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

10:07 AM

Animated videos for online classes launched in Punjab

The Punjab government on Friday launched a new campaign under 'Mission Fateh', to provide online education through animated videos to students during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

A press release issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations stated that the aim of the new campaign was to entertain the students as well as draw their attention to the study and prevent them from getting bored.

 

"These animation videos are being prepared by the teachers, with the largest contribution being from the IT teachers. These videos not only entertain the children but also keep them connected with the subject. Students and teachers have highly praised this new initiative," a spokesperson said.

10:07 AM

Over 500 people fined for not wearing masks in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri, Samba

9:41 AM

ECI asks political parties to suggest how to conduct elections, campaigns amid corona

ECI has asked national and regional political parties to send in their views and suggestions on how to conduct election campaigns and public meetings, in view of COVID19 pandemic. The last date for sending suggestions is July 31.

9:34 AM

Joe Biden warns Russia, China attempting to undermine US Prez election

Joe Biden said Friday night that he's begun receiving intelligence briefings as he warned that Russia, China and other adversaries were attempting to undermine the upcoming US election in November.

 

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee wasn't specific and offered no evidence while addressing a virtual fundraiser with more than 200 attendees.

 

But, in the process, he confirmed receiving classified briefings after saying as recently as late last month that he wasn't getting them but might request one about reports of Russian bounties being offered on US troops in Afghanistan. Read on...

9:11 AM

Weather update by IMD

Thunderstorm with rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Hastinapur, Bijnor, Garhmukteshwar, Siyana, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Amroha, Moradabad, Sambhal, Narora, Shamli, Jhangirabad, Saharanpur and Chandpur during the next 2 hours: IMD

9:10 AM

Lucknow: Two women attempted self-immolation near Lok Bhavan

9:04 AM

Amid virus, Nicaragua drops celebration, readies monument

President Daniel Ortega's government is being deterred by the coronarvirus from holding the usual mass celebration to mark the July 19 victory of Nicaragua's revolution.

 

Instead, it will unveil a new addition to its collection of monuments in the old city center of Managua.

 

The 3-ton Peace Bell will toll atop a 55-foot (17 meter) concrete tower not far from a grove of Trees of Life, the huge abstract steel trees painted in garish colours that were sowed about the capital by Vice President Rosario Murillo, wife of the former revolutionary leader Ortega.

 

Flower gardens and benches will surround the tower.

8:55 AM

US: School reopening plans in chaos, Trump's gamble meets voter defiance

US schools scrambling to finalise hybrid reopening plans for the Fall session are largely silent on what to do if even a single person in the school community actually gets sick with Covid-19 even as millions of students are learning this week that they are unlikely to return to classrooms full time in the Fall as the coronavirus death toll reached record highs across the country.

 

As the chaos spirals out of control, the White House has blocked top officials of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from testifying next week before the US Congress on reopening schools. All this is happening at a time when US death toll crossed the 139,000 mark Friday with more than 3.6 million people sickened by the virus. Read on...

8:53 AM

J-K: Three terrorists killed in encounter in Amshipora, operation continues

Three terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter at Amshipora area of Shopian, said Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO) Srinagar. The operation is still in progress.

 

An encounter began between security forces and terrorists at Amshipora area in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian in early hours of Saturday. Police and security forces are on the job. Read on...

8:30 AM

Railway's PSU terminates Rs 471-crore signalling, telecom contract of Chinese firm due to poor progress: Official

8:27 AM

Sanjay Jain arrested in connection with conspiracy to topple Rajasthan govt

The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police on Friday arrested Sanjay Jain whose name had surfaced in a viral audio recording about horse trading of legislators to topple the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan, an official said.

 

“Jain has been arrested following interrogation into the FIR lodged on the basis of audio recording that had gone viral on social media,” Additional Director General (ATS and SOG) Ashok Rathore said.

 

Jain was interrogated Thursday and Friday following which the arrest has been made, officials said.

8:26 AM

British Airways retires entire Boeing 747 fleet due to impact of Covid-19 on aviation sector

7:50 AM

Growing confidence in Indian companies, US FDI crosses $40 bn: Report

The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from the US to India has crossed the $40 billion mark so far this year, reflecting the growing confidence of American companies in the country, the head of an India-centric business advocacy group has said.

 

The American companies, during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has battered the world economy, have shown great confidence in India and its leadership, said Mukesh Aghi, president of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF), which keeps a track of the major US FDIs in India Read on...