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• 11 Jul 2022, 09:59:05 PM IST

  Differences in growth rates of religious groups may cause chaos: Yogi Adityanath

  Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the population control programme must go ahead successfully but a situation of “population imbalance” should not be allowed to happen because differences in growth rates of different religious groups “may cause chaos and anarchy” in the country. Read More

• 11 Jul 2022, 09:09:36 PM IST

  Cong's Manish Tewari not signatory to Oppn letter to Rajnath Singh on Agnipath

  Congress MP Manish Tewari on Monday stayed away from signing a letter submitted by Opposition members to defence minister Rajnath Singh regarding their objections on the Agnipath scheme, a contractual recruitment model for the military. Read More

• 11 Jul 2022, 08:55:43 PM IST

  Lanka's speaker says Prez Gotabaya has left island, then takes back statement

  Sri Lanka's speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday said he made a mistake during his interview with BBC while speaking about President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's current location and said the embattled leader was still in the country. Read More

• 11 Jul 2022, 07:41:01 PM IST

  Sena's 16 MPs tell Uddhav Thackeray to back NDA's president pick Murmu: MP

  Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar said 16 MPs of the party, who had attended a meeting called by Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on Monday, requested the former Maharashtra chief minister to support NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu. Read More

• 11 Jul 2022, 06:15:45 PM IST

  President  Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still in Sri Lanka: Report

  President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still in the country, I made a mistake in the (BBC) interview, speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has said, according to news agency ANI. 

• 11 Jul 2022, 05:35:44 PM IST

  Zubair moves Patiala House Court with bail plea

  Mohammed Zubair moves Patiala House Court for bail in the case registered against him by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police (2018 tweet case). Matter to be heard tomorrow.

• 11 Jul 2022, 04:15:14 PM IST

  PM Modi tackles Indo-China border dispute with DDLJ strategy: Congress

  Launching a scathing attack amid the ongoing border dispute between India and China, Congress on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strategy to tackle the border crisis in the eastern Ladakh after more than two years can be summed up with DDLJ – Deny, Distract, Lie and Justify. Read More

• 11 Jul 2022, 04:05:15 PM IST

  Delhi court extends Satyendar Jain’s judicial custody till July 20

  A Delhi court has extended AAP minister Satyendar Jain’s judicial custody till July 20 in connection with a money laundering case. Read More

• 11 Jul 2022, 03:50:17 PM IST

  Sri Lanka's president, cabinet set to resign, central bank governor to stay

  Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the entire cabinet will resign to make way for a unity government, the prime minister's office said on Monday, after tens of thousands of protesters stormed the official residences of both men. Read More

• 11 Jul 2022, 03:20:35 PM IST

  Alt News's Mohammed Zubair sent to 14-day judicial custody by Lakhimpur court

  The Lakhimpur court on Monday sent Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to 14-day judicial custody. A case was registered against Zubair in Lakhimpur in September 2021 regarding a tweet against a private channel. The court will hear Zubair’s bail plea on July 13. Read More

• 11 Jul 2022, 02:47:50 PM IST

  India dismisses reports about sending troops to Sri Lanka

  India has dismissed reports that the country is sending troops to Sri Lanka against the backdrop of political turmoil in the island nation, even as New Delhi made it clear that it stands with the Sri Lankan people as they try to find a solution through democratic means. Read More

• 11 Jul 2022, 12:21:25 PM IST

  Modi unveils national emblem cast on roof of new Parliament building

  PM Narendra Modi Monday unveiled the 6.5m long bronze National Emblem cast on the roof of the New Parliament Building today morning. He also interacted with the workers involved in the work of the new Parliament.

• 11 Jul 2022, 12:09:37 PM IST

  Expelled from party posts, OPS says ‘will approach courts’

  Moments after EPS takes charge of AIADMK, OPS is expelled from all party posts. 

  Speaking from the AIADMK’s party headquarters in Chennai, the former party leader now says “he will remove Edappadi Palaniswami from the party.”He says he will approach courts for justice as 1.5 crore cadre elected him as coordinator.

   

• 11 Jul 2022, 11:09:52 AM IST

  SC asks Maharashtra Speaker to defer pleas pending against Uddhav, Shinde camps

  Supreme Court asked Solicitor General to inform Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to not take any decision unless the plea is decided by Supreme Court.

  Supreme Court said the matter will require the constitution of a bench and will take some time to be listed. The matter will not be listed tomorrow.

• 11 Jul 2022, 11:01:58 AM IST

  On gangster Abu Salem, SC says ‘Centre bound to not extend jail term beyond 25 years’

  On gangster Abu Salem, Supreme Court says 'Centre bound to honour' undertaking to not extend jail term beyond 25 years. Read more

• 11 Jul 2022, 10:50:04 AM IST

  Supreme Court awards 4 months jail term to Vijay Mallya in contempt case

  Supreme Court awards 4 months jail term to Vijay Mallya in contempt case, tells him to deposit USD 40 million he transferred to family.

• 11 Jul 2022, 10:14:04 AM IST

  India may surpass China as world's most populous country in 2023: UN Report

  India is projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country during 2023, said a UN report, reported PTI.

• 11 Jul 2022, 09:50:14 AM IST

  Palaniswami elected as AIADMK's interim general secretary

  Edappadi Palaniswami elected as AIADMK's interim General Secretary, in the general council meeting, reports news agency ANI. 

  General Council passes resolution to squash dual leadership for AIADMK.

• 11 Jul 2022, 09:33:52 AM IST

  Markets off to a weak start as IT stocks under pressure

  Sensex tumbles in opening trade, 265 points lower at 54,216.74; Nifty  was down at 16,134.20. IT major TCS was the biggest loser in the aftermath of Q1 earnings. Read more

• 11 Jul 2022, 08:55:31 AM IST

  AIADMK's Edapaddi Palaniswami leaves for general council meeting

  AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami leaves from his residence for party's general council meeting, to be held later in the day.

  Amid power tussle between O Panneerselvam and Edapaddi Palaniswami, Madras high court gave a go-ahead for the crucial AIADMK meet.

• 11 Jul 2022, 08:47:27 AM IST

  Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa to resign on July 13,  confirms PM's office

  President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially informed PM Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will be resigning as previously announced, says Sri Lanka PM's office.

• 11 Jul 2022, 08:31:34 AM IST

  Security flaws in former PM Abe's killing to be probed: Japan

  The Japanese government expects security loopholes in the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to be discussed and investigated, the country's top spokesperson said on Monday.

  Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a regular briefing that the government has received a report suggesting there was security and guard system fault.

• 11 Jul 2022, 08:03:14 AM IST

  Amarnath Yatra resumes 2 days after cloudburst

  Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra resumes from base camp to Chandwari. A fresh batch of yatris have been allowed to proceed towards holy cave from Nunwan Base Camp Pahalgam. The yatra was stopped since last 2 days after cloud burst incident near Amarnath Holy Cave.

• 11 Jul 2022, 07:47:28 AM IST

  Lawyer Bishnoi brought to Amritsar court

  Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was brought to Amritsar court in connection with Rana Kandowalia murder case.

• 11 Jul 2022, 07:29:23 AM IST

  JEE Main Session 1 result declared

  Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) Session 1 result has been declared. 

• 11 Jul 2022, 07:03:58 AM IST

  At Kerala's LuLu Mall, Paytm founder on 'sale queue at midnight'

  "We are aware that there could be a lot of hindrances and drawbacks initially. However, we will study all those aspects and see how we can introduce this in a full-phased manner in the future," Joy Shadanandan, regional director of the LuLu Group, was quoted as saying in a report by Livemint. Read more

• 11 Jul 2022, 06:26:38 AM IST

  Heavy security at Amritsar Court ahead of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's hearing

• 11 Jul 2022, 05:37:58 AM IST

  Amarnath Yatra to resume today from Nunwan Pahalgam side

  Amarnath Yatra, which was partially suspended after a cloudburst incident, will resume on Monday from the Nunwan Pahalgam side, informed the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board. The pilgrims who have been waiting at the Baltal Base camp for the yatra to recommence, will resume their pilgrimage on Monday.