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Uttar Pradesh Governor has summoned the Uttar Pradesh Eighteenth Vidhan Sabha to meet at 11 am on 7th August, ANI reported.
Dr. Irshad Ahmad, presently Counsellor in the Embassy of India, Muscat, appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Syria: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
Protest erupts in Katihar, Bihar after a person was killed in police firing. Police had allegedly opened fire to control a mob that was protesting against power cuts, PTI reported.
Delhi court summons Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on August 5 in Pul Bangash killings case during 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal, formed to address water sharing disputes between Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra, granted one year extension for submitting its report.
The Delhi Government has declared four dry days for the period of July to September 2023. CM Arvind Kejriwal approved a proposal from the excise department regarding the development on Wednesday. The list includes Muharram on July 29, Independence Day on August 15, Janamasthmi on September 07, and Eid-e-Milad on September 28, as dry days. The Delhi Government issues a list of dry days every 3 months.
In what could be a major boost for self-reliance in the defence sector, India is indigenously developing a three-layered long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) defence system which would be able to strike down enemy aircraft and missiles at around 400 Km ranges. The proposal for developing a three-layered long-range surface-to-air missile system is at an advanced stage in the Defence Ministry and is expected to be taken up for clearance soon, defence sources told ANI. The over USD 2.5 billion project will help India to be part of an elite group of militaries with indigenous capabilities to shoot down enemy assets in the air from such ranges, they said.
A youth was arrested, along with two of his accomplices, in a village in Meerut under the Kithore Police Station for allegedly sexually exploiting a minor girl and circulating an objectionable video of her, police said on Wednesday. Superintendent of Police (Rural) Kamlesh Thakur said that the arrests were made on the complaint of a woman, who alleged that a 22-year-old youth named Shakir sexually exploited her 17-year-old daughter on the pretext of marriage for two years. She also alleged some of his friends thrashed her daughter and also made a video of her, the SP said, as per PTI.
BJP's fact-finding team submits its report on West Bengal panchayat poll violence to party president JP Nadda.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya speaks on PM Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Rajasthan. He says, "...1.25 lakh Kisan Samriddhi Kendras have been set up by the Govt of India. The PM will inaugurate all these centres. These centres will serve the farmers, find a solution to their issues and help to increase their income."
Two women staffers of a residential school's hostel in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh have been suspended for allegedly informing the police late about the rape of a minor girl in the hostel, officials said on Wednesday. The Class 1 student was allegedly raped by an unidentified person on the night of July 22 when she was in the hostel of a 'porta cabin' school within the limits of the Errabor police station area, police said. However, the matter was reported to the police on July 24, they said, as reported by PTI.
Ladakh: "I believe what he (Defence Minister Rajnath Singh) mentioned was absolutely true that we should remember the valour & sacrifice of each of the Bravehearts who laid down their lives. I was impressed by the way he talked about Indian Army, and what the Indian Army stands for today. If need be ever for crossing the LoC, India will not shy away from that & I think that is a big statement, primarily looking at the sacrifice made 24 years back...," says Vishal Batra, brother of Late Capt Vikram Batra on Kargil Vijay Diwas.
Gyanvapi mosque management committee mentions before the Supreme Court its application for correction of apex court’s Monday order where committee’s appeal questioning maintainability of a suit by Hindus in trial court seeking worship rights inside the mosque, was accidentally disposed of. CJI DY Chandrachud led bench asks senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for mosque committee, to inform Solicitor General Tushar Mehta so that he can appear before the bench.
Centre moves Supreme Court seeking extension of term of Enforcement Directorate Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra. SC will hear it on July 27. SK Mishra's term will end on July 31 as ED Director as per the Supreme Court judgement
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to the Bravehearts of the Kargil conflict on the 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas and said the occasion brings to the fore the heroic saga of those wonderful brave hearts of India who will always remain an inspiration for the countrymen. "Kargil Vijay Diwas brings to the fore the heroic saga of those wonderful Bravehearts of India, who will always remain an inspiration for the countrymen. On this special day, I bow down and salute them from the bottom of my heart. Long live India!," tweeted PM Narendra Modi in Hindi.
President Droupadi Murmu also paid tributes and said that heroic stories of bravehearts will always inspire generations to come. "Today, on the glorious occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, all the countrymen remember the victory achieved by the extraordinary valor of our armed forces. On behalf of a grateful nation, I pay tribute and bow to the memory of the fighters who paved the way for victory by sacrificing their lives to protect the country. Their heroic stories will always inspire generations to come. Jai Hind!" Priesident Murmu said in a tweet roughly translated from Hindi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in a Havan & Puja at the new ITPO complex in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in a Havan & Puja at the new ITPO complex in New Delhi.
Ladakh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, "A war is not just between two armies but between two nations...Even after winning the war on 26 July 1999, if our forces did not cross the LoC, it is only because we are peace-loving, we believe in Indian values, and we have a commitment to international law. At that time if we did not cross the LoC it does not mean that we could not cross the LoC. We could cross the LoC, we can cross the LoC and will cross the LoC in future if there is a need, I assure the countrymen."
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday arrived in Drass in the Kargil district of Ladakh for the 24th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. The Raksha Mantri laid a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial here in memory of the fallen Bravehearts in the icy heights of Kargil. He was the chief guest at the sombre commemoration event.
Ladakh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits 'Hut of Remembrance' museum constructed in Drass to commemorate the 1999 Kargil war Bravehearts.
Today we held a meeting regarding Muharram arrangements. I will have a meeting with my officers in a while. We have received 62 applications for Tazia. We have kept the last date for the submission of applications till tomorrow. Out of these 62 applications, 10 are important and out of these 10, 4 are big Tazia. Due to the narrow lanes in North East Delhi, we have requested the Tazia organisers to keep the height of the Tazia below 10 feet: Joy Tirkey, DCP North East Delhi on preparations for Muharram (25.07)
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah To Attend BJP Meeting In MP's Bhopal Today:
Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah will on Wednesday visit Bhopal where he will chair a meeting of the ruling party ahead of crucial assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, news agency PTI reported citing party sources said on Tuesday. This will be the second visit of Shah in less than a fortnight to Madhya Pradesh, where polls are due by the year-end.
Shah will land in Bhopal, where he will be welcomed by Madhya Pradesh home minister and government spokesperson Narottam Mishra, and then head to the BJP office where he will preside over the party meeting at around 8 pm, the report said.
Oppn To Submit No-Confidence Motion Notice Against Govt In Lok Sabha On Wednesday:
The alliance of 26 opposition parties 'INDIA' will submit a notice for a no-confidence motion against the government in Lok Sabha on Wednesday to make Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak in Parliament on the Manipur violence, senior leaders of the front said.
The alliance has already drawn up a draft of the notice and is in the process of getting the necessary 50 signatures of MPs.
The group has to submit the notice before 10 am for it to be read out by the speaker in the House on Wednesday.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress Lok Sabha Leader, told ANI: "...But he (PM) has been declining our pressing demand." Nature, on the other hand, made an innocuous demand. Nonetheless, the Prime Minister has ignored our request. That is why we proposed a vote of no confidence. Where the main opposition argument...the allegations against the government are expected to be addressed by the Prime Minister himself. This was our desperate attempt, and because we had no other options, we were forced to use this parliamentary tool known as a no-confidence motion."
Gyanvapi Mosque Management Moves Allahabad HC Over ASI Survey, Hearing Scheduled For July 26:
The Allahabad High Court is set to hear a plea again on Wednesday against a Varanasi court's order directing the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a survey to determine if the Gyanvapi mosque was built upon a temple. Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker presided over the matter during the day and scheduled it for further hearing on Wednesday. The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, which manages the mosque, had previously filed the petition in the high court.
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