Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: Rishi Sunak Wins Most Votes In Round 1 Voting To Succeed Boris Johnson
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Former British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the first round of voting to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and UK Prime Minister, as two candidates were eliminated: Reuters
Fix last date of UG admission process after declaration of CBSE Class 12 results: UGC tells universities
Sri Lanka: Protestors come to each other's aid as tear-gas shots were fired at them by the security forces outside Sri Lankan PM's residence in Colombo.
SC agrees to hear next week pleas challenging Karnataka HC verdict refusing to lift ban on hijab in educational institutions
Sri Lanka: Protest breaks out again in Colombo as the crisis in the country deepens after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, earlier today As per Sri Lanka's Speaker of Parliament, Rajapaksa is yet to give his resignation.
One person dead, two people seriously injured in the landslide incident in the Vasai area of Palghar district; rescue operation underway, says the District Collector
We haven't received Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation yet, but we hope to get it in a day: Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament to ANI
Four workers killed after under-construction railway underpass caves in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district: Officials
Maharashtra | Mumbai continues to reel under severe water-logging due to heavy rainfall. Visuals from Dadar East.
Indian High Commission categorically denies baseless and speculative media reports that India facilitated the recently reported travel of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa out of Sri Lanka: High Commission of India in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Gujarat | With roads & bylanes submerged and rainwater inundating residential premises alike, the flood situation in Navsari district remains grim.
An infiltration attempt along LoC in the Poonch sector during midnight was suitably foiled by security forces.
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is due to offer his resignation today, has landed in Maldivian capital Malé, reported PTI, citing sources. Gotabaya has fled the country along with his wife and 2 bodyguards amid economic crisis.
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Sri Lankans On Adge Ahead Of Prez Rajapaksa's Resignation Today
Sri Lankans were on the edge on Tuesday as they waited whether embattled Gotabaya Rajapaksa will honour his offer to resign as president, amid reports that key members of the erstwhile powerful ruling family were attempting to flee in the face of massive public anger against them for mishandling the economy that has bankrupt the country.
Rajapaksa, whose whereabouts are not known since Friday, was blocked from departing Sri Lanka on Monday after refusing to join a public queue at the Colombo airport in order to have his passport checked by immigration, CNN reported, citing a high-ranking military source told news agency PTI.
It said Rajapaksa's aides arrived at the airport with 15 passports belonging to the president and members of his family - including First Lady Ioma Rajapaksa - who had booked seats on a Sri Lankan Airlines flight leaving for Dubai at 6:25 p.m. local time on Monday, according to the military source.
Opposition Prez Candidate Yashwant Sinha To Visit Assam Today
Opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha is slated to arrive in Guwahati on Wednesday to seek support from MLAs and MPs of opposition parties in Assam for the July 18 polls, state Congress President Bhupen Bora said here.
Sinha will arrive here on Wednesday afternoon by a chartered flight and meet opposition Congress MPs, MLAs, independent MLA Akhil Gogoi, CPI(M) MLA Manoranjan Talukdar and independent Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Kumar Bhuyan, Bora told reporters on Tuesday.
NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu had visited Assam last week to campaign and had met the MPs and legislators of the ruling BJP and its allies the Asom Gana Parishad and United Peoples' Party Liberal to seek support.
Delhi: Rains Cools Down, Sultry Weather On Wednesday
After moderate to heavy rainfall at some stations across the city for the 24 hours ending at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday, Delhi had negligible rainfall during the rest of the day with increased humidity. After a weeklong wait, Delhi had received rainfall with a wide ranging variation - from 0 mm to 77.5 mm - across various areas on Monday.
The IMD has yet again issued a standard and safe forecast for Wednesday. "Generally cloudy skies with light to moderate rain/thunder showers with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 32 and 26 degrees Celsius," it said.
Prez Polls: NDA's Pick Murmu To Visit Jaipur On Wednesday
NDA’s candidate Droupadi Murmu will visit Jaipur on Wednesday to seek support from legislators for the July 18 presidential polls. Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan assembly, Gulab Chand Kataria, said on Tuesday that Murmu will reach the Jaipur airport at 9.15 am to meet BJP MPs and MLAs at a hotel in Jaipur
He said all BJP legislators have been requested to reach the hotel at 10 am. Murmu is pitted against opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. On Monday, Yashwant Sinha met the legislators of the Congress and other MLAs supporting him. PTI AG AG RDK RDK RDK
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