Highlights: Monkeypox no longer a global health emergency, declares WHO

The United Nation's top human rights body adopted a resolution Thursday that drew attention to mounting civilian deaths and rights abuses in Sudan.

EAM Dr S Jaishankar calls on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “Conveyed personal greetings and warm regards of PM Narendra Modi. The guidance and vision of our leaders continues to strengthen India-Bangladesh Maitri,” Jaishankar tweeted.

Assam Government constitutes a 4-member expert committee to examine the legislative competence of state legislature to enact a law to end polygamy. The committee has been given a deadline of 60 days to submit its report.

Delhi reports 43 new Covid-19 cases, 143 recoveries, and zero deaths in the last 24 hours.

More than 90 jail officials here were transferred on Thursday, days after gangster Tillu Tajpuriya was killed inside Tihar Jail allegedly by members of a rival gang.

Monkeypox no longer a global health emergency, declares WHO.

The Railways will provide a cumulative reservation of 15 per cent in non-gazetted posts to Agniveers in direct recruitment under its various departments, and also offer them age relaxation and exemption from fitness tests, sources said Thursday.

A reservation policy for Agniveers is also on the anvil in the Railway Protection Force (RPF), they said. (PTI)

Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan's arrest by anti corruption watchdog was declared illegal by country's top court on Thursday.

A van transporting oxygen gas canisters exploded in a Milan street on Thursday, injuring one person and setting nearby cars and motorbikes ablaze, local officials said.

The city's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, ruled out foul play and confirmed that no-one had died in the incident.

Sala said the driver of the van had told the fire brigade that the blaze had started in his engine. "He quickly grabbed the oxygen cylinders he was carrying ... He tried to limit the damage but then there was an explosion," the mayor said, reported Reuters. 

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be presented before the court in an hour, broadcaster Dunya TV reported.

Khan's arrest by the anti-graft agency on Tuesday has triggered violent protests across the country, prompting the government to call out the army to help restore order, reported Reuters. 

In wake of the Supreme Court judgement over adminstrative services, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has sought a meeting with LG VK Saxena at 4:00 pm.

27 people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when a temporary footbridge by a construction site collapsed, news agency AFP reported.

Shiv Sena MP Rahul Shewale says Bharat Gogawale to be reappointed as party whip considering the remarks made by SC in its order

Shinde and Fadnavis should resign similarly if they have any morality left in them, says Thackeray.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls a meeting of his ministers today after Supreme Court rules that the Delhi govt has legislative powers over administrative services in the national capital.

Fadnavis has said in Navi Mumbai, he will join CM at 2 pm for Press Conference when he will speak in detail.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejaswi Yadav reaches Matoshri to meet Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.

A Kanpur-bound private bus from Ahmedabad carrying 45 passengers dashed into a divider and overturned on the Kanpur-Jhansi National Highway on Thursday morning leaving the conductor dead and 35 people injured, police said, reports PTI.

The Supreme Court Thursday held the Maharashtra governor was not justified in calling upon then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove majority in the Assembly on June 30 last year but refused to order status quo ante, saying he did not face the floor test and resigned.

Speaker will determine which is the real Shiv Sena and then decide disqualification petitions. Status quo ante can't be given since Thackeray resigned. 

SC: Devendra Fadanvis & independent MLAs also didn't move a no confidence motion. Governor's exercise of discretion was not in accordance of the law.

Governor erred in concluding Uddhav Thackeray had lost the majority in the House. Lack of security to MLAs has no bearing on the majority of a government in the House, rules SC. 

SC holds the Governor had no objective materials to call for a floor-test. Floor test can't be used as a medium to resolve inter or intra-party disputes.

SC: Disqualification petitions before the Speaker can't be linked with proceedings before the ECI

Appointment of Shinde-camp's Bharat Gogawale as new whip of Shiv Sena was illegal, rules SC.