Parliament Monsoon session LIVE Updates: Proceedings in both Houses begin

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Delhi ordinance bill LIVE Updates

JD(U) issues whip to RS Deputy Chairman, other party MPs to oppose Delhi ordinance bill

Janata Dal (United) on Thursday issued a three-line whip to the party’s Rajya Sabha MPs, including Deputy Chairman House Harivansh, to support the party stand to vote against the bill to replace ordinance on control of services in Delhi when it is brought up in the House by the government in the monsoon session of Parliament. 
Deputy Chairman Harivansh has received a party whip for the first time during his entire tenure, his office told ANI.

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Parliament Monsoon session LIVE Updates

Congress MP Manish Tewari gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss border situation with China

#MonsoonSession | Congress MP Manish Tewari gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss border situation with China.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss Manipur situation.

RJD MP Manoj Jha, DMK MP…— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2023

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India LIVE Updates

Rupee rises 10 paise to 81.91 against US dollar in early trade

The rupee gained 10 paise to 81.91 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday tracking the weakness of the American currency in the overseas market, after the US Fed raised interest rates on expected lines.

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PM Modi LIVE Updates

Ashok Gehlot claims PMO removed his three-minute speech for PM Modi's event in Rajasthan, takes to twitter to welcome him

माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी जी,
आज आप राजस्थान पधार रहे हैं। आपके कार्यालय PMO ने मेरा पूर्व निर्धारित 3 मिनट का संबोधन कार्यक्रम से हटा दिया है इसलिए मैं आपका भाषण के माध्यम से स्वागत नहीं कर सकूंगा अतः मैं इस ट्वीट के माध्यम से आपका राजस्थान में तहेदिल से स्वागत करता…— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) July 27, 2023

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Parliament Monsoon session LIVE Updates

Oppn likely to boycott RS Business Advisory Committee meeting to press for PM statement on Manipur

Opposition alliance INDIA is likely to boycott a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Rajya Sabha to be held on Thursday morning to protest against the prime minister not making a statement on Manipur violence in Parliament, a senior leader said.

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India Monsoon LIVE Updates

Srinaga: Fresh batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims leaves from Pantha Chowk base camp

#WATCH | Srinagar, J&K | Fresh batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims leaves from the Pantha Chowk base camp to Baltal and Pahalgam routes to reach the holy Amarnath Cave. pic.twitter.com/5dmFR4TDYF— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2023

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India Monsoon LIVE updates

Maharashtra: Several areas of Nagpur city face waterlogging following overnight heavy rainfall

#WATCH | Maharashtra | Several areas of Nagpur city face waterlogging following overnight heavy rainfall. Narendra Nagar Railway Under Bridge (RuB) and Airport entry road are closed due to waterlogging.

A resident, Gangadhar says, "There was heavy rainfall. There is… pic.twitter.com/BTdjkrFMrb— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2023

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India Monsoon LIVE

Telangana: Water flowing over a part of NH-163 bridge in Mulugu

#WATCH | Telangana: Water flowing over a part of NH-163 bridge in Mulugu, due to incessant rainfall in the city. pic.twitter.com/wRS2kUCbt1— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2023

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Jammu & Kashmir LIVE Update

Shia community takes out Muharram procession after 3 decades on Gurubazaar-Dalgate route

After more than three decades, the Shia community here had a Muharram parade from Gurubazaar to Dalgate on Thursday, with hundreds of people taking part.

After the Jammu and Kashmir authorities gave permission, members of the community led the march.

Mourners gathered at Gurubazaar at 5.30 a.m., after officials provided a two-hour window – from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. – for the procession to pass through the crowded Lal Chowk neighbourhood.

After the onset of militancy in Kashmir in the 1990s, the parade did not take place.

Vijay Kumar, Additional Director General of Police in Kashmir, informed reporters that appropriate security measures had been established for the march.

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Himachal Pradesh LIVE Update

Hattee community jubilant after Rajya Sabha passes bill to accord ST status

The Hattee people in Himachal Pradesh's Trans-Giri district rejoiced after the Rajya Sabha approved a bill to grant them Scheduled Tribe status on Wednesday.

Surendra Hindustani, a member of the Hattee Committee, expressed thanks to the government, saying the community had worked for decades to get Scheduled Tribe recognition. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on the other hand, has kept his word.

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022, was approved by voice vote in the Upper House of Parliament. The law was passed by the Lok Sabha in December.

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Himachal Pradesh LIVE Update

IMD predicts heavy rainfall, issues orange alert for nine districts in Himachal Pradesh

The India Meteorological Department has issued an amber rain warning for nine Himachal Pradesh districts, including Shimla, Solan, and Mandi.

"We have issued orange alerts for the Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Kangra, Chamba, Hamirpur and Una districts during the next three days. The rain will continue in the near future. If we see the records of the past 100 years, this year will be the highest rainfall year as it has broken all old records so far in the state," said Surender Paul, head of IMD (Shimla), on Wednesday.

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Madhya Pradesh Assembly Polls LIVE Update

Amit Shah chairs BJP's core committee meeting ahead of Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls

Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over the BJP's core committee meeting here on Wednesday, ahead of the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections later this year.

The meeting lasted over three and a half hours.

The meeting was attended by senior BJP figures such as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the party's state unit president Vishnu Dutt Sharma, Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Jyotiraditya Scindia, and the BJP's national general secretary Kailash Vijaywargiya.

Chouhan and Sharma had earlier greeted Shah upon his arrival in Bhopal.

Shah's visit to the state capital was his second in less than a week to assess the party's readiness for the assembly elections.

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Kapil Sibal LIVE Update

Kapil Sibal to appear for DPAP during hearings on Article 370 in SC

Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal will attend on behalf of the DPAP in the Supreme Court during a hearing on a bundle of petitions contesting the repeal of Article 370, the Ghulam Nabi Azad-led party announced on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court will begin day-to-day hearings on a bundle of petitions contesting the repeal of Article 370, which granted special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir, on August 2.

A five-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud set July 27 as the deadline for various parties to file written submissions and convenience compilations.

"We requested senior lawyer Kapil Sibal to appear for the hearings on Article 370 and he has graciously agreed," said Salman Nizami, the chief spokesperson of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP).

In 2019, the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status and divided the state into Union Territories. Several applications have been filed in the Supreme Court contesting the move of repealing the provisions of Article 370 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.

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Coal Scam LIVE Update

Former MP Vijay Darda lodged in Tihar jail

On Wednesday, former Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda was placed in Tihar prison's central cell number 2 after a city court sentenced him to four years in prison in a case involving irregularities in the distribution of a coal block in Chhattisgarh.

According to a senior jail official, Darda was housed in ward number 3 of central jail number 2 following completing the requirements, including the medical checkup.

Earlier in the day, the court sentenced Darda, his son Devender Darda, and businessman Manoj Kumar Jayaswal to four years in prison for obtaining the block by "cheating" the Centre.

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India Monsoons LIVE Update

With 1557.8 mm rainfall so far this month, Mumbai records its wettest July ever

After heavy rains all day, Mumbai had its wettest July ever on Wednesday, with the month so far receiving a record 1557.8 mm rainfall, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The previous wettest July on record was in 2020, when the IMD's Santacruz observatory (representing Mumbai's suburbs) recorded 1,502 mm of rain.