LIVE: Rajasthan Governor issues order to convene session from August 14

The five French Rafale fighter jets touched down at Haryana's Ambala today. Stay tuned for latest news live updates

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Whether Rajasthan governor seeks a notice of 21 days or 31 days to call assembly session, we will be victorious: CM Ashok Gehlot

1:04 PM

Rajasthan political crisis: No Assembly session on July 31, Governor Kalraj Mishra to Ashok Gehlot

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Rajasthan political crisis: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot meets Governor Kalraj Mishra

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Market update | Jet Airways declines 5% after Q1 earnings

Shares of Jet Airways on Wednesday plunged nearly 5 per cent to its lowest trading permissible limit for the day after the company reported widening of loss in the year ended March 2019.

 

The stock declined 4.90 per cent to Rs 29.10 -- its lower circuit limit -- on the BSE.

 

On the NSE, it tanked 4.92 per cent to Rs 28.95.

 

Jet Airways, which is undergoing insolvency resolution process, has reported widening of loss to Rs 5,535.75 crore in the year ended March 2019 as surge in expenses took a toll.

12:05 PM

Gujarat: Scrapped notes of Rs 4.76 crore face value seized, 2 held

Demonetised currency notes with the face value of Rs 4.76 crore were recovered in Godhra town of Gujarat and two persons were held in this connection, police said on Wednesday.

 

The duo was apprehended following a raid conducted by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Godhra police on Tuesday night, a statement issued by the state Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) said.

 

The ATS had given a tip-off about it.

12:03 PM

Today, history is being created. The people of Ambala are awaiting the arrival of Rafale fighter jets: Haryana Minister Anil Vij

 If there was no coronavirus, people of Ambala would have welcomed the fighters jets with celebrations, he said.

11:42 AM

Rajasthan Guv cancels Independence Day event citing Covid amid fight with Ashok Gehlot over calling assembly session

11:36 AM

Water salute to be given to the five Rafale fighter aircraft after their landing at Ambala airbase in Haryana today

10:23 AM

US daily coronavirus death toll reaches nearly 1,600, highest rate in 2.5 months, reports AFP news agency quoting Johns Hopkins

10:18 AM

Earthquake of 2.8 magnitude hits Palghar in Maharashtra

An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 on the Richter scale occurred today at 1:19 am in Palghar, Maharashtra: National Centre for Seismology (NCS)

10:10 AM

International Tiger Day 2020: Headcount, India status and other key facts

July 29 is celebrated across the world as International Tiger Day to raise awareness about the dwindling number of striped cats, who are on the brink of extinction, and to encourage tiger conservation. International Tiger Day was created in 2010 at Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia. In the summit, governments of tiger-populated countries vowed to double tiger population by 2022. Almost a decade has passed since then. Read on...