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Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, who quit the Congress and joined the BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections, engaged in a personal verbal spat with Congress MP Charanjeet Singh Channi which caused a brief Lok Sabha adjournment.

Raj Thackeray-led MNS had supported the ruling alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP, in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The decision to go solo in the state election is a surprise call as Raj Thackeray has been soft against ruling Mahayuti for the last couple of months.

More than 70 per cent of the total fatalities have occurred among pilgrims aged 60 and above, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Lok Sabha.

There have been 15 terror incidents in the Jammu region in the last 45 days. Ten security personnel, including two officers, and nine pilgrims were killed in these attacks and 58 people were injured. These attacks raised the security concerns in the region.

Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra with MLAs and MLCs sang devotional songs during a night-long dharna against the Congress government's alleged corruption at Vidhansoudha in Bengaluru.

The resolution, passed in the state assembly urged the West Bengal government to resume conducting joint entrance examinations in the state.

The Target Missile was launched from LC-IV Dhamra at 1620 hrs mimicking adversary Ballistic Missile, which was detected by weapon system radars deployed on land and sea and activated the AD Interceptor system, said Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar triggered controversy after making an alleged anti-women remark while reprimanding MLA Rekha Paswan amid an Opposition-led protest over the reservation issue in the assembly.

Although most of the Opposition ruling states alleged that the Union Budget ignored their interests, the NITI Aayog vice chairman Suman Bery hailed the Finance Minister Sitharaman's announcements, saying it was a structural budget which would help in improving growth.

The sudden collapse of the temporary gate built to welcome visitors created a chaotic situation. The alert security personnel controlled the situation and took the injured to the hospital.

The Indian Air Force has a proud legacy of courage and sacrifice by its gallant air warriors who fought valiantly in the Kargil War 1999, which was indeed a milestone in the history of military aviation, the IAF said in a statement.

Nitish Kumar, who is in power in Bihar since 2005 (except for the 2015-17 period), kept changing his sides. Nitish government carried out a 'Caste Survey' in Bihar when Kumar was an ally of Mahagathbandhan. In a changed scenario, Mahagathbandhan leaders seek an amendment in the reservation in Bihar.

Manoj Jarange launched his latest fast in Jalna district on July 20 in support of his demands, including implementation of the draft notification that recognises Kunbis as 'sage soyare' blood relatives of Maratha community members and granting reservation to the latter under the OBC category.

The strike started on Sunday by the Progressive Potato Traders' Association (PPTA), which alleges that the authorities are "illegally" detaining trucks carrying the tuber going to neighbouring states.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday led the Opposition attack on the government over the exam paper leak issue in the Lok Sabha, saying there is a very serious problem in the country's exam system and that Pradhan has blamed everybody except himself for it.

Earlier in the day the Army foiled an infiltration attempt by Pakistani terrorists in the Battal Sector of Poonch in which a jawan was killed. There is no official information about the encounter in Kupwara.

HR, Ed-tech industry experts termed the Budget for 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as forward-thinking which aligns with the vision of a 'Viksit Bharat'.

Investigations into the suspicious death of a 25-year-old woman led police to stop her last rites and take away the half-burnt body for postmortem, said the officials.

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET 2024 was taken by 23. 33 lakh students at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including in 14 overseas, on May 5.

The ship experienced severe listing to one side (port side), and despite all efforts, it could not be brought to the upright position, the Navy said in a statement.