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The floodwaters have destroyed crops and fishes from ponds have been swept away in districts of Assam. Stay tuned for the latest news of the day

12:05 PM

SC asks Raj Speaker reason for initiation of disqualification proceedings against Sachin Pilot and 18 dissident Congress MLAs

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BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi records statement through video conferencing before CBI court hearing Babri mosque demolition case

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Speaker can be asked to decide disqualification within time frame but process can't be interfered with, Kapil Sibal tells SC

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BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi deposes before special CBI court in Lucknow in Babri mosque demolition case

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No writ can lie to challenge proceedings before Speaker prior to decision on disqualification or suspension of MLA: Adv Sibal to SC

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Sibal, appearing for C P Joshi, refers to SC verdict, says courts can't intervene in disqualification process undertaken by Speaker

11:48 AM

Air India panel to pick employees to be sent on leave without pay: Report

Air India has constituted a committee for "identification of redundant/surplus manpower resources" to be sent on leave without pay for up to five years. The Committee is to submit its report to the regional director's office by 11th August for review, according to ANI.

 

The national carrier's board has approved a scheme for sending employees on leave without pay for six months to two years. The period can be extended up to five years. It has authorised chairman Rajiv Bansal to send employees on the leave without pay. Read on...

11:34 AM

Lockdown and uneven rainfall hits tea crop, prices firm up at auctions

Tea crop during the year has been affected due to the two-month lockdown in April and May and subsequent uneven rainfall in Assam, industry experts said.

 

As per the Indian Tea Association (ITA) estimates the production in north India, comprising Assam and north Bengal is down by 40 per cent from January to June as compared to the figures of 2019. Read on...

11:18 AM

The state government is working day and night to control the spread of Coronavirus in Manipur: PM Modi

The state government is working day and night to control the spread of Coronavirus in Manipur. The state government has taken all steps to make necessary arrangements for the people of Manipur during the lockdown, or special arrangements to bring them back: PM Modi

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Northeastern India is dealing with double challenge (coronavirus & floods), says PM Modi

Northeastern India is dealing with double challenge (coronavirus & floods). Heavy rainfall has caused huge damages, several people lost lives, many are displaced. I express my sympathies to all affected families. I assure you that the country stands with you in this tough time: PM Modi

11:10 AM

Rajasthan political crisis: SC starts hearing an appeal filed by Rajasthan Speaker CP Joshi, against the High Court order

11:07 AM

PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of Manipur water supply project via video link

10:37 AM

A meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China border affairs likely to be held tomorrow, reports ANI

10:21 AM

Tamil Nadu cancels all college semester exams

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami today ordered cancellation of semester exams and allowed the students to proceed to the next academic year.

In a statement, the Chief Minister said that based on the guidance of University Grants Commission and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) the students of under graduate, post graduate, engineering, computer science and vocational courses are exempted from exams for this semester alone.