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4:47 PM

News update: AAP lawmaker Amanatullah Khan produced in Delhi court

ED produces AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan before Delhi court in money laundering case.

4:38 PM

SC issues notice to Himachal govt on Adani Power plea seeking refund of Rs 280 cr with interest

The top court today sought response from Himachal Pradesh on a plea filed by Adani Power Limited seeking a refund of Rs 280 crore along with interest from the state government in connection with two hydropower projects in Kinnaur district. On July 18, a division bench of the high court had overturned the decision of a single bench to return the amount of Rs 280 crore to Adani Power.

4:25 PM

Supreme Court grants bail to Kejriwal aide Bibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal assault case

The top court directed that Bibhav Kumar be not reinstated as personal assistant or given any official assignment in CM office.

4:02 PM

Cabinet gives nod to 7 agricultural projects worth Rs 13,966 crore

The Union Cabinet has given the nod to seven major projects with a combined investment of Rs 13,966 crore on Monday. The announcement was made by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw  where he outlined the government's commitment to advancing agricultural research, digital farming, and sustainable practices. Read here for more details.

3:51 PM

AAP, corruption have become synonyms: Delhi BJP Chief Sachdeva

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva alleged that they had filed a complaint to the Delhi ACB regarding corruption by the AAP and the authority has taken cognisance of it. There was no immediate reaction from the AAP on the BJP's allegations. "All departments of the Delhi government have become epicenters of corruption whether it is health, education or any other department," Sachdeva said.

3:44 PM

Nitin Gadkari asks state FMs' to reduce GST on flex-fuel vehicles to 12%

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that there is a need to reduce imports of fossil fuels and encourage the use of biofuel. Gadkari also stated that state finance ministers should consider reducing Goods and Services Tax (GST) on flex-fuel vehicles to 12 per cent in the GST Council meeting.

3:41 PM

NCP (SP) plans protest for assent to Shakti bill proposing stricter punishment for anti-women crimes

Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader and former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday demanded that President Droupadi Murmu approve the Shakti bill passed by the Maharashtra legislature that prescribes the death penalty for rapists.NCP (SP) leaders and women workers will protest on Tuesday against the delay in clearing the bill by wearing red ribbons at the pedestal of Mahatma Gandhi's statue near the state secretariat, he said.

3:28 PM

News update: Cabinet approves Rs 3,979-cr scheme for crop science for food, nutrition

3:26 PM

News update: Cabinet approves Rs 2,291-crore programme for strengthening agri education, management

The Union Cabinet allocated Rs 860 cr for development of horticulture; Rs 1,202 cr for Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said today.

3:20 PM

News update: Cabinet gives nod to Rs 2,817 cr digital agriculture mission

The government also cleared  Rs 1,702-cr scheme for sustainable livestock health, production, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated today.

2:55 PM

Had expressed displeasure over Kangana's remarks on farmers' protests: Punjab BJP leader Harjit Grewal

Senior Punjab BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal has said that he had immediately spoken to his party high command after Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut's remarks on the farmers' protests and expressed his displeasure.Grewal said that he had spoken over phone to Union Minister and BJP president J P Nadda in this regard.

Kangana, the MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, had recently posted a clip of her interview with Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar in which she suggested that a "Bangladesh-like situation" could have erupted in India but for the country's strong leadership.

2:55 PM

Liquor policy scam: Supreme Court grants bail to ex-AAP functionary Vijay Nair

The top court granted bail to former AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, saying liberty is "sacrosanct". The court observed that pre-trial incarceration cannot be a punishment.

2:33 PM

Case registered against Karnataka BJP leader for alleged sexual assault, blackmail

A sexual harassment case has been filed against Karnataka BJP leader Arun Kumar Puthila based on a complaint by a 47-year-old woman, police said. The woman allegedly said that that the BJP leader sexually assaulted her at a Bengaluru hotel in June 2023.

2:30 PM

Happy that I&B Ministry, GoI have taken cognizance and summoned Netflix: BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar

"I vividly remember IC-814. I was very aware of that accident and very involved in following that. Every man and woman in India and indeed in South Asia knows that the hijack of IC-814 from Kathmandu was committed by Pakistan's ISI-backed terrorists. Now, nobody thinks that there were some people from India who did the hijacking. So how the people have Hindu names in that movie, I don't know. But I'm very happy that the I&B Ministry and the GoI have taken cognizance of this and have summoned Netflix," BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

2:02 PM

J&K news update: Security forces recover arms in Samba district

Security forces recovered arms and ammunition that were dropped by a drone in the border area of Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Monday, officials said. Security personnel launched a search operation in the Ramgarh sector following intelligence reports of material being dropped by drone during the night, they said.