Breaking News Highlights: President Murmu Accepts Resignations Of Union Minister, Directs To Fill The Vacancies
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President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignations of Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel and Renuka Singh Saruta with immediate effect.
She has directed Union Minister Arjun Munda to be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Union Minister Sushri Shobha Karandlaje has been assigned the charge of the Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar to be assigned the charge of the Minister of State in Ministry of Jal Shakti and Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar to be assigned the charge of the Minister of State in Ministry of Tribal Affairs, in addition to their existing portfolio.
Schools and colleges in Chennai will remain closed tomorrow, Friday as relief works are underway in rain-affected areas, says Tamil Nadu Government.
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Thursday met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda to India, Dr Biruta Vincent at Hyderabad House in Delhi.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Thursday met with BJP national president JP Nadda in national capital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extends greetings to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on the occasion of Hanukkah. "May this festival bring peace, hope and brightness in everybody's lives," tweets PM Modi.
Newly elected Rajasthan MLA, Lalit Meena's father on Thursday claimed that his son was held captive by Vasundhara Raje's son Dushyant at a resort.
"I had gone to take him (Lalit Meena) from 'Apano Rajasthan Resort'...Dushyant Singh (BJP leader Vasundhara Raje's son) took him along. Kanwarlal an MLA tried to stop me, he asked me to first talk to Dushyant Singh and then take him (Lalit Meena)...A total of five MLAs were there at the resort," said former State Vice President Hemraj Meena.
President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan has declared a state of emergency in response to a massive blast at an explosives storage facility that resulted in multiple injuries. The extent of casualties from the explosion remains uncertain at this time, reported CNN.
In the aftermath of the blast, which inflicted "massive damage" in the providence industrial area and its vicinity, schools have been shut down, and only essential personnel are authorized unrestricted movement, as per an official statement from the president's office.
The country has also been grappling with adverse weather conditions, experiencing heavy rains and subsequent flooding leading to "major destruction," as highlighted in the presidential statement. CNN quoted local media reports that a minimum of 100 people sustained injuries in the explosion, with an additional two fatalities attributed to the flooding.
The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested three drug peddlers who supplied narcotics to students in Delhi-NCR.
"Three of those who supplied drugs to universities have been arrested, in which 2 accused are former students of the college," said Delhi Special CP (Crime), Ravindra Yadav.
"The accused used to order supplies with the help of a courier and send them forward with the help of a porter. It is difficult to trace the network...In the second network, the two main accused were from Manipur...They were involved in this for a long time," he added.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in the national capital. ABP News sources have learned that the CM will extend an invitation to the PM to for the inauguration of Ayodhya airport and would give a brief on Ram Mandir's 'Pran Pratishtha' programme.
The two leaders would also discuss preparations for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Police inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani, who was injured in a terrorist attack in Srinagar's Eidgah in October this year passed away on Thursday in New Delhi's AIIMS, said hosiptal's medical cell, reports ANI.
The National Investigation Agency on Thursday attached the properties of two operatives belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) for their involvement in the 2015 terror attack on a BSF convoy in Udhampur district of Jammu & Kashmir.
The two accused whose properties have been attached today were also subsequently arrested and are currently undergoing trial in the NIA Special Court, Jammu, said the federal agency.
Maharashtra Home Minister and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis introduces the Maharashtra Casino (Control and Taxation) Bill in the legislative Assembly. State Finance Minister Ajit Pawar introduces the Chit Fund Maharashtra Amendment Bill in the House.
Japanese prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the man charged over the 2019 arson attack on Kyoto Animation that killed 36 people.
Shinji Aoba admitted to starting the fire and faces five charges including murder.
On December 6, in the evening hours, after receiveing specific information regarding drone, BSF troops intercepted a suspected drone as well as heard some dropping sound near Ranian village in Amritsar (R) district. During the search, at about 08:43 pm, troops recovered 1 small packet of contraband item suspected to be Heroin (Gross wt - 400 Gms), wrapped with yellow adhesive tape, a nylon string attached & a luminous strip, from the farming field near the village.
Two people died and five others injured in Sakawar on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway last evening. The incident occurred when the tire of a car burst, the vehicle overturned after losing balance and a motorcycle coming from behind rammed into it.
An incident of fire was reported on Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express at Cuttack station today morning. The fire was brought under control by fire services personnel. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
After the fire was brought under control, the train resumed its journey.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale hit Assam's Guwahati at around 5:42 am today: National Center for Seismology.
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Revanth Reddy To Take Oath At Hyderabad's LB Stadium On Thursday
A. Revanth Reddy will take oath as the Telangana Chief Minister at L. B. Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday.
A few ministers are also likely to take oath along with him. The arrangements for the swearing-in were made at the Raj Bhavan on Monday but due to the delay in announcement by the Congress leadership, the plans were kept on hold.
The Congress on Tuesday evening announced that Revanth Reddy will be the Chief Minister and that he will take oath on December 7.
Revanth Reddy will be the second Chief Minister of Telangana. His predecessor K. Chandrashekar Rao had taken oath at Raj Bhavan in both 2014 and 2018.
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari instructed the officials to make elaborate arrangements in a grand and befitting manner for the swearing-in ceremony. She held a meeting with the officials and reviewed the arrangements to be made in connection with the swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister and council of ministers.
BJP Parliamentary Party To Meet On Thursday
The BJP Parliamentary Party will hold its first meeting during Parliament's Winter Session on Thursday and is likely to felicitate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leading the party to massive wins in three assembly polls.
The BJP Parliamentary Party, which includes all its Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members, generally meets every week during the session. In the meetings, its leaders, including Modi, speak on different issues germane to the agenda in Parliament and also to its organisational and political campaigns.
Amit Shah To Inaugurate 69th ABVP National Conference On Thursday
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the 69th national conference of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on December 8, the students' union said. The national conference of the RSS-affiliated students' organisation is scheduled to be held till December 10.
Shah will inaugurate the 'Amrit Mahotsavi' National Conference at 11 am in the newly built tent city 'Indraprastha Nagar' at DDA Ground, Burari, in Delhi. Over 10,000 students from various states are expected to participate in this conference, the ABVP said. During the conference, discussions will be held on various issues related to the youth of the country, including education, environment, sports, arts, and current affairs. An exhibition named after the ABVP's founding member Duttaji Didolkar will also be held.
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