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Addressing the media, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole said, "INDIA alliance meeting will be held in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1. We held a meeting today at Matoshree to organise it successfully and decided the agenda for it. The aim of the (INDIA) meeting is to oust the Modi govt from the centre..."
The maiden test drop of an indigenous Search and Rescue Kit (SARK) developed by ADRDE, Agra was successfully undertaken by P-8I aircraft ex INAS 316 based at INS Hansa on August 15 , marking a significant step towards AatmaNirbhar Bharat, Western Naval Command, Indian Navy said, reported ANI.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury will head a a four-member delegation that will visit Manipur from August 18 to 20. He told ANI, "...The conflict in Manipur is continuing for more than three months & it has taken a very large toll on life & displacement of people...We will express our solidarity with the people of Manipur & tell them India is with you. We are part of one family & we will do our best to help you out in this situation...So far this double-engine government has not been able to arrive at any solution or a direction on how this issue is to be resolved..."
Government launches ''FloodWatch'' app to give real-time flood updates, PTI reported.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reached Leh airport for a two-day visit to Ladakh.
A fire broke out in a chemical factory in Delhi's Bawana area last night. The fire department said, "Total 30 tenders are working to extinguish the fire. Six fire personnel also suffered injuries. Efforts are underway to douse the fire," as quoted by news agency ANI.
8 firearms and 112 rounds of ammunition were recovered in Manipur by security forces as the situation remains grim in the northeastern state.
Delhi Legislative Assembly is likely to discuss the Manipur issue in the House today, as reported by news agency ANI. MLAs Durgesh Pathak, Vinay Mishra, and Kuldeep Kumar will initiate discussion on the issue of disturbances in Manipur and the atrocities faced by the people there.
In a major mobilisation, the CBI on Wednesday deputed 53 officers, including 29 women, drawn from its units across the country to probe Manipur violence cases, officials said, as reported by news agency PTI. The team which includes three DIGs - Lovely Katiyar, Nirmala Devi, and Mohit Gupta - and Superintendent of Police Rajveer will report to Joint Director Ghanshyam Upadhyay who will supervise the overall probe, they said.
It is understood to be first of its kind mobilisation where such a large number of women officers have been simultaneously pressed into service, they said, PTI reported.
RPF constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, who shot dead his senior and three passengers on board a moving train last month, has been dismissed from service, an official said on Thursday, as reported by news agency PTI. The order to sack Chaudhary was issued on Monday by Railway Protection Force (RPF) senior divisional security commissioner, the official said.
As per the official, Chaudhary was involved in at least three discipline-related incidents in the past, PTI reported.
Police have registered an FIR against unidentified people for allegedly making provocative speeches at the August 13 'Sarv Hindu Samaj mahapanchayat' in Haryana's Palwal, officials said, as reported by news agency PTI. The FIR was registered based on a complaint by Probationer Sub-Inspector (PSI) Sachin, who alleged that some people gave provocative speeches against the people of another community during the gathering in Pondri village, they said.
The FIR was registered under IPC sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 505 (statements conducing public mischief), among others, at the Hathin Police station on Monday, police said, as reported by PTI.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hits Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri at around 3:49 am, National Center for Seismology said, as reported by news agency ANI.
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Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Hello and welcome to Breaking News Live Blog. Please follow this space for all the latest information and breaking news from India and around the world. President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday will visit West Bengal to launch an advanced stealth frigate. On Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will embark on a two-day visit to Ladak in Jammu and Kashmir. Chandrayaan-3 mission update states the spacecraft lander module is slated for separation from the propulsion module on Thursday as it reaches near moon.
President Murmu To Visit West Bengal
President Droupadi Murmu will be on a visit to West Bengal on Thursday to to launch an advanced stealth frigate and a campaign against addiction, stated the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. "During her one-day stay in Kolkata, the president will launch 'My Bengal, Addiction Free Bengal' Campaign under the 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan', organised by Brahma Kumaris at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata. She will also grace the launch of Vindhyagiri – the sixth ship of project 17A of Indian Navy at Garden Reach Shipbuilders Engineers Limited," it said in a statement, reported PTI.
Rahul Gandhi To Visit Ladakh
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will on Thursday visit Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh, reported IANS, quoting a party source as saying. As per the report, he will be on a two-day visit to the Himalayan region with no other plans shared by the party source. Rahul Gandhi visited Jammu and Srinagar during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in January this year after which he again visited Jammu and Kashmir on a personal visit in February this year and visited Gulmarg Skiing resort.
Chandrayaan-3 Lander To Separate Today
India's Chandrayaan-3 is moving closer to the moon and the Indian Space Research Centre on Wednesday said the lander module is scheduled for separation from the propulsion module on Thursday.
“Today’s successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan-3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km, as intended. With this, the lunar bound maneuvres are completed. It’s time for preparations as the Propulsion Module and the Lander Module gear up for their separate journeys. Separation of the Lander Module from the Propulsion Module is planned for August 17, 2023,” the space agency said in a tweet.
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