Breaking News, July 11

At least 14 people were killed in rain-related incidents in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh and thousands were moved to safety as heavy downpour lashed parts of west and central India on Monday.

Two persons accused in a murder-cum-rioting case in northwest Delhi have been arrested, two years after the commission of crime, an official said on Monday.

The Managing Director of SpiceJet airline was booked here for duping a businessman worth crores of rupees on the pretext of allotting him company shares, police said on Monday. The complainant has claimed that Singh has defrauded others in a similar manner.

Lt Governor of Delhi V K Saxena on Monday launched an incentive scheme for resident welfare associations to ensure property tax compliance and waste management in the city. Under the SAH-BHAGITA scheme, RWAs (Resident Welfare Associations) will get 15 per cent of the total collection of property tax for development works in their areas.

The Congress appears to have averted a possible split in its legislative wing in Goa for the time being as on Monday it claimed the support of seven of the 11 party MLAs in the BJP-ruled state which saw Assembly polls just four months ago.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday unveiled the national emblem cast atop the new Parliament building, marking the first major milestone ahead of the building's scheduled opening for later this year. Opposition parties such as the CPI(M) and the AIMIM criticised the inauguration by Modi, saying this was a "violation" of the Constitution which envisages separation of power between the Executive and the Legislature.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said that they have registered two separate cases of bank loan fraud of Rs 2,148 crore and conducted raids at 10 locations across the nation in thsi connection.

The Supreme Court Monday sentenced fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to four months in jail for committing contempt of court, saying he never showed any remorse nor tendered any apology for his conduct and adequate punishment must be imposed to maintain the majesty of the law.

A teenage boy was sent to a juvenile reform home on Monday for raping a five-year-old girl, police said.

Haryana on Monday reported two Covid-related fatalities taking the cumulative toll to 10,630 while 269 new infections pushed the total case count to 10,20,001, a health bulletin said.

A policeman was placed under suspension on Monday following the death of a youth allegedly in police custody at the Nowgam police station in Jammu and Kashmir.

Parameswaran Iyer, who had spearheaded the implementation of the flagship USD 20 billion Swachh Bharat Mission, on Monday took charge as the CEO of NITI Aayog.

Relatives of a young Dalit woman who died by suicide early last month in her matrimonial home in Ernakulam district of Kerala have alleged that she took the extreme step due to dowry-related harassment and casteist remarks made against her by her husband and in-laws.

A video of a constable in the national capital slapping a minor boy went viral on social media on Sunday prompting the Delhi Police to take cognizance of the incident.

Four more people killed in the July 8 Amarnath flash floods have been identified as residents of Rajasthan's Nagaur district, taking the toll in the natural calamity from the state to seven, officials said on Monday.

The rupee depreciated by 22 paise to close at a fresh lifetime low of 79.48 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, tracking a strong greenback overseas and subdued domestic equities.

The front elevation on the third floor of a building in Thane city collapsed on Monday afternoon, though there were no reports of anyone getting injured, a civic official said.

Three men drowned in Chuna Dari Waterfall here while on a picnic, police said on Monday. The waterfall, which comes under Ahraura Police Station area, was immediately closed for tourists by the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police, Mirzapur, till further orders.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said many countries were waiting to sign an agreement with the state for operate their flights here, which would be possible only after the commissioning of the greenfield airport at Mopa in the coastal state.

A ceremonial pillar erected in the Bihar Assembly premises to mark the centenary of the iconic building has been built at a cost of about Rs 3 crore and designed in keeping with the "architectural aesthetics" of the historic landmark, a top official said on Monday. The tall obelisk that has been mounted in a garden opposite the central portico of the over a century-old twin-storied building, will be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has categorically dismissed for the second time in as many months the speculative media reports about New Delhi sending its troops to Colombo, where thousands of angry protesters stormed embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence and set Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's house on fire amidst the ongoing economic crisis.

In an unexpected and heartening move, Kerala Higher Education Minister R Bindu has donated one of her gold bangles for the treatment of a kidney patient who has no other option other than undergo transplantation. The minister, who was attending a meeting in Irinjalakuda area of Thrissur district of a medical aid committee for kidney transplantation, was moved by the plight of 27-year old Vivek Prabhakar who needs to undergo a kidney transplant.

The Allahabad High Court will on Monday resume hearing the bail plea of Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra, allegedly involved in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that left eight people dead. In the hearing before the Lucknow bench of the high court on Friday, the victims’ side had cited the rejection of the bail pleas of co-accused Ankit Das and others in the case.

A BJP minister in Bihar has expressed indignation over a bulk of transfers and postings, which he had cleared, being put on hold by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who apparently took note of allegations of irregularities.

Japan's governing party and its coalition partner scored a major victory in a parliamentary election Sunday imbued with meaning after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid uncertainty about how his loss may affect party unity.

Amid the ongoing protests in Sri Lanka over the economic and political crisis, the Chief of Defence Staff of Sri Lanka, General Shavendra Silva denied the social media reports of military personnel marching towards Galle Face protest site on Monday.