IMD issues 'Orange' alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Jharkhand & Odisha
India Meteorological Department (IMD) issues 'Orange' alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in Jharkhand & Odisha today.
1:35 PM
"Congress announces its unequivocal opposition to the Delhi Ordinance," tweets AAP MP Raghav Chadha
"Congress announces its unequivocal opposition to the Delhi Ordinance. This is a positive development," tweets AAP MP Raghav Chadha.
1:27 PM
This is PM Modi's fifth visit to UAE: Union Minister Hardeep Puri
PM Modi's visit to UAE is short and substantial, says Puri.
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1:26 PM
Union Minister Hardeep Puri addresses press conference at BJP headquarters in New Delhi
Hardeep Singh Puri overviews the vision of bilateral talks with France.
12:49 PM
7.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in Alaska, US
Magnitude of 7.4 earthquake occurred in Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, US. Tsunami Warning issued.
11:45 AM
Indian Army contingent left for Mongolia today to participate in bilateral joint military exercise
11:17 AM
There are some problems in relief camps: Atishi
"There are some problems in these relief camps. So we are moving them to the nearest government schools where better facilities will be provided to them," says Delhi minister Atishi after inspecting relief camps for flood-affected people
11:11 AM
At 10 am, Yamuna water level was recorded at 205.95 m
Yamuna continues to overflow though the water level of the river has started receding. At 10 am, Yamuna water level was recorded at 205.95 m
11:09 AM
Indian Naval diving team carries out an operation
11:08 AM
Delhi Flood News Live: BJP’s RP Singh dismisses conspiracy charge, says AAP trying to hide failure
BJP national spokesperson RP Singh came down heavily on AAP over the prevailing flood situation in the national capital, accusing the ruling party of tryng to hide its failure in dealing with the water woes.This after the AAP accused the NDA regime at the Centre and the BJP-ruled Haryana of hatching a conspiracy to pluge the national capital into a flood crisis by releasing water from the Hathnikund Barrage. Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Singh said the AAP, instead of pointing fingers at the BJP over the ongoing flood situation in the Capital, should come clean on the 'scam' that happened in the name of Yamuna cleaning.
11:03 AM
AAP calls PAC meeting to deliberate on participation in opposition meeting
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) calls party's Political affairs committee (PAC) meeting today ahead of the opposition meeting in Bengaluru. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will also join the PAC meeting through video conferencing. The decision to participate in Bengaluru's opposition meeting is likely to be taken after the meeting.
10:54 AM
Raut confirms Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray to participate in opposition meeting
"Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray and I will participate in the opposition meeting that is going to take place in Bengaluru. This is a very important meeting," said Sanjay Raut, Uddhav Thackeray Faction MP.
10:07 AM
Flood situation in Biswanath of Assam is still grim as nearly 32,400 people affected in this Sub-Division
10:06 AM
At 9 am, water level of the Yamuna river was recorded at 205.98 m
9:37 AM
SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar speaks on his decision of joining the NDA alliance
After weeks of dithering, the Congress on Sunday came out in support of the Aam Aadmi Party's campaign against the contentious central order that wrested back control of Delhi's bureaucracy, boosting the prospects of an opposition meeting set to be held a day later.
A joint meeting of the opposition leaders is underway in Mumbai to discuss the issues to be raised in the Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly which begins on July 17. Congress leaders Ashok Chavan, Nana Patole and Prithviraj Chavan, Jitendra Awhad and Eknath Khadse from NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) and Aaditya Thackeray, Ajay Chowdhary and Ambadas Danve from Shiv Sena (UBT) are present in the meeting.
Magnitude of 7.4 earthquake occurred in Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, US. Tsunami Warning issued.
There has been a decrease in the wholesale prices of tomatoes due to the intervention of government to sell it at concessional rate of Rs 90 per kg, at several locations in the country where the prices were ruling exceptionally high. After a re-assessment of the situation from across 500 plus points in the country, it has been decided to sell it at Rs 80 per kg from today Sunday July 16th, 2023. Sales have started today at several points each in Delhi, NOIDA, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Muzaffarpur and Arrah through NAFED and NCCF. It will be expanded to more cities from tomorrow depending upon the prevailing market prices at such locations.
On 13th July, the entry and exit at the Yamuna Bank Metro station were temporarily closed due to the rising water level of the Yamuna River. Heavy rain lashed various parts of Delhi on Saturday, causing waterlogging and traffic congestion across the national capital. According to a Delhi Traffic Police advisory issued late on Saturday night, traffic movement is affected on some roads due to waterlogging and uprooting of trees.
"Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar has decided to join the NDA alliance led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I welcome him to the NDA family," tweets Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The water level in Yamuna River was recorded at 206.14 mtrs at 6 AM hours in Delhi on Sunday.
After a relative lull of two days, Delhi saw heavy rains in Saturday evening, leading to waterlogging and massive traffic snarls in places that were already reeling from flood-like situations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to Lt Governor V K Saxena to take stock of the situation on ground. Taking to Twitter, the LG said that PM Modi “called up just after reaching the country to take a detailed account of the flood situation in Delhi and had complete information of the efforts being made in this regard. He has directed to do all possible work in the interest of Delhi’s people with the Centre’s help and cooperation.” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with all ministers regarding the flood situation in the capital, and the relief efforts to deal with it. Speaking about the meet, AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj said that all relief camps have been set up with all basic facilities. “Responsibility for relief and rescue operations in six flood-affected districts divided among six ministers. We have informed LG VK Saxena about the condition,” Bhardwaj said.
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