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The central government has called an all-party meet over the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, July 19 which will be chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar.

India on Sunday reported 20,528 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 43,750,599. With 49 new deaths, the toll from Covid-19 reached 525,709. India's tally of cured cases is at 43,081,441 with 17,790 new additions in last 24 hours.

India and China started the 16th round of high-level military talks on Sunday with an aim to resolve the outstanding issues in remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The talks are being held at the Chushul Moldo meeting point on the Indian side of the LAC in the region, official sources said. 
 

Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu lifted the Singapore Open Super 500 trophy after outwitting China's Wang Zhi Yi in an intense women's singles final on Sunday. Sindhu managed to stay strong in the key moments to come up trumps against the 22-year-old Wang, the reigning Asian Championships gold medallist. The final scoreline read 21-9 11-21 21-15 in the Indian's favour.

2:38 PM

AI Express flight to Dubai diverted to Muscat after burning smell in cabin

Air India Express' Calicut-Dubai flight was diverted to Muscat last night after a burning smell was observed in cabin mid-air, DGCA says. 

The burning smell was coming from one of the vents in the forward galley and pilots, therefore, diverted the plane to Muscat and landed safely, DGCA officials say.

2:35 PM

Opposition trying to make issues out of non-issues, says Pralhad Joshi

"The Opposition is trying to make issues out of non-issues as they don't have anything against the government," says Union Minister Pralhad Joshi after all-party meet

 

2:16 PM

Will speak 'normally' in Lok Sabha, says MP Shashi Tharoor

Will speak 'normally' in Lok Sabha and see whether unparliamentary words list is applied in 'draconian manner' to stifle meaningful criticism, says Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor

 

1:04 PM

Arvind Kejriwal denied visa to Singapore, writes to PM Modi

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal writes to PM Narendra Modi, says it is wrong to deny him permission to visit Singapore to represent India

 

12:48 PM

Will discuss which issues should be raised in Parliament on day 1, 2, 3...: Kharge

"Will discuss which issues should be raised in Parliament on day one and two and so on," says Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge before an all-party meeting called by LS Speaker

 

"We don't need to talk about how their Vice President candidate is. Our candidate will be decided today," Kharge told ANI

12:23 PM

2 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered so far across India

India crosses two billion doses of the Covid-19 vaccine administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive

 

11:47 AM

Shuttler PV Sindhu wins her maiden Singapore Open title

Shuttler PV Sindhu wins her maiden Singapore Open title by defeating China's Wang Zhi Yi

 

11:44 AM

'Please get vaccinated': Kejriwal urges people to take booster

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals people to take precautionary doses of Covid-19 vaccine. "Only 10 per cent people have taken precautionary doses for Covid, please get vaccinated, adequate facilities available," he says

 

11:24 AM

News 11 Bharat owner Arup Chatterjee arrested by Dhanbad Polic

News 11 Bharat owner Arup Chatterjee arrested by Dhanbad Police on charges of extortion, blackmailing and criminal conspiracy.
An FIR was lodged against him on June 27 under IPC Sec 193, 386, 387, 418, 420, 468, 469, 500, 503 and 120B at Govindpur PS on complaint of a businessman Rakesh Kumar. 

 

10:16 AM

16th round of Corps Commander level talks between India and China starts

The sixteenth round of Corps Commander level talks between India and China have begun at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on Indian side. The talks are being held for disengagement along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh.
The  Indian side is led by Fire and Fury Corps Commander Lt Gen A Sengupta, reports ANI

10:01 AM

Road connectivity disrupted at many locations in Karnataka's Kannada

9:29 AM

India logs 20,528 new Covid cases, 49 deaths in 24 hrs

India on Sunday reported 20,528 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 43,750,599. With 49 new deaths, the toll from Covid-19 reached 525,709. India's tally of cured cases is at 43,081,441 with 17,790 new additions in last 24 hours.

9:13 AM

Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude strikes Manipur

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred in Manipur, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

The depth of the earthquake was 94 km which occurred at 11:42 pm on Saturday in the East-Southeast of Moirang, Manipur.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.8, Occurred on 16-07-2022, 23:42:48 IST, Lat: 24.25 & Long: 94.37, Depth: 94 Km, Location: 66km ESE of Moirang, Manipur, India," NCS tweeted.

 

8:34 AM

IndiGo Sharjah-Hyderabad flight diverted to Karachi after pilot reported technical defect in the aircraft

IndiGo Sharjah-Hyderabad flight diverted to Pak’s Karachi after pilot reported technical defect in the aircraft which is being examined at the airport.Airline is planning to send another aircraft to Karachi. 

 

This is the 2nd Indian airline to make a landing in Karachi in 2 weeks

8:32 AM

Home-buyers duped of Rs 15 crore by builder: Gurugram Police

More than 75 home-buyers were allegedly duped of Rs 15 crore by a real estate firm on the assurance of providing flats, police here said. Savyasachi Infrastructure Private Limited, a company based in the Farrukhnagar area here, had taken money from the victims on the assurance that their flats will be ready within a year but even after four years, the construction work is yet to begin, police said on Saturday.

 

According to police, a residential society by the name of Amaya Greens was to be developed by the company in Sector 3 of Farrukhnagar. The director of the firm, Vijay Rajan, had also appointed sales representatives in the area for sale and promotion.