INDIA
Rainfall intensity over NW India to decrease from today
"Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places likely over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and northwest Madhya Pradesh during next 24 hours and further decrease in rainfall intensity and spread over Northwest India thereafter," IMD said. Delhi-NCR has been receiving heavy rainfall for the past two days.
New faces to lead in 2022 UP elections
Leading from the front is Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who faces the uphill task of reviving a near defunct party. Priyanka will not contest the Assembly elections but there is no doubt that she will design an aggressive campaign for her party. Under her leadership the Congress will try to catch the proverbial bull by its horns and her aggressive style of campaigning is bound to unnerve her opponents to an extent.
India sees first bird flu death as boy succumbs in AIIMS
A senior All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) official said that the boy, who was infected with avian influenza, has died, and the entire staff concerned has been placed in isolation as a preventive measure. As per reports, bird flu outbreaks were reported across the country earlier this year, including in Haryana where the H5N8 subtype -- which is not known to infect humans -- was detected.
Karnataka becomes 1st state to provide reservation for transgenders
The final notification issued on July 6, specifies one per cent reservation in all general as well as reserve categories for the third gender. Whenever a notification is published inviting applications for the government jobs, 'others' column must be added along with male and female columns. The notification also underlines that there should not be any discrimination to the transgenders in the process of selection.
NBW issued against Salman Khurshid's wife
Chief Judicial Magistrate Praveen Kumar Tyagi, on Tuesday, issued the non-bailable warrant against Louise Khurshid and Trust secretary Athar Farooqui and has fixed August 16 as the next date for hearing. Louise Khurshid was the project director of the Trust. The Trust had received a grant of Rs 71.50 lakh from the central government for the distribution of wheelchairs, tricycles and hearing aids among physically challenged persons in 17 districts of UP.
Won't meet till Sidhu apologises: Amarinder Singh
"Reports of @sherryontop seeking time to meet @capt_amarinder are totally false," Chief Minister's media advisor Raveen Thukral said in a tweet. "No time has been sought whatsoever. No change in stance...CM won't meet #NavjotSinghSidhu till he publicly apologises for his personally derogatory social media attacks against him," he added.
Govt has no plan to borrow by issuing Covid bonds
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that there are no such plans of the government. The statement comes at a time when the economy is struggling to recover and government has also taken fiscal measures to support businesses and the economy. Speculations have been made time and again over the government issuing Covid bonds to garner more fiscal resources.
Atal-Advani's Parliament chamber to be used by Nadda now
The chamber, adjacent to the BJP office in the Parliament, had sported Vajpayee's nameplate for the last 17 years, and after Advani began using it since 2009, his nameplate was also added to it. Advani used the room till the time he was a parliamentarian, and after that, it had remained locked.
PM apprises floor leaders of both houses on govt response to Covid
In the meeting, he stressed that the pandemic should not be a matter of politics but is a matter of concern for entire humanity as such a situation has not been seen in the last 100 years. He thanked all leaders for participating in the meeting and giving very practical inputs and suggestions, adding that inputs from different parts of the country help immensely in policy design.
Rahul asks Siddaramiah, Shivakumar to work together for party
The meeting with the two state leaders was attended by party General Secretary K.C. Venugopal and party spokesman Randeep Surjewala. The two leaders are said to be at loggerheads over various issues and the rift has widened when Shivakumar snubbed Siddaramaiah supporters when they projected him as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.
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