Chhagan Bhujbal got the food and civil supplies department, while Aditi Tatkare is the new women and child development minister
“Azam Khan is a noted legislator of the country and BJP is playing with his life,” says Samajwadi party leader Naresh Uttam Patel on withdrawal of Y-category security of party leader Azam Khan.
"It is a political exercise to create an atmosphere to divert the attention of people from poverty, unemployment, inflation and other issues," says AIMIM chief@asadowaisi on Uniform Civil Code.
Union MoS Home Nityanand Rai says, "Everyone should work for tackling the current situation rather than doing politics on it. We are sending the team as per requirement. 15 NDRF teams have been deployed in Delhi. 4,346 people have been rescued and shifted to safer areas. 179 animals have also been rescued."
Shimla | The tourist influx has been badly affected following heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh. People are facing various problems like shortage of water & more. The municipal corporation is taking all necessary steps to provide timely aid
Defamation case on Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai adjourned to August 24. Saidapet Metropolitan 17th Magistrate Anitha Anandh ordered Annamalai again to appear before the court on August 24. Case copies have been handed over to HIM. On August 24, he would be questioned on the allegations.
Mumbai | If you see, for the past 3-4 days, it has been raining in all the districts. In some places, the intensity is more and in others, it is less. But in the coming 3-4 days, there is a possibility of heavy rainfall in South Konkan and North Konkan. When it comes to North Maharashtra and Vidarbha, there is a possibility of moderate rain: Director, IMD Mumbai, Sunil Kamble on the rain situation in Maharashtra
Delhi | ''There is a sense of helplessness among people...the elected government has failed Delhi...the flood control department gets huge budget...nothing has been done...they could have built embankments, schools should have been used as relief camps...CM Kejriwal keeps on blaming the Centre and does not take any responsibility", says Meenakashi Lekhi, Union Minister & BJP leader on the flood situation in Delhi
TDS refund case | ED has arrested three people in connection with 265 crores TDS scam case. Among the arrested, one of them is a former Income Tax officer, Tanaji Adhikari: ED
Himachal Pradesh: BJP National President JP Nadda along with Former Himachal Pradesh CM and LoP Jairam Thakur and other political leaders visit the flood-affected areas in Mandi including the Panchvaktatra Temple.
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena and CM Arvind Kejriwal brief the media after inspecting the spot at Vikas Bhawan, ITO where a drain regulator is damaged. Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj tells the Lt Governor that he made several requests to different officers last night to call NDRF but to no avail and the NDRF reached here only now. "Thank you but had NDRF reached at night, it would have been better," he says. LG says, "I would like to tell you that this is not the time to blame someone or make comments. Right now, we need to do teamwork. I too can say a lot of things but this is not needed right now..."
Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray faction MP Sanjay Raut arrives at Sessions Court in Mumbai in connection with Patra Chawl land scam case.
Supreme Court issues notice to respondents on Manish Sisodia bail pleas in connection with liquor policy irregularities case SC lists the July 28 for hearing relating to interim relief
Supreme Court issues notice on a plea of Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of Shiv Sena seeking direction to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker to take expeditious decision on the disqualification petitions pending against rebel MLAs led by Eknath Shinde. Supreme Court seeks a response on the plea in two weeks.
The NIA Special Trial Court in Ernakulam, Kerala pronounced a life sentence for three of the six Popular Front of India (PFI) cadres convicted in the 2010 case of attempted murder of a professor by chopping off his palm: National Investigation Agency (NIA)
Sajil, Najeeb and MK Nazar have been awarded a life sentence, along with a fine of Rs 50,000 each. The other three convicts MK Nausha, PP Moideenkunu and P.M. Ayoob, have been sentenced to three years imprisonment.
Uttar Pradesh | Sultanpur jail's jailer Virendra Kumar, accused of helping gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, suspended. He is accused of helping Ansari during his posting at Banda jail.
Uttar Pradesh | If you look at the numbers, India's population is four times that of the US. However, the number of deaths (due to Covid) in India was half of that of the US. This is a great example of how if we bring skill and scale together, we can produce better results for the world: CM Yogi Adityanath at the Uttar Pradesh Health Technology Summit 2023 in Lucknow
"Nitish Kumar wants to do 'Gundaraj'...can send us to jail or shoot & kill but the agitation will continue", says Samrat Choudhary, Bihar LoP and state BJP chief
Delhi | This is happening every day in some state where the Opposition is holding demonstrations and police are lathi-charging them. Nothing new in our country. Governmnet should be reasonable. Government should see that no wrong things are done to the people. Bihar govt I thing will consider this...what is right and wrong and behave in the right way so that their efforts to build up Opposition unity can succeed: CPI(M) leader Hannan Mollah after a BJP worker Vijay Singh died allegedly during the lathi charge by Bihar Police
Party's MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, "We are on a 3-day visit to Bengal...We investigated for two days and today we will visit the areas in Cooch Behar wherever people were subjected to violence and murders occurred. We always see one pattern - don't let them file a nomination and if they file a nomination, beat them up. Secondly, don't let them campaign otherwise children will be kidnapped. If you win, you will not be given a certificate...What is happening under your rule, Mamata ji? You are shaming democracy..."
Surender Singh Yadav, Special CP, Traffic, Delhi speaks on the flood situation in the city and details the further steps being taken by the management for tackling the situation. "4,500 police deployments have been done in all areas of Delhi. The movements of the Kawariyas are also being monitored. A decrease in water level in areas like Kashmiri Gate is witnessed. But the Ring road area towards Wazirabad is still flooded. We are trying to open the Bhairon Marg till evening. Traffic can be witnessed on NH 44."
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice SV Bhatti take oath as judges of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud administers the oath to Justices Bhuyan and Bhatti. (Pics: Supreme Court of India's YouTube)
Massive traffic snarl at NH-24 near Sarai Kale Khan T-Junction in Delhi. Traffic diversions have been made in different areas of the city due to waterlogging and flooding.
I have never seen this level of water logging. We are facing a lot of difficulties in going to the office," says a commuter in Delhi's ITO area which is flooded due to rise in water level of Yamuna River
Fire breaks out in a godown in Yewalewadi area of Pune, Maharashtra. Fire tenders at the spot. More details awaited.
Delhi Minister Atishi says, "The water is not accumulating due to rain. The areas that saw this situation yesterday have all their drains full. Water from ITO flows into the drains of Old Delhi but due to flooding around Red Fort all the drains of Old Delhi are full. Secondly, large amounts of water reached Delhi from Hathnikund - in a way, Delhi became a reservoir. Delhi's capabilities & of its embankments are being tested. Our team is working 24/7, and there is full support of NDRF & Army's Engineering Wing but I think it will take 10-12 hours for the situation to be normal again..."
Andhra Pradesh | The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to launch the Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission, the successor to Chandrayaan-2. It is set to lift off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 2:30pm. Chandrayaan-3 is equipped with a lander, a rover and a propulsion module. It weighs around 3,900 kilograms.
Delhi: "This is a very sad incident...dictatorship should not happen in a democratic system…People have the right to keep their demands & protest peacefully. The government should have listened to them. I condemn the Bihar government. Action should be taken against the police officer who ordered the lathi charge: Union Minister and RLJP chief Pashupati Kumar Paras
Ashutosh Garg, Deputy Commissioner, Kullu says, "Our relief and rescue work is being done on war footing in the entire district...Around 1800 plus transformers were affected by the floods out of which 50% have been restored by the Electricity Department...road connectivity of the Manali-Chandigarh national highway stretch via Kandi-Kataula road has been restored..."
The World Health Organisation (WHO) classified aspartame as safe to consume within a daily limit of 40 milligrams per kilogram of a person’s body weight.
Dr Francesco Branca, Director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, WHO: "The assessments of aspartame have indicated that, while safety is not a major concern at the doses which are commonly used, potential effects have been described that need to be investigated by more and better studies...Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally. Every year, 1 in 6 people die from cancer. Science is continuously expanding to assess the possible initiating or facilitating factors of cancer, in the hope of reducing these numbers and the human toll."
French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor on PM Narendra Modi. It is the highest French honour in military or civilian orders. PM Modi will become the first Indian PM to receive this honour. In the past, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor has been received by select prominent leaders and eminent personalities from across the world. These include the Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, King Charles - the then Prince of Wales, Former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and former Secretary General of the United Nations, among others.
Of course, this visit to India is a visit to our friends here in the Republic of India, and I am very delighted about this visit. During this visit, of course, we had very important meetings and I was delighted to meet leadership from the political field, and also religious leadership, and all these meetings were very enriching. We discussed many important issues that concern the harmony of the national societies and the peace of our world:
J&K | Terrorists fired upon three outside labourers in Shopian district late Thursday evening. All the injured are admitted to SMSH Hospital, Srinagar. The injured persons are Anmol Kumar, Pintu Kumar Thakur and Heralal Yadav, all residents of District Supaul, Bihar.
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