INDIA
Om Birla to chair All India Presiding Officers' Conference on Sep 15
The meeting coincides with the completion of 100 years of the first conference of all India presiding officers held in Shimla. "It was on this very day that the 1st AIPOC was held in Shimla a hundred years ago. The Conference is also being organised in the backdrop of International Day of Democracy, which is celebrated on September 15 every year," the Lok Sabha secretariat said here.
Army chief meets pvt defence manufacturers during Mumbai visit
General Naravane interacted with business heads of Mahindra Defence, Adani Group, Larsen and Toubro and Tata Group. He complimented the business houses for stellar contributions towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self Reliant India) and capability enhancement of the Army.
After locks, Aligarh will now secure Indian borders: Modi
Inaugurating the defence node here, the Prime Minister said the foundation of the defence node of Aligarh was being laid on the auspicious occasion of Radha Ashtami which made the occasion all the more pious. "India will not only become self-reliant in defence matters but will also become a major exporter in this sector," he said.
Light showers likely to continue in Delhi
The city has been witnessing light to moderate rain for the last four days. The IMD's data showed that in the last 24 hours, 4 mm rainfall was recorded at Aya Nagar, 3.6 mm at Lodhi Road and at Safdarjung 4 mm. On Sunday, the city received 41.1 mm rainfall, while the previous day a record rainfall was witnessed at 94.7 mm. According to IMD's forecast, the national capital is likely to witness heavy rainfall between Wednesday to Thursday, and light showers are predicted on Saturday.
Speculation rife over Kanahiya Kumar joining Cong, aides say just rumour
Sources in the Congress say that he has been meeting Rahul Gandhi in the past and the offer to join the party has been pending since the last Lok Sabha polls. Sources also said that during the talks in the past Kanhaiya Kumar had emphasised on having his own team to work with him in Bihar in order to start a movement in the state and then gradually take it to the national level.
Cong likely to appoint new UP chief ahead of polls
The consideration for the change is purely political as the Congress leadership is happy with the work of the state president, but the party has of late realised that it is not in the 'game of the OBC community' as the BJP and Samajwadi Party have occupied that space, sources further said. The consideration is to woo the Brahmins as the community is said to be unhappy with the BJP.
Ensuring husband loses his job amounts to mental cruelty, is ground for divorce: SC
Granting a decree of divorce on the husband's plea, the top court noted the wife resorted to mental cruelty - insulting the husband at his work place, filing complaints to ensure he loses his job, and continuing legal proceedings against him. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy noted the conduct of the wife shows disintegration of marital unity and thus, disintegration of the marriage.
AIIMS Delhi treated 12,094 patients per day in 2019-20: Annual report
The total number of the outpatients, including casualties, stood at 44,14,490 for the year 2019-20. As per the annual report, India's leading health institute saw about 6 lakh more patients as compared to 2018-19. In 2019-20, more than 2.5 lakh patients were admitted to the hospital for treatment, an increase of over 13,000 as compared to the previous year.
3 dead, over 19 lakh affected by heavy rains in Odisha
According to a report prepared by the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), over 19.53 lakh people in 2,789 villages of 11 districts have been affected by the incessant downpour. The 11 districts are Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Cuttack, Jajpur, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Dhenkanal, Khordha and Angul. The government said that it has evacuated 3,819 persons from low lying areas in five affected districts while 265 houses have been damaged in nine of the affected districts.
'Not got a single paisa': Noida asks SC to relook interest rate cap for realtors
Advocate Ravindra Kumar, representing the authorities, submitted before a bench of Justices U.U. Lalit and Ajay Rastogi on Monday that this order was passed without examining all issues. Then the top court was hearing the Amrapali case and it was assessing ways to protect the interest of Amrapali home buyers, but, the general order passed by the court was applicable to all real estate developers, who were not even party in the case, he contended.
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