Lok Sabha passes Births, Deaths Amendment Bill amid protests

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Friday passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amid Opposition protests over the police crackdown on students during the July 20 Parliament march, with the legislation being cleared without a debate. The bill was taken up for consideration and passage after the House reassembled at noon with BJP MP Dilip Saikia in the Chair. It was passed by voice vote amid sloganeering by Opposition...

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Shehzad Poonawalla’s X bio change fuels BJP exit speculation

Shehzad Poonawalla

New Delhi: BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla Friday updated his X bio with no mention of the BJP in it, setting off speculation that he may have quit the party. There was no official confirmation to this, as Poonawalla could not be reached for comments despite repeated attempts. "Religion, Islam, Culture, Hindu, ideology-Bhartiya, Author: GST ki Yatra; Lifelong follower of PM Narendra Modi" -- Poonawalla mentioned in his updated bio. He...

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Delhi HC issues notice on Umar Khalid’s bail plea in 2020 riots conspiracy case

Sonam Wangchuk's wife moves Delhi HC to shift activist from Safdarjung Hospital

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on jailed former JNU student Umar Khalid's regular bail plea in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case and sought its response. A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Vikas Mahajan also issued notice on Khalid's plea seeking interim bail and posted it, along with the regular bail plea of co-accused Sharjeel Imam, for further...

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RS adjourned till Monday amid Oppn ruckus after Chairman rejects Kharge’s Rule 267 notice

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New Delhi:  Amid continuous sloganeering by Opposition members, the Rajya Sabha proceedings were cut short Friday and the House was adjourned till August 3. Congress President and Leader of Opposition in the Upper House, Mallikarjun Kharge, sought to raise a notice under Rule 267. Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan, however, firmly declined to entertain it. Kharge began speaking about the notice he had submitted under Rule 267, but before he could...

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CWG 2026: PM Modi congratulates Lovepreet, Seema on medal-winning performance

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Indian weightlifter Lovepreet Singh and discus thrower Seema Kaliramna for winning silver and bronze medals, respectively at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, praising their determination and wishing them success in the future. Lovepreet produced a spirited performance in the men’s +110kg weightlifting event but narrowly missed out on the...

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Jasprit Bumrah clears fitness test; To play in Sri Lanka Test series

New Delhi: India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been cleared to play next month's two-Test series against Sri Lanka by the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Bumrah was picked subject to fitness as he had suffered an impact injury during the recent ODI series against England. He had to sit out of the third ODI at...

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MKCG panel probes alleged PG exam paper leak

 Brahmapur: A five-member committee of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Brahmapur has begun an inquiry into the alleged circulation of photographs of a question paper of the Odisha medical postgraduate examination on a social media platform while the test was underway, officials said Friday. Photographs of a question paper of the All Odisha Medical PG Examination...

Villages cut off as floodwaters surge across Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Floodwaters continued to disrupt normal life across several parts of Odisha Friday as swollen rivers inundated villages, snapped road connectivity and forced evacuations in multiple districts following heavy rainfall and increased discharge from upstream reservoirs. The worst-hit areas were reported from Kataka, Bhadrak, Puri and Jajpur, where major rivers flowed above danger levels, leaving hundreds of...

Lok Sabha passes Births, Deaths Amendment Bill amid protests

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Friday passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2026, amid Opposition protests over the police crackdown on students during the July 20 Parliament march, with the legislation being cleared without a debate. The bill was taken up for consideration and passage after the House reassembled at noon with BJP MP Dilip...

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Shehzad Poonawalla’s X bio change fuels BJP exit speculation

New Delhi: BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla Friday updated his X bio with no mention of the BJP in it, setting off speculation that he may have quit the party. There was no official confirmation to this, as Poonawalla could not be reached for comments despite repeated attempts. "Religion, Islam, Culture, Hindu, ideology-Bhartiya, Author: GST ki Yatra;...

Flood preparedness intensified across Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A high-level review meeting was held at Lok Seva Bhavan to assess the flood situation in Odisha. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari reviewed the flood situation and held discussions with the collectors of the affected districts. The meeting was attended by the Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue Department, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), and...

Hirakud opens 10 more gates as reservoir level continues to rise

Sambalpur: The Hirakud Dam authorities Friday opened 10 more sluice gates to release excess floodwater, raising the total number of open gates to 12 as inflows into the reservoir continued to increase due to heavy rainfall in the upstream catchment. Officials said the additional discharge was initiated to regulate the reservoir's water level and ensure the safety...

Hockey India in turmoil over Jersey controversy

New Delhi: The furore over the Indian hockey teams' new saffron jerseys has triggered a bit of wrangling within Hockey India with President Dilip Tirkey calling it a decision that was taken without his knowledge and secretary Bhola Nath Singh insisting that "all officials were aware" of the change. The Indian hockey teams, traditionally attired in blue,...

 

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