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A San Francisco-bound Air India flight from Delhi was diverted to Krasnoyarsk international airport in Russia on Thursday due to a technical issue, the airline said.

In a post on X, Air India said the aircraft has landed safely after diversion and it is working with relevant authorities to ensure passengers' care.

Two District Reserve Guards personnel were injured on Thursday after an improvised explosive device exploded in Chhattisgath's Bijapur which was reportedly planted by Naxalites.

At least three passengers were killed and 33 others injured after eight coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed near Uttar Pradesh's Gonda on Thursday.

Emergency services including ambulances and medical teams were rushed to the spot of the accident between the Motiganj and Jhilahi railway stations as soon as information about the derailment was received.

A police officer was wounded in a knife attack in Paris on Thursday in the high-end Champs-Elysees neighbourhood and the assailant was shot and died of his injuries, authorities said, just days before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.

Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said the attack did not appear linked to the Olympics and no terrorist motive was suspected.

The suspect died of his injuries after being shot, the Paris prosecutor's office said. An investigation was opened into attempted murder of a police officer, the prosecutor's office said. The police officer was hospitalised but not in life-threatening condition.

An earthquake of 7.3 magnitude hit northern part of Chile on Friday. According to USGS, the epicentre of the quake was 41 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama in Chile.

CM Vishnu Deo Sai and other state leaders lay wreath on mortal remains of STF jawan Bharat Lal Shahu in Raipur. Shahu was martyred in an IED blast triggered by the Naxals in Bijapur earlier this week.

Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party's nomination for 2024 presidential election. He said "I stand before you this evening with a message of confidence, strength, and hope" at the RNC.

"Four months from now, we will have an incredible victory, and we will begin the four greatest years in the history of our country," he further claims.

Amidst ongoing speculation about a hidden tunnel within the inner chamber of Ratna Bhandar (treasury) at the Shree Jagannath Temple Justice Biswnath Rath, chairman of the supervisory committee and former judge of the Orissa High Court, who spent over seven hours inside the inner chamber with ten other members denied presence of any tunnel .

"Based on our inspection, we did not find any evidence of such features like a tunnel," Rath clarified. He urged the media and social media influencers to refrain from spreading misinformation on the subject.

On the other hand, Puri's titular king Gajapati Maharaja Divya Singha Deb said that the ASI could employ modern technology to investigate.

Six new bills, including the one to amend the disaster management law, will be presented during the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning next week.

Other bills listed for introduction and passage during the session are The Boilers Bill to replace the pre-independence era law, the Coffee (Promotion and Development) Bill, and the Rubber (Promotion and Development) Bill.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also constituted the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) that decides the parliamentary agenda.

A large explosion rumbled through the streets of central Tel Aviv early Friday morning, raining down shards of shrapnel and injuring at least 10 people, first responders said.

Israel's military said that they were reviewing the explosion and increasing air patrols after the incident, which its initial inquiries determined was caused by “an aerial target."

Equity benchmark indices hit their new record high levels in early trade on Friday but failed to hold on to the gains and were later trading lower tracking weak trends from global markets.

The 30-share BSE Sensex hit its new all-time high of 81,587.76 in the initial trade but failed to carry forward the winning momentum and declined 166.93 points to 81,176.53.

The NSE Nifty also dropped 73.1 points to 24,727.75 after hitting its fresh record peak of 24,854.80 during the opening bell.

- PTI

National Center for Seismology informed that an earthquake of magnitude 3.3 on the Richter Scale occurred today at 09:28 IST in Ukhrul, Manipur.

Two Municipal Commissioners were among 13 government officials whose premises were raided by Lokayukta sleuths in Karnataka on Friday in connection with disproportionate assets cases, a Lokayukta official said.

One of the municipal commissioners is posted in a major coastal town in the state, the official said.

According to the official, the raids were carried out in Bengaluru, Tumakuru, Shimoga, Yadgiri and Kalaburgi.

The monsoon session of Jharkhand Assembly will be held from July 26 to August 2, an official said on Friday.

Governor CP Radhakrishnan has approved the week-long session, which will comprise six working days.

Karnataka BJP leaders stage protest in Bengaluru demanding CM Siddaramaiah’s resignation over Valmiki corporation alleged irregularities and MUDA alleged scam.

Supreme Court on Friday said that PIL seeking court-monitored probe into electoral bonds scheme is listed for hearing on July 22.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath took a step for Kanwar pilgrims.

'Nameplate' will have to be put on the food shops on the Kanwar routes across UP.

The decision was taken to maintain the purity of the faith of Kanwar pilgrims. Action will also be taken against those selling products with Halal certification.

The Supreme Court had agreed to examine plea filed by a woman staff member of the West Bengal Raj Bhawan, who had alleged sexual harassment by Governor CV Ananda Bose, challenging the immunity granted to the Governor under Article 361 of the Indian Constitution.

The top court sought Attorney General’s assistance in the matter and issued notice in the plea filed by the woman staffer.

The death toll in the derailment accident of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express is now at 4, with 33 others injured. The incident took place between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway station in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district.

Microsoft 365, a cloud powered by Microsoft, is witnessing a global outage with users sharing images of their laptop/desktop screens going blue and being stuck in a restart loop.

The Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Vinay Mohan Kwatra as the next Ambassador of India to the United States of America.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Ursula von der Leyen on being re-elected as the President of European Commission.

Several users took to microblogging site X to show their blue laptop screens as the outage took over their work schedule. One of the users wrote, "Windows Crashed...! It seems everyone around the globe facing this issue.. wahhhh please don't resolve Take ur own time @Microsoft".

SpiceJet Airlines said on X, "We are currently experiencing technical challenges with our service provider, affecting online services including booking, check-in, and manage booking functionalities. As a result, we have activated manual check-in and boarding processes across airports. We kindly request passengers with upcoming travel plans to arrive at the airport earlier than usual to complete check-in at our counters..."

The Microsoft outage issue affected the operations of IndiGo Airlines. The Airline said on X, "Our systems are currently impacted by a Microsoft outage, which is also affecting other companies. During this time booking, check-in, access to your boarding pass, and some flights may be impacted..."

The global Microsoft outage has affected airlines, banks, media and offices across countries.

As users users across countries faced issue impacting their ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services, Microsoft said in a post on X: "Our services are still seeing continuous improvements while we continue to take mitigation actions. More details can be found within the admin center under MO821132 and https://status.cloud.microsoft."

The website DownDectector, which tracks user-reported internet outages, recorded growing outages in services at Visa, ADT security and Amazon, and airlines, including American Airlines and Delta.

A new Crowdstrike (cybersecurity software firm) update is being cited as the cause of the outage, which has impacted Windows-based desktop and laptops.

Microsoft, crowdstrike and Windows are trending on X (formerly Twitter).

"Multiple services are continuing to see improvements in availability as our mitigation actions progress," Microsoft 365 shared its latest update on the outage at 1:25 pm.

"Adult version of a free school period," I was told by someone while discussing the Microsoft global outage after laptops got stuck on a blue screen, coming as a blessing in disguise for employees across offices.

A massive global outage of Microsoft 365 apps and services resulted in blue screens on laptops for thousands of people, hit operations in airlines, banks, markets and offices across spectrums, but the meme army was at its creative best on social media. READ FULL STORY

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea of two of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case challenging the January 8 verdict cancelling their remission.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar termed the plea as "absolutely misconceived" and said how can it sit in appeal over an order passed by another bench of the apex court.

"What is this plea? How is this plea maintainable? This is absolutely misconceived. How can an Article 32 petition be filed? We can’t sit in appeal over an order passed by another bench," the bench said.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has filed an FIR against probationer Puja Khedkar for 'faking identity'. The UPSC has sought cancellation of her candidature, reported indiatoday.in.

Airport and airline operations faced significant disruptions on Friday due to Microsoft outage, with airlines issuing advisories to passengers.

IndiGo, SpiceJet and Akasa saw disruptions in their online check-in and boarding processes across their networks, forcing them to switch to manual mode. READ FULL STORY

Police and security officials fired bullets and tear gas at protesters in Bangladesh on Friday, as internet and mobile services were cut off after days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs.

The protests, which began weeks ago but escalated sharply on Monday, represent the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina since she was won a fourth consecutive term in a January election that was boycotted by the main opposition parties.

(AP Inputs)

Amid Microsoft's global outage that has affected systems across the world on Friday, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) said they remained unaffected and are functioning normal.

National Informatics Centre's network is not affected, said IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Microsoft global outage.

Taking it to X, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, " MEITY is in touch with Microsoft and its associates regarding the global outage. The reason for this outage has been identified and updates have been released to resolve the issue. CERT is issuing a technical advisory. NIC network is not affected."

Amid the global Microsoft outage, flight operations are significantly affected across cities including Jaipur, Patna and several others. According to a SpiceJet flight attendant, "Systems are still not up. Flights are also getting delayed and passengers are also facing problems...we wrote everything manually...There was a huge crowd...We issued manual boarding passes...But we managed..."

Taking cognisance of the global outage, a Microsoft spokesperson said, "Aware of issue affecting Windows devices due to update from third-party software platform. We anticipate a resolution is forthcoming."

Commenting on the global outage, BJP leader and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, "I know as much as you know. I am consuming the unprecedented outage. I have seen many outages, system shutdowns, crashes due to underlying problems. In this case, there is no underlying problems. Only Microsoft will have to determine the issue and communicate it with the government. This has affected many consumers, small businesses."

Commenting on the global outage, George Kurtz, the CEO of Crowdstrike, said, "Crowdstrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted. This is not a security incident or cyberattack. The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed", as per BBC.

"We refer customers to the support portal for the latest updates and will continue to provide complete and continuous updates on our website. We further recommend organisations ensure they’re communicating with Crowdstrike representatives through official channels', he further added.

Goods train derails between Valsad and Surat stations in Gujarat leading to traffic congestion. According to the Wetern Railways, no casualties have been reported so far.

Describing the inconvenience caused by the global outage of Microsoft, Max Hospital's spokesperson said, "Crowdstrike is an endpoint antivirus system deployed on computer systems at Max Healthcare. Due to an outage of Crowdstrike around 10 am today, many of our software applications used for patient care and other processes were impacted. We had to switch to manual processes to service our patients as an alternative mechanism. After implementing the recovery process provided by Crowdstrike, our systems have been fully restored, and we have resumed regular operations," says

Owing to Microsoft's global outage, passengers of several airlines were seen waiting at IGI airport in Delhi as the services were significantly affected by 'server outage'.

Server outage has hit operations at Raipur airport, resulting in the cancellation of five flights for the day.

"Today, we are facing a lot of difficulties because one of our companions had their flight delayed, and another who had to go to Kolkata had their flight canceled. They had very urgent work in Kolkata tomorrow. So, we are dealing with many problems," says Ankush Sharma, a friend of one of the flight passengers.

Russia convicted US reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage after a brief trial his employer and the US rejected as a sham. The Wall Street Journal has been sentenced to 16 years after a spying trial widely seen as politically motivated.

Restoration work on the affected upline route after yesterday's Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Express accident in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh has been completed. Work on the downline route is still going on.

The Delhi Police has arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the brazen murder of a patient inside the ward of GTB Hospital, an officer said on Friday.

Before he was arrested, Shavej, a resident of Seelampur area in northeast Delhi, tried to fire at police in a bid to escape.

Police had on Wednesday arrested Moin, 19, who they identified as one of the key conspirators in the case, as he had conducted recce of the hospital for four consecutive days before the incident.

On Monday, police nabbed two men, Faiz, 20, and Farhan, who had provided logistical support to the main accused. Farhan was arrested from Delhi's Chauhan Banger area.

Puja Khedkar's father gets temporary protection from arrest in criminal intimidation case.

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