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Madhya Pradesh DGP VK Singh blames girls' 'independence' for rising 'fake kidnapping' cases in state

Data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) had revealed that Madhya Pradesh reported 6,016 cases of kidnapping and abduction of children in 2016. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2JhWWwZ Asian News International

PM Narendra Modi meets Jamia Millia Islamia VC, assures her of all assistance in setting up medical college-cum-hospital

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Jamia Millia Islamia vice-chancellor Najma Akhtar and assured her of all assistance in setting up a medical college-cum-hospital. Akhtar sought a special grant-in-aid for the centenary celebrations of the institution that will happen next year. Akhtar called on President and Visitor of the University, Ram Nath Kovind on 1 July and apprised him of the steps taken for improving academic and research activities in the university. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/30d9Ba4 Press Trust of India

Hauz Qazi violence: Delhi Police arrests man, detains four juveniles in connection with temple vandalisation incident

The Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a man and apprehended four juveniles in connection with the vandalising of a temple in Chawri Bazar, which had led to communal tension in the area, officials said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2L6jQtz Press Trust of India

Mission Paani: Women in drought-hit Vellore come together to recharge wells in a bid to raise groundwater level

Vellore had experienced an exponential rise in ground water levels during 2017 monsoons, and residents are hoping that a similar good fortune would bring smiles on them in October, when rains lash the parched district. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2RZZBy0 Poornima Murali

Indian Army busts NSCN(IM) hideout in Manipur; huge amount of arms, ammunition recovered from operation site

Indian Army busted an NSCN (IM) hideout at Kekru Naga Village in Manipur on Friday. The cadres fled leaving a huge amount of arms, ammunition, tents, uniform and other warlike stores from the operation site. The operations are still on. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XqIuGY Asian News International

Asansol mayor lodges complaint against Babul Supriyo over clashes between BJP, TMC workers in city

Asansol municipal corporation mayor Jitendra Kumar Tiwari on Saturday lodged a complaint against BJP leader and Asansol MP Babul Supriyo after clashes broke out between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress workers in the area. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FYfhNs Asian News International

Narendra Modi backs rural India to achieve target of $5 tn economy; Chhattisgarh's Chitloor has been exemplary with use of solar power in fields

A nondescript village in Chhattisgarh, Chitloor has been following the path laid out by Modi for 'annadatas' since 2016. Nearly 2,000 tribal villagers residing in the Bakavand tehsil of the 'Maoist-hotbed' Bastar district have been using solar power in their fields. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2L7ln2u Debobrat Ghose

Daily Bulletin: Karnataka Speaker to decide on resignation of 13 Congress-JD(S) MLAs; violence continues in West Bengal's Asansol; day's top stories

Daily Bulletin: Fresh threat to the 13-month-old Karnataka government as 13 MLAs of Congress- JD(S) combine quit Assembly, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh recommends a young party president for Congress, violence continues in West Bengal's Asansol; and other top stories of the day from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XxJmd3 FP Staff

Editor's Picks: Amit Shah's vision, Nirmala Sitharaman's promise, Coco Gauff's comeback; today's must-read stories

The Kashmir Assembly elections will be held at some time down the road. It is then that Amit Shah's political coming of age at the national level will be judged from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Jr9z7P FP Staff

Amit Shah invokes Vajpayee while laying out J&K vision, but rhetoric will be confronted by reality in Valley

Amit Shah is known both as the rock behind the campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party man from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2L1GWS9 Tara Kartha

49 deaths, 109 cases of Japanese encephalitis reported in Assam till 3 July; govt puts on hold leaves for doctors

Health Minister Himanta Biswas Sarma said all districts of Assam, except Kokrajhar, were currently under the influence of Japanese encephalistis and preventive measure were being taken. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XvwQ2x Press Trust of India

Mission Paani: Centuries-old water conservation practices in Nagaland ensure sufficient supply for daily use, agriculture

While water retention is a very difficult task in hilly regions, the northeast experiences extreme flooding in the monsoons and water scarcity during many of the non-rainy months. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XrFsa6 Tulika Devi

S Jaishankar showers praise on Gujarat after winning Rajya Sabha bypoll; says state has increased India's prestige

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said he was "deeply honoured" to be elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2LGvyu8 Asian News International

Dilip Ghosh responds to Amartya Sen's Kolkata culture comment, says 'Jai Shri Ram' chanted in every village of Bengal

Taking a jibe at Amartya Sen, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said that he has no knowledge of Bengali culture and people of Bengal do not agree with him. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/32e859u Asian News International

India's NSG hopes dashed by China yet again; Beijing continues its veto despite Modi-Xi bonhomie

The NSG is the most important global multilateral governance body to regulate export of nuclear materials and technologies, including dual-use items. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XrCEoN Vinay Kaura

India vs Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Aircraft displaying 'Justice for Kashmir' banner flies over Headingley stadium

After 'Justice for Balochistan' banner was flown during a Pakistan game, a banner reading 'Justice for Kashmir' was flown above during India vs Sri Lanka from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YE5CDk Press Trust of India

Patna court grants Rahul Gandhi bail in defamation case filed by Sushil Modi over 'all thieves have Modi surname' remark

Rahul Gandhi was on Saturday granted bail by a Patna court in connection with a defamation case filed by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FWR4XV Press Trust of India

India vs Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: 'Justice for Kashmir' banner flown above Headingley stadium

After 'Justice for Balochistan' banner was flown during a Pakistan game, a banner reading 'Justice for Kashmir' was flown above during India vs Sri Lanka from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2LDHVr2 Press Trust of India

Piyush Goyal says railways to get cracking on harvesting rainwater at stations, hails Network18's Mission Paani initiative

Union minister Piyush Goyal, in a recent interview with CNN-News18, said the Indian Railways would "get cracking" on rainwater harvesting at stations. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XtaWYT FP Staff

MJ Akbar's cross-examination concludes before Delhi court; claims Ramani's articles, tweets 'a web of fabrication'

Cross-examination of MJ Akbar concluded on Saturday before a Delhi court in a criminal defamation case filed by him against scribe Priya Ramani. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XwxIiB Press Trust of India

Budget 2019: Ahead of his 150th birth anniversary, Mahatma Gandhi top of Centre's agenda in an otherwise mixed-bag Budget

A deeper look at the Budget document and the government's policies in the past, shows that the Modi government walks the talk in assimilating Gandhi's views and principles in governance from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/30e8bME Debobrat Ghose

Mumbai rains: Intermittent spells of downpour, high tide expected to hit city; temperatures to hover around 25-30 degree Celsius

A high tide of 4.74 metres is expected to hit Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Saturday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xzyeS8 Asian News International

Delhi minor's rape: Arvind Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh aid for kin of six-year-old girl; police arrests accused from Dwarka

Arvind Kejriwal announced a financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh for the family of a six-year-old girl who was allegedly raped in Dwarka earlier this week. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xwbthV Press Trust of India

India's move to acquire 114 fifth generation combat jets impressive but leaves IAF vulnerable for years to come

Fact is that this latest call to the world, while impressive, does not address the immediate paucity in the fighter frontline in IAF from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XQtNRG Bikram Vohra

India's move to acquire over 100 5th generation combat jets impressive but leaves IAF vulnerable and weak for years to come

Fact is that this latest call to the world, while impressive, does not address the immediate paucity in the fighter frontline in IAF from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NCS6yN Bikram Vohra

Budget 2019 serves all sectors of economy, builds upon India's growth story of last 5 yrs, writes Arun Jaitley in blog

The Budget 2019 creates a political direction for an aspirational India. The economically weaker sections get the basic amenities of life and several sectors of interest to the middle-class have been incentivised. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NzUPJe Arun Jaitley

Payal Tadvi case: Photos of Mumbai doctor's suicide note found in her phone, mentions casteist abuses by three accused seniors

The post-mortem examination report of Payal Tadvi's death revealed the evidence of a ligature mark on her neck. Her family alleged that three of her seniors ragged and hurled casteist abuses at her, forcing her to take the extreme step. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2L5gVRE Asian News International

Man arrested for vandalising Hanuman temple in UP's Muzaffarnagar; Hindu group holds protests, demands strict punishment for accused

One person was arrested for allegedly vandalizing a Hanuman temple in Muzaffarnagar's Khatoli area on Friday, police said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FWnHF7 Asian News International

What Hiren Gohain's bitter criticism of Miyah poetry tells us about Assamese nationalism

Despite its rare acridity, Gohain's position isn't out-of-the-blue. He represents a swelling group of jatiyatabadis, spread out evenly across the political spectrum in Assam, who argue that the emergence of Miyah poetry is a threat to the Assamese language and perhaps, even an affront to the Assamese identity. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2J945zN Angshuman Choudhury and Suraj Gogoi

Jai Shri Ram now used to beat people up, has no relevance in Bengali culture, says Amartya Sen in address at Jadavpur University

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said that 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan is nowadays used "to beat up people" and has no association with Bengali culture. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2RVY6RJ Asian News International

Daily Bulletin: Modi to visit Varanasi today; India to take on Sri Lanka in Match 44 of ICC World Cup; day's top stories

Modi will address around 5,000 party workers at Deendayal Upadhyaya Trade Facilitation Centre in Bada Lalpur, where he will launch the membership drive and facilitate some of the party workers. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2JEzHMT FP Staff

Delhi High Court to hear Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal's petition that seeks to lift travel ban today

The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear on Friday a petition filed by former Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal seeking quashing of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against him from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/329plwO Asian News International

Budget 2019 LIVE Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman talks of revolutionising gramin Bharat with 'zero budget farming'

Budget 2019 LIVE Updates: India is quite capable to achieve its goal of becoming $5 trillion economy in next few years, Nirmala Sitharaman said adding that India has already become the sixth largest economy of the world. She said that as of now, India is only third, after US and China, as far as purchase capacity is concerned. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NvBYir FP Staff

Haren Pandya murder case: Supreme Court restores conviction for accused, imposes Rs 50,000 fine on NGO for demanding fresh investigation

The Supreme Court restored the convictions and sentences of 12 people on Friday in the murder of former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya in 2003. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/322vGtM FP Staff

Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency is illegal in India, but we shouldn't ignore its potential

The main idea behind Facebook Libra is to make international payments and money transfers cheaper and easier. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NvBYyX Rajan Katoch

Delhi police arrests 24-year-old man for raping six-year-old girl in Dwarka; further investigations underway

A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in Dwarka's Sector 23, police said on Friday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NAfKMl Asian News International

Facebook Libra: Problems and opportunities the cryptocurrency will come across in India

The main idea behind Facebook Libra is to make international payments and money transfers cheaper and easier. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/32kntl0 Rajan Katoch

Militants engage in firing in Shopian as security forces launch search ops in south Kashmir's Narwani; no casualties reported

In Shopian, an exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces is underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Narwani area. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XuenDh Press Trust of India

Child sex ratio at birth rises to 948 girls per 1,000 boys in Rajasthan; Banswara leads with 1,003 females per 1,000 males

Child sex ratio at birth has increased to 948 girls per 1,000 boys, Rajasthan's health department said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XtdIls Asian News International

Delhi school principal held for allegedly raping lady teacher; further investigation underway

The principal of south Delhi's Jasola School was held on Thursday for allegedly raping and threatening a lady teacher, police said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xvb67l Asian News International

Invisibilised and incarcerated: Once migrants in search for better futures, Bangladeshi women now languish in jail

Rimple Mehta's book Women, Mobility and Incarceration studies the issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants who are female, thereby gendering research that has otherwise either been male-specific or general. In it, she has documented how they were exploited and invisibilised before they were imprisoned, and why they still hope for better futures from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YroCox

Inter-caste couple in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi murdered in suspected honour-killing case, father of woman arrested

A woman and her husband were murdered by a group of people in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi on Wednesday allegedly due to the fact that theirs was an inter-caste marriage. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NyvFe9 FP Staff

Union Budget 2019 LIVE streaming: Watch Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman budget speech and live coverage online at Firstpost

The Union Budget 2019 can also be downloaded from Government of India's official website www.indiabudget.gov.in after the Budget is tabled in the Parliament. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NtAYLx FP Staff

In Rivers Remember, Krupa Ge examines aftermath of 2015 Chennai floods, skewers state's ineptitude

Krupa Ge's book contributes to the cultural memory of the disastrous Chennai floods of December 2015 - a job it does with deceptive simplicity and barely suppressed rage from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Jow9hz Nisha Susan

Data 'of the people, by the people, for the people' should be govt mantra: Economic Survey

The Economic Survey emphasised that data and information highway must be viewed as equally important infrastructure. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2RWBC2N Press Trust of India

Chennai water crisis: Way ahead could encompass decentralised sewage treatment, solutions matching pain with gain

If by some miracle, the population shrank, our water bodies were restored, our economic model changed, and citizens voted for water management - the Chennai water crisis would vanish. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KWVXEB Mridula Ramesh

Electric Vehicles should be an area of focus for sustainable mobility: Economic Survey 2019

"A policy push is therefore required to devise universal charging standards for the country as a whole" the Survey said from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YtuPjH Press Trust of India

Farmer commits suicide in Rajasthan; family members claim he was stressed because of debt

Whereas the family members claimed debt was behind Netram's suicide, Marudhara Gramin Bank manager Jagroop Singh denied the same, saying, "We haven't sent any bank notice to Netram in past few months; he is our regular customer, why would we bother our regular customers by sending a notice? His account currently holds Rs 3 lakh approximately." from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Jtyk3v Asian News International

5G technology provides opportunity for India industry to shine in global markets: Economic Survey

The government has plans to make India 5G ready by 2020 and conduct spectrum auction for providing radiowaves for 5G this year. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XtBldS Press Trust of India

SpiceJet aircraft stuck at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport's main runway pulled out after two days

A SpiceJet aircraft, which has been stuck on the runway at the Mumbai International Airport since Tuesday, was finally pulled out on runway surface on Thursday night from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2RSQHTb Asian News International

Karnataka 2nd PUC Supplementary Result 2019 declared: Check KSEEB PUC II score on kar.nic.in, karresults.nic.in and pue.kar.nic.in

The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board pre-university (PUC II) supplementary examination results were declared on official websites - kar.nic.in, karresults.nic.in and pue.kar.nic.in from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xtaVJK FP Staff

Kerala Plus Two SAY Result 2019: DHSE declares Class 12 SAY results, check keralaresults.nic.in or dhsekerala.gov.in for scores

Kerala Plus Two Say Result 2019|The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala has released the results for the Class 12 Save A Year (Save a Year) and Improvement exam 2019. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2LBC0CH FP Staff

Daily Bulletin: Nirmala Sitharaman to present NDA-2 maiden Union Budget at 11 am; Subramanian Swamy to be cross-examined today in National Herald case; day's top stories

Here are the top stories of the day: Nirmala Sitharaman to present Union Budget 2019 in Parliament today; Supreme Court to decide on plea seeking court-monitored probe into Haren Pandya murder today; Subramanian Swamy to be cross-examined at Delhi court in the National Herald case today from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/329e93g FP Staff

Union Budget 2019 LIVE streaming: When and where to watch Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman deliver her maiden speech

The Union Budget 2019 can also be downloaded from Government of India's official website www.indiabudget.gov.in after the Budget is tabled in the Parliament. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xx32D0 FP Staff

TMC's Mahua Moitra submits breach of privilege motion against Zee TV, editor Sudhir Chaudhary; Speaker Om Birla disallows move

TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday submitted a breach of privilege motion against Zee TV and its editor Sudhir Chaudhary for allegedly falsely reporting her maiden address in the Lower House of Parliament. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2LA4pZR Asian News International

Mumbai airport's main runway unlikely to resume full operations today as SpiceJet aircraft remains stranded

Operations from the main runway of Mumbai airport, which has been shut since Monday night due to the skidding of a SpiceJet aircraft and the subsequent blocking of a part of the runway, is unlikely to resume Thursday, a source said from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2LBPvT1 Press Trust of India

Indian Railways to fence off tracks after data reports of over 32,000 animal deaths in 2016-2018

More than 32,000 animals, including cattle, lions and leopards, have been killed on railway tracks in the past three years, according to data provided by Indian Railways. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xvkFDe Asian News International

RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi gets bail on surety of Rs 15,000; enjoying the fight, says ex-Congress chief

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday pleaded not guilty in connection with a defamation case filed against him in 2017 for allegedly linking journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder with the "BJP-RSS ideology". from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2RT7ANr FP Staff

West Bengal Assembly passes law raising retirement age of state-aided universities' vice-chancellors from 65 to 70 years

West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to raise the retirement age of vice-chancellors of state-aided universities from 65 years to 70 years. The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill was passed to enable the vice-chancellors to serve the institutes for a longer period. Since 2011, 2012, the West Bengal Assembly has passed as many as 18 bills to set up universities in almost all the districts of the state. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2L0jxAb Press Trust of India

36-year-old Tripura man lynched on suspicion of being cattle thief, dies later in hospital

A man was allegedly beaten to death by a mob on the suspicion of being a cattle thief in a village in Dhalai district in Tripura, police said on Wednesday. The man, identified as Jyoti Kumar, hailed from a remote tribal village in Dhalai district's Raishyabari area. The 36-year-old was taken to Gandacherra hospital in the vicinity, where he breathed his last. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XpMo7Y Asian News International

Malad wall collapse: BMC appoints team of experts from IIT Bombay, VJTI to investigate cause; accident killed 26

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set up a team of experts to investigate the incident of the wall collapse at Pimpripada in Malad, in which 26 people were killed. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NzAiEw Press Trust of India

Yogi Adityanath govt cracks whip on corrupt Uttar Pradesh police officials by asking them to take compulsory retirement

The Uttar Pradesh government has started an operation to screen corrupt police officials who will be asked to take compulsory retirement, the state's top cop said Thursday from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/320OqKa Press Trust of India

Light showers expected in Delhi today; IMD predicts onset of monsoon in next two days

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the temperature in Delhi is expected to be between 29 and 39 degrees Celsius with a prediction of very light rain on 4 July, from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NtHqCh Asian News International

Rescued from bondage, labourers contest in panchayat, ward polls to end illegal practice, bring positive change

It is still a distant dream for people rescued from bondage and bereft of basic human rights to come out and contest the Lok Sabha elections, but their entry into panchayat and ward elections is a positive step forward for India from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/327ZxkM Arushi Gupta

'Without the Gandhi family, Congress can't be united' says Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar over Rahul's resignation as party chief

After Rahul Gandhi resigned from the post of Congress president, Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar has said that if the party is united then even the country will be united from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XoBIqb Asian News International

Heavy rainfall expected over parts of Uttrakhand, East Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, predicts IMD; thunderstorm warning for Bihar

Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura may also witness heavy downpour. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2JqD2ic Asian News International

SC directs Meghalaya govt to deposit Rs 100 cr with CPCB for causing environmental degradation by 'illegal, unregulated' coal mining

Environmental degradation by illegal and unregulated coal mining has taken place in Meghalaya, the Supreme Court held Wednesday and directed the state to deposit Rs 100 crore with the Central Pollution Control Board for restoration work. It said however that Meghalaya has very limited sources of revenue and allowed it to transfer Rs 100 crore from the Environment Protection and Restoration Fund. A total of 15 miners were trapped on 13 December last year in an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, about 3.7 kilometres deep inside a forest, when water from the nearby Lytein river gushed into it. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xvwj18 Press Trust of India

Pakistan books Hafiz Saeed for terror funding: India says it's important for decision to be 'irreversible and verifiable'

It is important that the action against Hafiz Saeed and his aides in cases of terror financing is irreversible and verifiable, said government sources while reacting to the recent crackdown on the 26/11 terror attack mastermind from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2LzMSB3 Asian News International

Delhi Hauz Qazi violence: BJP's Manjinder Singh accuses AAP leader Imran Hussain of instigating crowd to vandalise Durga temple

AAP leader Imran Hussain lodged a complaint with the police against BJP's Manjinder Singh, for tweeting against him and accusing him of instigating the crowd to vandalise a temple in Delhi's Hauz Qazi. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xvwiu6 Asian News International

Chennai water crisis: How 'great' teamwork, muddy data enabled poor management and engineered a disaster

Chennai is overdrawing its ground water 1.85 times. The false sense of plenty is one possible reason why we have managed our water so poorly. But the second possible explanation for poor management is the lack of a good incentive mechanism - either for our politicians or our bureaucracy. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XhWEdm Mridula Ramesh

Yogi Adityanath says clean Ganga is his govt's 'top priority', promises piped water to every household in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that every household in the state will receive piped water within two years. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FQsvMv Asian News International

Isolate dynastic leadership, empower 'awaam', Amit Shah's Kashmir policy may succeed due to its boldness and ideological clarity

What came through during Amit Shah's interventions in both Houses of the Parliament on Kashmir last week is rare ideological clarity, an attempt to change the Kashmir narrative and a firm conviction in Centre's plan of action from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Yx2FEi Sreemoy Talukdar

Daily Bulletin: NDA-II's first Economic Survey to be tabled in Parliament; Rahul Gandhi to appear in Mumbai court over RSS defamation case; day's top stories

Chief Economic Advisor KV Subramanian to table the first Economic Survey, ahead of Union Budget; Rahul Gandhi to appear in Mumbai court in RSS defamation case concerning Gauri Lankesh's murder; day's top stories from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KW5onV FP Staff

Jagannath Rath Yatra: Odisha's 10-day celebration begins today, here is all you need to know about 'chariot festival'

Thursday marks the first day of the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra, which is a 10-day festival in Odisha, to mark the journey of the three deities - Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra - to the temple of their 'aunt', Devi Gundicha from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2RRWNDa FP Staff

Ratnagiri dam breach: 13 people dead, 11 missing in Maharashtra's Chiplun; NDRF to expand area of search ops

Thirteen people have been killed and 11 others were missing on Wednesday after heavy rainfall caused a breach in the Tiware Dam in Ratnagiri district, leading to a flood-like situation in downstream villages, NDRF officials said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2J7TuoO Asian News International

Daily Bulletin: NDA-II's first Economic Survey to be tabled in Parliament; Rahul Gandhi to appear in Mumbai court in RSS defamation case; day's top stories

Chief Economic Advisor KV Subramanian to table the first Economic Survey, ahead of Union Budget; Rahul Gandhi to appear in Mumbai court in RSS defamation case concerning Gauri Lankesh's murder; day's top stories from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2RQuwwZ FP Staff

Dailly Bulletin: NDA-II's first Economic Survey to be tabled in Parliament; Rahul Gandhi to appear in Mumbai court in RSS defamation case; day's top stories

Chief Economic Advisor KV Subramanian to table the first Economic Survey, ahead of Union Budget; Rahul Gandhi to appear in Mumbai court in RSS defamation case concerning Gauri Lankesh's murder; day's top stories from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KU3LH6 FP Staff

WBJEE Counselling 2019: West Bengal board to release first seat allotment result today; check wbjee.nic.in

WBJEE Counselling 2019: The West Bengal board will upload second allotment list on 9 July, the acceptance-cum-payment window for which will open on 10 and 11 July. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Jjb73V FP Staff

Mumbai limps back to normalcy as BEST buses, Central Railways resume services; BMC says no more water logging in city

Mumbai limped back to normalcy Wednesday morning with public transport resuming services after torrential rains, that lashed the city since Sunday, subsided from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Xk5k7U Press Trust of India

Changed schedule of trains due to Mumbai rains: IRCTC releases list of rakes cancelled, rescheduled, terminated

Cancelled Train Today, 3 July: Here is a list of trains terminated, rescheduled and cancelled by Western and Central Railway due to heavy rains in Mumbai from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XoUDAQ FP Staff

24-year-old student commits suicide inside IIT hostel in Telengana's Sangareddy; police recovers apology letter to parents

A 24-year-old student allegedly committed suicide inside his hostel of IIT campus in Sangareddy on Tuesday, police said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XnVSR4 Asian News International

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: City braces for another bout of heavy downpour as Skymet predicts rainfall in evening; NCP raises issue in Rajya Sabha

Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: Twenty-two people died in a wall collapse incident in Mumbai, paralysed by incessant rainfall for the third consecutive day, as many parts of the financial capital remained waterlogged, prompting authorities to declare a holiday on Tuesday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2JjKMCF FP Staff

MHA reviews security in six Naxal-affected states, says there is 'consistent' decline in incidents of LWE violence since 2014

The Centre on Tuesday reviewed the security situation in Naxal-affected states where the extremists continue to carry out subversive activities very often, officials said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Jkhe85 Press Trust of India

Six killed,19 missing after dam breach in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri due to heavy rainfall; search operations underway

Six people were reportedly killed and 19 were missing after incessant rains caused a breach in the Tiware dam in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XoS160 FP Staff

Mumbai limps back into normalcy as public transport services resume following heavy rainfall in city since Sunday

Mumbai limped back to normalcy Wednesday morning with public transport resuming services after torrential rains, that lashed the city since Sunday, subsided from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KV7TGR Press Trust of India

Delhi Durga Temple vandalised: Row over parking snowballed into Twitter war, revealing social media's vulnerabilities again

Early findings restricted to real-time trends analysis using tools that parse the deluge of Twitter traffic for insights suggested that Twitter storm is a mix of a few influencers with large followings, and frenetic activity by accounts with barely any followers who churned out hundreds of tweets - suggesting what Twitter and Facebook call 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2RPakeR FP Staff

Dalai Lama apologises for comment on women, says he has 'always supported gender equality' and opposed objectification

The Dalai Lama on Tuesday apologised for his comment on women in a recent BBC interview, with his office saying that the Tibetan spiritual leader has always opposed their objectification. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KTXPOm Press Trust of India

Man lynched by mob in Bihar's Vaishali on suspicion of theft; police registers case against 'unidentified persons'

An unidentified man was beaten to death by a mob on Tuesday after he was allegedly caught stealing from a house in Bihar's Vaishali. 'We have also registered a case against unidentified persons in connection with his murder', said SHO Dharamjeet Mehto. Last month, a man named Tabrez Ansari was attacked by a mob in Kharsawan district of Jharkhand on the suspicion of theft. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2RP7Gpn Asian News International

Fearing inquiry into corruption cases, Chandrababu Naidu sent four MPs to BJP, alleges TRS leader Talasani Srinivas Yadav

Telangana minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said Chandra Babu Naidu sent four Rajya Sabha MPs to BJP in a fear that his ill-deeds would come to the fore. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/30b6OP0 Asian News International

Six killed,16 missing after dam breach in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri due to heavy rainfall; search operations underway

At least six people were killed and 16 missing after a dam in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, breached following heavy rainfall from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XH2Bol FP Staff

Mumbai at 'serious risk of flooding' between 3-5 July, predicts Skymet; high tide expected at 12.35 pm today

After witnessing the heaviest spell of rain on a single July day in the past 45 years, Mumbai braces up to face another spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall on Wednesday. Indian Meteorological Department has warned of intermittent downpour between 3 and 5 July with close to 200 millimeters (or more) rain expected per day from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NoLxzt FP Staff

Invisibilised and incarcerated: Once migrants in search for better futures, Bangladeshi women now languish in jail

Rimple Mehta's book Women, Mobility and Incarceration studies the issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants who are female, thereby gendering research that has otherwise either been male-specific or general. In it, she has documented how they were exploited and invisibilised before they were imprisoned, and why they still hope for better futures from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YroCox

Artifical intelligence helps to identify bat species that are suspected of carrying Nipah virus in Kerala

The analysis covered 523 bat species and 48 traits like diet, migration, geography, reproduction, environment. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FQct55 India Science Wire

India and the Indian: Inequitable majority-minority relations no longer a fringe phenomenon

The minority is now officially reconfigured as an obstacle to development, a drain on resources, an alien and socially divisive element that weakens cultural cohesion; a primitive, non-modern and unassimilable remnant of the past. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XbojfW Angana P Chatterji, Thomas Blom Hansen and Christophe Jaffrelot

Chennai water crisis: Why provision, while alluring, couldn't slake a growing city's thirst

Quenching Chennai's thirst by leaning solely on provision is like trying to fill the fabled yaksha's seventh pot of gold. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2JdRzxy Mridula Ramesh

West Bengal school directs boys and girls to be present only on alternate days in bid to check incidents of harassment

In a bid to check incidents of harassment, a government-run school in West Bengal's Malda district has come up with a directive to allow boys and girls to be present only on alternate days in a week. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FO7FgL Press Trust of India

After India, Bangladesh protects its rivers by making them living entities and granting them legal status

The court appointed the country's River Conservation Commission as the legal guardian of all waterways from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Xql9dp Agence France-Presse

Captain Amarinder writes to S Jaishankar for Centre's help in securing Punjab youth's release from Malaysian jail

Captain Amarinder Singh has written a letter to External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, seeking the Centre's help for the release of a Punjabi youth from a Malaysian jail. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2RRa27c Asian News International

Mumbai rains: 22 killed in wall collapse in Malad, several flights, trains cancelled as city struggles to recover; IMD predicts heavy rains till 5 July

BMC additional commissioner Ashwini Joshi said an inquiry will be held into the Malad wall collapse in northern Mumbai. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KRrho8 FP Staff

Daily Bulletin: Heavy rainfall likely in Mumbai over next 48 hours; Rajya Sabha to discuss electoral reforms; day's top stories

Mumbai to continue having heavy rainfall for the next 48 hours says IMD; Discussion on electoral reforms in Rajya Sabha today; day's top stories from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xnhQUS FP Staff

Zaira Wasim quitting Bollywood isn't a surprise; disillusioned by showbiz, former actor felt cut off from her faith

Even as her film was yet to hit the theatres, Zaira Wasim became the subject of online trolling and bullying. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/3245aAl Sameer Yasir

Liquor prices soar in Rajasthan as state hikes excise duty, provision not applicable to defence personnel

Liquor will cost more in Rajasthan as the state government hiked the excise duty on the Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and liquor by 20 percent and 35 percent, respectively. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2J4CUWY Asian News International

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: 18 dead in Malad wall collapse incident; Navy teams assists thousands stranded in Kurla

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Eighteen people have died in a wall collapse incident after the building fell on hutments in Pimpripada area of Malad East due to heavy rainfall today on Monday night. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2RLG8kO FP Staff

Mumbai rains: 18 killed, at least 6 injured after compound wall collapsed in Malad East, rescue operations underway

At least 12 people were killed and six others injured after a compound wall collapsed in Malad area, on Tuesday due to heavy rains, NDRF officials said from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KTUIpy Press Trust of India

First solar eclipse of 2019 will plunge South America into 10,000 km of darkness

it will be visible from the Pacific Ocean, Chile and Argentina but it can't be viewed from the Indian subcontinent. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XgFrkr tech2 News Staff

Six labourers killed and at least 2 injured after wall of Pune's Sinhgad College wall collapses due to heavy rainfall

Six labourers were killed and at least two injured after the wall of Singhad Institute collapsed on their makeshift shelters in Ambegaon area from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/3241HBW Press Trust of India

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Main runway at CSIM aiport shut till 2 pm; 54 flights diverted, 52 cancelled due to inclement weather

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: The main runway at the Mumbai airport is closed till 2 pm, Indigo Airlines sources confirmed. However, the secondary runway is still functioning. Meanwhile, 54 flights have been diverted to other cities and 52 flights have been cancelled due to inclement weather. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Nqf5Nf FP Staff

Karnataka home minister MB Patil says no threat to coalition govt in state after two Congress MLAs quit

In the wake of resignation filed by Congress leaders Anand Singh and Ramesh Jarkiholi from the Karnataka Assembly, MB Patil said there is no threat to the coalition government in the state. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/323Bvav Asian News International

Chennai water crisis: Citizens' experience of Day Zero impacted by locality, income and consumption

In the Chennai water crisis, there are 50 shades of (Day) Zero: your personal crisis depends on where you live, how rich you are and how much you consume from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XMNV78 Mridula Ramesh

India needs to move its paddy farms out of Punjab, Haryana to prevent desertification

Shifting wheat cultivation out of Punjab into dry parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Gujarat will add to existing water stress. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/304JBxQ IndiaSpend

First solar eclipse of 2019 will plunge South America into 6,800 miles of darkness

it will be visible from the Pacific Ocean, Chile and Argentina but it can't be viewed from the Indian subcontinent. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ROqd57 tech2 News Staff

Mumbai Rains: Devendra Fadnavis announces Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for kin of those killed in Malad wall collapse

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the families of those who were crushed to death after a wall collapsed in Malad from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XnXg6f Asian News International

Around 200 Sri Lankan refugees submit petitions to district collector's office seeking Indian citizenship in Madurai

More than 200 Sri Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district for 29 years submitted petitions to collector's office on Monday to seek the Indian citizenship. 457 Sri Lankan refugees have been living in Madurai ever since they fled their worn-torn nation in 1990 in the refugee camps provided by the Tamil Nadu government. The lack of Indian citizenship makes it difficult for these refugees to apply for a secured job. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2JkA9zn Asian News International

Naveen Patnaik writes to Narendra Modi requesting him to stop Polavaram Project; says will cause 'permanent injury' to Odisha

'If the project is allowed to be completed before the resolution of all the pending cases, it will cause permanent injury to the interest of the state of Odisha and its people', said Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in a letter to PM Narendra Modi. His letter comes in response to the Environment Ministry's decision to extend the construction of the Polavaram Multipurpose Project. Polavaram Project is an under-construction multi-purpose national project on the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Xjdy01 Asian News International

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: High tides of about 5 metres expected at noon; wall collapse in Kalyan claims three lives

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Many sections of the Mumbai local trains have been shut down while services have been suspended on a few inter-state stations as well due to waterlogging at Nalasopara from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XCjxfV FP Staff

FIR registered against Samajwadi Party lawmaker, 10 party leaders for derogatory remarks against Jaya Prada

An FIR was registered against Samajwadi Party lawmaker Azam Khan on Monday for allegedly making derogatory remarks against BJP leader Jaya Prada. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ZX6TWi Asian News International

Mumbai rains: At least 12 killed, 6 injured after compound wall collapsed in Malad East, rescue operations underway

At least 12 people were killed and six others injured after a compound wall collapsed in Malad area, on Tuesday due to heavy rains, NDRF officials said from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FM0QMt Press Trust of India

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Trains not running from CST to Thane/Vashi, Borivali to Vasai Road; inter-state services suspended due to waterlogging at Nalasopara

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: The fury of the rains has been such that the authorities were forced to declare a public holiday in Mumbai on Tuesday after IMD forecast of heavy rain. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Jogsae FP Staff

Fearing heavy showers, Maharashtra declares public holiday in Mumbai on Tuesday; offices, schools to remain shut

Amid heavy downpour causing water logging at various places in the financial capital and surrounding metropolitan area, the state government has declared 2 July as a public holiday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XlBBa0 Asian News International

Groundwater overexploited in 16% of talukas, mandals, blocks, at 'critical' levels in 4% of wells examined

Groundwater overexploitation was highest in Punjab (76%) & Rajasthan (66%), followed by Delhi (56%) & Haryana (54%). from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2J1BVGN Press Trust of India

Mumbai rains: SpiceJet flight from Jaipur overshoots runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport; none hurt

A SpiceJet flight from Jaipur skid and overshot the main runway while landing at the Mumbai airport amidst heavy rains on Monday from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/30cw7jJ Press Trust of India

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Heavy rainfall floods houses, roads waterlogged; Maharashtra govt declares public holiday

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: The fury of the rains has been such that the authorities were forced to declare a public holiday in Mumbai on Tuesday after IMD forecast of heavy rain. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XlIPPP FP Staff

Daily bulletin: Maharashtra declares public holiday in Mumbai due to heavy rains; BJP parliamentary party to meet; day's top stories

Heavy rains forced authorities in Mumbai to declare a public holiday in the city on Tuesday with incessant rains continuing throughout the night on Monday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xn5rQD FP Staff

SC notice to West Bengal govt on delay in release of BJP activist arrested for posting meme on Mamata Banerjee

Priyanka Sharma, a BJP Yuva Morcha leader, was arrested on 10 May by the West Bengal Police for allegedly tweeting a meme of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XkUUoE Press Trust of India

Digital India turns four: PM Narendra Modi lauds initiative, says it has empowered people and reduced corruption

Digital India was launched on 1 July, 2015, by the govt with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FKAxpW Asian News International

Haryana govt announces extended summer break for all schools in view of rising temp; state may get respite from heat with possibility of rain

In view of the rising temperature, Haryana government announced that summer holidays would be extended up to 7 July for all government and private schools. The schools, which were scheduled to open on 1 July, will now be functional from Monday, 8 July. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ZUDdJg Asian News International

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: City received 93 mm rainfall, Palghar 361 mm in past 24 hours; heavy rains in coming days, warns Skymet

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Mumbai witnessed 93 mm of rainfall and Palghar area received 361 mm in the last 24 hours. General Manager of Western and Central Railways A K Gupta with senior officers has been constantly and closely supervising the situation from Mumbai Central Control Room to "keep the wheels of local trains rolling," tweets Western Railways. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FJFvmR FP Staff

4th anniversary of Digital India: Initiative empowered people, reduced corruption and improved public service delivery system, says Narendra Modi

On the fourth anniversary of his government's flagship programme 'Digital India', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the initiative has empowered people, reduced corruption and improved public service delivery to benefit the poor. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said 3.65 lakh Common Service centres have been opened and 123 crore Aadhaar were generated. Prasad also lauded BHIM-UPI, a unified payments interface and said it is a 'unique fintech innovation' of India that has transformed the digital payment ecosystem. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YmWmmM Asian News International

As Bhima Koregaon case accused await bail hearings, families decry dehumanising jail conditions

Conversations with family members of those accused in the Bhima Koregaon case reveal the problems they face, from the lack of chairs and bedding in jail cells to the long wait for copies of data seized by the police from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FKtXjr Meena Menon

Machines No Threat to Mathematicians

Computers can check every proof provided by mathematicians in asserting a theory but they can't be trained to imagine like humans to build analogies between subdisciplines from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FHZjHg Abhijnan Rej

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: BEST buses diverted due to waterlogging in Sion, King Circle, Wadala, Chembur, parts of Bandra

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: BEST buses have been diverted due to waterlogging at Sion road no 24, Hindmata Cinema, King Circle, Pratiksha Nagar, Sangam Nagar in Wadala, RCF colony in Chembur, Anushakti Nagar and SV Road in Bandra. Heavy rains continue to lash Mumbai and its neighbouring areas for the fourth consecutive day today, leaving the financial capital struggling with waterlogging, choked drains, traffic jams and cancellations and delays in trains. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YmsAid FP Staff

In chilling warning to LeT, HM in Kashmir, Islamic State affiliate warns it 'will feel no weakness in slaying these enemies of Islam'

A militant outfit linked to Islamic State has declared a war on pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XenEKA Sameer Yasir

Leptospirosis prevention: With monsoon season upon us, here's everything you need to know to avoid 'rat fever'

Rat fever-causing bacteria can enter a healthy person through cuts & wounds exposed to contaminated water. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/303ul4m Kavya Narayanan

SC dismisses plea filed by PFI leader Azim Sharief for relief against UAPA charges for allegedly murdering RSS activist

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by a leader of the Popular Front of India (PFI), Azim Shareif, against framing of charges against him in the RSS activist Rudresh murder case, in Bengaluru from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/323VJ3F FP Staff

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Trains running 10-20 minutes slower on Central line; commuters in Kalyan, Sion and Kurla affected

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Heavy rains continue to lash Mumbai and its neighbouring areas for the fourth consecutive day today, leaving the financial capital struggling with waterlogging, choked drains, traffic jams and cancellations and delays in trains. Commuters in the Central line have been affected due to delayed trains in Sion, Kurla and Kalyan. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NDVVUv FP Staff

Twenty killed as minibus falls in to gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district; rescue operation underway

Bodies of 20 passengers have been recovered so far, IGP, Jammu, MK Sinha, told PTI. Earlier, police officials had said that 24 people have been killed in the accident. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XeThUm Press Trust of India

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Intense rainfall likely to continue for next 2 hours, predicts IMD; commuters tweet waterlogged Sion, Dadar East videos

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Intense spells of rainfall likely to continue in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar during the next two hours, the India Meteorological Department has predicted. Twitter users shared vides and cautioned others on avoiding Lower Parel, Dadar and Sion stations at all costs. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/323fMzq FP Staff

National Doctor's Day 2019: Initiative an attempt to raise awareness about issues ailing medical community

National Doctor's Day is a United Nations-mandated cause which is observed in India on 1 July every year. This occasion marks the birth and death anniversary of Bidhan Chandra Roy, the first Chief Minister of West Bengal, who is also one of the most renowned Indian physicians. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/325zRVA FP Staff

Amarnath Yatra begins amid tight security, second batch of pilgrims en route to Baltal base camp in Jammu and Kashmir

The first batch of pilgrims left for Amarnath cave shrine from Baltal base camp, in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning, while the second batch is underway from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xpCKm0 Asian News International

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Train tracks submerged in Sion, Matunga, Kurla; traffic situation bad in Andheri, Kurla, Bandra, Charni Road, Santa Cruz, BKC

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Mumbai has been witnessing relentless heavy downpour from Sunday night and many parts of the city are expected to continue to see good showers today, according to the weather department. Train tracks in Sion, Matunga and Kurla stations were submerged. The rains, which have been intense in many parts of the city including Andheri, Kurla, Bandra, Charni Road, Santa Cruz, BKC and others, has resulted in water logging on streets and railway tracks causing inconvenience to people. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FIRUHP FP Staff

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Local trains in Western, Central, Harbour lines running late; 100 mm rainfall recorded between 4-5 am on Monday

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Local trains in Mumbai are running late after waterlogging on railway tracks due to heavy overnight rain in the city. Several short and long-distance trains have also been delayed or cancelled. At least 100 mm of rainfall was recorded between 4 and 5 am on Monday, with more than 360 mm recorded overnight. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/323KN67 FP Staff

Mumbai rains: Goods train derails between Karjat and Lonavala; inter-city, long-distance affected

A goods train derailed between Karjat and Lonavala in Maharashtra on Monday, affecting Mumbai-Pune intercity and long distance services, a railway official said from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Yo3kId Press Trust of India

Customs seize 532 kg heroin, 52 kg narcotics in major haul at Attari, biggest ever grab along India-Pakistan border by any Indian agency

In a major breakthrough, the Customs Preventive Commissionerate, Amritsar, seized 532 kg of suspected heroin and 52 kg of mixed narcotics worth Rs 2,700 crore from an import consignment, on Saturday from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FJ9f3k Asian News International

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: BMC diverts traffic in Sion and Bandra West; rains to continue for a few more hours, predicts Skymet

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Following incessant rains through the night and early morning on Monday, severe water-logging was reported in parts of Ghatkopar, Palghar and Sion. Several commuters also tweeted images of a flooded Palghar station. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has diverted traffic in following areas: Gandhi Market traffic diverted via Bhau Daji Road and Sulochana Shetty Road. Also, traffic from National College in SV Road Bandra West has been diverted via Link Road. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Xje2Dq FP Staff

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: It will rain for three more hours, says Skymet, predicts flooding for 3-5 July

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai early on Monday causing havoc for office-goers. The rains showed little signs of abetting with the private weather forecaster Skymet recording 63 mm of rains within a span of six hours between 11.30 pm (Sunday) and 5.30 am (Monday). from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2Nm0OkI FP Staff

Daily Bulletin: Amarnath Yatra begins; Amit Shah to introduce J&K Reservation (Amendment) Act in Rajya Sabha today; day's top stories

Amarnath Yatra begins today in Jammu and Kashmir; Tamil Nadu DMK to raise questions on water crisis during state assembly session; day's top stories. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/321U7Yd FP Staff

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Modi's 'Mann ki Baat', India at G20 Summit, ICC Cricket World Cup; today's must-read stories

During "Mann ki Baat", Modi talked about the Emergency, but he laid emphasis on the common people and not those who were responsible for it. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2JkR6tw FP Staff

Plea in Delhi HC seeks enforcement of mental health care law; matter likely to be heard tomorrow

Petitioner advocate and social activist Amit Sahni sought a direction to the Delhi government to constitute a state mental health authority and district mental health review boards, and to enforce the provisions of the Act with immediate effect. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2FIm11T Press Trust of India

Tribal woman beaten up by family members in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar over 'affair' with Dalit man; four held

A 21-year-old tribal woman was assaulted with sticks by her family members in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly eloping with a Dalit man, police said on Sunday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ZX1Xka Press Trust of India

TRS leaders led by party MLA attack police, forest guards at Asifabad; legislator alleges officials were 'terrorising adivasi farmers'

A team of police and forest guards were attacked allegedly by ruling party Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) supporters in Asifabad district on Sunday from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2X9JaQJ Press Trust of India

KCR, Jagan Mohan Reddy likely to meet in Andhra Pradesh in July over bifurcation, Godavari water issue

The meeting would be a follow up of the one that both KCR and Jagan Mohan Reddy held on water sharing and other issues in Hyderabad last week. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2YmVEpN Press Trust of India

PoK-based United Jihad Council breaks silence on killing of Adil Dass due to suspected infighting, calls for unity among militant groups

Syed Salahuddin, however, did not acknowledge or attempt to negate the allegations on Adil Ahmad Dass' killing, even as he called for punishing the guilty. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NoE7wp Rayan Naqash

Pune wall collapse: Court remands two builders to police custody till 2 July; developers face charges of culpable homicide

A Maharashtra court on Sunday remanded two builders, arrested in connection with the wall collapse in Kondhwa, in police custody till 2 July. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XLUZRO Press Trust of India

Delhi govt extends summer holidays till 8 July for school students upto Class 8 due to heatwave

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday announced that summer holidays would be extended till 8 July for Delhi schools for students up to class eight. 'Due to weather conditions prevailing in Delhi, summer holidays have been extended by a week', he said. All India Weather Warning Bulletin said that the heat wave condition is likely to prevail over Delhi with minimum and maximum temperatures hovering around 32 degree Celsius and 43 degree Celsius, respectively with relative humidity of around 28 percent. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KNN7sI Asian News International

India signs Rs 200-crore deal with Russia to acquire 'Strum Ataka' anti-tank missile for its fleet of Mi-35 attack choppers

The deal for the missiles is worth around Rs 200 crore and would give an added capability to the Mi-35 attack choppers to take out enemy tanks and other armoured elements. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2ZWMRLw Asian News International

Harsh Vardhan dispatches central team to Assam to probe Japanese Encephalitis cases, says he is 'closely monitoring' situation

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Sunday dispatched a central team to review health situation in Assam after Japanese Encephalitis cases reported in the state from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NnGrDS Press Trust of India

Amarnath Yatra 2019: First batch of devotees starts pilgrimage from Jammu base camp; authorities assure adequate security

Advisor to the Governor in Jammu and Kashmir, KK Sharma flagged off the first batch of devotees for the Amarnath Yatra after conducting a puja at the Jammu base camp on Sunday. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2xnuTFD Asian News International

Pakistan celebrates Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh, pays tribute to Bhagat Singh; but India opposes Jinnah's portrait because of 'religious nationalism'

The question is why Pakistan thinks that these men are celebrated when India is going through a strong anti-Muslim phase. And it is because Pakistan also has a powerful Punjabi nationalism. More than half of Pakistan is Punjabi speaking. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2NlnKRa Aakar Patel

Fourteen-year-old Lucknow boy tortured in police custody on suspicion of theft; three officials suspended

A fourteen-year-old boy apprehended on suspicion of theft was allegedly tortured in police custody, said police on Saturday. Based on the medical reports of the boy, the Senior Superintendent of Police Kalanidhi Naithani had suspended three personnels from Telibagh police station. 'The police officials were also asking me to accept that the e-rickshaw was stolen by me, since I denied accepting the same, I was beaten', said the victim. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2KMnVmr Asian News International

'Mann ki Baat' address: Narendra Modi urges people to conserve every drop as water crisis looms large over India

During Mann ki Baat, Narendra Modi also commented on his trip to the Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand right before the counting day, and said that his secluded time in the cave allowed him to compensate for the emptiness caused by not being able to address the nation. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2IYvswo FP Staff

'Faith is beyond attire': Nusrat Jahan slams religious 'hardliners' criticising her for sporting 'un-Islamic' look; Shazia Ilmi supports TMC MP

Nusrat Jahan was seen sporting sindoor - traditionally worn by Hindu and Jain women - and a pink and white saree during her oath-taking ceremony in Parliament on 25 June. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2XdwLjP FP Staff