertiliser minerals have got 5-6 bids per mine. The lithium block in Chhattisgarh has got more than 10 bids while graphite mines have 4-5 bidders per block.

surgical castration as a punishment. After Republican Governor Jeff Landry signed the concerned bill Tuesday, Louisiana became the first state to punish a pedophile with castration, reports the 'Associated Press'. The new law will come into effect on August 1, 2024. While the supporters of the new Louisiana law argue that it will deter people from committing sex crimes against children, its opponent counters it by calling it “cruel and unusual" punishment in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

block deals worth Rs 40,543 crore on screen, which included both buying and selling. In the largecap segment, 15 companies witnessed significant block deals on the screen, which were worth Rs 6,566 crore led by Axis Bank with a lone block count totalling Rs 2,089 crore. The next in line were ICICI Lombard General Insurance (Rs 814 crore), ICICI Bank (Rs 809 crore), Mahindra & Mahindra (493 crore), Maruti Suzuki (Rs 426 crore), Bharti Airtel (Rs 320 crore) and Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL, Rs 300 crore).

NDA government in Andhra Pradesh, headed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, is scheduled on June 24. The NDA government comprises TDP, BJP and Janasena. The Cabinet meeting is scheduled to commence at 10 am on Monday in the first block of the Secretariat, said an official release on Saturday, quoting Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad. The Chief Secretary on Friday directed all the departments to submit their agenda for the Cabinet meeting.

TikTok do not require users to have a premium subscription to start a livestream.Since taking over the social media platform in 2022, Elon Musk has introduced a number of changes, including ending the old verified programme, rebranding the company from Twitter to X and removing the ability to block accounts. However, the app doesn't require a fee to use basic features such as starting a livestream, which could be a sign of things to come.With advertising revenue continuing to be a concern for X, Musk and co.

Edmonton Oilers forced a seventh and deciding game in the Stanley Cup Final by beating the Florida Panthers 5-1 Friday night at Rogers Place.It’s just the tenth time in NHL history a team has extended a series to seven games after trailing 3-0.“Obviously the moment gets bigger every game you go further, but it’s just another elimination game,” Oilers forward Zach Hyman said.“I’ve been here a long time and been through some pretty bad years and seemingly the people that were there tonight showed up every night,” Leon Draisaitl said. “So to give them (a win) is pretty special and hopefully we can finish the job for them.”Warren Foegele opened the scoring 7:27 into the first, converting a pass from Draisaitl for his third of the post-season.

survived a 2022 lethal injection attempt, is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 26 in Alabama through the new method. His attorneys argued the first nitrogen execution in January left Kenneth Smith shaking and convulsing on a gurney for several minutes as he was put to death.

tree, with major branches being lopped off so that large hoardings could be erected in front for the annual Durga Puja celebrations. My protests fell on deaf ears, of both the Puja organisers and the city administration. Nothing has changed since then; if anything, matters have worsened. Because now, not branches but whole trees are being lopped off to make way for fully built-up apartment blocks which need unrestricted access in the front and back. While the media is full of stories of tears being shed and protests being launched to prevent the decimation of forests for mining and industrial projects and even precious urban green enclaves, who spares a thought for the lone tree? Last month, two men in the UK pleaded not guilty to the charge of causing £622,191 worth of damage to a lone sycamore tree at what was called the Sycamore Gap, that had stood for over 200 years in the Northumberland National Park. It was one of the most photographed trees in the world, having stood all by itself in a natural dip next to the famous Roman Era Hadrian's Wall in northeastern England. Why it was cut has not been established.

European Commission is planning to impose provisional duties on electric vehicles (EVs) produced in China ranging from 17.4% to 38.1%, on top of its standard 10% tariff for car imports. The duties are due to apply by July 4.

Mukesh Ambani endorsing a company called 'Rajiv Sharma Trade Group' and promoting its BCF Investment Academy for high returns. Dr. K K H Patil became a victim between May 28 and June 10, transferring Rs 7.1 lakh to 16 different bank accounts. The scam attracted her with the promise of high returns and a seemingly legitimate endorsement by Ambani. When Patil tried to withdraw the Rs 30 lakh shown as her profit on the trading website, she realized she had been duped.

YES Bank, Aster DM Healthcare, ONGC, IndiGo, Bank of Baroda among others will be in focus due to various news developments. YES Bank The Board of YES Bank will meet on June 25 to consider and approve a fundraising proposal through issuance of debt instruments.

New York's governor has signed a bill that would allow parents to block their children from getting social media posts suggested by a platform’s algorithm, a move to limit feeds critics argue are addictive

Manipur was set on fire. Intense gunfire has erupted in Gularthol in Manipur between Manipur Police Commando and suspected militants. While the check point falls under Jiribam district, the nearby Paithol village is in Tamenglong district. The incident took place at 10:20 pm on Wednesday. Police reinforcements rushed to the site but were ambushed by the miscreants. A gun battle ensued that lasted around half an hour. A fire tender that responded to douse the flames was also hit

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Uno Minda rallied 12% to its all-time high of Rs 1,180 in Thursday’s session on BSE after the global brokerage firm Goldman Sachs increased its target price to Rs 1,350 as it maintained a ‘buy’ call on the stock. The brokerage firm predicts that localization in high-margin alloy wheels will support profit growth visibility. It further added that early product portfolio on E2Ws represents kit value optionally.

Suzlon Energy hit a 5% upper circuit at Rs 51.3 in Thursday's trade on BSE amid reports of a block deal executed on the counter. As per reports, 0.3% equity of Suzlon Energy changed hands in a block deal.

Silver ETF is the new kid on the block in the mutual fund (MF) investments landscape. The oldest fund in the group was launched only 28 months ago.