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Droupadi Murmu (File photo: PTI)
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VP Naidu meets Murmu, congratulates her on being elected Prez
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday visited Droupadi Murmu's temporary residence here and congratulated her on being elected as the 15th President of India.
Visitors continued to stream in to meet Murmu and congratulate her on being elected to the top constitutional post.
Vice President Naidu met Murmu and congratulated her on being elected as the 15th President of India, a tweet by his office said.
EU announces new sanctions against Russia amid Ukraine war
In the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Council has adopted new measures intended to tighten existing economic sanctions targeting Russia, perfect their implementation and strengthen their effectiveness.
"Today, we are taking another important step to curtail Russia's capacity to continue and finance its war of aggression against Ukraine. We are effectively banning Russia's most significant export after energy - Russian gold. We are also extending the exemption of transactions for agricultural products and transfer of oil to third countries," Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
"Because the EU is doing its part to ensure we can overcome the looming global food crisis. It is up to Russia, to stop bombing Ukraine's fields and silos, and stop blocking Black Sea ports," he added.
LG recommends CBI probe into Delhi govt's excise policy: Officials
Delhi LG VK Saxena recommended a CBI probe into Kejriwal government's Excise Policy, 2021-22, over alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses, officials said on Friday.
The CBI inquiry was recommended on Delhi Chief Secretary's report filed earlier this month, showing prima facie violations of GNCTD Act 1991, Transaction of Business Rules (ToBR)-1993, Delhi Excise Act-2009 and Delhi Excise Rules-2010, they said.
Apart from this there were also "deliberate and gross procedural lapses" to provide post tender "undue benefits to liquor licensees", said the officials.
Over 229,000 devotees perform Amarnath Yatra in 22 days
"Brutal and Despicable" says Sri Lanka's rights body on action against Galle Face protestors
Terming the actions of Sri Lankan authorities on the peaceful protesters at Galle Face "brutal and despicable", the country's Human Rights Commission condemned the act and urged the state to conduct its own investigation to ensure that rule of law is maintained.
In a press note, Justice Rohini Marasinghe, Chairperson Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, said, "The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) condemns the brutal and despicable attack on the peaceful protesters at Gallface vicinity by the Military in the early morning hours today."
UP climbs to 7th rank in India Innovation Index 2021
Uttar Pradesh has improved its performance by two places, bagging seventh rank in India Innovation Index 2021 - a comprehensive tool for the evaluation and development of the country's innovation ecosystem.
The state has been ranked seventh amongst the major states category as compared to ninth rank in 2020.
The India Innovation Index 2021 report was released by Niti Aayog in New Delhi on Thursday.
Veteran politician Dinesh Gunawardena appointed Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister
Senior politician Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday took over as Sri Lanka's prime minister as President Ranil Wickremesinghe swore in his new Cabinet.
A stalwart of Sri Lankan politics, Gunawardena, 73. earlier served as the foreign minister and education minister. He was appointed as Home Minister in April by then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The prime minister's post fell vacant after Wickremesinghe, 73, was on Thursday sworn in as the country's eighth president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and then resigned as president.
Amazon's prime day deal to start on July 23
Amazon is back with its much-awaited annual shopping event - Prime Day. The two-day event, to begin at 12.00 a.m. on July 23, aims to present exciting offers on the largest selection of fashion and beauty brands on Amazon Fashion.
In addition to free and fast delivery, Prime members can avail up to 50 per cent to 80 per cent off on fashion and beauty products, including apparel, footwear, make-up, watches, jewellery, handbags, luggage, skincare, haircare, bath and beauty and more.
This will include more than 70 new launches from renowned and popular fashion and beauty brands, including Allen Solly, Vero Moda, Puma, Adidas, Mamaearth, Maybelline, Fastrack, Fossil, American Tourister, Skybags, Zaveri Pearls, Melorra, Chumbak, Lavie, Lino Peros, L'Oreal Professional, Bath and Body Works among others.
CBSE class 12 results declared, 92.71 pc students pass exam
The Central Board of Secondary Education on Friday declared its class 12 results in which 92.71 per cent students have cleared the exam.
Girls have outperformed boys by 3.29 per cent, the CBSE said.
Over 33 thousand students have scored marks above 95 per cent while 1.34 lakh students have scored above 90 per cent, the board said.
In a first, the board exams were conducted in two terms for the academic session 2021-22.
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First Published: Jul 22 2022 | 7:16 AM IST
