Rajasthan crisis LIVE: BJP demands CBI probe in 'phone-tapping' issue

SOG of Rajasthan Police has arrested Sanjay Jain whose name had surfaced in a viral audio recording about horse trading. Stay tuned for the latest news of the day

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Rajnath Singh inspected arms and ammunition during his visit to a forward post near LoC

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76 dead, nearly 5.4 million affected due to Assam floods

At least 76 people have died and nearly 5.4 million people have been affected in 30 districts of Assam due to flood, informed the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Saturday.
 

"76 deaths and 53,99,017 people affected across 30 districts due to floods till July 17," said Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).
 

A total of 552 relief camps have been established in the state, the ASDMA report reads.

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Ram Janmabhoomi Trust meeting may decide on date of 'bhoomi pujan'

The Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will meet in Ayodhya on Saturday and people expect that the date for bhoomi pujan (land worship) for the construction of the Ram temple will be announced at the meeting.
 

Most of the trust members have reached Ayodhya to participate in the meeting. Nripendra Mishra, chairman of the trust's building construction committee, reached Ayodhya on Wednesday.
 

Other members, including Govindev Giri, Kameshwar Chaupal and Yugapurusha Swami Parmanand, are also expected to reach Ayodhya later on Saturday.

 

2:14 PM

Challenge BJP to free the 19 MLAs, they will return to us: Rajasthan Congress leader

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Riots cases: Baijal asks Kejriwal to decide on Delhi Police's request for lawyers in 7 days

Citing difference of opinion with the AAP dispensation, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has written to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asking him to decide within a week on the Delhi Police's proposal to appoint six senior advocates for arguing on its behalf in cases related to riots and anti-CAA protests.
 

Baijal, in his letter to Kejriwal, said that acting Home Minister Manish Sisodia did not agree to the Delhi Police proposal despite the force providing detailed justification for it.
 

The Delhi Police has proposed to appoint six senior advocates to argue on its behalf in 85 cases of riots in Northeast Delhi and assign 24 cases of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to special public prosecutors, sources said.

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Extremely proud of these brave, courageous soldiers: Rajnath Singh

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at a forward post near the Line of Control

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J&K: Rajnath Singh, CDS General Bipin Rawat, and Army Chief General MM Naravane offer prayers at Amarnath Temple today

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Ram Temple Trust to meet today; discuss temple construction

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Were phones of politicians tapped in Rajasthan? BJP asks and demands CBI probe

The BJP on Saturday asked if the Congress government in Rajasthan resorted to "unconstitutional" methods to tap phones of politicians and demanded a CBI probe into what it called a "saga of illegalities and concocted lies".

 

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra hit back at the Congress a day after it cited some audio clips to accuse some saffron party leaders, including Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, of conspiring to topple the Ashok Gehlot government in the state.

 

Patra said senior Congress leaders, including Chief Minister Gehlot, have been claiming that these audio clips are authentic even though the FIR registered by police does not say so.

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We demand a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into this matter, whether phone tapping was done or SOPs were followed, says Sambit Patra

Is there an emergency situation in Rajasthan? Are all political parties being targeted this way?: Sambit Patra, BJP

10:59 AM

34 Thai Tablighi attendees to walk free on paying Rs 6000 fine to PM Cares

A Delhi court Friday allowed 34 foreign nationals from Thailand to walk free on payment of different fines after they accepted mild charges under the plea bargain process, related to various violations including visa norms while attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation here during the Covid-19 lockdown.

 

Metropolitan Magistrate Gagandeep Jindal allowed the foreigners to walk free on payment of a fine of Rs 6,000 each, said advocate Ashima Mandla appearing for them.

 

The court directed the foreigners to deposit their fines at the PM CARES Fund since the foreigners have been found guilty of violating government orders pertaining to Covid-19 pandemic.

 

It allowed them to walk free after the Sub-divisional magistrate of Defence Colony, who was the complainant in the case, Assistant Commissioner of Police of Lajpat Nagar, Inspector of Nizamuddin said they have no objection to it.

 

However, seven Thai nationals did not plead guilty to the charges against them and claimed trial before the court.

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Jammu and Kashmir: Three civilians were killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Karmarha sector of Gulpur area, Poonch district, yesterday

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Rajasthan government should answer whether they indulged in phone tapping: Sambit Patra

State Government should answer whether they indulged in phone tapping as Chief Minister and their other leaders are saying the audio is authentic whereas in FIR it is mentioned as purported: Sambit Patra, BJP on purported audio clip about conspiracy to topple Rajasthan Government

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14-day home quarantine mandatory for people entering Jharkhand

The Jharkhand government on Friday decreed that every person who comes to the state will have to stay in a 14-day home quarantine from the date of his/her arrival.

 

"Every person coming/returning to Jharkhand by air/rail/road shall register his/personal details on the website of Government of Jharkhand preferably before his/her departure for Jharkhand and in any case not later than the day of arrival in the state," Jharkhand Government said.