Heavy Rain Hits Kerala, Orange Alert Issued For 3 Districts: Weather Office

As heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala, the India Meteorological Department on Saturday issued an orange alert in three northern districts of the state for the day. The IMD issued an orange alert in Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod and a yellow alert in nine other districts of the state for the day. The weather department also predicted thunderstorms with moderate rainfall and gusty winds at one or two places in Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, and Ernakulam districts for the day. It further issued an orange alert in Malappuram,...

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UP Woman Calls Off Wedding After Groom, Guests Fight Over Air Cooler

A wedding in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia was called off, and four people, including the groom, were arrested after an argument broke out over who would sit in front of a desert cooler, the police said on Saturday. The incident took place on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, they said. According to the police, an argument broke out among the wedding guests over the seating arrangement in front of a desert cooler during the ceremony. Questioning the behaviour of the groom's relatives, the bride refused to marry him, Station House Officer (SHO)...

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PM Inaugurates Projects Worth Rs 29,400 Crore In Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched and laid the foundation stone of various projects worth more than Rs 29,400 crores in Mumbai on Saturday. PM Modi was felicitated by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar at the NESCO Exhibition Centre, Goregaon in Mumbai. This was Narendra Modi's first visit to Mumbai after taking oath as Prime Minister for the third consecutive term on June 9, following the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)'s victory in the Lok Sabha polls. The Prime Minister laid the foundation...

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No Independent MLAs - A First For Himachal's Electoral History

With the two-party system taking deep roots in Himachal Pradesh, and the Congress and the BJP coming to power alternately, the presence of Independents has been declining and, in a first, the assembly has no Independent MLAs in the state assembly. With victory in two out of three assembly by-elections, the strength of Congress has increased to 40. This is also the first time that a man and his wife - Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his wife Kamlesh Thakur - would sit in the House. Kamlesh Thakur's win from the Dehra assembly seat has...

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7 Congress MLAs Cross-Voted In Key Maharashtra Polls: Sources

In a worrying sign for the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra, which was riding high after winning 30 of 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state, at least seven Congress MLAs cross-voted for candidates from the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the Legislative Council polls on Friday, sources said.  The polls, which are generally a straightforward affair, were seen as the semi-finals ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections - expected to be held around November - because 12 candidates were vying for 11 seats.  The opposition alliance had...

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Delhi Lt Governor Directs Agencies To Urgently Carry Out Desilting Of Drains

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Thursday chaired a meeting of the DDMA and directed agencies to urgently carry out the work of desilting of drains and removal of encroachment along the drains, Raj Niwas officials said. Mr Saxena directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which is coordinating with various construction agencies for the removal of debris and construction material from the Yamuna floodplains, to ensure that there is no obstruction in the flow of the Yamuna due to the construction of bridges and other activities in the floodplains. The...

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NEET-UG पेपर लीक : IIT मद्रास के डेटा एनालिसिस में नहीं मिली कोई सामूहिक गड़बड़ी - केंद्र का SC में हलफनामा

केंद्र ने नीट यूजी मामले में सुप्रीम कोर्ट में हलफनामा दाखिल किया. कहा कि आईआईटी मद्रास द्वारा किए गए डेटा विश्लेषण में कोई असामान्यता या कोई सामूहिक गड़बड़ी नहीं दिखाई गई केंद्र ने उठाए गए मुद्दों पर विचार करने के लिए 7 सदस्यीय विशेषज्ञ पैनल का प्रस्ताव रखा है ताकि भविष्य में इस तरह की कोई लीक न हो. काउंसलिंग प्रक्रिया जुलाई के तीसरे सप्ताह से शुरू होकर चार राउंड में आयोजित की जाएगी यदि किसी उम्मीदवार के बारे में यह पाया जाता है कि वह किसी गड़बड़ी से लाभ उठाया है तो ऐसे व्यक्ति की काउंसलिंग प्रक्रिया के दौरान या उसके बाद भी किसी भी स्तर पर रद्द...

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