IndiaJul 25, 2022
4 Congress MPs suspended for entire Monsoon session over 'unruly behaviour'
Four Congress MPs including Manickam Tagore, Ramya Haridas, Jothimani and TN Prathapan have been suspended from the Lok Sabha for the entire Monsoon session for their 'unruly behaviour and disrupting proceedings.'
The MPs were suspended according to Rule 374 on 'unruly and disrespectful behaviour towards the Chair.' The proceeding in Lok Sabha was adjourned till 3 p.m. today amid ruckus and sloganeering by Opposition members over various issues.
Before the proceeding of the Monsson Session began today, Droupadi Murmu took oath as the 15th President of India.
IndiaJul 22, 2022
COVID-19: BA.5 variant found in two patients in Pune
Two patients have tested positive for Omicron sub-variant BA.5 in Maharashtra, informed the state health department.
The samples of both the patients were sent to NIV, Pune. Both patients hail from outside Maharashtra but are residing in rural parts of Pune for professional reasons.
They have been found COVID-19 positive at the routine screening of Pune airport (Period July 3-9) while they were returning from Dubai.
They were asymptomatic and recovered fully at home isolation.
These additions have taken the overall tally of BA.4 and BA.5 cases in Maharashtra to 160, the health department furt
IndiaJul 22, 2022
ED attaches assets worth Rs 253 cr of Nirav Modi in Hong Kong
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable properties worth Rs 253.62 crore of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's group of companies in Hong Kong.
The attached assets included gems and jewellery and bank balances amounting to USD 30.98 million and HKD 5.75 million, equivalent to Rs 253.62 crore (as of Friday), an ED statement said.
On the basis of FIR under Section 420, 467, 471 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), ED had initiated an investigation by recording Enforcemen
IndiaJul 21, 2022
Humanitarian approach during Sonia Gandhi's questioning, she will be called again on July 25: ED sources
The Enforcement Directorate, which questioned Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald case on Thursday, kept two doctors and an ambulance on standby as a humanitarian gesture, agency sources said.
The central agency also allowed Sonia Gandhi's daughter and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at its office.
The sources said that Sonia Gandhi was asked over two dozen questions "after which she asked to go home for her medication".
They said ED allowed this and it will call her for interrogation again on Monday. Congress held protests in different parts of the country over ED
IndiaJul 21, 2022
PM Modi meets Droupadi Murmu, greets her on being elected as India's 15th President
A woman who hails from a minority ethnic community has been chosen as India's new president. On Thursday, Droupadi Murmu became the first president from one of the country's tribes and the second-ever female president of India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Droupadi Murmu at her residence on Thursday and greeted and congratulated her on being elected as the new President of the country.Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda was also present during the meeting.
Murmu will be 15th President of India.
The presidential contest was between Murmu and opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.
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IndiaJul 21, 2022
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann admitted to hospital in Delhi on Wednesday
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was admitted to a hospital in Delhi on Wednesday early morning, said sources on Thursday.
Mann was admitted for treatment in Delhi's Apollo Hospital after he felt unwell.
The Chief Minister was checked for a stomach ache following which the doctors diagnosed him with an infection.
On Wednesday, Mann had congratulated the Police and the anti-gangster task force for successfully executing an operation against gangsters in the state after two Sidhu Moose Wala killers were gunned down after a heavy exchange of fire with Punjab Police near Amritsar on Wednesday
IndiaJul 21, 2022
Delhi LG denies permission for Kejriwal's Singapore visit
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena has returned the proposal regarding the Singapore visit of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to attend the 'Eighth World Cities Summit and WCS Mayors Forum', and advised him to not attend a conference that is prima facie a conference of mayors not befitting attendance by a Chief Minister, said sources.
Earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought permission to attend the World Cities Summit in Singapore.
In his letter to Modi, Kejriwal said, "The Government of Singapore has invited us to present the Delh
IndiaJul 20, 2022
3 dead as speeding ambulance crashes into toll gate in Karnataka's Udupi
Three people died and four others were injured after a speeding ambulance toppled at a toll gate, near Karnataka's Byndoor on Wednesday.
The incident took place at Shiroor in Udupi district's Byndoor taluk.
As per information, the ambulance was moving a patient from Honnavar to Udupi.
Seven people were travelling in the ambulance.
The condition of one is critical and two injured have been admitted to the hospital.
According to the CCTV footage, toll gate attendants scrambled to clear the way for the ambulance, which was moving swiftly towards them. A toll staff noticed the fast-approaching amb
IndiaJul 20, 2022
Two Sidhu Moose Wala killers gunned down in encounter with Punjab Police
Two Sidhu Moose Wala killers were gunned down after a heavy exchange of fire with Punjab Police near Amritsar on Wednesday, according to an official.
The killed gangsters were identified as Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh from whom an AK47 and pistol were recovered after the encounter.
In the encounter that broke out this afternoon, three police officials and a journalist also sustained injuries. The forensic team reached the spot for further investigation. "Heavy exchange of fire took place today, two gangsters involved in Sidhu Moosewala case namely Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet S