PM Modi reaches Presidential Palace for private meeting and dinner with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Star shuttler PV Sindhu to be India's flag bearer, along with table tennis ace A Sharath Kamal, during Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Olympic medallist former shooter Gagan Narang named Indian contingent's Chef-de-Mission for Paris Olympics.
Delhi's AQI was recorded in the 'satisfactory' category for the second consecutive day following days of rain and wind. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the 'satisfactory' category with a reading of 56 at 6 pm, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 32.2 degrees Celsius, a drop of three degrees from Sunday and four notches below normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The maximum temperature was 35.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday and 34.7 degrees on Saturday, according to IMD data.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday called on Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey during his visit to the state. After visiting relief camps in several places and interacting with ethnic violence victims lodged there, the Congress leader met Uikey in the Raj Bhavan here in the evening.
PM Modi reached Russia on Monday on a two-day high-profile visit to Russia during which he will hold summit talks with President Vladimir Putin.
A total of 46.7 million jobs were created in the financial year ended March 2024, taking the country's total employment to 643.3 million, a Reserve Bank of India report showed on Monday. The country's employment growth rate stood at 6 per cent in that fiscal year, versus 3.2 per cent in the previous fiscal year, the RBI's report on measuring industry level productivity and employment showed.
The Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, heard a clutch of pleas seeking the cancellation of controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024. During the hearing on Monday, the SC said that if the sanctity of the medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024 is "lost" and if the leak of its question paper has been propagated through social media, then a re-test has to be ordered. It also said if the question paper leak was taking place through Telegram, WhatsApp and electronic means, then "it spreads like wildfire".
The city of dreams never sleeps but it may have to swim as heavy overnight rainfall have inundated several low-lying areas of India's financial capital. Consequently, BEST buses have been diverted. Further, due to low visibility, 27 flights were diverted. "Currently, the priority is being given to arrivals, delaying departures, and consequential changes that were made to accommodate diverted flights," said a statement from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Russia on Monday for the first time in five years. PM Modi is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the visit, which will stretch into Tuesday. An array of bilateral issues, ranging from defence ties to trade, are expected to be discussed during the meeting between the two leaders.
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