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Post "feet wash" episode on camera at Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residence in Bhopal, the Congress performed "shuddhikaran" (purification) of pee-gate victim Dashmat Rawat after he returned to his home in Sidhi district.

The maximum number of booths where the polling process is on without the presence of central armed forces personnel includes in Howrah, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, and the tribal-dominated pockets in Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore districts.

According to police, on June 23, 2023, a merchant based in Lajpat Rai Market received an extortion call, and the accused threatened him on behalf of Lawrence Bishnoi while demanding Rs 20 lakh as protection money.

According to party leaders, he also asked the farmers about the issues they are facing and about their earnings. However, Rahul Gandhi then returned to Delhi cancelling his Shimla trip due to bad weather, party sources said.

The CBI on Friday evening arrested senior section engineer (signal) Arun Kumar Mohanta, section engineer (signal) Mohammad Amir Khan and technician Pappu Kumar under sections 304 and 201 of IPC and Section 153 of Railways Act, 1989.

The flood of FPI flows into India continues with Rs 21,943 crore of inflows (including bulk deals) till 8th of this month, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.

In yet another inhumane act in Madhya Pradesh, a youth was beaten up in Gwalior district and forced to lick the sole of a person's foot. In a video that has gone viral on social media, two persons can also be heard hurling abuses at the youth inside a moving vehicle.

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Saturday condemned the widespread violence amid the ongoing panchayat elections in the state, saying the incidents were a blot on the democratic set-up.

As voting for the three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal is currently underway amid widespread violence, at least six deaths were reported in the first three hours of balloting on Saturday.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday released a Consultation Paper on Regulatory Mechanism for Over-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services, and Selective Banning of OTT Services.

In a major move, the Enforcement Directorate said on Friday that it has attached assets worth Rs 52.24 crore belonging to arrested AAP leader Minister Manish Sisodia, his wife and some other accused persons in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

India is learnt to have urged UK to take strong action against extremist elements threatening Indian diplomats. This issue was raised during talks between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his UK counterpart Tim Barrow.

In another rude jolt to the Shiv Sena (UBT), its senior leader and Deputy Chairperson of Maharashtra Legislative Council Dr Neelam Gorhe joined the ruling ally Shiv Sena, here on Friday.

According to the Ministry of Defence, about 5 lakh cadets will be benefitted by this initiative every year. The NCC and State Bank of India (SBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for this new beginning.

This judgement was delivered by a bench of Jutice R.K. Pattanaik on July 3, while hearing a petition challenging the legality of criminal proceedings initiated against a man in a case where a relationship had gone sour after seven years.

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court has summoned Brij Bhushan Singh, a Member of Parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the former Wrestling Chief of India, in connection with allegations of sexual harassment made by the country’s leading female wrestlers. 

Addressing an event in Raipur, Prime Minister Modi said that the projects will create new employment opportunities for the people of the region and pave way for the development of the state.

In a rude jolt to the Shiv Sena (UBT), its senior leader and Deputy Chairperson of Maharashtra Legislative Council Dr. Neelam Gorhe joined the ruling ally Shiv Sena, here on Friday.

"There was panic and we all ran out for safety," said a passenger who was travelling in S5. Senior officials of South Central Railway (SCR) rushed to the spot and were making alternate arrangements for the travel of passengers.

During an interaction with the Indian community in Dar-es-Salaam on Thursday as part of his ongoing visit to Tanzania, Jaishankar stressed on the importance of Mission IT (India & Tanzania).

In the continuing pre-poll violence over the July 8 panchayat polls in West Bengal, a local Congress leader Aurobindo Mondal was lynched allegedly by the ruling Trinamool Congress activists in Murshidabad district on Friday morning.

Soon after the Gujarat High Court on Friday denied stay on the conviction of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in a 'Modi surname' remark defamation case, the Congress said that it respects the court judgement and would approach the Supreme Court.

The Gujarat High Court on Friday refused to stay Rahul Gandhi's conviction and two-year jail term in a criminal defamation case, which led to the loss of his Parliament membership.

Sources say that he borrowed the service pistol from the gunman and went inside his room. On hearing a firing noise from the DIG's room, the gunman rushed inside only to find the senior IPS officer lying in a pool of blood.

Secretary (West) in the External Affairs Ministry, Sanjay Verma, while delivering his statement at the NAM ministerial meeting, said that India rejects the "unfounded and baseless remarks" by Pakistan.