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5:00 PM

Swati Maliwal 'assault' case update:Charge sheet filed in Delhi court against CM Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar

The Delhi High Court on July 12 rejected the bail plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide, Bibhav Kumar, in the case related to Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal’s alleged assault. Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said Kumar wields influence as Kejriwal’s personal secretary, and thus the possibility of him influencing witnesses and tampering with the evidence cannot be ruled out.

4:55 PM

Gaza update: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill more than 30 as the sides weigh the latest cease-fire proposal

The deaths in Nuseirat and Zawaida, which included 10 women and four children, came days after Hamas said cease-fire talks meant to wind down the nine-month-long war would continue even after Israel targeted the militant group's top military commander, Mohammed Deif, whose fate remained unclear.

 

4:43 PM

Complete verification of migrant labourers for ration cards in 1 month: Supreme Court to states

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped defaulter states for the delay in verification of migrant labourers registered on the e-shram portal for issuance of ration cards and directed them to complete the exercise within four weeks. The top court also directed the Centre to release food grains to those states which have completed the verification of migrant labourers.

4:40 PM

NEET-UG paper leak case: Key accused among 2 more arrested by CBI

The CBI has arrested two persons including a key accused in the NEET-UG paper leak case who allegedly stole the paper from a National Testing Agency's trunk in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand, officials said Tuesday. The total number of arrests in connection with cases related to leakage, impersonation and other irregularities in the medical entrance exam has now reached 14, they said.

4:03 PM

NIA files charge sheet against CPI (Maoist) cadre for extorting money from businessmen in Bihar

The National Investigation Agency has registered a charge sheet against a CPI (Maoist) cadre for his alleged involvement in extorting money from businessmen in Bihar and propagating violent naxal ideology, according to a statement on Tuesday. The accused, Anil Yadav alias Chhota Sandeep, a resident of Aurangabad district, has been named in the supplementary charge sheet filed before the NIA special court here on Monday.

3:56 PM

1.5 tmcft of Cauvery water flowing to Tamil Nadu daily, says Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that 1.5 tmcft of water is flowing to Biligundlu in Tamil Nadu daily, with increase in the inflow into the four major reservoirs in the Cauvery river basin in his state, following good rains in the catchment areas. Also the Water Resources Minister, he said: "if things continue this way the problem in releasing water to Tamil Nadu may probably get sorted out."

3:53 PM

News update: Mumbai hit-and-run accused Mihir Shah sent to judicial custody till July 30

3:35 PM

Puri Ratna Bhandar to be opened again on Thursday: Justice Rath

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) will reopen the inner chamber of the Ratna Bhandar on Thursday to transfer ornaments to a temporary storeroom set up within the 12th-century shrine complex, four days after it was opened after a gap of 46 years for inventory and repairs. "We will again open the locks and enter Bhitara Ratna Bhandar between 9:51 am and 12:15 pm on July 18. The valuables in the inner chamber will be shifted to the temporary storeroom, and the ASI members will also assess its structural stability. The entire event will be videographed," Justice Biswanth Rath said.

3:25 PM

News update: SC notes submissions of ex-Telangana CM KCR alleging bias against head of inquiry panel

3:10 PM

India's ties with Mauritius have blossomed into a robust and multifaceted partnership: EAM Jaishankar

Bilateral relations with Mauritius serve as a role model for India's successful collaboration abroad, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar stated today.

3:07 PM

Delhi High Court sets July 25 deadline for Centre to decide on office space to AAP

The Delhi High Court today gave the central government time till July 25 to decide on allotment of office space to the AAP here on account of it being recognised as a national party. On June 5, the high court granted six weeks to the Centre to decide the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) request in this matter.

3:03 PM

All-party meet convened on July 21 ahead of Budget session, TMC to skip meeting

The Centre has convened an all-party meeting on July 21 ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament which will begin next Monday, news agency PTI reported citing sources. This will be Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's first time at the customary session-eve meeting of floor leaders from all parties if he attends it.

3:01 PM

News update: Tamil Nadu government transfers Home Secretary P Amudha

The Tamil Nadu government today effected a bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring among others, Principal Home Secretary P Amudha, IAS. She has been replaced with Dheeraj Kumar, currently Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Information Technology and Digital Services Department.

2:50 PM

Will head towards Delhi whenever highway near Shambhu border opens, says farmer leader Dallewal

Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal today stated that farmers will head towards Delhi whenever the national highway, which is barricaded at Shambhu border near Ambala in Haryana, is opened. His statement came days after the Punjab and Haryana High Court asked the Haryana government to open the barricades at the Shambhu border on "experimental basis". Farmers have been camping at the border since February 13. The Haryana government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the high court order. 

2:38 PM

Enforcement Directorate raids Bihar IAS officer, ex RJD MLA in money laundering probe

Probe agency Enforcement Directorate today raided multiple premises in Bihar, Delhi and Pune as part of a money laundering investigation against Bihar cadre IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and former RJD MLA Gulab Yadav, official sources said. The raids are being undertaken against the 1997-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Hans, currently serving as the Principal Secretary of the Bihar energy department, apart from Yadav and some others.