News updates: Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Lanka's interim president

Live news updates: Wickremesinghe, 73, was sworn in as the acting president of Sri Lanka before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya

11:51 PM

We've South African variant of Monkeypox that's less fatal: KGMOA President

11:27 PM

There is democracy in country, nothing is unparliamentary: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut on Friday said everything is parliamentary in the country.

Speaking about the controversial new list of words deemed unparliamentary, he told reporters that India is a democracy, and he was "not ready to accept that there is anything unparliamentary."

11:06 PM

Nitish didn't even respond to my messages during poll campaign: Yashwant Sinha

Opposition's Presidential poll candidate Yashwant Sinha on Friday said that he had repeatedly tried to contact Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during his campaign but the latter refused to talk to him.

Sinha was in Patna during his presidential election campaign and all the opposition parties including the RJD, Congress, the CPI, the CPI-M, and the CPI-ML unanimously expressed their support.

9:04 PM

MP CM Chouhan received NDA's candidate for the Presidential election Droupadi Murmu

8:33 PM

Cooperation Minister Amit Shah to be chief guest at national conference of ARDBs

Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will be the chief guest at National Conference of Agricultural Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) to be held in the national capital on Saturday.

The National Cooperative Agriculture & Rural Development Banks' Federation Ltd. (NAFCARD) is organising the National Conference of ARDBs 2022 at the NCUI Auditorium, New Delhi on Saturday, the ministry said in a statement.

The Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will be the chief guest.

8:10 PM

Four Odisha institutes in NIRF top 100

Four institutes from Odisha found their place among the top 100 educational centres of the country, according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

Three universities have also featured among the 100 of all the public and private varsities in the country, but there are no colleges from the state in the top list.

8:10 PM

Four Odisha institutes in NIRF top 100

Four institutes from Odisha found their place among the top 100 educational centres of the country, according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF).

Three universities have also featured among the 100 of all the public and private varsities in the country, but there are no colleges from the state in the top list.

7:33 PM

L-G recommends suspension of Revenue dept's North Delhi ADM of 2021 over graft charges

Lt Governor V K Saxena has recommended suspension of a a senior official, who was the additional district magistrate, north Delhi, under the Revenue department in 2021, over an alleged "scam" involving transfer of forest land to private individuals, sources said on Friday.

Five officers, including an ADM, two SDMs, a sub registrar and a deputy secretary of Delhi government, were suspended last month on LG's instructions over land-related "scams" in north and south Delhi.

7:02 PM

Maharashtra Assembly Monsoon session postponed

Maharashtra Assembly Monsoon session, scheduled to begin on July 18, postponed

6:28 PM

Those who missed CUET due to exam centre change to get another chance, say NTA officials

The Common University Entrance Test-UG aspirants who could not appear for the crucial exam on the first day due to a change in centres will get another chance in the second phase in August, according to National Testing Agency (NTA) officials.

The exam at two centres in West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri and Punjab's Pathankot was cancelled due to technical issues.

"Over 190 candidates who were to appear at the two centres will now be allowed to appear in the second phase in August. At other centres, the candidates who could not appear due to changes in exam centres will also get another chance," a senior NTA official said.

6:06 PM

We trained around 18,000 children, many have got placements: Himachal CM Thakur

Skill dept worked commendably in country & in Himachal Pradesh. We trained around 18,000 children & many children have got placements. In coming time, we will take further steps regarding skill enhancement of the students & children, said Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur on World Youth Skills day

5:12 PM

The feeling of national pride is pretty strong: Rajnath addressing Navy officers in Kolkata

The feeling of national pride is pretty strong. A sense of national pride inspires us to sacrifice. Every nation has its self-respect, said Defence minister Rajnath Singh while addressing Navy officers in Kolkata

5:11 PM

We will now work sincerely to resolve the dispute of 86 villages: Assam CM

5:10 PM

Dispute between Assam and Arunachal about to get resolved: CM Khandu

5:01 PM

Gujarat CM launches drive to administer free booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday launched a campaign here offering free booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine for people in the age group of 18 to 59 years.

The Centre had made the announcement a few days ago that it will provide booster doses for free, as the country is celebrating 75 years of independence. The booster doses will be provided for the next 75 days from Friday.