22:37 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: BRS MLA Prakash Goud joins Congress
BRS MLA Prakash Goud joined the Congress in Telangana on Friday, taking the total number of opposition legislators switching over to the ruling party to eight.
Goud, elected from Rajendranagar here, was welcomed into the Congress fold by Chief Minister and PCC president A Revanth Reddy.
Speculation is rife that more BRS MLAs would join the ruling party in the days to come.
22:36 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: BJP-led NDA govt may not last long, ‘khela’ has begun, says Mamata in Mumbai
The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre was unstable, and may not complete its term, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday as she met two key INDIA bloc leaders in Mumbai more than a month after the Lok Sabha poll results.
She criticised the Centre over the three new criminal laws that came into force on July 1 and also on the issue of declaration of June 25 as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ by the NDA government, but clarified her party does not support the 1975-77 Emergency when rights of citizens were curtailed, political leaders were sent to jail and censorship on the media was imposed.
Banerjee, who heads the Trinamool Congress, separately met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar during her first visit to Mumbai after the declaration of Lok Sabha poll results on June 4. PTI
22:34 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Assam flood: Over 12 lakh affected in 24 districts, 7 more dead
The flood situation in Assam continued to be grim with seven deaths reported in the last 24 hours, even as the number of affected people decreased marginally to 12 lakh in 24 districts, an official bulletin said on Friday.
The Brahmaputra and three other major rivers are flowing above the danger level in different parts of the state, it said.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the overall situation was improving with waters receding in most parts. PTI
22:33 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: CJI Chandrachud visits Ayodhya Ram temple
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud offered prayers at the Ram temple here on Friday.
According to the district administration, Chandrachud landed at the Ayodhya airport around 3 pm and was received by District Magistrate Nitish Kumar.
The CJI then visited the Hanumangarhi temple and the Ram temple.
Talking to PTI, Kumar said Chandrachud was in Ayodhya for nearly two-and-a-half hours. He left for Lucknow by helicopter from the Ramkatha Park helipad at 5:30 pm, the official added. PTI
22:02 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: June 4 will go down as ‘Modi Mukti Diwas’: Cong slams govt’s ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ move
The Congress on Friday slammed the government’s move to declare June 25, the day the Emergency was declared in 1975, as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ as yet another “headline grabbing exercise in hypocrisy” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also accused the BJP of insulting Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar by using a word like “murder” with the “sacred word Constitution”.
Taking a swipe at the government over the decision, the opposition party said that from now on, the people of India will observe “Aajivika Hatya Diwas” on November 8, the day demonetisation was announced in 2016. PTI
20:40 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Kerala retains top rank in NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2023-24; Bihar worst performer
Uttarakhand and Kerala have emerged as the top performer states in NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2023-24, which evaluates progress of states and union territories on social, economic and environmental parameters, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer.
According to the NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2023-24, India’s overall Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) score increased to 71 in 2023-24, compared to 66 in 2020-21, supported by significant progress on eliminating poverty, providing decent work, economic growth, climate action and life on land.
Among states, Uttarakhand and Kerala have emerged as joint top performing states with a score of 79, followed by Tamil Nadu (78) and Goa (77). PTI
20:38 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: TN govt highlights various initiatives aimed at Adi Dravida welfare
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday highlighted the various initiatives aimed at the welfare of the Adi Dravida community in the state, including housing schemes and measures meant for education.
The government has earmarked Rs 100 crore towards a scheme, named after Dr BR Ambedkar and launched last year to promote entrepreneurial ventures of the Adi Dravida community, and nearly 2,200 people have benefited from this so far, an official release here said.
The scheme involved providing 35 per cent subsidy of the total investment and another six per cent interest subsidy to entrepreneurs. PTI
20:37 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: SC stays Karnataka HC order banning broadcast of Kannada news channel
Observing that the case seemed to be driven by “sheer political vendetta”, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Karnataka High Court order that restricted the broadcast of Kannada news channel Power TV.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the case against the news channel prima facie aimed to stop the channel from airing allegations of sex scandals involving political figures in the state. PTI
20:23 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Adani Group to invest Rs 20,000 crore in Vizhinjam port’s remaining phases
The Adani Group is planning to invest Rs 20,000 crore more to complete the remaining three phases of the Vizhinjam International Seaport, the first transshipment port in the country, Managing Director of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) Karan Adani said here on Friday.
Talking to PTI after the official reception ceremony for ‘San Fernando’, the first mothership to dock at Vizhinjam, Adani said the port will be a game changer for Indian manufacturers as it reduces logistics cost by 30 to 40 per cent. PTI
20:21 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Karnataka BJP leaders stage protest against MUDA ‘scam’, detained
BJP on Friday staged a protest in Mysuru against alleged fraudulent allotment of sites to land losers by Mysuru Urban Development Authority, which involves plots given to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi.
They demanded allocation of sites to the poor by withdrawing from those who were distributed “illegally”, a CBI probe into the “scam”, and Siddaramaiah’s resignation as the allegations are against the chief minister and his family. PTI
20:20 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Russian passenger jet crashes flying empty crashes near Moscow, killing its crew of 3
A Russian passenger jet crashed Friday while flying empty, killing its crew of three, officials said.
The Sukhoi Superjet went down in the Moscow region, according to Russian emergency officials.The authorities said the plane belonged to Gazprom Avia, a carrier owned by the Russian state-controlled natural gas giant Gazprom.They said the plane was heading to Moscow’s Vnukovo airport following repairs when it crashed.The Investigative Committee, the country’s top state criminal investigation agency, has launched a probe into the crash. AP
20:19 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: 21 killed in lightning strike incidents in Bihar
A total of 21 people died across Bihar in lightning-related incidents in the last 24 hours, the Chief Minister’s Office said on Friday.
The maximum number of six fatalities were reported from Madhubani, followed by four in Aurangabad, two from Patna, and one each from Rohtas, Bhojpur, Kaimur, Saran, Jehanabad, Gopalganj, Supaul, Lakhisarai and Madhepura districts, the CMO said in a statement.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has condoled the deaths and announced an ex gratia of Rs four lakh to the next of kin of each deceased. PTI
20:04 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: NEET-UG case: Patna HC grants CBI the custody of 13 accused; to be confronted with mastermind
The Patna High Court on Friday granted the CBI the custody of 13 people arrested by the Bihar police in connection with NEET-UG paper leak case.
The central probe agency will now be able to question these accused in custody and also confront them with kingpin Rockey alias Rakesh Ranjan who was arrested on Thursday.
The agency had sought the custody of the 13 individuals, arrested by the state police, who were subsequently sent to judicial custody following a brief period of police remand. The CBI plea was turned down by the Exclusive Magistrate, CBI, Patna on July 2 on the grounds that the statutory period seeking police custody within the first 15 days since the arrest had elapsed. PTI
20:03 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Industrial production grows to 7-month high of 5.9% in May, shows government data
India’s industrial production grew to a seven-month high of 5.9 per cent in May 2024, mainly due to good showing by power and mining sectors, according to official data released on Friday.
The factory output growth, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), was 5 per cent in April, 5.4 per cent in March, 5.6 per cent in February and 4.2 per cent in January 2024. PTI
20:02 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Parents should be kept informed about live-in couples aged 18-21, says Uttarakhand’s UCC panel
A panel framing rules for Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code is trying to ensure that data provided by live-in couples remains protected but feels that information about those aged between 18 and 21 should be given to their parents, the committee’s chief said Friday.
The UCC, passed by the Uttarakhand Assembly in February, makes registration of live-in relationships and marriages mandatory.
On Friday, the report of an expert committee on UCC was uploaded on the website http://www.ucc.uk.gov.in. Chairman of the UCC’s rules-making and implementation committee, Shatrughna Singh, said it could not be made public earlier because the model code of conduct was in force. PTI
20:01 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Money laundering case: SC extends NCP leader Nawab Malik’s interim bail by 2 weeks on medical grounds
The Supreme Court on Friday extended by two weeks the interim bail granted earlier on medical grounds to former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering case.
A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma took note of the submissions of a counsel, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate, that he was yet to receive fresh instructions in the case and adjourned the hearing by two weeks. PTI
20:01 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Biden says Kamala Harris is ‘qualified to be president’
US President Joe Biden on Thursday said his deputy, Vice President Kamala Harris, is “qualified” to lead the country.
At a high-stake press conference here on Thursday, Biden said, “From the very beginning, I made no bones about that. She is qualified to be the president. That’s why I picked her.” When asked about the reasons for this, he said “Firstly because of the way she’s handled the issue of freedom of women’s bodies, to have control of their bodies and secondly, her ability to handle almost any issue on the board.” PTI
20:00 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: At least seven bodies pulled from collapsed school in central Nigeria
At least seven lifeless bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a collapsed school building in central Nigeria’s Plateau state on Friday, a Reuters witness said.
The two-story building, belonging to Saint Academy in the Busa Buji community of Jos north district in the state, gave way during school hours around 0730 GMT, raising concerns about student and teacher casualties. Reuters
19:59 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Emergency crews recover bodies in Gaza City as negotiations continue in Egypt
Dozens of bodies collected throughout Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood arrived at Al-Ahli Hospital on Friday morning while civil defence workers said they continued to recover the dead from destroyed streets and buildings.
Hospital director Fadel Naem told The Associated Press that people both dead and wounded had been brought from Tel al-Hawa to the hospital less than a day after it resumed operations following the evacuation earlier in the week due to the fighting in the area. AP
19:58 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Sikkim govt declares second, fourth Saturdays holiday for employees
The Sikkim government declared the second and fourth Saturdays of every month as a holiday for its employees.
In a circular issued by the Department of Personnel on Thursday, the state government said it would give additional time to the employees to rest.
The government also asked its employees to strictly comply with the working hours, from 10 am to 4.30 am. PTI
19:57 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Vizhinjam port will position India at top of maritime map: Union Minister Sonowal
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said that the international deep-water trans-shipment port at Vizhinjam here will offer a “stiff competition” to similar ports in Colombo and Singapore.
Sonowal said that with its “locational advantage” of being close to the international shipping lanes and its “deep-draft capabilities”, the Vizhinjam sea port was well positioned as a preferred option for trans-shipment.
19:54 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia
Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighbouring Russia and reject their asylum applications.
The government’s bill, meant to introduce temporary measures to curb migrants from entering the Nordic nation, was a response to what Finland sees as “hybrid warfare” from Moscow, accused by Helsinki for funnelling undocumented migrants to the two countries’ border. PTI
19:53 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid protracted heat wave
Authorities in Western states warned of the rising risk of wildfires amid a protracted heat wave that has dried out the landscape while setting temperature records and putting lives at risk. Forecasters, meanwhile, said Thursday that some relief was due by the weekend.
California’s top fire official said Wednesday that so far this year, the state has responded to more than 3,500 wildfires that have scorched nearly 325 square miles (842 square kilometres) — five times the average burned through July 10 in each of the past five years. PTI
19:52 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets Uddhav Thackeray, says NDA govt may not last
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre was unstable, and may not complete its term.
Banerjee met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence `Matoshree’ in the Bandra area here. She would also be meeting NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar during her visit, she said. PTI
19:35 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates:There was no need for ED probe into Valmiki Corporation irregularities, says Deputy CM Shivakumar
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said there was no need for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into alleged financial irregularities in a state-run corporation, as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the state government was already on the job.
Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress chief, was reacting to a question on the agency taking former Minister B Nagendra into custody, as part of a money-laundering probe linked to the irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. PTI
19:19 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Karnataka govt to appeal against Cauvery panel directive on water release to Tamil Nadu
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said an appeal will be filed against the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) directive to the State to release one tmcft of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu daily till the end of this month.
After a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also the Water Resources Minister, Ministers from the Cauvery river basin area, and officials, he also said that an all-party meeting will be held on July 14 to decide on the state’s next course of action.
17:12 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Nepal’s prime minister loses a vote of confidence in parliament
Nepal’s prime minister lost a vote of confidence in parliament, forcing him to step down after 19 months in power. AP
17:10 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: Delhi court grants bail to man ‘wrongly arrested’ in NEET paper leak case
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court today granted bail to Gangadhar Gunde, who was wrongly arrested by the CBI due to a case of mistaken identity. The CBI had lodged a case against a different person, N Gangadhar Appa, but arrested the wrong Gangadhar by mistake. The court acknowledged the CBI’s error and released Gunde on bail.
16:24 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: June 25, the day Emergency was declared in 1975, to be marked as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’
The Government of India has decided to observe June 25, the day the Emergency was declared in 1975, as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’, Home Minister Amit Shah announced today.
“‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ will commemorate the massive contributions of all those who endured the inhuman pains of the 1975 Emergency,” said Shah.
On June 25, 1975, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in a “brazen display of dictatorial mindset, strangled the soul of democracy by imposing Emergency,” added Shah.
The decision to observe this day as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ is seen as a move to highlight the government’s commitment to upholding the Constitution and democratic values. PTI
16:14 (IST) 12 Jul 2024
Latest News Live Updates: European Union says X’s blue checks are deceptive, transparency falls short under social media law
The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk’s X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements, the first charges against a tech company since the bloc’s new social media regulations took effect.
The European Commission outlined the preliminary findings from its investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter, under the 27-nation bloc’s Digital Services Act.
The rulebook, also known as the DSA, is a sweeping set of regulations that requires platforms to take more responsibility for protecting users and cleaning up their sites, under threat of hefty fines.
Regulators took aim at X’s blue checks, saying they constitute “dark patterns” that are not in line with industry best practice and can be used by malicious actors to deceive users. PTI
