Live Breaking News July 3
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 Highlights, Top Alerts of July 3
02:28 pm: Arrest warrants against issued against Rama Nishad (Hajipur Nagar Parishad President & wife of Muzaffarpur MP Ajay Nishad), and four others in connection with irregularity in construction of a complex on a municipality land
02:14 pm: Glencore shares down over 10% on US corruption probe (reports AFP)
02:10 pm: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak arrested by Malaysia’s anti-graft agency. Razak's name surfaced in the multi billion dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MBD) scam (ANI)
01:30 pm: Govt is committed to turn around Air India and run it professionally: Rajiv Kumar, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman (ANI)
01:29 pm: NITI Aayog is not a successor of Planning Commission. I would say that NITI Aayog is not a Think Tank but an Action Tank: Rajiv Kumar, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman (ANI)
01:28 pm: Legal procedures in the case are underway. But I don't believe the allegations against Shashi Tharoor. I had a good relationship with his family when they got married. I think there is politics. Let the court decide: Congress' AK Antony on Sunanda Pushkar death case (ANI)
01:27 pm: Supreme Court reserves verdict on a plea seeking guidelines to curb all kinds vigilantism, including in the name of cow protection (PTI)
12:48 pm: The family was religious. They were not involved in occult practices unlike media reports suggest. There is a conspiracy. The pipes were brought for a solar project and ventilation purpose: Relative of the Delhi whose 11 members were found dead in Burari on Sunday (ANI)
12:47 pm: Indian High Commission in Pakistan issues visas to more than 170 Pakistani pilgrims for attending Urs (death anniversary) of Hazrat Amir Khusrau at Nizammuddin Dargah in Delhi (ANI)
12:45 pm: Supreme Court grants bail to Biju Janata Dal MP Ramachandran Hansda in connection with his alleged involvement in Nava Diganta chit fund scam (ANI)
12:21 pm: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan writes to CJI Misra, states,"the menace of rape has shaken conscience of a common man. Request you to look into the issue to expedite hearing of appeals of rape cases by setting up of fast track higher courts or to accord high priority to such cases." (ANI)
12:08 pm: Delhi High Court extends P Chidambaram's interim protection from arrest in INX media case (ANI)
12:07 pm: Massive fire breaks out at Mira Road railway station in Mumbai, efforts to douse flames continue
11:56 am: Five dead, nine injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada city; driver on the run (ANI)
11:53 am: Monitoring the situation in Mumbai. Working towards restoring harbour line operations by around 2 pm, tweets Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal (ANI)
11:51 am: UPSC will shortlist three police officers and states may appoint one of them as DGP (PTI)
11:39 am: Supreme Court expresses displeasure over Union of India for not taking enough measures for effectively handling the plight of construction workers, despite collecting more than Rs 20,000 crores in the form of cess for their welfare (ANI)
11:37 am: Austria to 'protect' its borders after German migrant deal (reports AFP)
11:33 am: Supreme Court refuses to give an urgent hearing to a plea filed by Subramanian Swamy seeking a direction to perform 'puja' at disputed land in Ayodhya (ANI)
11:32 am: Filed police complaint because this isn't a suicide case. I don't believe in media reports. The family had never been in contact with any 'baba'. Pipes in the wall might have been for ventilation: Member of the Delhi family whose 11 members were found dead in Burari on July 1 (ANI)
11:24 am: Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay to visit India from July 5-7, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI)
10:47 am: Part of road over bridge has fallen on tracks near Andheri Station impacting rail traffic. Directed officials to speed up repair work and rapidly restore traffic in close coordination with other depts. I've ordered an enquiry by Commissioner of Rail Safety: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal (ANI)
10:26 am: Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) is running 14 extra buses between Borivali to Churchgate following Andheri bridge collapse (ANI)
10:25 am: Shashi Tharoor moves an anticipatory bail plea in Delhi's Patiala House Court in Sunanda Pushkar death case (ANI)
10:23 am: Home Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Jammu and Kashmir on July 4-5. He will visit Amarnath shrine on July 5 and will also chair a security review meeting in Srinagar (ANI)
10:21 am: NDRF team rescues two people from under the debris of the collapsed bridge in Mumbai's Andheri; operations underway (ANI)
10:14 am: One person was killed, while two others were injured after a 30-feet-wall fell on a house last night in Maharashtra's Thane. People in 5 adjacent houses have been evacuated (ANI)
10:06 am: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis asks CP Mumbai Police to ensure smooth traffic movement after Andheri bridge collapse, also asks BMC commissioner to increase frequency of BEST buses for convenience of commuters (ANI)
10:01 am: Five injured have been hospitalised; don't think anyone is trapped under debris. Clearance work of debris is underway, railway will probably starting functioning in next 4 hours: Railway Protection Force on Andheri bridge collapse in Mumbai (ANI)
09:22 am: Fire breaks out in a building near Moolchand Metro station in Delhi
09:20 am: Markets open in green as Sensex rises 14.86 points to 35,279.27; Nifty at 10652.25
09:10 am: Two people have been injured in the Mumbai footover bridge collapse. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has also reached the spot. Crowd management machinery has been strengthened on Central Railway at all major stations from Ghatkopar onwards (ANI)
09:08 am: Harbour line passengers between Andheri and Bandra railway station are allowed to travel via Ghatkopar on Central Railway towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Railway Station (ANI)
09:07 am: All services of Harbour line between Andheri and Bandra railway station affected following bridge collapse in Mumbai; services between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSMT) and Bandra railway station are normal (ANI)
09:02 am: We are stuck for now as we are MLAs, but we are ready for elections. We want to work for public even if we have to change 50 parties for this purpose: PDP MLA Imran Raza Ansari (ANI)
09:01 am: I have been telling Mehbooba Mufti for a while that I feel suffocated in this party. From the time she has joined PDP, she keeps thinking about benefits of her relatives. Nepotism has destroyed this party and the entire Kashmir: PDP MLA Imran Raza Ansari (ANI)
08:21 am: Trains on Central Railway's main, harbour and transharbour lines are running normally, confirms Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO), Central Railway on Mumbai rains (ANI)
08:15 am: Part of a bridge collapses in Mumbai's Andheri West; 4 fire brigade vehicles rushed to the spot (ANI)
08:03 am: Three persons arrested with 22 kg marijuana; 4 bikes, 7 mobile phones and 4 weighing machines in Hyderabad, during raids conducted by Prohibition and Excise department (ANI)
08:01 am: 6th batch of Amarnath Yatra including 3499 pilgrims leaves from Jammu
07:52 am: Local airlines operating on the route have been requested to ensure availability of extra aircrafts to have maximum possible sorties as soon as the weather clears up. The Mission is also looking at the possibility of heli-evac for critical cases: Indian Embassy in Nepal (ANI)
07:51 am: Mission has pressed in service of a medical personnel for check up and medical aid of elderly pilgrims and is looking at various alternative routes for evacuation, but isn't feasible due to inclement weather condition in area: Indian Embassy in Nepal on 250 pilgrims stranded in Simikot (ANI)
06:44 am: We accepted Ram Rajya as best example of governance. Why? Because there is no discrimination against anyone and all sections of society get what is theirs. This is why we've accepted Ram Rajya as ideal form of governance: UP CM Yogi Adityanath (ANI)
06:26 am: Roman Catholic bishop in Australia sentenced to 12 months detention for child abuse cover-up (reports The Associated Press)
06:23 am: Libyan navy says 63 missing in Mediterranean shipwreck (reports The Associated Press)
