Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: High-Level Panel To Conduct Probe Mumbai Train Incident, Says Western Railways
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ED arrested Ranchi-based businessman Bishnu Kumar Agrawal at around 10.30 pm today after questioning him for about 6:30 hours in the Ranchi land scam case, ANI reported.
As of now, a total of 13 people including IAS Chhavi Ranjan have been arrested in the case.
"This alliance is serving the nation for the past 25 years...PM chaired this meeting as NDA has completed 25 years," said BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh after attending the NDA meet, ANI reported.
Firing incident in Mumbai-Jaipur Superfast Express: A high-level committee headed by ADG (RPF) is constituted to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the incident: Western Railway, ANI reported.
Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar is on a three-day visit to Oman with an aim to expand bilateral military cooperation. During the visit, the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) is scheduled to meet the military leadership of Oman and interact with institutions of higher defence studies of the country, the Indian Navy said on Twitter.
PM Modi will chair a meeting of 48 NDA MPs from West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha in the Parliament Annexe Building today, ANI reported.
MPs have started arriving at the venue for the meeting.
Five people, most of whom were children, killed as an under-construction culvert collapses in Odisha's Rayagada district, PTI reported.
A 31-year-old librarian died on the spot after he allegedly jumped in front of a moving train at Delhi's Najafgarh metro station on Monday morning, police said as reported by news agency PTI. The police received information at 9.26 am on Monday that a person had jumped in front of a train at Najafgarh, a senior officer told the news agency.
A soldier shot himself dead on Monday in J&K's Baramulla district. Official sources said that the Army soldier shot himself dead with his service rifle. “The reason behind the soldier taking this extreme step is being ascertained. "Inquest proceedings have been initiated under the law,” news agency IANS reported citing sources.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday visit Maharashtra's Pune city where he will lay the foundation stone of various development projects and also receive the Lokmanya Tilak National Award, as reported by the news agency PTI. After his arrival, Modi will perform 'darshan and pooja' at Dagdusheth Mandir.
At 11.45 am, he will be conferred the Lokmanya Tilak National Award, constituted by Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in 1983, to honour the legacy of Lokmanya Tilak, as per a statement issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). NCP chief Sharad Pawar has been invited as chief guest for the event, organisers earlier said.
The award is given to people who have worked for the progress and development of the nation and whose contribution can only be looked upon as remarkable and extraordinary, the PIB statement said, as reported by PTI.
A labourer died after falling from the fifth floor of an under-construction building in Delhi's Malviya Nagar. AAP MLA Somnath Bharti said, "This is a very sad incident. A labour who came from Bihar to Delhi to earn a living for his family has died...He was plastering the wall on the fifth floor of the building. The builder did not fulfil his responsibility of providing safety gear to the labourer...This exposes the loopholes. Police and MCD say that it was a sanctioned plan," as quoted by ANI.
No hope of survivors from downed Australian military helicopter, official said, as quoted by AFP.
An intruder has been shot dead at around 1.50 am along the international border in the Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir's RS Pura. Search is underway in the area, said BSF, as reported by ANI.
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Bengal: TMC To Present Motion In Assembly On Manipur On Monday:
The Trinamool Congress's special motion on the situation in violence-hit Manipur will be debated in the state assembly on Monday. Although the Trinamool Congress leadership and state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay had previously stated that the motion on Manipur would be moved during the assembly's ongoing monsoon session, the date of moving the motion was not specified, IANS reported.
However, the new order of business for the House on Monday confirms that the motion will be debated on that day.
Chattopadhyay is expected to move the motion. On Monday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be present on the floor of the house to participate in the debate, the report said.
Brij Bhushan Claims Strong Support From State Units For WFI Election, Candidate Announcements Today:
Outgoing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh asserted that 22 out of 25 state units participated in a meeting he hosted on Sunday, according to a report by PTI. He also stated that the names of "his candidates" for various positions in the WFI elections on August 12 will be revealed on Monday, the last day for nominations.
Brij Bhushan, who is facing sexual harassment allegations from top wrestlers such as Bajranj Punia, Sakshi Malik, and Vinesh Phogat, is ineligible to compete because he has served the maximum allowed 12 years as the federation's head under the National Sports Code.
Telangana Cabinet To Convene Today For Rain Situation And Other Critical Matters:
The Telangana Cabinet is scheduled to meet on July 31 to address the state's aftermath of heavy rains, focusing on agricultural crops and roads. During ongoing crop activities, the cabinet will review the government's response to the deluge and discuss alternative measures for the farm sector. According to an official release on Friday, the meeting will discuss urgent road restoration plans and a pay increase for Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) employees.
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