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Twitter swoops to bar Maharashtra Congress, 500 state leaders too

After blocking the account of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other central party leaders, Twitter has blocked the handles of Maharashtra and Mumbai Congress, as well as several senior leaders from the state, party officials claimed here on Thursday.

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Manpreet Singh to be promoted from DSP to SP

As assured by Punjab CM, Manpreet Singh, Captain of Indian Hockey team to be promoted from DSP to SP: Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi (ANI)

Himachal Pradesh landslide: Death toll rises to 14, 16 still missing

The death toll in the Kinnaur landslide rose to 14 with the recovery of four more bodies as the rescue operation resumed early on Thursday, officials said.

Sixteen people are still missing, Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur told the state Assembly after returning from the landslide site near Chaura village on the National Highway 5 in the Nigulsari of Nichar tehsil.

So far, 13 people have been rescued. They were admitted to a Bhawanagar community health centre (CHC) for treatment on Wednesday. (PTI)

MHA awards “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” 2021 to six Delhi Police personnel

MHA has awarded “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” 2021 to six Delhi Police personnel - Insp Satish Chander Sharma (Posthumously), Sandeep Lamba, ACP, W/Insp Domnica Purty, Insp Amaleshwar Kumar Rai, Insp Gurmeet Singh Kataria and Insp Virender Singh. (ANI)

Terrorists attack BSF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam; gunfight underway

An encounter broke out between terrorists and security personnel on Thursday after the ultras opened fired at a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said.

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Assam CM Himanta offers Rs 1 crore, DSP post to Lovlina Borgohain; to build stadium in her name in Golaghat

Indian economy showing signs of recover: FM Sitharaman

There are indicators of economic recovery; forex reserves at USD 620 billion: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to India Inc (PTI)

Sensex soars to new lifetime high of 54,843.98

Home Ministry spoke to Delhi Police about rape of minor girls in Delhi; charge sheet to be filed within 30 days

England win toss, opt to field against India in 2nd Test

Joe Root's England won the toss and opted to field in the first innings of the 2nd England-India Test at Lord's on Thursday.

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30 personnel -- 18 men and 12 women -- from Parliament Security were deployed to protect the chair and the reporters' table from unruly opposition members: Goyal

The Congress has not been able to handle the defeat or digest the people's mandate since the past 7 years, these disruptions only show that: Pralhad Joshi

Union Ministers say have spoken to Chairman Naidu for strict action against those who climbed on tables, disrupted proceedings

We were threatened (by opposition) that if government tries to pass bills other than OBC bill more disastrous things will happen: Joshi

Anarchy remained the Opposition's agenda: Anurag Thakur

People wait for their issues to be raised in Parliament. They didn't care about people, taxpayers' money. What happened was condemnable. Instead of shedding crocodile tears, they must apologise to nation: Union Min Anurag Thakur

It was pre-decided by Congress and allies that the Monsoon Session should be a washout: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi

We have written to Union Health Ministry stating that it is difficult to ascertain oxygen shortage-related deaths without a probe. We are again sending the file to LG for the formation of a committee to investigate oxygen-related deaths: Dy CM Sisodia

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla gets one-year extension: Personnel Ministry order

Union Ministers to hold press conference shortly

Whatever happened in Parliament was shameful, opposition should apologise: I&B Minister Anurag Thakur

President Ram Nath Kovind speaks to Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Arlekar and CM Jairam Thakur on Kinnaur landslide

Siliguri | Landslide occurs on National Highway-10 near SNT Dhara in Sevoke following overnight rainfall, traffic movement affected; restoration work underway

Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur visits Kinnaur landslide site, reviews rescue operation

Opposition leaders from Congress, Shiv Sena, DMK, CPIM, RJD, SP, NCP, CPI, IUML and LJD met Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today to apprise him of yesterday's incident in Rajya Sabha

Himachal Pradesh Landslide: Rescue operations halted for last 2 hrs due to shooting stones from uphill.

At present, the national highway is closed. HRTC bus wreckage is seen spread over 100 meters of area in the middle of the rubble: ITBP spokesperson, Vivek Pandey on Kinnaur landslide incident

The 'Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation' for the year 2021 has been awarded to 152 police personnel: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

Among the personnel receiving these awards, 15 are from CBI, 11 each from MP &Maharashtra Police, 10 from UP, 9 from Kerala & Rajasthan Police, 8 are from Tamil Nadu Police, 7 from Bihar, 6 each from Gujarat, Karnataka & Delhi Police. These include 28 women police officials: MHA

Centre doesn't want to run the Parliament proceedings properly. Govt is passing laws without discussions. There should be a discussion on #COVID19 vaccination, current economic situation, unemployment, farm laws but govt is running away: Shashi Tharoor

Not just VP Venkaiah Naidu but democracy also cried: Sambit Patra on Oppn protests

It's unfortunate how Congress & other Opposition parties are protesting on road. Democracy has been shamed. I would say that not just VP Venkaiah Naidu cried but democracy also cried. Opposition ensured washout of the whole session, & this is height of anarchy: Sambit Patra, BJP

Representatives of all major Opposition parties will meet Chairman Rajya Sabha, M Venkaiah Naidu, today

Today, we had to come out here to speak to you (media) as we (Opposition) are not allowed to speak in the Parliament. This is murder of democracy: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, with Opposition leaders, at Vijay Chowk in Delhi

The Parliament session is over. As far as 60% of the country is concerned there has been no Parliament session. The voice of 60% of the country has been crushed, humiliated and yesterday in the Rajya Sabha physically beaten: Rahul Gandhi

Supreme Court stays the order on two weeks' furlough granted to convict Narayan Sai, the son of self styled godman-Asaram, as Sai is convicted and at present undergoing life imprisonment sentence in a 2014 rape case

The opposition didn't get a chance to present their views in Parliament. Yesterday's incident against women MPs was against democracy. It felt like we were standing at the Pakistan border: Sanjay Raut, leader, Shiv Sena

Opposition leaders march from Parliament to Vijay Chowk to oppose curtailing the Monsoon Session

Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh, T Siva, Ramgopal Yadav and Sanjay Raut march from from Parliament to Vijay Chowk to oppose the "highhandedness" of the government in curtailing the Monsoon Session and and handling the disruptions in both Houses of Parliament

We strongly condemn the blocking of the accounts of @INCIndia and senior leaders of the Congress party: Derek O'Brien

Twitter locks Congress's official handle, party claims govt pressure

The Congress party on Thursday claimed that Twitter blocked its official account for an alleged violation of rules and slammed the social media platform for yielding to government pressure.

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We still don't know the total no. of passengers who were travelling on the bus. The bus is still buried under debris. If the weather permits, Army will deploy its chopper for the rescue operation. I plan to visit the landslide site in Kinnaur today: HP CM

India reports 41,195 new cases in the last 24 hours. Active caseload is currently 3,87,987. Recovery rate at 97.45% : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Sensex rises 155.90 pts to 54,681.83 in opening session, Nifty inches 42.90 pts higher at 16,325.15

Two criminals killed in a police encounter in Delhi's Khajuri Khas area; 2 police personnel also injured in the incident

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Kinnaur landslide incident | 13 bodies recovered, 13 persons rescued safely and sent to CHC-Bhawanagar for medical treatment so far. NH-5 is through for vehicular activities but traffic movement has not been started yet: HP Emergency Operation Centre

A person has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl in Delhi's Mayur Vihar PS area. A case has been registered under Section 376 AB (punishment for rape on a woman under 12 years of age) of IPC and relevant sections of POCSO & S

The victim has been medically examined and she has been referred to AIIMS for a paediatrician's opinion. Her condition is stable. The accused lives in the victim's neighbourhood: Delhi Police

WATCH: Indian Space Research Organisation's GSLV-F10 lifts off successfully from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota

GSLV-F10 launch took place today at 0543 Hrs IST as scheduled. Performance of first and second stages was normal. However, Cryogenic Upper Stage ignition did not happen due to technical anomaly.

The mission couldn't be accomplished as intended: ISRO

The number of dead bodies recovered from the landslide site of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh rises to 13 after the retrieval of another body: ITBP

DoorDash held talks to buy Instacart

USfood delivery firm DoorDash Inc held talks over the past two months to buy grocery delivery company Instacart for a likely price of between $40 billion and $50 billion, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the situation.

The talks have fallen apart in recent weeks, the report added, partly over concerns whether the deal would get antitrust regulators' approval. (Reuters)