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Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Hello and welcome to the ABP News LIVE Blog. Follow this space to get the latest developments and breaking news from India, including Maharashtra political crisis, protests over the Centre's Agnipath scheme, Congress protest, Covid's latest update, Monkeypox, and other developing stories across the country and abroad.Maharashtra's political crisis seems to be in an endgame now with more and more Shiv Sena MLAs joining rebel Eknath Shinde's camp. By Thursday evening, it was claimed that around 37 MLAs including Sanjay Rathod, Dadaji Bhuse and others were present with Shinde at the Guwahati's Radisson Blu Hotel. Droupadi Murmu To File Her Nomination For President NDA's presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu has reached New Delhi on Thursday and will file her nomination on Friday. During this, she also met PM Modi and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. After meeting Murmu, PM Modi said that NDA's decision to make Draupadi Murmu a candidate has been appreciated by all sections of the society. Her understanding of the ground problems and her vision for India's development is commendable. Health Minister To Hold Review Meeting To Discuss Rising Covid CasesUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level review meeting with a team of experts on Friday regarding the increasing cases of Covid-19 in the country. In the last few weeks, there has been an increase in the cases of coronavirus infection in India. The team of experts will include Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, ICMR and Sujit Singh, Director, NCDC. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, Biotechnology Department Secretary Rajesh S Gokhale, Pharmaceutical Department Secretary S Aparna and others will also attend the meeting.In the review meeting held last week, states/UTs were asked to submit a 'large number' of samples for whole genome sequencing from districts and regions which have a rise in Covid-19 cases over a period of seven days. The direction was issued to investigate the possibility of any new emerging form or sub-form and to find out the reasons behind the infection.

24/06/2022 22:40:41

Maharashtra Dy Speaker Likely To Send Notices To 16 Rebel Sena MLAs: Report

Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal is likely to send notices to 16 Shiv Sena rebel MLAs tomorrow for a hearing on the petition filed by Shiv Sena for their suspension. The hearing may take place on Monday, 27th June: Sources

24/06/2022 22:33:59

Pawar, Sonia Supported Us, But Our Own People Backstabbed, Says CM Uddhav Thackeray

Congress and NCP are supporting us today, Sharad Pawar and Sonia Gandhi have supported us. But our own people have backstabbed us. We gave tickets to people who could not have won and we made them victorious. Those people have backstabbed us today: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

24/06/2022 21:11:56

Maharashtra AG Asked To Seek Legal Opinion On Current Political Crisis

24/06/2022 20:46:19

Shiv Sena's Rebel MLAs To Take Resolution To Oust Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal

24/06/2022 19:58:36

Shiv Sena Calls Executive Committee Meet On Saturday At 1 PM

Shiv Sena calls a meeting of the party's national executive committee at Sena Bhavan, Mumbai tomorrow at 1 pm amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra. CM Uddhav Thackeray will join the meeting through video conferencing.

24/06/2022 19:54:53

Sanjay Raut Arrives At Matoshree To Join Uddhav's Meeting With NCP Leaders

24/06/2022 19:02:20

Sharad, Ajit Pawar, Other Maharashtra Cabinet Ministers Arrive In Matoshree To Meet CM Uddhav

24/06/2022 17:43:08

Govt Extends Samant Goel's Tenure As RAW Chief For A Year

Narendra Modi government on Friday extended Samant Goel's tenure as Secretary, Research and Analyses Wing for one more year.

24/06/2022 17:16:57

Farmers Stage Protest Against Centre's Agnipath Scheme In Rajasthan's Jaipur

A group of farmers on Friday staged protest against Centre’s Agnipath scheme in Rajasthan’s Jaipur. According to news agency PTI, the protesting farmers took out protest march to district collector's office in the city.

 

24/06/2022 16:26:23

Parameswaran Iyer Appointed As NITI Aayog CEO As Amitabh Kant's Tenure To End On June 30

The Department of Personnel and Training announced on Friday that Parameswaran Iyer has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog. Iyer has been appointed for a term of two years.

Iyer's term will begin upon the completion of current CEO Amitabh Kant's tenure on June 30, 2022.

24/06/2022 15:45:07

MVA Will Never Bow Down Before Delhi, Fight Till The End: NCP On Maharashtra Turmoil

Maharashtra's common people are with CM Uddhav Thackeray and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. Sharad Pawar said yesterday that we are together. It's impossible to break the MVA. I want to tell Modi govt that Maharashtra will never bow down before Delhi and will fight till the end: NCP leader Vidya Chavan

24/06/2022 14:09:59

Breaking News LIVE: MLA Ajay Chaudhary Appointed As Shiv Sena Leader In Maharashtra Assembly

24/06/2022 13:59:26

Breaking News LIVE: DRDO Successfully Flight Tests Vertical Launch Short Range Surface To Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully flight tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) on Friday off the coast of Chandipur in Odisha. 

"VL-SRSAM, a ship-borne weapon system is meant for neutralising various aerial threats at close ranges incl sea-skimming targets. Today’s launch of the system was conducted against a high-speed aerial target mimicking aircraft, which was successfully engaged," DRDO official said, quoted by news agency ANI. 

"The flight path of the vehicle along with health parameters were monitored using a number of tracking instruments deployed by ITR, Chandipur. The test launch was monitored by senior officials from DRDO & Indian Navy," the official added. 

24/06/2022 13:04:21

Breaking News LIVE: Eknath Shinde Likely To Leave For Mumbai From Guwahati

24/06/2022 12:59:26

Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Hands Over Murmu's Nomination Papers To Returning Officer P C Mody

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hands over Murmu's nomination papers to Returning Officer P C Mody. 

24/06/2022 12:28:13

Breaking News LIVE: Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey Reaches Matoshree To Meet CM Uddhav Thackeray

Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey has reached Matoshree to meet CM Uddhav Thackeray.

Sanjay Pandey is retiring after 6 days on 30th June. Amid the political turbulence in the state, a new police commissioner also has to be appointed. The Thackeray government wants that the next police commissioner should also be elected by the MVA government.

 

24/06/2022 12:07:09

Breaking News LIVE: BJP Leaders Including Pravin Darekar Arrives At Fadnavis's Residence Amid Maharashtra Political Crisis

BJP leader Pravin Darekar and party leaders arrive at the residence of Devendra Fadnavis.

 

24/06/2022 11:38:50

Breaking News LIVE: Deputy Speaker May Issue Notice To 12 MLAs Including Eknath Shinde For Hearing

After going through the Shiv Sena’s petition for disqualifying 12 MLAs Deputy Speaker may issue notice to 12 MLAs for hearing, which includes Eknath Shinde.

After issuing notices, hearing of 12 MLAs will be conducted for their clarification on the petition filed by Shiv Sena.

Instead of being physically present for the hearing, post pandemic, arrangement for virtual hearing can be considered and allowed.

As per the bandwidth available from National Informatics Centre (NIC), hearings of 2 to 4 MLAs can be conducted in a day.

However, this will be a quasi - judicial procedure which will be time consuming. It does not have any time frame as such but legislative assembly will try to reach to the conclusion of the disqualification petition as soon as possible.

24/06/2022 11:33:13

Breaking News LIVE: Ahead Of Droupadi Murmu Filing Her Nomination, UP CM Adityanath Arrives At Parliament

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath arrives at Parliament, ahead of the nomination filing of NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu.

24/06/2022 10:48:06

Breaking News LIVE: SC Dismisses Zakia Jafri’s Plea Against SIT In 2002 Gujarat Riots Case

SC dismisses Zakia Jafri’s plea challenging SIT's clean chit to 64 people, including then CM Narendra Modi, in 2002 Gujarat riots case. 

 

24/06/2022 10:17:19

Breaking News LIVE: NDA's Presidential Candidate Droupadi Murmu Leaves For Parliament To File Her Nomination

NDA's candidate for Presidential election Droupadi Murmu leaves for the Parliament from Odisha Bhawan. She is to file her nomination for the Presidential election, today

24/06/2022 08:51:34

Breaking News LIVE | Strength Of Shiv Sena MLAs In Eknath Shinde Camp Likely To Cross 50

24/06/2022 07:56:39

Breaking News LIVE: MLAs Sought Time To Meet Uddhav Numerous Times But He Never Met, Says Rebel Sena MLA

Amid political crisis in Maharashtra, rebel Shv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray never met the MLAs who sought time from him to discuss various issues. He further alleged that MLAs had many times warned Uddhav that Congress and NCP are trying to eliminate Shiv Sena. 

24/06/2022 07:01:45

Breaking News LIVE: NDA's Presidential Candidate Droupadi Murmu Set To File Her Nomination Today

NDA’s presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu is all set to file her nomination today with the Prime Minister, senior ministers and the BJP chief proposing her to be the candidate Four sets of nomination papers will be filed with the signatures of Union Ministers, BJP MPs, MLAs and of leaders from supporting parties.

Ahead of a nationwide campaign for her election, Droupadi Murmu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh and BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday.