Breaking News, July 30 | HIGHLIGHTS

Kolkata: "There were many incidents of violence during the panchayat elections...women were attacked... the whole world has seen this....55 people have been killed...there is nothing like law and order in West Bengal...": BJP MP Locket Chatterjee

Telangana | Officers of Hyderabad Customs at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) seized 1,329 g of gold paste concealed in pant pockets valued at Rs 81.6 lakh on 29.07. The passenger was travelling from Chennai to Hyderabad. The passenger has been arrested under the Custom Act of 1962. Further investigation into the matter is under progress: Hyderabad Customs

Delhi: On visit of Opposition MPs of I.N.D.I.A parties to Manipur, Union Minister Anurag Thakur says, "I request them to participate in the discussion and describe their experience when the Parliament will be functional tomorrow...Congress have a long experience of the times when Manipur remained in such situations for years and the then Prime Minister or Home Minister didn't make a statement..."

Manipur issue | BJP leader Sambit Patra says, "...Politics should not be done. In sensitive matters, action should be taken with sensibility & there should be no sensationalisation. Home Minister says that we are ready for an open debate in the Parliament but they are running away from it. From tomorrow, politics will begin again. Their strategy will be to disrupt the Parliament...When HM visited Manipur for 3 days, he called an all-party meeting there and had deliberations with them. He called an all-party meeting in Delhi too. For the first time in the country's politics, the country's Home Minister stayed for three nights in a northeastern state where insurgency was common earlier. But the Opposition MPs went there only to do politics...I'd like to ask the Opposition, you were in power in the northeast for so long. What is the reason that not one even 1 km of fencing was done on the 400 km-long border between Manipur & Myanmar? It is our Govt that did a complete survey; 10 km of fencing has been done & work is underway on the 80 km area. Why was this not done earlier?...None of their Home Ministers went to Manipur even for a day for discussion at the time when around 1600 people were killed during their rule -- when there was Naga-Kuki clash, when there was Meitei-Pangal clash, when there was Kuki-Paite clash. They didn't resolve any issue and today they want to do politics..."

I.N.D.I.A. alliance leaders to meet at 9.30 am tomorrow at the LoP chamber in Parliament to discuss the strategy for the Floor of the House.

On the reports of a tussle between Pashupatinath Paras and him over the Hajipur seat, President of National Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Chirag Paswan says, "If any of the allies have any issue or concern, they should first talk within the alliance. That is the right place & forum...The media will give you a seat...The seat will be decided within the alliance...Before joining the NDA, a lot of my worries were presented as conditions which are not true.  It is a big decision to form an alliance as it decides the course of the party...BJP has an alliance with other parties not just mine, therefore a discussion with them is important. Once everyone is on the same page every piece of information about the number of seats & selection of seats will be given in a press conference..."

Kolkata | Former Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is on mechanical ventilation. Relevant conservative medical management is being continued. His overall clinical status remains critical but stable. He was admitted to Woodlands Hospital on July 29 with lower respiratory tract infection and Type II respiratory failure...: Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital

On July 29, in three separate cases, Alert BSF troops of South Bengal Frontier, while performing Operational duties at the International Border of West Bengal, foiled drugs smuggling attempts & seized 50 Phensedyl bottles & 33 kg Ganja, that were being smuggled from India to Bangladesh: BSF

Indore: Union Minister Amit Shah says, "PM Modi has protected the country. During the UPA govt...People came from Pakistan and carried out blasts. The Central govt did nothing then. Now, Pakistan attacked Uri and Pulwama but they forgot that it's not the UPA govt but instead BJP's govt..."

Union Home Minister Amit Shah reaches Indore airport; he was received by CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other BJP leaders.

India's semiconductor mission not just about meeting domestic needs, but also aimed at catering to global demand, said EAM Jaishankar.

Opposition MPs meet Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey at Rajbhawan in Imphal.

West Bengal: Fire broke out at a plastic bag manufacturing factory in the Mallikpur area under South 24 Parganas. 15 fire tenders are on the spot. Dousing operation underway.

PM Modi urges people to hoist tricolour at home to mark Independence Day.

Over 4,000 Muslim women performed Haj without male companion, said PM Modi.

India set a record of destroying over 10 lakh kg of drugs worth over Rs 12,000 crore, said PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat.

Delhi: Fire breaks out in a shoe factory in Udyog Nagar. Fire tenders are present at the spot, fire fighting operations are underway. Details awaited.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel offers prayers at Shankheshwar Temple in Patan.

J-K: SIA conducts raids at multiple locations in Poonch in connection with drug peddler Rafiq Lala who was arrested four months back. Details awaited.

Manipur: Opposition MPs of INDIA parties reach Rajbhawan in Imphal to meet Governor Anusuiya Uikey.

Chhattisgarh: Raipur Police organises a campaign 'Hello Raipur' against drug addiction.

Karnataka: Four people died as their car fell in Vishweshwaraya Canal near Gamanahalli in Mandya. They were all returning after inviting guests to an event at their home. Case registered at Arakere Police Station, said Mandya SP N Yatish.

 Security forces launch a search operation for a missing Army soldier in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam.

Tiger population in Dudhwa national park rises to 135 from 82, said official.

Fire at a hospital in Ahmedabad; 100 patients evacuated, said officials.

Uttarakhand: Badrinath Highway blocked due to falling of stones from the hill ahead of Baba Ashram Karnprayag, said Chamoli Police.

ISRO's PSLV rocket carrying seven Singaporean satellites lifts off from Sriharikota.