Following are top stories at 1930

Following are top stories at 1930

hours today:

DEL 24 POL-BJP-CONG

New Delhi: The BJP accuses the Congress of conspiring to disrupt Parliament during the monsoon session by giving issues a "communal colour".

CAL 15 NL-ZELIANG LD SWORN-IN

Kohima: On a day of fast-moving political developments, T R Zeliang is sworn-in as the new chief minister of Nagaland replacing Shurhozelie Liezietsu, who has been sacked by Governor P B Acharya.

DEL 29 PM-SCIENCE

New Delhi: Applying science to solve the country's problems is a priority for the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says and asks officials to come up with specific targets which could be achieved in the field of science by 2022.
 

DEL 21 RJ-RAHUL-RALLY

Banswara(Raj): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi hits out at the NDA government alleging that it was not willing to discuss farmers' issues in Parliament and that its decision to implement the GST was taken in a haste.

DEL 5 GST-BJP

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley describes the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as a "win-win" deal for all as it will expand the tax net, end "inspector raj" and bring down prices of goods.

DEL 27 TL-LD SCHOOLBAGS-WEIGHT

Hyderabad: The sight of children trudging to school, puffing and panting, may soon become a thing of past, with the Telangana government capping the weight of their school bags between 1.5 kg and 5 kg.

DEL 36 VP-NAIDU

New Delhi: NDA candidate M Venkaiah Naidu so far enjoys committed support of 485 of the 788 members of the electoral college that will choose the next vice president on August 5, election managers of the former Union minister say.

DEL 14 BIZ-LSQ-AADHAAR

New Delhi: About 210 websites of the central and state government departments have been found to be displaying personal details and Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries, Parliament is informed.

MDS 3 TN-MLAS SALARY HIKE

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government almost doubles the salary and allowances of MLAs, taking their new pay packet to Rs 1.05 lakh per month.

FGN 14 CHINA-SIKKIM-PLA

Beijing: The Chinese Army moves tens of thousands of tonnes of military vehicles and hardware into the remote mountainous Tibet region after the standoff with Indian troops in the Dokalam area in the Sikkim sector, says the mouthpiece of the PLA.By K J M Varma

FGN 21 US-INDIA-2NDLD CHINA

Washington: India and China should work together to come up with "some better sort of arrangement" for peace, the US says, expressing concern over the standoff between their troops in the Sikkim sector.By Lalit K Jha

FGN 22 INDORUSSIA-2NDLD AIRCRAFT

Zhukovsky (Russia): India and Russia have entered the second stage of negotiations for jointly developing the fifth-generation fighter aircraft and the two sides will sign a contract "in the near future", says a top Russian official.