News Highlights: Harsh decisions must to enforce discipline, decorum in House at times, says VP Jagdeep Dhankhar

Tax evasion being controlled: Sitharaman

Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the 164th Income Tax Day event says, "In the last three, four years, to the credit of the Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT), tax rates did not go up, but revenue is steadily going up. Evasion is being controlled...PM has been absolutely keen that technology is the answer to many problems that we face...".

Gujarat CM condoles lives lost in Junagadh building collapse

"The incident of building collapse in Junagadh is very tragic. I express my condolences to the relatives of the deceased who lost their lives in this tragedy. I pray to God for the peace of the souls of the deceased. The state government has announced Rs4 lakh help to the family of the deceased," tweets Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel.

Siddaramaiah to take stock of Karnataka rainfall situation

Karnataka | Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will hold a video conversation with all Deputy Commissioners, and Zilla Panchayat CEOs on July 26 at 4 pm regarding the state's rainfall situation. (ANI)

Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar schools shut due to conjunctivitis fears

Arunachal Pradesh | All the Government/Private Schools (Nursery to Class-VIII) under the jurisdiction of Capital Itanagar suspended with effect from 25th to 29th July as a preventive measure against the spread of conjunctivitis: Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Itanagar.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar says at times harsh decisions must to enforce discipline, decorum in House

TMC can take out rally over Manipur but what about crimes against women in Bengal: BJP

TMC can take out rally over Manipur but what about crimes against women in Bengal, asks BJP leader Agnimitra Paul

Opposition plans overnight protest in Parliament complex against suspension of AAP MP

Opposition not allowing facts to come out in Manipur incidents shocking: BJP

"Insistence of opposition parties to not allow the facts (on Manipur incidents) to come to fore is shocking," says Union minister

BJP shielding PM from speaking in Parliament on Manipur, only wants a symbolic discussion: Congress

Explosion in matchbox manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi

A man died in Karnataka's Udupi after falling into an overflowing waterfall

Why is the Rajasthan govt so worried about Gudha's red diary, asks BJP

Manipur University Students' Union took out a peace rally in Imphal demanding restoration of peace in state

Manipur University Students' Union tookout a peace rally in Imphal demanding restoration of peace and normalcy on Monday.

Two Samajwadi Party leaders join BJP

Two Samajwadi Party leaders joined the BJP on Monday. Former SP leaders Sushma Patel and Shalini Yadav switched to the saffron party and hit out at their former party over 'no respect for women, backward classes and Dalits'. Yadav also said thta diligent workers were not being heard in the party. (PTI)

2-storeyed building collapsed in Gujarat's Junagadh

India Coast Guard evacuated a critically ill Indian mariner

Order should not be looked at as stay on ASI survey, says counsel for Hindu side

Hari Shankar Jain, counsel for the Hindu side, after SC stays ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex till 5pm July 26 says, "This order should not be looked at as a stay on the ASI survey of mosque premises. SC has given the Muslim side chance to approach the High Court."

Was attacked, kicked and dragged out of Congress, says former Rajasthan minister Gudha

Former Rajasthan Minister Rajendra Singh Gudha spoke to the media on Monday. "Around 50 people attacked me, punched me, kicked me and Congress leaders dragged me out of the Assembly. The Chairman of the Rajasthan Assembly did not even allow me to speak. There were allegations against me that I am with BJP. I want to know, what is my fault?" (ANI)

Supreme Court says no ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque, Muslim side to move HC

Supreme Court says no ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex till 5 pm onJuly 26. High Court order shall not be enforced till 26th July. In the meantime, the mosque committee shall move High Court.

ISRO to launch PSLV-C56 with 6 co-passenger satellites on July 30

C56 (PSLV-C56) with six co-passenger satellites will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota on July 30 at 0630 hours: ISRO

ASI not carrying out any excavation for a week in Gyanvapi premises, notes Supreme Court

MVA MLAs protest over attack on Warkaris pilgrims in Pune

MLAs of Maha Vikas Aghadi protested outside the Maharashtra Assembly over the attack on Warkaris pilgrims in Pune.

SC extends interim bail to AAP leader Satyendar Jain on medical grounds

Gyanvapi mosque management committee moves plea against Varanasi district court's verdict on ASI survey

Gyanvapi mosque management committee, Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, mentions plea against the Varanasi district court's order for an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the mosque complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath temple.

Senior counsel Huzefa Ahmadi appearing for the Gyanvapi mosque management committee seeks a stay on the Varanasi district court’s order.

Ahmadi says an order of the district court was passed directing the ASI survey of the entire area which as per us is in teeth of Supreme Court’s order.

"We have faith in the surveyors, the judiciary and PM Modi. Both the Hindu and Muslim sides should trust and abide by the outcome (of the ASI survey)," says BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj on the ongoing ASI survey at Gyanvapi Mosque in UP's Varanasi

Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway blocked due to rain-triggered landslide in Rudraprayag

'We didn't receive any notice regarding the ASI survey,' says secretary of Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee

People from villages near the Hindon banks in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar are being evacuated

A flood warning has been issued for low-lying regions along the Hindon as water discharge in the river has increased. People from villages near the Hindon banks in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida and Greater Noida) are being evacuated and shifted to shelter homes.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath holds 'Janta Darbar' in Gorakhpur

Heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh's Chamoli district washes away a portion of Badrinath National Highway

Indonesian authorities say at least 15 people died and 19 are missing after a ferry sank off Sulawesi island

Women at Akampat relief camp demand return to their homes in Churachandpur and Moreh in ethnic strife-hit Manipur

'Historic day, science will also unite with our faith', says Sita Sahu, one of the Hindu women petitioners in the Gyanvapi case

Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray speaks on the toll plaza incident where MNS leaders vandalised the plaza on Sunday

Heavy security deployment outside Gyanvapi Mosque complex in UP's Varanasi as scientific survey begins

Fresh batch of Amarnath Yatris leave from Pantha Chowk base camp in Srinagar. The 62-day-long Amarnath Yatra, which began on July 1 will culminate on August 31, 2023.

A team of 30 ASI members along with the Hindu and Muslim sides are present inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex

ASI team reaches Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi to conduct a scientific survey

'Fragments of drone' found in south Moscow, near city centre, Russia's TASS news agency says

The water level of Yamuna River was recorded at 206.56 m (7:00 am) at the Old Yamuna Bridge

ASI team arrives in UP's Varanasi to conduct a scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque