Live Breaking News July 24
Twitter is buzzing with breaking news and news alerts from India and rest of the world. Here is the live coverage of all breaking alerts and latest updates from the micro-blogging site on one page:
Breaking News of July 24:
04:55 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Uganda. He will meet President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, hold delegation level talks and address a community event today.
04:51 pm: Rain / thundershowers very likely to occur during next three hours at some places in Agra, Mathura, Aligarh, Sambhal, Raebareli, Sitapur, Bahraich, Mainpuri, Kanpur(D), Etawah, Auraiya, Farrukhabad districts and adjoining areas: IMD Lucknow
04:50 pm: Terrorists attack CRPF party at Batmaloo in Srinagar.
03:50 pm: Augusta Westland VVIP chopper scam: Delhi's Patiala House Court summons ex-IAF chief SP Tyagi. Courts asks all of them to appear before the Court on September 12.
02:53 pm: We want to boost economic ties between India and Rwanda. Our nations can do a lot together. There are several opportunities in rural development and small scale industries: PM Modi in Kigali Rwanda (ANI)
02:50 pm: India is growing exponentially but our mantra is 'sabka saath sabka vikas'. We will grow but we will also help those grow, who are with us. We will walk together: PM Narendra Modi in Kigali, Rwanda (ANI)
02:43 pm: Casualties reported after several rockets fired in Kabul (reports AFP)
02:40 pm: Delhi High Court reiterates its earlier order directing Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash to appear before the Committees. Anshu Prakash had again moved the Delhi HC today seeking exemption from appearing before the Delhi Assembly Committees (ANI)
02:28 pm: Congress President had been leveling baseless allegations, that money of Indians in Swiss banks have increased by 50%, without understanding seriousness of matter. He's habituated to speak without knowing truth. We saw how he was exposed by French govt: Piyush Goyal (ANI)
01:43 pm: Rwanda: PM Modi gifts cows to 200 households in Rweru model village in Bugesera, under Rwandan Government's Girinka Programme. Girinka describes a centuries-old cultural practice in Rwanda whereby a cow was given by one person to another, as a sign of respect and gratitude (ANI)
01:31 pm:
01:04 pm: 'Bank of International settlements data shows a decrease of 34.5% in assets held by Indian residents in Switzerland in 2017, as compared to 2016. Earlier data claiming 50% increase misinterpreted,' says Finance Minister Piyush Goyal (ANI)
12:54 pm: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 PM as TMC members protest over black money issue (PTI)
12:53 pm: According to data released by Swiss National Bank, loans and deposits of individual Indians in the bank decreased by 34.5% in the last year compared to the previous year: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha (ANI)
12:52 pm: After Modi govt came to power in 2014, the amount deposited in Swiss National Bank has reduced by 80% between 2014 and 2017: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in Rajya Sabha (ANI)
12:51 pm: Supreme Court dismisses the plea filed by Karti Chidambaram against the issuance of summons against him in the Aircel-Maxis case after the CBI had filed the chargesheet and complaint in a trial court (ANI)
12:14 pm: BSP will contest elections as a part of coalition govt only if it gets respectable no. of seats. BSP wants to tell Congress leaders giving reactions about an alliance with BSP in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, that the same condition applies to Congress as well: Mayawati (ANI)
12:13 pm: Justice Rohinton Nariman, one of the judges in Constitution bench, questions stand of Travancore Devaswom Board in Kerala High Court, for allowing women for 5 days in a month, says "deity can't suddenly disappear for 5 days only to reappear later" (ANI)
12:12 pm: Supreme Court's five-judge Constitution bench begins hearing in women's entry in Sabrimala temple matter (ANI)
12:11 pm: Mob lynching is a deed of narrow-minded BJP members and supporters, but they consider it patriotism. I condemn the Alwar lynching incident but think that BJP won't be able to take appropriate action in the case. Therefore, I request Court to intervene: Mayawati (ANI)
12:10 pm: BJP govt will be remembered for taking immature decisions that have led to an increase in incidences of mob lynching of innocent people, giving freedom to commit murders, damaging the democracy and endangering peoples' lives: BSP chief Mayawati in Delhi (reports ANI)
12:09 pm: The death toll from a series of fires sweeping Greece climbs to 50, with a Red Cross official reporting the discovery of 26 more bodies at a seaside resort (reports AFP)
11:28 am: Delhi High court defers by tomorrow, the hearing on P Chidambaram's anticipatory bail in the INX media case (ANI)
11:20 am: Entire Taj precinct should be declared no-plastic zone, use of bottled water should also be prohibited. All polluting industries in region should be closed, more tourism hubs created: UP tells Supreme Court (PTI)
11:19 am: UP govt files first draft report of vision document in Supreme Court, on protection and preservation of Taj Mahal (PTI)
11:17 am: Supreme Court adjourns the Mumbai dance bar case, fixes August 8 as the next date of hearing (ANI)
11:12 am: Sri Lankan Navy apprehends 7 Indian fishermen with two boats near Jaffna. They are being interrogated in Sri Lanka (ANI)
10:23 am: 4 local train passengers killed, at least 10 injured after being hit by iron poles beside railway tracks at Chennai's St Thomas Mount. The passengers were travelling on foot-board of a train this morning (ANI)
10:16 am: At least 500 junior doctors of Rewa's Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital and Bhopal's Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Madhya Pradesh submit their resignation over their demands for stipend and equipment (ANI)
10:07 am: Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan and RJD MP JP Yadav give Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over incidents of rape at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur. CPI MP Mohd Salim gives Zero hour notice in Lok Sabha over situation of violence in West Bengal and Tripura (ANI)
10:02 am: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha gives Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over the incidents of rape at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur (ANI)
09:55 am: Congress President Rahul Gandhi writes to CBSE chairman Anita Karwal, says 'it's alleged that data of candidates who appeared for NEET this year, is available on certain websites for a price & has leaked data of over 2,00,000 students. I strongly urge you to order an inquiry' (ANI) Read More
09:53 am: Baloch activists urge people in Balochistan to boycott Pakistan General Elections to be held on July 25. Naela Quadri Baloch, President of World Baloch Women’s Forum, says, 'our free & sovereign country was occupied by Pakistan & Pakistan is violating all International laws' (ANI)
09:20 am: Sensex opens 110.47 points higher at 36,829.07; Nifty at 11113.60
08:14 am: Police arrest man suspected in deadly stabbing at Oakland train station (reports The Associated Press)
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06:35 am: Suspect in deadly Toronto shooting spree struggled with mental illness, family says (reports Reuters)
05:44 am: Canadian officials identify suspect in Toronto mass shooting as Faisal Hussain of Toronto (reports The Associated Press)
05:42 am: Election Commission announces dates for by-election for south Tura Assembly constituency in Meghalaya. The polling will be held on August 23 and counting on August 27 (ANI)
05:39 am: Over 20 people dead in two wildfires raging near Athens (reports The Associated Press)
