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- Jul 17, 2022 10:49 pm IST
Manipur governor La Ganesan gets additional charge of Bengal as Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns after VP nomination
President Ram Nath Kovind has accepted the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar as Governor of West Bengal. Manipur Governor La. Ganesan appointed to discharge the functions of WB Governor, in addition to his own duties, until regular arrangements are made.
- Jul 17, 2022 10:46 pm IST
Delhi sees nearly 500 fresh Covid infections in last 24 hours
Delhi logs 498 new Covid cases, 1 more death. Positivity rate at 3.57 per cent.
- Jul 17, 2022 10:11 pm IST
It’s Murmu vs Sinha: India’s 15th President set to be elected on Monday
National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and Opposition’s joint pick Yashwant Sinha – the two candidates in the race for the Rashtrapati Bhavan – will go head-to-head on Monday as more than 4,000 MPs and MLAs will cast their votes to elect the 15th President of India.
- Jul 17, 2022 08:47 pm IST
Kallakurichi violence: State school association to protest against the attack by keeping all schools shut
Tamil Nadu | All private nursery, matriculation & CBSE schools will remain closed tomorrow in the state to protest against the attack on Kaniyamoor Sakthi Matriculation School in Kallakurichi: KR Nandhakumar, State President, Tamil Nadu Private School Association
- Jul 17, 2022 08:35 pm IST
Margaret Alva to file her nomination papers on Tuesday
Opposition's Vice-Presidential candidate Margaret Alva to file her nomination papers at 11 am on 19th July.
- Jul 17, 2022 08:34 pm IST
MP civic polls: BJP wins five mayoral seats out of 11, leads in two; AAP and Cong bag one each
In the mayoral elections held in 11 municipal corporations in Madhya Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious at five places so far on Sunday evening, while the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) each bagged the post in two other cities.
- Jul 17, 2022 08:23 pm IST
Kejriwal writes to PM Modi, seeks permission for Singapore summit
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday and sought permission to attend the World Cities Summit in Singapore.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government and the Centre locked horns over Kejriwal's proposed visit to Singapore to attend the global conference in Singapore.
- Jul 17, 2022 07:15 pm IST
'Gloomy' information suggests 'foreign hand' behind cloudburst: KCR
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday cited he has "gloomy" information that there may be a suspected "foreign hand" behind the cloudbursts in some parts of the country, including the Godavari river basin which is in spate in the state.
- Jul 17, 2022 07:03 pm IST
COVID-19: Maharashtra records 2,186 new cases, three deaths
> Maharashtra on Sunday reported 2,186 new coronavirus positive cases and three deaths linked to the infection, the health department said.
> With this, the caseload in the state rose to 80,19,391 and the death toll to 1,48,026.
> On Saturday, the state had reported 2,382 cases and eight fatalities.
> There are now 15,525 active cases of the infection in the state.
- Jul 17, 2022 06:35 pm IST
Supreme Court to hear pleas on Maharashtra political crisis on July 20
Supreme Court is likely to hear the bunch of petitions on the Maharashtra political crisis on July 20. A three-judge bench, led by the CJI, will hear the matter.
- Jul 17, 2022 06:18 pm IST
Droupadi Murmu arrives for the NDA meeting at the Parliament building
- Jul 17, 2022 06:09 pm IST
'Namma Clinic' services to be launched in 243 wards of Bengaluru next month, says CM Bommai
Namma Clinics would be launched in 243 wards of Bengaluru next month to offer health services, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Sunday.
- Jul 17, 2022 05:52 pm IST
NDA Vice-Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar to file his nomination tomorrow
NDA Vice-Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar to file his nomination tomorrow (July 18) at 12pm.
- Jul 17, 2022 05:42 pm IST
'Privilege and an honour,' says opposition's Vice Presidential candidate Margaret Alva
Opposition's Vice Presidential candidate Margaret Alva tweets, "It is a privilege and an honour... I accept this nomination with great humility and thank the leaders of the opposition for the faith they’ve put in me."
- Jul 17, 2022 05:24 pm IST
ICSE class 10 results declared, 99.97 per cent students pass exam
Council For Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has announced the ICSE or class 10th result on Sunday, July 17. The result is available on the official website of CISCE at cisce.org.
- Jul 17, 2022 05:22 pm IST
"We are all together in this election": Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut
"We are all together in this election": Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut says after opposition parties name Margaret Alva as joint vice presidential candidate, reports news agency PTI.
- Jul 17, 2022 05:10 pm IST
Shiv Sena MP Raut seeks Prez rule in Maha
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has demanded the imposition of President's rule in Maharashtra till the constitution bench of the Supreme Court gives its verdict on the plea seeking disqualification of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs.
- Jul 17, 2022 04:47 pm IST
Margaret Alva to be opposition's Vice President candidate, says Sharad Pawar
Margaret Alva will be the Opposition's joint candidate for Vice President, said NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday.
- Jul 17, 2022 04:35 pm IST
Digambar Kamat removed as permanent invitee to Congress Working Committee
Recently, the Congress filed disqualification petitions against Kamat and former leader of the opposition Michael Lobo after MLAs led by Kamat allegedly failed to garner the support of the stipulated two-thirds of the party’s legislative strength needed to join the BJP.
- Jul 17, 2022 04:12 pm IST
UAE sentences former Khashoggi lawyer to 3 years in prison, reports AP
The United Arab Emirates has sentenced an American citizen and the former lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi — the dissident Saudi journalist who was killed at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018 — to three years in prison on charges of money laundering and tax evasion.
The lawyer, U.S. citizen Asim Ghafoor, will be deported, the UAE’s state-run WAM news agency reported late Saturday, without saying when.
- Jul 17, 2022 03:56 pm IST
All-party opposition meet underway at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's Delhi residence
Image tweeted by news agency ANI. An all-party opposition meeting is underway at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence in Delhi. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and others are present at the meeting.
- Jul 17, 2022 03:23 pm IST
2 dead, 1 injured in crude bomb explosion in West Bengal's Malda
As many as two people were killed and one was severely injured in a crude bomb explosion in the Manikchak area of the Malda district in West Bengal on Saturday.
"The deceased have been identified as the residents of Gopalpur area-- Sofikul Islam(32), Fajrul Sekh(37), while injured Alam Sekh (19) is undergoing treatment at the Malda Medical College and Hospital," Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Superintendent of Police, Malda told news agency PTI.
- Jul 17, 2022 03:16 pm IST
LJP president Chirag Paswan attends the BJP-led NDA meeting on presidential poll preparation
LJP president Chirag Paswan, son of the late Ram Vilas Paswan, attends the BJP-led NDA meeting on presidential poll preparation.
- Jul 17, 2022 02:38 pm IST
Oppn trying to belittle Parl image: Pralhad Joshi on unparliamentary words row
Opposition trying to belittle image of Parliament: Union minister Joshi on row over unparliamentary words.
- Jul 17, 2022 02:36 pm IST
7.5 lakh applications received under Agnipath scheme show youth's keenness to join armed forces: IAF Chief
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Sunday said his force has received more than 7.5 lakh applications under the new scheme showcasing the youth's "keenness" to join the armed forces.
"We've received 7.5 lakh applications for it. This shows the keenness of the youth to join the armed forces and the Air Force in particular. The big challenge lies in finishing the selection process on time to start training as we had planned in December," the IAF chief told ANI.
- Jul 17, 2022 02:27 pm IST
Govt to hold all-party meeting on Sri Lanka situation on Tuesday
Govt to hold all-party meeting on Sri Lanka situation on Tuesday, to be chaired by Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman & S Jaishankar.
- Jul 17, 2022 02:17 pm IST
NDA's presidential nominee Murmu arrives in Gujarat, meets BJP MLAs
The National Democratic Alliance's presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu arrived in Ahmedabad city on Sunday afternoon and met BJP MLAs and other party leaders from the state. Earlier, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP chief C R Paatil received Murmu after she arrived at the Ahmedabad airport to seek support for her candidature for the presidential election to be held on Monday.
- Jul 17, 2022 01:14 pm IST
AI Express Calicut-Dubai flight diverted to Muscat after burning smell in cabin
Air India Express aircraft VT-AXX operating flight IX-355 (Calicut-Dubai) diverted to Muscat as during Cruise, a burning smell emitted from one of the vents in the forward galley, ANI reported.
- Jul 17, 2022 01:03 pm IST
Violence breaks out in Tamil Nadu over girl's death
Violence broke out on Sunday near here as protesters demanding justice over the death of a girl student went on a rampage setting fire to vehicles and indulged in stone pelting, in which police personnel also became the target, PTI reported.
- Jul 17, 2022 12:11 pm IST
India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage crosses 2 billion doses
India has crossed the milestone of giving 2 billion vaccine doses a year after it launched the world's largest vaccination drive.
- Jul 17, 2022 11:41 am IST
Monsoon session: Government holds all-party meet to discuss House productivity
The government held an all-party meeting on Sunday, ahead of the Monsoon session of the Parliament, which begins on Monday, to formulate a strategy to maximise the productivity of the House along with addressing the concerns of the Opposition during the course of the session. Read more
- Jul 17, 2022 11:38 am IST
Telangana CM to tour flood-hit areas today
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has ordered the release of ₹one crore each to district administrations of Mulugu, Bhupalpally, Kothagudem, Mahbubabad and Nirmal as immediate flood relief assistance, PTI reported.
- Jul 17, 2022 11:11 am IST
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals to all eligible to take Covid precaution doses
- Jul 17, 2022 10:49 am IST
16th round of India-China commander-level talks for LAC disengagement begins
The 16th round of India-China corps commander level talks began on Sunday at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side. Read more
- Jul 17, 2022 10:26 am IST
Odisha: 6 dead, 71 hospitalised after drinking contaminated water
Six people died and 71 others were hospitalised suspectedly due to diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water in Odisha's Rayagada district, officials said. The state government has sought a report from health authorities, while the incident led to protests in the assembly with the opposition Congress demanding a statement from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, PTI reported.
- Jul 17, 2022 09:19 am IST
India reports 20,528 new Covid cases; 49 deaths in 24 hours
India logged 20, 528 new coronavirus infections pushing the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 43,750,599 according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.
- Jul 17, 2022 08:46 am IST
IndiGo Sharjah-Hyderabad flight diverted to Karachi in Pakistan due to snag
IndiGo Sharjah-Hyderabad flight was diverted to Pakistan'sKarachi after pilot reported technical defect in the aircraft which is being examined at the airport.Airline is planning to send another aircraft to Karachi, ANI reported.
- Jul 17, 2022 07:27 am IST
Rain lashes Delhi-NCR, more showers predicted
- Jul 17, 2022 07:03 am IST
Uttarakhand: Badrinath-Rishikesh national highway closed for traffic
Badrinath-Rishikesh National Highway closed near Khankra in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, due to a massive landslide caused by heavy rain in the area.
- Jul 17, 2022 06:25 am IST
Wildfires rage in France and Spain as heatwaves sear Europe
Wildfires raged in southwestern France and Spain on Saturday, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes as blistering summer temperatures put authorities on alert in parts of Europe.
About 14,000 people had been evacuated from France's Gironde region by Saturday afternoon as more than 1,200 firefighters battled to bring the flames under control, regional authorities said in a statement.
- Jul 17, 2022 06:25 am IST
Karnataka to be malaria-free by 2025, says Health minister K Sudhakar
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Saturday said the Centre has given a target of eradicating malaria by 2030 but the state government has taken it as a challenge to make the State malaria-free by 2025. The Health Minister said creating awareness among people is key to fighting malaria and other vector-borne diseases. Read more
- Jul 17, 2022 05:59 am IST
Andhra Pradesh rains: Eluru district still cut-off due to floods, Navy joins rescue operations
The ferocious Godavari has left the lives of over two million people crippled in six districts of Andhra Pradesh as the flood flow crossed the 25.60 lakh cusecs mark on Saturday night, the highest discharge at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Dowaleswaram after August 2006. Eluru is one of worst hit districts due to the flood caused by rains.