Rahul Gandhi LIVE Updates: PM Modi must visit Manipur, says Rahul Gandhi in press conference

Rahul Gandhi LIVE Updates

The first step is to stop violence and put an end to it, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi LIVE Updates

For first time, words ‘Bharat Mata’ have been expunged from Parliament records, say Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi, a Congress MP, stated that ‘Bharat Mata has been slain in Manipur’ since Manipur, as he knew it, no longer exists.

The words ‘Bharat Mata’ have been removed from Parliament records for the first time, which the Congress leader described as an insult.

Rahul Gandhi LIVE Updates

PM at least could go to Manipur, talk to communities, says Rahul Gandhi

“PM at least could go to Manipur, talk to communities and say I am your PM, let’s start talking but I don’t see any intention…The question is not whether PM Modi will become PM in 2024, the question is Manipur where children, people are being killed,” says Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi LIVE Updates

PM wants to burn Manipur, says Rahul Gandhi

On Manipur violence, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said that the Indian Army can stop the violence in two days but PM Modi wants to burn Manipur and does not want to extinguish the fire.

Rahul Gandhi LIVE Updates

What I saw and heard in Manipur is unprecedented, says Rahul Gandhi

I am in politics for about 19 years and I have visited almost all states, but what I saw and heard in Manipur is unprecedented, says Rahul Gandhi in the press conference.

Rahul Gandhi LIVE Updates

Rahul Gandhi responds to PM Modi’s fiery speech

PM Modi shouldn’t have made humourous remarks says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in press conference.

Rajya Sabha LIVE Updates

Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die

The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned sine die.

Nuh Violence LIVE Updates

Punjab and Haryana HC adjourns Nuh violence case; next hearing before Chief Justice

The hearing in the Nuh violence case was adjourned by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday. According to authorities, the matter was adjourned and the next hearing would be before the Chief Justice, as only the Chief Justice hears Suo Motu and PIL matters.

Rajya Sabha LIVE Updates

Raghav Chadha suspended from Rajya Sabha 

Raghav Chadha, an AAP MP, has been suspended till the report of the privileges committee probing the complaint against him is submitted.

Opposition MPs LIVE Updates

Rahul Gandhi leads Opposition protest over suspension of LoP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Leaders of Opposition parties protested the suspension of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Congress MP, from the house on Friday, led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, under the banner of a newly formed alliance, I.N.D.I.A.

Protesting members gathered at Parliament grounds with placards saying “Democracy in Danger,” “Save Democracy,” and chanted shouts demanding Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s suspension be lifted.

Lok Sabha LIVE Updates

Lok Sabha adjourned sine die

The Lok Sabha has been adjourned sine die.

Opposition MPs LIVE Updates

I.N.D.I.A. MPs boycott Lok Sabha proceedings against the suspension of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

I.N.D.I.A. MPs walk out of Lok Sabha proceedings in protest over Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s suspension and march to Dr Ambedkar’s monument in Parliament.

Delhi Gas Leak LIVE Updates

Delhi: 23 children sick, two in critical condition after gas leak reaches school

After a gas leak reached a Municipal Corporation school along a railway line in Naraina, Delhi, 23 children were taken to the hospital.

Acharya Bhikshu Hospital has received 8 of these children.

15 youngsters have been admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, with two of them in severe condition.

Amit Shah LIVE Updates

New bill on IPC will completely repeal offence of sedition: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated in Lok Sabha on Friday that the revised Indian Penal Code (IPC) bill will totally eliminate the charge of sedition. In the Lok Sabha, Shah introduced three measures to replace the IPC, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act.

Speaking on the three bills in the Lower House, Amit Shah said, “Under this law, we are repealing laws like Sedition.”

Lok Sabha LIVE Updates

Lok Sabha passes amendments to Central, Integrated GST laws to levy 28% on e-gaming, casinos

The Lok Sabha amends the Central and Integrated GST rules to collect a 28 per cent tax on e-gaming and casinos.

The Lok Sabha also amended the IGST Act to require registration for anyone providing online money games from other countries.

The new law will go into force on October 1.

Amit Shah LIVE Updates

These bills will transform our criminal system, says Home Minister Amit Shah

In the Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that he can assure the House that these bills will transform the criminal justice system in India.

He added that he was about to send the bills to the standing committee.

“Crime against women and children was given 302nd position (in prevalent laws) despite that no other crime can be more heinous. We are changing this approach, and the first chapter will now be crime against women and children,” he added.

Lok Sabha LIVE Updates

Home Minister Amit Shah introduces Bharatiya Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Lok Sabha on the Bharatiya Sanhita Suraksha Bill, 2023. He said that India’s criminal justice system functioned as per the laws made by the British from 1860 to 2023.

“The three laws will be replaced and there will be a major change in the criminal justice system in the country…", he added.

Congress LIVE Updates

Rahul Gandhi likely to address media today at 3pm in Delhi

Rahul Gandhi, a Congress MP, is expected to conduct a news conference on Friday afternoon, only days after delivering a withering assault on the government over the situation in Manipur during the Lok Sabha debate on the no-confidence motion.

Rahul Gandhi, who was restored as an MP after the Supreme Court overturned his conviction in a criminal defamation case, is expected to speak to the media at 3 p.m. at the All India Congress Committee office in Delhi.

Lok Sabha LIVE Updates

BRS leader Rama Rao questions Lok Sabha Speaker over BJP MP ‘denigrating’ KCR 

Taking serious issue to BJP General Secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s statements in Parliament about Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, State Minister and BRS Working President K T Rama Rao asked Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla what action he would take against the MP on Friday.

In a post on X, Rama Rao, probably alluding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, questioned the Speaker’s stance on the BJP leader, citing the example of “an MP” being disqualified following a court’s judgement over his statements about persons with the surname “Modi.”

Delhi LIVE Updates

Union ministers Anurag Thakur, Kishan Reddy participate in ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ bike rally

Union ministers took part in the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ bike rally on Friday in Delhi’s Pragati Maidan area as part of the impending Independence Day celebrations.

The rally, which marks the campaign’s second iteration, was launched off by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and travelled down Mathura Road, Bhairon Road, India Gate, and the Pragati Maidan tunnel.

Luna-25 LIVE Updates

Russia launches Luna-25 to lunar south pole

According to AP, the Russian mission will journey to the Moon in approximately five and a half days and will spend three to seven days in a 100-kilometer orbit before landing on the surface. This might imply that Luna-25 would arrive on August 23, the same day that ISRO expects Chandrayaan-3 to land.

G20 LIVE Updates

FM Nirmala Sitharaman calls for global efforts to restructure poor countries’ debt

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged on Friday for a global effort led by affluent countries to assist troubled countries in deleveraging at a time when multilateralism is the most formidable issue.

She said multilateralism faced the greatest challenge in recent years, speaking online at a G20 session arranged by the finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India here ahead of the grouping’s summit next month in New Delhi. “We haven’t seen such enormous challenges in recent years at all.”

Delhi High Court LIVE Updates

Excise ‘scam’: HC grants bail to Raghav Magunta in money laundering case

Raghav Magunta, son of YSR Congress Party MP, has been granted bail by the Delhi High Court in connection with a money laundering case involving alleged excise fraud. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, who had previously granted temporary release to the son of MP Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, noted that the relief was granted since the Enforcement Directorate did not object to his bail application.

In its response, the ED argued that because the accused is collaborating with the investigation and aiding in locating the Proceeds of Crime, which would have been impossible otherwise, he should be given bail.

Lok Sabha LIVE Updates

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till noon

The Lok Sabha was postponed till 12 noon on Friday due to opposition protests against the suspension of Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from the House.

As soon as the House convened, Congress deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi brought up Chowdhury’s suspension from the House for “repeated misconduct” on Thursday evening.

Delhi High Court LIVE Updates

Delhi HC issues notice to PPK Newsclick Studio Private Limited

The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to PPK Newsclick Studio Private Limited, which runs the news portal NewsClick, and business director Prabir Purkayastha in response to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) request for a direction to remove an interim decision directing the ED not to pursue any coercive action against them.

Rajya Sabha LIVE Updates

“Suspended on flimsy ground…” says Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha

Congress LIVE Updates

Modi govt wants to ensure ‘control’ over EC in poll year: Congress

The Congress said on Friday that the Modi administration wanted to maintain control of the Election Commission during an election year.

Sharing a letter sent by veteran BJP leader LK Advani to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in June 2012, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh stated even he had stressed that nominations to constitutional bodies should be done in a nonpartisan way to avoid any appearance of prejudice.

The Centre introduced a contentious bill in Rajya Sabha that seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India with a cabinet minister on the panel that selects the chief election commissioner and election commissioners, allowing the government more control over the appointments of poll panel members.

Maharashtra LIVE Updates

Heavy police force deployed at Thane civic hospital after mob gathers, alleges death of 5 patients in a day

Police have been heavily deployed at a civic-run hospital in Thane, Maharashtra, following an overnight drama in which a number of people assembled there and questioned the administration, citing the death of five people in a day due to “negligence,” officials said on Friday.

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa, where the tragedy occurred late Thursday night, refuted the allegations, claiming that just one patient died there throughout the day, as opposed to the allegation of five fatalities.

Nationalist Congress Party leader and MLA Jitendra Awhad also visited the hospital and alleged the five patients died due to negligence and also claimed that the hospital pretends to treat patients even after their death to make money.

Congress LIVE Updates

“Found his misconduct only yesterday…” says Congress MP K Suresh

Uttar Pradesh LIVE Updates

Heavy police deployment near UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s residence

Heavy police presence was seen near UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s house in Lucknow, after a protest call issued by Shikshak Bharti candidates.

Parliament Monsoon Session LIVE Updates

FM Sitharaman to move Central Goods and Service Tax Amendment Bill

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will propose the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, according to the calendar of legislative activity in Lok Sabha.

The government plans to introduce legislation in the Lok Sabha to levy a 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online gambling, casinos, and horse racing.

Sitharaman will also present the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Amendment (Amendment) Bill, 2023. Both legislation will be debated in preparation for consideration and passage.

Haryana LIVE Updates

Schools open in Haryana’s Nuh

Schools in Haryana’s Nuh district reopened today after being closed since July 31 due to violence.

Manipur LIVE Updates

Those ‘silent’ were ‘playing politics’ on Manipur: Sibal’s dig at PM

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for slamming the opposition on the Manipur issue, saying those who remained “silent” were “playing politics.”

Sibal’s criticism of Modi comes a day after Modi lashed out at the opposition during his response to a no-confidence vote presented by the INDIA group against his administration in the Lok Sabha.

Modi said the opposition was never interested in discussing the Manipur situation. He added that the Union home minister explained the issues in great detail with patience and without any politics.

Uttarakhand Rain LIVE Updates

Guptkashi-Gaurikund highway blocked for traffic due to landslide

According to authorities, the Guptkashi-Gaurikund highway leading to Kedarnath Dham has been entirely stopped for traffic owing to falling boulders and debris from the top hill at Tarsali under Chowki Phata, and roughly 60 metres of the road has been severely damaged and washed away.

Uttarakhand Rain LIVE Updates

IMD issues red, orange alerts for most districts from 11-14 August

From August 11 to August 14, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘Red’ and ‘Orange’ Alert for majority of Uttarakhand’s districts.

Heavy rain has been falling in various parts of the state over the previous few days, producing waterlogging and floods and interrupting people’s usual routines.

The Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) rescued numerous persons stranded in their homes in the Kashipur district of Rudrapur that had been swamped in water owing to heavy rain on Thursday.

Punjab LIVE Updates

Pakistani intruder shot dead along IB in Punjab’s Tarn Taran

On Friday, a Pakistani invader was shot dead near the international border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran area, according to a Border Security Force (BSF) spokesman.

According to the official, troops from the border guarding force spotted unusual activity by a person near Thekalan hamlet in the morning.

The military confronted the invader, but he did not halt and proceeded on his way. Sensing a threat, BSF members opened fire, killing the individual on the scene, according to the official.

Himachal Pradesh LIVE Updates

Shimla-Kalka road at NH-5 closed after landslide in Himachal’s Solan

The Shimla-Kalka National Highway-5 route was stopped following a landslip in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district in the early hours of Friday, according to authorities.

“Today Aug 11, at around 2:35 am to 2:40 am, due to rains, Shimla National Highway 5, between Thambu Mod and Chakki Mod, has been closed due to landslides from the hill,” an official said.

Rajya Sabha LIVE Updates

No temple under ASI protection is under debilitated condition: Govt

The government told Parliament on Thursday that there are 3,696 centrally protected sites, including temples, under the authority of the Archaeological Survey of India, and none of these temples are in a debilitated state.

The government was questioned if it is true that the country has a large number of centuries-old temples that are in “debilitated condition” and need to be revitalised, and if the Centre has created a complete inventory of such buildings in conjunction with state governments.

“No such list has been prepared by the ASI,” Minister of Culture G Kishan Reddy in Rajya Sabha in his response to the question.

Congress LIVE Updates

Sonia Gandhi to chair meet of Congress LS MPs to discuss suspension of Adhir Chowdhury

Congress CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi summoned a meeting of Lok Sabha MPs today at 10.30 a.m. to examine the suspension of Congress Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. The meeting has been scheduled in the CPP office in Parliament.