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States must make 'Gangajal' available for devotees at nearest temple: Centre to SC
The affidavit was filed by the MHA, after the top court on July 14, took suo moto cognizance of the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to allow Kanwar Yatra amid the ongoing Covid pandemic. "So far as the subject matter of the present proceedings, i.e., the Kanwar Yatra is concerned, the state governments must not permit movement of 'Kanwariyas' for bringing 'Gangajal' from Haridwar to the Shiv temples of their choice", said the affidavit.
Shatrughan Sinha likely to join Trinamool
Senior Trinamool leaders claim that talks with Sinha are at the final stage and if everything goes according to expectation then he might join hands with Mamata Banerjee on July 21. Though in a recent tweet Sinha popularly indicated a 'Ghar Wapsi' to the BJP but insiders in Trinamool Congress claim that after the West Bengal assembly elections where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee single-handedly destroyed the heavyweight saffron brigade.
Religious freedom expression of freedom of thought: Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said religious freedom was actually an expression of freedom of thought and gave a call for people of faith and nonbelievers alike to "be kind, honest and truthful" -- the shared values of all faiths despite their differences.
'UP cannot go ahead with it': SC asks Yogi govt to reconsider decision on physical kanwar yatra
The Supreme Court on Friday pointed out that fear of a third Covid wave looms large over all Indians as it asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider its decision on a physical Kanwar Yatra, emphasizing that a Yogi-government nod for a 100 per cent physical yatra is not advisable.
Navjot Sidhu to meet Sonia Gandhi at her residence amid growing row in party
Sidhu, who met some Cabinet ministers and legislators at the residence of Punjab Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa in Chandigarh on Thursday, left for Delhi in the morning for the meeting. With hints of Congress' 'defiant' former Cabinet Minister Navjot Sidhu as the party unit chief months ahead of the Assembly polls in Punjab sparked a row, he reached Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi's residence here on Friday to meet her.
Heavy rains pound Mumbai, local trains hit
Heavy overnight rains lashed Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) hitting road and rail traffic, though flight operation at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport was normal.Water-logging was reported from chronic spots of Dadar, Parel, Wadala, Sion, besides low-lying areas in Malad, Santacruz, Dahisar.
Fresh recoveries beat new Covid cases in India in 24 hours
India reported 38,949 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, when 40,026 people were also discharged from hospital, taking the recoveries from the pandemic go past number of new infections. On Friday according to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, 542 deaths were reported in 24 hours -- one of the least since April due to the virus.
2 terrorists killed in Srinagar encounter
Two terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces at Alamdar colony, in Danmar area of Srinagar, on Friday, officials said. Earlier, on Friday morning, the firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team of the police and the army cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists.
Ram temple to open for devotees at the end of 2023
The Ram temple in Ayodhya will open to devotees for worship by the end of 2023. Construction in the entire 70-acre campus will be completed by the end of 2025, said office-bearers of the trust overseeing the project. Champat Rai, general secretary of the trust, said, "By the end of 2023, the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram temple will be opened for devotees to offer prayers to Ram Lalla."
Crime Branch arrests 2, including spy passing Army secrets to Pak handlers
The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Thursday said that with the arrest of a spy, Habib-ur-Rahman from Rajasthan's Pokhran, it has busted an espionage racket and also recovered highly confidential documents containing top secret information relating to the Indian Army. He was going to pass them to his handlers in Pakistan.
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