The railway ministry has allocated Rs 70 crore for the Rayagada Railway Division in Odisha under the East Coast Railway Zone, officials said Friday. The establishment of the Rayagada Railway Division is poised to bring significant benefits to the region, enhancing connectivity and fostering economic growth, they said.

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8 Mountain Div played fantastic role in securing, restoring LoC: Kargil hero recalls on 25th anniversary

Post retirement, Lt Gen Mohinder Puri plays a lot of golf to keep himself fit and busy, but 25 years ago the Kargil war hero led the crucial 8 Mountain Division that played a key role in securing and restoring the LoC, and capturing dominating heights in the most in hospitable terrain of Ladakh. On Friday, the nation joined in marking the silver jubilee of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, as celebrations culminated at Dras amid a patriotic fervour.

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Mercury drops after rain lashes parts of Delhi

Delhi's temperature dropped a few notches after rain lashed parts of the city on Friday, also causing waterlogging in several areas and hampering traffic movement. Delhi's main weather station at Safdarjung recorded 34.8 mm of rainfall between 5.30 and 8.30 am. The Delhi University recorded a heavy rainfall, recording 93 mm of precipitation.

8:38 PM

CESC power tariff hike: Bengal BJP holds rally, wants rollback

The West Bengal BJP on Friday held a protest rally outside the Victoria House, the headquarters of the Calcutta Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), opposing a recent power tariff hike in the city and surrounding areas. The rally, led by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, began at the BJP's Muralidhar Sen Lane office and proceeded to the CESC head office.

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Police file chargesheet in Porsche crash case, teen's parents among 7 named

Police have filed a chargesheet against seven accused in the Porsche car accident case, including the parents of a minor boy who was allegedly behind the wheel, in a Pune court, more than two months after the fatal crash, an official said on Friday. The 900-page chargesheet, submitted on Thursday, has excluded the 17-year-old boy, whose case is being handled separately by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB).

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Govt sanctions two projects to develop 2 variants of anti-radiation missile Rudram

The government has sanctioned two projects with funds to the tune of Rs 806.26 crore allotted to develop as many variants of anti-radiation missile Rudram for different ranges, Parliament was informed on Friday. Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth shared the data in a written response to a query on the missile.

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Will take strict action against ration dealers committing irregularities: Rajasthan

Rajasthan Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sumit Godara assured the assembly on Friday of strict action against dealers who commit irregularities in the distribution of rations. Replying to a supplementary question during the Question Hour, Godara said the state government was serious about the uninterrupted distribution of rations to the general public.

6:47 PM

Oppn stages walkout in Bihar Assembly over quota issue on final day of Budget session

Opposition members on Friday staged a walkout in the Bihar assembly after their demand for putting to vote a private member's bill on the state's amended reservation laws was turned down. The bill was moved by CPI (ML) Liberation MLA Ajit Kumar Singh.

4:58 PM

Manipur CM to attend Niti Aayog meeting in Delhi

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh is scheduled to attend the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday.Before his departure to the national capital on Thursday, Singh said, "My visit to Delhi is for the NITI Aayog meeting, which will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Following this, there will be a chief ministers' conclave where the PM will be present."

4:57 PM

Rahul Gandhi appears in UP court, calls defamation case against him 'cheap publicity'

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared before an MP-MLA court here on Friday in a defamation case against him and said it was filed to gain "cheap publicity". According to Gandhi's lawyer Kashi Prasad Shukla, the Congress MP, who appeared before Special Judge Shubham Verma, said he never made a statement against anyone that could lead to a case of defamation. Local BJP leader Vijay Mishra filed the complaint on August 4, 2018, against Rahul Gandhi for his alleged objectionable comments against Amit Shah at a press conference in Bengaluru in May of that year during the Karnataka elections.

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Odisha opposition targets BJP govt alleging mismanagement during Rath Yatra

Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congresstoday criticised the BJP government in Odisha alleging severe mismanagement of the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath held in Puri this month. Initiating a debate on an adjournment motion in the Assembly, Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader Rama Chandra Kadam claimed that the BJP, which came to power in the name of Lord Jagannath, tried to cover up an incident during the 'pahandi' (ceremonial procession) ritual of Lord Balabhadra.

4:34 PM

SP chief takes dig at 'rift' in UP BJP, calls Deputy CM Maurya 'pawn'

Samajwadi Party (SP) president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Friday took a dig at the speculated rift in the BJP in the state, saying he has heard that Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is a "pawn". He was speaking to reporters after unveiling a 'Samvidhan-Manstambh' at the SP headquarters here, where he also targeted the Yogi Adityanath government over the issue of corruption.

4:28 PM

Himachal Pradesh weather update: NH-3 reopenes after flash floods, Met predicts heavy rains till Jul 30

The Manali-Leh National Highway 3 has been opened for vehicular traffic, officials said on Friday, two days after a section of the road was blocked between Dhundi and Palchan Bridge following a flash flood.The deluge was caused by a cloudburst at the Anjani Mahadev nullah in Manali around Wednesday midnight. The road was thrown open on Thursday evening by the Border Road Organisation (BRO), the officials added. The traffic was earlier being routed via Rohtang Pass.

4:18 PM

Agniveers will be 'very useful' for ITBP: DG

Agniveers will prove to be "very useful" for the ITBP, which guards the Line of Actual Control between India and China, its top officer said on Friday.

All preparations have been made for the recruitment of these "well-trained and disciplined" soldiers, who will join the border force from the Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General (DG) Rahul Rasgotra said in a video message posted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on its X handle.

4:00 PM

JD(U)-BJP-TDP alliance held together by Fevicol-like bond: Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh

Union Minister and JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Friday asserted that the alliance between his party, the BJP and the TDP was held together by a Fevicol-like bond as he rejected the opposition's charge that the budget appeased the two key allies.

Intervening in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the budget, Singh targeted the Congress using a 'snakes and ladders' analogy, saying the party will fall to zero from 99 after being bitten by a snake -- referring to the grand old party winning 99 seats in the Lok Sabha polls.

Kamala Harris will be a "fantastic President of the United States," former president Barack Obama said on Friday, as he and his wife Michelle endorsed her and vowed to do "everything we can" to enable her to win the high-stakes elections against Donald Trump in November. Harris, 59, launched her presidential campaign hours after President Joe Biden said he would be forgoing his bid for a second term.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out the "first blast" for the construction of a tunnel that aims to provide all-weather connectivity between Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that Pakistan had not learned any lessons from its past and was trying to stay relevant through "terrorism and proxy war". Warning supporters of "terrorism" that they would never be successful, Modi said the "enemy" would be given a tough response.

The Uttar Pradesh government has expressed its opposition to pleas which contest its directive requiring shop owners along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their names prominently. The UP government submitted to court that the directive was issued to ensure a peaceful pilgrimage. On July 22, the Supreme Court had stayed the controversial directive. “Until the returnable date, having regard to the ... discussion, we deem it appropriate to pass an interim order prohibiting the enforcement of the above directives,” said a bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti, noting that the traders may be required to display the kind of food that would served but not the owners’ names.The order was issued after the court heard a batch of petitions on the issue, moved by activists and Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast "very heavy" rainfall across multiple parts of Maharashtra in the coming days. The weather department, stated in its bulletin on Thursday, that "isolated heavy rainfall" will likely be over parts of Central Maharashtra, the Konkan region, and other areas of the state on July 26 and 27.

Emphasising the need for the "full respect" for the Line of Actual Control (LAC), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated that it is in the "mutual interest" of both India and China to "stabilise" diplomatic ties as he met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Laos. In the second meeting between the two leaders within a month, Jaishankar and Wang met in Laos's capital Vientiane to participate in the meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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