Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS — Earthquake Of 3.8 Magnitude Hits Katra
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The meeting called by the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, with the Leaders of Parties in Rajya Sabha at 7:00 pm on 18th of July, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Conference Hall, 6, Maulana Azad Road, Delhi, is being re-scheduled.
"An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter Scale hit Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, today at 10:07 pm," said National Centre for Seismology.
"Greece arrests man suspected of starting ongoing wildfires," said firefighters, news agency AFP reported.
TN Minister V Senthil Balaji shifted from private hospital to Central prison in Chennai, PTI reported.
On July 17, 2023, Argentina's Defence Minister Jorge Enrique Taiana landed in New Delhi on a four-day visit. During his visit, Jorge Taiana will conduct bilateral meetings with Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh on July 18, 2023, to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation. According to an official press release, the visiting dignitary will also lay a wreath at the National War Memorial in New Delhi and pay tribute to the fallen warriors.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan arrives at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in Delhi.
The Navi Mumbai police have registered an offence against a senior citizen who allegedly flashed his 12-year-old neighbour, an official said on Monday, as reported by PTI. The 65-year-old accused allegedly flashed and made obscene gestures at the girl who lived opposite his house over the last two days, an official said.
The girl's parents approached the police with a complaint, after which a case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered against the accused, he said.
An unidentified body was found near Powai Lake in Mumbai. The body was taken to Police custody and sent for post-mortem, said the Mumbai Police, as reported by the news agency ANI.
"Any action taken by a person (ED chief) who has been illegally appointed will also amount to illegality," says DMK leader RS Bharathi on ED raids at Tamil Nadu Minister K Ponmudy and his MP son in a money laundering case earlier today.
#WATCH | A protest by the members of the Jain community, over the murder of a Jain monk in Karnataka, underway at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the New Integrated Terminal Building of Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair on 18th July via video conferencing. With a total built-up area of around 40,800 sqm., the new terminal building will be capable of handling about 50 lakh passengers annually. An Apron suitable for two Boeing-767-400 and two Airbus-321 types of aircraft has also been constructed at Port Blair Airport at a cost of Rs 80 Crores, making the airport now suitable for parking of ten aircraft at a time.
EAM Dr S Jaishankar tweets, "Just concluded a productive BIMSTEC Retreat in Bangkok. An open and forward-looking discussion among colleagues. Focused on strengthening resilience and coordination among BIMSTEC members, reflecting the challenges that we all confront today. Explored new facets and activities to enter new areas of cooperation. Food, health and energy security are common concerns. Technology solutions can be subject for both collaboration and exchange of best practices. Our common objective is to enhance growth and promote prosperity. Agreed to meet more frequently to take these ideas further."
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is chairing Regional Conference on ‘Drugs Trafficking and National Security’ in New Delhi. In the presence of the Home Minister, over 1,44,000 kilograms of drugs will be destroyed shortly in various parts of the country by NCB, in coordination with ANTFs of all states.
Argentine Defence Minister Jorge Taiana to hold a bilateral meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi tomorrow. The two sides are expected to discuss ways of strengthening their defence and cooperation: Defence officials
Delhi police file a charge sheet in Patiala House Court in Delhi, against gangster Deepak Boxer, in a case registered under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). It is alleged that Deepak Boxer is a member of a crime syndicate of the Jitender alias Gogi gang.
A fire was reported in the battery box of one of the coaches in a Vande Bharat Express at Kurwai Kethora station. The fire brigade reached the site and extinguished the fire, Indian Railways said, as reported by news agency ANI.
China youth unemployment rises to a record 21.3% in June, news agency AFP reported citing official data.
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Second Joint Opposition Meeting In Bengaluru From Today
The meeting of opposition parties called by the Indian National Congress (INC) will be conducted in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18. This will be the second opposition meeting after the one convened by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar in Patna on June 23.
According to sources, the leaders are likely to hold discussions on issuing a joint declaration and move forward on their proposal of putting up common opposition candidates in a majority of the Lok Sabha seats.
The agenda for the talks would be finalised during discussions before a dinner meeting on Monday evening, they said.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will attend a meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru to chalk out a joint strategy to take on the BJP unitedly in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, party leader Raghav Chadha announced on Sunday.
After a meeting of the AAP's highest decision making body -- political affairs committee (PAC) -- at party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence here, Chadha also welcomed the Congress' decision to oppose in Parliament the Centre's ordinance on the control of administrative services in Delhi.
"The Aam Aadmi Party's political affairs committee met today and held an extensive discussion. On the party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal's call, TMC, RJD, JD(U), DMK, BRS, NCP, SP, Shiv Sena (UBT), CPI, CPI(M), JMM – all these parties raised their voice against the black ordinance and assured of their support in defeating (the bill on it) in Parliament,” he said.
Monsoon Session Of Maharashtra Assembly Begins Today
The monsoon session of the Maharashtra Assembly will start today. The Opposition camp including Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress, and the NCP (Sharad Pawar group) on Sunday boycotted the customary tea party hosted by the Maharashtra government on the eve of the state legislature's monsoon session.
The tea party was attended by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis, and other Cabinet colleagues, including newly-inducted Deputy CM Ajit Pawar of NCP and ministers from his camp.
Earlier in the day, a meeting was organised by the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Ambadas Danve, who belongs to Shiv Sena (UBT), which was attended by Congress legislative party leader Balasaheb Thorat and Nationalist Congress Party's Jayant Patil.
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