Breaking News, July 10 | HIGHLIGHTS

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday held a review meeting regarding the law and order situation with senior police officers and directed them to take strict action against criminals. During the meeting, Saini instructed the police officers to ensure a robust law and order situation in the state. He emphasized on strict action against criminals, particularly targeting gang networks. The drive against gangsters and other criminals in the state should be relentless and thorough, the chief minister directed, according to an official statement.

Six cows died and as many fell sick after allegedly eating contaminated millet in a government cow shelter here, officials said on Wednesday. Following the incident, two officials were suspended on charges of negligence, they said. District Magistrate Dr Rajendra Paisian said that in a government cowshed in Sharifpur village under Sambhal police station area, health of many cows suddenly deteriorated after allegedly eating contaminated millet.

Denying bail to a person accused of carrying out illegal conversion, the Allahabad High Court has observed that the Constitution grants citizens the right to freely profess, practice and propagate their religion but it "cannot be extended to construe a collective right to proselytise" or convert other people to one's religion. The order was passed by Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal while rejecting the bail plea of Shriniwas Rav Nayak of Maharajganj who was booked under sections 3 and 5 (1) of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday termed the Enforcement Directorate raids in the Valmiki Development Corporation case as unwarranted. The ED on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple places allegedly linked to former Karnataka Minister B Nagendra and MLA Basanagouda Daddal in connection with the illegal money transfer case in state owned corporation.

Moderate to brisk polling was recorded in 13 assembly constituencies across seven states where bypolls were held on Wednesday amid sporadic incidents of violence in Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Voting time was from 7 am to 6 pm. The electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha polls, will decide the fate of many veterans and some debutantes, including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur. The bypolls are being held against vacancies created either due to deaths or resignation of incumbent members. Barring Uttarakhand and West Bengal, polling has been peaceful in the rest of the states so far.

A voter turnout of about 71 per cent was recorded in the bypolls in three assembly constituencies of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, according to data shared by the state election department. Polling was peaceful in the Nalagarh assembly constituency, which recorded the highest polling of 78. 1 per cent, Hamirpur (67. 1 per cent) and Dehra (65. 2 per cent), election officials said.

White-collar crimes present a formidable challenge to judicial and the economic systems, requiring a “multipronged and nuanced” approach, Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli said on Wednesday. The top court judge batted for using advanced technologies to prevent such crimes. “Leveraging advanced technologies such as data analytics, artificial intelligence, and blockchain will enhance the ability to detect, investigate, and prosecute white-collar crimes, she said. Justice Kohli was speaking on the topic of ‘Second Discourse on Judicial Perspective on Economic Offences and Corporate Malfeasance’ at an event organised by the Centre for Discourses in Criminal and Constitutional Jurisprudence.

Legendary Prakash Padukone is set to travel as a mentor along with the 15-member Indian badminton squad for the Paris Olympics, beginning on July 26. Padukone, the first Indian to win the All England Championship, was retired in 1991 even as badminton was introduced in the Olympics at the 1992 Barcelona Games. While Lakshya Sen is a product of the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA), Sindhu had announced Padukone as her mentor ahead of the Paris Games after shifting her base to Bengaluru from Hyderabad. She is preparing for her third Olympics.

A 23-year-old man was thrashed to death by a woman's brother for allegedly misbehaving with her near outer Delhi's Jhuggi Dera Gazi Khan area, police said on Wednesday. The accused, Prince, 18, was arrested when he was trying to flee the city, they said. On the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, the police control room at the Mangol Puri police station received information from a hospital that a man had been beaten up and admitted to the health facility, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Jimmy Chiram said.

The traffic movement has been restricted at Azad Market underpass in the carriageway from Azad Market towards Shastri Nagar due to waterlogging in view of the ongoing sewer work, police on Wednesday said. In order to avoid inconvenience to the commuters, traffic diversions are in place on Veer Banda Bairagi Marg at Railway Under Bridge, Ram Bagh Road, Azad Market, an advisory said. The traffic coming from DCM Chowk to Azad Market will be diverted towards Pul Bangash-Roshanara Underpass to Gulabi Bagh police station. The traffic coming from Pul Mithai will be diverted towards Pul Bangash-Roshanara underpass to Gulabi Bagh police station, it said.

Prosecuting persons involved in child marriages will not resolve the problem which has social dimensions, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while reserving the verdict on a PIL over the alleged rise in underage weddings in the country. Unimpressed by the Centre’s submissions that state-specific programmes like awareness campaigns and training are being undertaken, the top court said "These programmes, lectures do not really change things on the ground".

A woman official of the Madhya Pradesh Public Relations Department died allegedly by suicide in her home in the intervening nights of Tuesday-Wednesday, a police official said. Pooja Thapak, aged around 30, was posted as the pubic relations officer (PRO) of the state’s panchayat, rural development and labour minister Prahlad Patel, the official said. She hanged herself in her house apparently after a family dispute, the official said. However, the exact cause behind the extreme step is not yet clear, he said.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said, "The Opposition just blames, they do not have anything else to do apart from blaming. I have given instructions that whoever the culprit in the hit-and-run case is will not be spared. Strict action will be taken." On suspension of accused Rajesh Shah from the party, he said, "The priority should be the action being taken against the accused and to support the victim..."

Advocate Uday Pratap said, "Punjab & Haryana High Court has passed an order that unlawful barricading (due to farmers' protest) at Shambhu border by Haryana should be removed within one week. I had filed a PIL to challenge this barricading done by Haryana."

Delhi High Court reserved the order on a bail plea moved by Bibhav Kumar, former personal secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Swati Maliwal alleged assault case. The court said, "We will pass the order on Friday, July 12."

Sewri Court in Mumbai sent Worli hit-and-run case accused Mihir Shah to Police Custody till 16th July.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of allegations of harassment levelled by a city resident, who has filed a contempt plea against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) over "illegal" tree felling in the ridge forest, and sought a response from the Delhi Police on the issue.

The road near Patalganga Langsi Tunnel on Badrinath National Highway was blocked due to a landslide from the hill.

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court allows Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking his production on July 12 through virtual mode.

Sitting AAP MLA Kartar Singh Tanwar joins BJP, in Delhi.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas of Puranpur, Sadar Tehsil, Bisalpur Tehsil in Pilibhit.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath meets the flood-affected people in Pilibhit and distributes relief materials.

BSP leader Raaj Kumar Anand resigned from the primary membership of the party.

Maharashtra: Shiv Sena removed Rajesh Shah, father of Mihir Shah, the accused in the Worli hit and run case, from the post of deputy leader of the party.

Mumbai: The illegal portion of the bar in Juhu where the Worli hit and run case accused went before the accident, is being demolished by BMC.

J-K: Several workers of Apni Party protest against 'unfair' hikes of electricity bill in Sheikh Bagh, Srinagar.

Chhattisgarh state BJP working committee meeting underway at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay auditorium, in Raipur.

Delhi Minister Atishi visits Yamuna River at Loha Pul and the low-lying area of Yamuna Bazar to review the flood preparedness for the monsoon season.

 Search operation by security forces underway in Doda District.

A voter turnout of 10.85 per cent was registered in the bypolls to four Assembly constituencies of West Bengal till 9 am.

A voter turnout of 9.27 per cent was registered till 9 am in the byelection to Rupauli Assembly seat in Bihar.

Rupauli By-poll: RJD Candidate Bima Bharti casts her vote.

Heavy rainfall triggers waterlogging and flood-like situation in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami pays tribute to Kedarnath MLA Shaila Rani Rawat who passed away this morning, in Dehradun.

Finance Minister Diya Kumari will present the first full-time budget of the current BJP govt of CM Bhajanlal Sharma, today. 

Assembly bypoll: A clash broke out between two groups in Uttarakhand's Manglaur.

 Enforcement Directorate conducts raid at the residence of Former Minister B Nagendra in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

A voter turnout of 10.30 per cent was recorded till 9 am in the Jalandhar West assembly bypoll in Punjab.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned actor Jacqueline Fernandez to join the investigation here at its headquarters today in connection with Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.

Unnao Bus Accident: The injured are brought to the CHC hospital in Unnao.

West Bengal: BJP candidate from Raiganj assembly bypolls, Manas Kumar Ghosh casts his vote at a polling booth, in Raiganj.

Another batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims departs from the Pantha Chowk Yatra base camp for Baltal and Pahalgam routes amid high security.

Assembly bypoll 2024: Visuals of security arrangements at a polling booth in Uttar Pradesh's Dehra. 

BJP MLA from Kedarnath Shaila Rani Rawat died at the Max Hospital here late on Tuesday night. She was 68, family sources said. Rawat was on ventilator support at the hospital for the last few days. She was being treated for a backbone injury. (PTI)

West Bengal: BJP candidate from Ranaghat South seat Manoj Kumar Biswas offers prayers at Kali Temple.

Jalandhar assembly bypolls: Voters queue up outside polling booth to cast vote.

Vikravandi assembly bypoll: DMK candidate Anniyur Siva casts vote at Government Higher Secondary school. 

Himachal Pradesh: People cast their votes at a polling booth in Kharian, Kangra for Dehra Assembly Bypoll.

Madhya Pradesh: People cast their votes at a polling booth in Pipariya Rajguru as polling begins for the Amarwara assembly bypoll, in Chhindwara.

Tamil Nadu: DMK candidate for Vikravandi assembly bypoll, Anniyur Siva shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth, in Vikravandi.

Dehra Assembly Bypoll: Mock poll and preparations are underway at polling booth.

Raiganj Assembly Bypoll: Mock poll and preparations are underway at a polling booth in Uttar Dinajpur.

 Vikravandi bypoll: Mock poll and preparations are underway at polling booth number 179.