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The Yamuna’s water level, which had crossed the danger line of 205.33 metres earlier on Monday, prompting an Orange warning, was measured at 206.24 on Tuesday, according to data released by the national capital’s Flood Control Department. Previously, the Yamuna water level at the Old Railway Bridge was measured at 206.04 mm at 11 p.m. on Monday. While the city’s districts remained flooded as a result of persistent rains on Saturday and Sunday, as well as a new round of rain on Monday. The national capital’s record rainfall has had an impact on all segments, including the impoverished, daily wage earners, and commuters. While residents living in hutments beside the Yamuna would have to relocate if the water level rises higher, rainfall also invaded the residences of some public workers.
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Here are the key highlights of the day
- Article 370 Abrogation: Supreme Court to start day-to-day hearing from August 2
- Heavy downpour likely in several parts of Rajasthan
- Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s health deteriorates, rushed to hospital
- Amarnath Yatra remains suspended for 4th consecutive day from Jammu
- Yamuna swells further in Delhi, evacuation begins
- Gorakhpur man held for threatening to kill Modi, Adityanath on helpline
Supreme Court LIVE Updates
‘It’s Illegal’ says SC on extension of ED Director SK Mishra’s tenure
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Enforcement Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure extension was unlawful.
According to the Supreme Court, he will remain in office until July 31.
Mishra will continue to remain as ED director till July 31, according to the Supreme Court.
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court deferred its decision on several petitions contesting the extension of the ED Director’s mandate.
Following the hearing of the parties’ representations, a bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol reserved the order.
West Bengal Panchayat Elections LIVE Updates
BJP claim at least 45 killed in Bengal panchayat polls, terms Mamata Banerjee ‘ruthless’
The BJP lambasted the Trinamool Congress administration on Tuesday for “state-sponsored” violence during the West Bengal panchayat elections, calling Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “ruthless” and saying at least 45 people were killed.
Violence shook the rural votes on July 8, killing 15, while voting boxes were vandalised, ballot papers were burned, and explosives were hurled at opponents in numerous locations. On Monday, repolling took place at 696 booths in 19 districts where voting was deemed void due to claims of vote box tampering and violence.
As voting began on Tuesday and early patterns emerged, the BJP’s national spokesman Sambit Patra stated that the ruling TMC’s “dadagiri politics” continued even on the day of voting.
The BJP’s and other opposition parties’ counting agents were barred from reaching the counting locations, he alleged during a news conference in the national capital, calling the vote violence “unprecedented.”
Indian Economy LIVE Updates
India could surpass US to be world’s second-biggest economy by 2075. Here’s how
According to Goldman Sachs’ newest projection, India will overtake the United States as the world’s second biggest economy by 2075.
India is now the fifth biggest economy and is predicted to overtake Germany, Japan, and the United States. China has the number one position.
Article 370 LIVE Updates
J&K: Political parties welcome SC’s decision to hear petitions on Article 370 on daily basis
Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir applauded the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a batch of cases contesting the repeal of Article 370 of the Constitution on a daily basis on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it will begin day-to-day hearings on petitions challenging the repeal of Article 370, which granted the former state of Jammu and Kashmir special status, on August 2.
Omar Abdullah, head of the National Conference (NC), believes there is a solid argument for restoring Article 370.
“It took four years for the case to get to the Supreme Court. It shows how strong our case is. Had it been weak, believe me, they (Centre) would have started the hearing within weeks. It took so long because the Constitution was blown to pieces on August 5, 2019,” the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister told reporters after paying homage to his grandmother Begum Akbar Jahan, the wife of NC founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah.
West Bengal Panchayat Results LIVE Updates
TMC dominates Bengal rural polls by bagging over 3,700 seats, maintains strong lead
According to data released by the State Election Commission, the Trinamool Congress secured victory in over 3,700 gramme panchayat seats and was leading in another 3,167 seats in West Bengal, while the opposition BJP bagged 673 seats and was leading in 782 others out of 63,229 gramme panchayat seats across the state.
According to the CPI(M), it has won 241 seats and now leads in around 627 gramme panchayat (GP) seats, followed by its ally Congress, which has won 107 GP seats and is leading in 241 others.
The counting of ballots for the three-tier panchayat polls to roughly 74,000 seats, which comprise 9,730 panchayat samiti seats and 928 zilla parishad seats, began smoothly at 8 a.m. on Tuesday amid strict security, authorities said.
There are around 339 counting locations scattered throughout 22 districts. South 24 Parganas has the most counting centres (28), whereas Kalimpong has the fewest (four). Some northern areas are also experiencing bad weather.
Himachal Pradesh LIVE Updates
Tankers pressed into service in Shimla as water supply remains disrupted
Water service to some areas of the city was delayed for the fourth day in a row on Tuesday, as thick silt from persistent rains hampered water pumping.
Water is being delivered to homes through tankers, and 10 tankers have been deployed, according to Surender Chauhan, Mayor of the Corporation.
According to Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited (SJPNL) authorities, Shimla got 6.58 mld (million litres per day) of water on Tuesday, compared to the typical 42-45 mld due to no pumping from the Giri water source.
Giri and Gumma are the two largest sources of water, each delivering an average of 15 mld, however Gumma supplied just 2.23 mld since the Chaba pumping station is destroyed, Nautikhad is inundated, and only one pump at the Gumma station is operational.
The remaining four water supply sources to Shimla, including Churot, Seog, Chairh, and Koti Brandi, provided 4.35 mld.
According to state emergency response centre statistics, 606 of the total 1,418 water projects damaged by rainfall were in Shimla district.
Delhi LIVE Updates
NGT order asking Delhi LG to head high-level committee for cleaning Yamuna river stayed
The Supreme Court on Tuesday delayed a National Green Tribunal (NGT) ruling directing the Delhi Lieutenant Governor to chair a high-level committee charged with cleaning up the Yamuna River.
A bench consisting of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra, decided to hear the Delhi government’s appeal against the NGT’s January 19 ruling and served notice on the petitioner on whose application the tribunal had given the order.
The NGT had constituted a high-level committee (HLC) of authorities concerned in Delhi where pollution of Yamuna is higher (about 75 per cent) compared to other river basin states, and said, “We request the Lieutenant Governor, Delhi, who is Chairman of DDA and administrator of Delhi under Article 239 of the Constitution, to head the committee.”
Karnataka LIVE Updates
Karnataka HC stays summons issued to activist Chakravati Sulibele
The Karnataka High Court has given a stay order on the summons served on activist Chakravarti Sulibele in the case involving the demonstration in front of the Town Hall over the assassination of BJP Yuva Morcha member Praveen Nettaru.
After hearing a petition requesting the cancellation of the private complaint filed against Sulibele at the VI ACMM court by the inspector of S J Park police station, as well as the summons issued by the court, Justice M Nagaprasanna presided over the bench that granted this interim order.
During the hearing on Monday, senior lawyer Arun Shyam claimed that the State Government had issued an order limiting protests to Freedom Park and prohibited them from taking place elsewhere in the city.
India Monsoon LIVE Updates
Heavy downpour likely in several parts of Rajasthan
Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall was observed in scattered sections of Rajasthan on Tuesday, with one rain-related mortality reported in Pratapgarh district.
They said Shivganj in Sirohi district saw the greatest 13-centimetre rainfall in a 24-hour period ending Tuesday morning.
During the same time period, the state saw light to moderate rainfall in most regions in the east and in isolated places in the west, according to authorities.
According to the meteorological department, Abu Road in Sirohi received 11 cm of rain, Pratapgarh and Dholpur received 9 cm each, Sangod (Kota), Paota and Chomu (both in Jaipur), and Sumerpur (Pali) received 8 cm each, and many other regions received less than 8 cm.
The weather office has predicted heavy rainfall in Baran, Bharatpur, Bundi, Dholpur, Jhalawar, Karauli, Kota and Sawai Madhopur districts on Wednesday.
Maharashtra LIVE Updates
Congress leaders deliberate on post-NCP split situation in Maharashtra
Senior Congress leaders from Maharashtra met with the party’s leadership here on Tuesday to examine the state’s political situation in the aftermath of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP split.
The Congress has now emerged as the state’s largest opposition party, claiming the role of Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly.
The discussions came after a group of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Ajit Pawar decided to join the NDA.
Congress leaders are debating how the NCP split would influence the party’s prospects in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi were present during the meeting at the AICC headquarters.
Article 370 Abrogation LIVE Updates
Article 370 Abrogation: Supreme Court to start day-to-day hearing from August 2
The Supreme Court will begin day-to-day hearings on a bundle of petitions contesting the repeal of Article 370 of the Constitution, which conferred special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir, on August 2.
“The hearing of the petitions before the constitution bench shall commence on August 2, 10:30 am and then proceed on day to day basis barring miscellaneous days that is Mondays and Fridays,” the decree stated.
Mondays and Fridays are reserved for hearings at the Supreme Court on a variety of issues.
Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates
Bus with wedding guests falls into canal in Andhra Pradesh, 7, including child, killed
Seven passengers were killed after the bus they were riding in lost control after hitting a concrete wall and plunging into a canal in Darsi, Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district.
SP Praksam Malika Garg stated that the bus was travelling from Podili to Kakinada for a wedding event.
At least 29 additional passengers on the ill-fated bus have been injured and are being treated in a hospital.
GST Council Meet LIVE Updates
FM Sitharaman chairs 50th GST Council meet in Delhi
Places of Worship LIVE Updates
SC grants time to Centre to file reply on pleas challenging law on Places of Worship
The Supreme Court gave the Centre until October 31 to respond to a batch of petitions contesting specific aspects of a 1991 statute that forbids launching a lawsuit to recover a place of worship or seek a change in its character from what existed on August 15, 1947.
A bench comprised of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra, and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, standing for the Centre, took notice of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s remarks that the government is seized of it and that a thorough reply will be prepared.
Taking note of the submissions of the top law officer, the bench granted time till October 31 to the Centre to file its reply to the petitions.
The Centre is taking adjournment after adjournment. Please list it (the plea) for final hearing, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said.
Sidhu Moosewala Murder LIVE Updates
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s health deteriorates, rushed to hospital
Lawrence Bishnoi, the gangster suspected in the high-profile murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, was transported to the hospital late Tuesday night as his health deteriorated, authorities said.
According to police reports, Bishnoi was transferred from Bathinda Central Jail to Faridkot Medical Hospital on Monday night as his condition deteriorated.
According to authorities, Bishoni’s health has deteriorated owing to a persistent fever that has lasted two to three days.
West Bengal Panchayat Results LIVE Updates
TMC wins 681 Gram Panchayat Seats, 28 Panchayat Samiti
The TMC takes 681 Gramme Panchayat seats, followed by the BJP, the Left, and the Congress.
Maharashtra LIVE Updates
Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar meet CM Eknath Shinde at Varsha
In the midst of the NCP’s power struggle between competing groups commanded by Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar, the former, along with fellow deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, arrived at Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s official mansion, ‘Varsha,’ in Mumbai on Monday night for a meeting with him.
Earlier on Monday, Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale met with state minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who was one of two dissident Nationalist Congress Party politicians to join the Eknath Shinde-led administration, along with Ajit Pawar, following a party split.
Venkaiah Naidu LIVE Updates
Minorities more safe, secure in India than in US: Venkaiah Naidu
Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu asserted that minorities are safer and more secure in India than in many other nations, including the United States, and that secularism is in the blood of the Indian people.
Addressing a gathering of Indian Americans at a reception hosted in his honour by the National Council of Asian Indian Associations in the Greater Washington DC area on Monday, Naidu said, “All propaganda is going on (against India). Certain sections of the Western media also. They joined this propaganda about India, about the security and safety of minorities. I want to tell those people that minorities are more safe and secure in India than here”.
Amarnath Yatra LIVE Updates
Amarnath Yatra remains suspended for 4th consecutive day from Jammu
The Amarnath Yatra was stopped for the fourth day in a row on Tuesday due to the shutdown of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway due to major damage to the Ramban portion, leaving 15,000 pilgrims stranded in Jammu and elsewhere.
Intense rains, according to authorities, have caused extraordinary damage to the roadway, particularly the length in Ramban district, forcing its suspension to traffic on Monday.
Despite the yatra’s suspension, pilgrims are unfazed and enthusiastic about seeing the Amarnath cave shrine, even if it means waiting for days.
Maharashtra LIVE Updates
Man detained for issuing threat to Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal
An official claimed on Tuesday that the Pune police had apprehended a 24-year-old man for reportedly threatening to assassinate NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who was just inducted into the Eknath Shinde-led government.
The individual allegedly contacted a phone number belonging to Bhujbal’s personal assistant (PA) on Monday night, claiming to have snatched Bhujbal’s “supari” (contract) and threatening to murder him, according to a police officer.
In this regard, Bhujbal’s PA filed a police report.
“An offence was registered against the person, and during the investigation, his location was traced to Mahad in neighbouring Raigad district,” the officer added.
The Pune Crime Branch has apprehended the man from Mahad and brought him here for further investigation, he added.
Delhi High Court LIVE Updates
Delhi HC dismisses bail plea of Leena Maria Paulose, wife of conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar
The bail application of Leena Maria Paulose, wife of conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, in a Rs 200 crore extortion case filed by Delhi Police’s Economic Offence Wing (EOW), has been denied by the Delhi High Court.
The Court also denies the bail requests of two other defendants in the same case, Kamlesh Kothari and B Mohan Raj.
Maharashtra LIVE Updates
We have aligned with BJP, but not abandoned our ‘ideology’: Ajit Pawar camp leader Bhujbal
Though they have linked with the Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal has stated that they have not abandoned their “ideology,” and he has blasted NCP founder Sharad Pawar for altering his position on joining hands with the BJP on many occasions.
Bhujbal said 45 of the 53 NCP MLAs sided with Ajit Pawar, saying, “What would have I done by remaining outside?”
Speaking to the media at Mahatma Phule Wada in Pune on Monday, Bhujbal said Sharad Pawar expressed his support for the BJP in 2014 after it established government without the Shiv Sena’s support following the Assembly elections.
Asked whether he has changed his ideology, from being a follower of social reformers like Mahatma Phule to now aligning with Hindutva forces, Bhujbal said they have not merged with the BJP.
India COVID-19 LIVE Updates
India records 20 fresh COVID-19 cases, active caseload declines to 1,420
According to the Union Health Ministry, India has registered 20 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of active cases to 1,420.
According to ministry figures updated at 8 a.m., the death toll from the viral sickness has risen to 5,31,913.
With the new instances, India’s COVID-19 tally has risen to 4,49,94,619, according to the statistics.
According to the ministry’s website, the nationwide COVID-19 recovery percentage was 98.81 per cent.
The number of persons who have recovered from the sickness has risen to 4,44,61,286 with a case fatality rate of 1.18 per cent.
According to the ministry’s website, anti-Covid vaccinations have been provided to 220.66 crore persons in India.
Delhi LIVE Updates
Minimum temperature in city settles below normal
On Tuesday, moderate rain is expected in Delhi, with the lowest temperature settling at 24.4 degrees Celsius, three degrees below usual.
According to statistics given by the India Meteorological Department, the relative humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 96%.
On Saturday and Sunday, Delhi witnessed tremendous rainfall, with 107 mm of rain falling between 8.30 a.m. on Sunday and 8:30 a.m. on Monday. On Monday morning, commuters had to contend with flooded roads and traffic jams.
The city received 8 mm of rain in the previous 24 hours, which ended at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
The lowest temperature on Monday was 25.1 degrees Celsius, which was two degrees lower than the season’s average.
Flood Warning LIVE Updates
Yamuna swells further in Delhi, evacuation begins
The Yamuna River in Delhi has risen over the 206-metre evacuation level, requiring officials to relocate residents living in flood-prone districts to safer ones.
The river reached the danger level of 205.33 metres in Delhi on Monday evening, far sooner than expected.
The water level at the Old Railway Bridge climbed to 206.28 metres at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Central Water Commission’s (CWC) flood-monitoring webpage, with Haryana releasing additional water into the river from the Hathnikund barrage near Yamunanagar.
The river is forecast to climb to 206.65 metres by Tuesday afternoon before gradually decreasing.
Uttarakhand LIVE Updates
Orange alert for Uttarakhand: CM Dhami says state ‘on full alert mode’
On Tuesday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami stated that the state government is on high alert due to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) severe rainfall alert in the region.
Flood Warning LIVE Updates
Delhi: Old Yamuna bridge closed for rail traffic as river water level crosses danger mark
Rail travel across the ancient Yamuna bridge in the national capital was briefly prohibited on Tuesday as the water level in the Yamuna above the danger mark due to heavy rains over the previous several days, officials said.
According to the official, traffic has been halted since 6 a.m. today.
“Rail traffic over the old Yamuna bridge, temporarily suspended since 06.00 a.m today–July 11,” Northern Railways informed.
The water level in the Yamuna River reached 206.24 metres today, slightly over the danger limit of 205.33 metres, according to the Central Water Commission.
Officials further said that the peak flood level is -207.49 metres.
Flood Warning LIVE Updates
Delhi on high alert as Yamuna crosses danger mark, touches 206. 24-meter
The water level in the Yamuna River reached 206.24 metres on Tuesday, slightly over the danger limit of 205.33 metres, according to the Central Water Commission. The peak flood level, according to authorities, is 207.49 metres.
“The water level in Yamuna River crosses the danger mark of 205.33 mtr, touching 206.24 mtr; the high flood level is–207.49 mtr,” Central Water Commission said.
Rail travel across the old Yamuna bridge in Delhi has been temporarily halted starting 6 a.m. today until July 11, according to Northern Railway.
Meanwhile, due to continuous rains, the water level in the Yamuna has risen in Vikasnagar, Uttarakhand’s Dehradun.
Amarnath Yatra LIVE Updates
J-K highway remains shut, no pilgrims batch to leave Jammu for Amarnath on Tuesday
The Amarnath Yatra will remain stopped, according to authorities, because no pilgrims would leave Jammu for Kashmir on Tuesday due to the shutdown of the Jammu-Srinagar national route.
“No fresh batch will leave Jammu for Kashmir for their onward journey to Amarnath cave shrine. The yatra will remain suspended”, a senior officer told PTI here.
This is being done in anticipation of the roadway being closed for work on complete restoration of damaged segments.
More than 7,000 pilgrims are trapped in Jammu, primarily at the Bhagwatinagar base camp, while over 5,000 are stranded in Ramban district at the Chanderkot base camp.
Uttar Pradesh LIVE Updates
Gorakhpur man held for threatening to kill Modi, Adityanath on helpline
Police claimed on Monday that a 45-year-old man was arrested in Gorakhpur for reportedly threatening to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath by phoning the UP-112 helpline.
According to Deoria Kotwali SHO DK Mishra, the call was made late Sunday night to the UP-112 helpline number by a guy who identified himself as Arun Kumar, a resident of the city’s Bhujauli Colony.
According to the SHO, police tracked the phone’s location to Devrad village in Harpur Budhat district, which led them to one Sanjay Kumar, who was caught Monday morning.
Police found that Kumar was drunk when he made the call. They said they are interrogating Kumar for more details into the incident and have filed a case against him.
Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates
Kamal Nath meets Madhya Pradesh Governor on ‘suppression of tribals’ in state
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath met with Governor Mangubhai C. Patel on Monday as part of a Congress team to apprise him of the state’s treatment of Dalits and alleged oppression of tribals.
Following the meeting, Nath stated that the Sidhi urinating episode had harmed the state’s reputation around the country.
“We met the Governor and informed him about this incident (wherin a man, identified as Pravesh Shukla, was seen urinating on a tribal man in a video), which has tarnished the image of Madhya Pradesh across the country,” the senior Congress leader said.
Money Laundering LIVE Updates
ED files draft charges against NCP leader Malik; next hearing on July 24
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed draft charges in a court in Mumbai on Monday against former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik in a money laundering case involving fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his associates.
Sunil Gonsalves, a special public prosecutor, presented the draft accusations before special judge R N Rokade.
Aside from Malik, who is in prison, additional charges were made against three other defendants in the case, and the case was adjourned for a hearing on July 24.
Draught charges are a step towards the start of a criminal trial. Based on prima facie evidence, the court must hear both sides and decide which of the provisions raised by the investigative agency the accused can be charged with.
India Article 370 LIVE Updates
Centre’s Article 370 affidavit in SC holds no legal value, only political, claim Mehbooba, Omar
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah slammed the Centre’s plea before the Supreme Court on the repeal of Article 370, saying it lacked logic and constitutional support.
“The Centre’s defence lacks logic (is) illegal & unconstitutional abrogation of Article 370,” PDP President Mehbooba Mufti said in a tweet.
“Brute majority was used to subvert the Indian constitution that extended guarantees to the people of J&K & GOI also violated earlier rulings of Hon’ble SC which held that only J&K’s constituent assembly could recommend the removal of Article 370 to the President of India,” she said.
The former BJP ally further stated that the region’s “drum beating about an enforced silence” cannot be used to “justify constitutional harakiri.”
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah also turned to Twitter to suggest that the government’s arguments were political and lacked legal heft.
West Bengal Panchayat Polls LIVE Updates
Bengal panchayat polls: Counting begins amid tight security
The counting of ballots for West Bengal’s three-tier panchayat elections began Tuesday morning amid strict security, according to authorities.
Votes for 73,887 zilla parishad, panchayat samiti, and gramme panchayat seats will be tallied at 339 locations throughout 22 districts of the state. There were a total of 2.06 lakh contestants in the running.
“The counting began at 8 am, and it is likely to continue for two days. It will take time for all the ballot papers to be counted and compile results. We hope that a trend will be available by the end of the day,” an SEC official said.
All counting locations will be staffed by armed state police officers and one company of central troops. An officer added that prohibitive measures were issued outside the site under Section 144 of the CrPC to avert any untoward events.
India Monsoons LIVE Updates
IMD issues fresh ‘Red’ and ‘Orange’ alerts in Himachal for next 24 hours
There appears to be no quick relief in sight for Himachal Pradesh, which has been hammered by rains in recent days, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued “red” and “orange” advisories for multiple districts of the hill-state for the next 24 hours on Tuesday.
“A red alert has been issued for very heavy rainfall in Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kullu, Mandi, Kinnaur, and Lahaul for the next 24 hours. Additionally, an orange alert has been issued in Una, Hamirpur, Kangra, and Chamba. A flash flood warning has been issued for Mandi, Kinnaur, and Lahaul-Spiti for the next 24 hours,” said senior IMD Scientist Sandeep Kumar Sharma on Monday.
Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur said on Monday that the state has received unusually heavy rainfall in recent days and that he was concerned about the loss of life and damage to public facilities.
Thakur, who is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the Himachal Assembly, told ANI that Himachal Pradesh has “not seen such rain in its history” and that over 12 key bridges had been destroyed.
GST Council LIVE Updates
GST Council to meet today; deliberations set to focus on online gaming regulations, tribunals
The GST Council will have its 50th meeting today in the national capital. The meeting will be presided over by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Council’s chairman.
According to ANI, the Group of Ministers (GoM) report on internet gambling, casinos, and horse racing, as well as suggested taxation, will be debated.
According to the article, there is no agreement among GoM members on taxing online gambling at a fixed rate of 28 per cent.
Aside from online gambling, the Council is likely to debate and complete the formation of a GST Tribunal and its benches. The rules and procedures governing tribunals may also be finished tomorrow, according to the sources.
Ukraine India LIVE Updates
US welcomes role of India in helping achieve lasting peace in Ukraine
According to a senior administration official, the United States has appreciated India’s participation in achieving long-term peace in Ukraine.
“A strategic failure for Russia, which has seen an enormous loss of both military personnel, but military equipment. It’s seen its standing in the world affected. It’s seen its economy crippled by the sanctions and export controls we’ve imposed,” Matthew Miller, Spokesperson of the State Department told reporters at a news conference here.
“I will say with respect to what other countries of the world can do, we welcome the international support that Ukraine has received since the beginning of this conflict,” he said in response to a question.
Delhi LIVE Updates
Yamuna flows over danger mark at 206.24 mm
The Yamuna’s water level, which had crossed the danger line of 205.33 metres earlier on Monday, prompting an Orange warning, was measured at 206.24 on Tuesday, according to data released by the national capital’s Flood Control Department. Previously, the Yamuna water level at the Old Railway Bridge was measured at 206.04 mm at 11 p.m. on Monday.
While the city’s districts remained flooded as a result of persistent rains on Saturday and Sunday, as well as a new round of rain on Monday.
The national capital’s record rainfall has had an impact on all segments, including the impoverished, daily wage earners, and commuters. While residents living in hutments beside the Yamuna would have to relocate if the water level rises higher, rainfall also invaded the residences of some public workers.