Latest News Today (July 13): Presenting FE Online’s ‘Breaking News Today.’ Stay with us for top trends and what’s happening in India and across the world:
PM Modi engages in delegate-level discussions in Paris
Prime Minister Modi arrived in Paris earlier today to attend the Bastille Day parade as the guest of honor. He was also involved in delegate-level discussions with the French counterpart Elisabeth Borne.
SC recommends transfer of three High Court judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of three High Court judges to different High Courts. Justice Manoj Bajaj of the Punjab & Haryana High Court to Allahabad High court; Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh of the Allahabad Court to Kerala High Court; and Justice Gaurang Kanth of the Delhi High Court to Calcutta High Court through a resolution passed on July 12.
Equal prize money for men & women at all ICC events, says Jay Shah
The BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has announced that the prize money for men and women at all ICC events will be the same. “Start of a new dawn. An era of equality and empowerment”, he tweeted.
Situation in Delhi under control, may improve tomorrow
DIG (NDRF) Mohsen Shahidi reportedly said that the situation in Delhi is under control and might improve tomorrow. People have been evacuated from the affected areas. There are chances of rainfall in Uttarakhand and NDRF teams are coordinating with SDRF Uttarakhand, he added.
Bihar police lathi-charges, 1 dies
The BJP has alleged that one of its leaders died after sustaining injuries during the police lathi-charge in Patna, Bihar. The police had lathi charged during a massive protest against the Nitish Kumar-led government as the party members marched towards the Bihar Assembly
CBI files second chargesheet in Delhi Excise scam case
Central Bureau of Investigation has allegedly filed a second supplementary chargesheet before the Delhi court, against five accused which includes the Director of Chariot Productions Media Pvt Ltd in an on-going investigation in Delhi Excise scam case
Mobile Vans to sell tomatoes in New Delhi
National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India will be selling tomatoes in mobile vans at Rs 90 per KG in Delhi-NCR. This is to provide relief to consumers from the soaring prices of tomatoes.
Threat call over Seema Haider’s return
Mumbai police control room allegedly received a threat call which threatened the police to prepare for 26/11 terrorist attack if Seema Haider does not return to Pakistan. Seema Haider had arrived in India via Nepal in order to marry her PUBG partner Sachin Meena. Mumbai Police and Crime Branch are probing the matter.
Truck with Kanwar Yatris collides with another, 5 killed
In a terrible accident at GT Karnal road, two trucks carrying Kanwar Yatris collided with each other killing 5 people and 14 were injured. The accused driver, Pappu Kumar was arrested
Indian Air Force deploys helicopters for food relief operations in Ambala
The Indian Air Force has deployed two medium life choppers in Ambala to carry out food relief operations. The helicopters have allegedly dropped around 2000 kg of relief material so far in the villages of Niharsa and Allaudin Majra.
NADA issues notice for Vinesh Phogat’s whereabouts
The National Anti-Doping Agency has allegedly issued a notice to the Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat for “apparent failure” to comply with the whereabouts requirements. She has been given two weeks to respond.
Rice prices surges, government to ban rice exports
According to a Bloomberg report, India, which has been the largest shipper of rice is now considering banning the exports of most rice varieties. It is allegedly being discussed to ban exports of all non-basmati rice to avoid the risk of more inflation before elections.
Kapur Infratech aims for 500 crore sales, opens 200 jobs
A Delhi-NCR based real estate company, Kapur Infratech has announced 200 new job openings and allegedly aims for 500 crore sales in the coming financial year. The renowned company is known for its in-demand, reasonable yet luxury housing projects.
PM Modi arrives in Paris
For his two day visit, Prime Minister Modi lands in Paris. He is there to attend this year’s Bastille Day parade and this visit is said to boost strategic ties with France. (READ MORE)
Flood-water enter trauma center, patients being shifted
The flood water started to enter the premises of a Delhi government run trauma center in north Delhi resulting in the need of moving patients from the premises. From the Sushruta Trauma Centre, 40 patients have been shifted to the LNJP Hospital of which three were ICU patients.
Mehbooba Mufti alleges house arrest
While former CM Mehbooba wanted to pay homage to 1931 martyrs, she alleges being put under house arrest preventing her from paying homage. “We won’t allow you to distort our history or forget our heroes.” she wrote on twitter.
25.30 hour countdown for the launch of Chandrayaan 3 mission commences
The 25.30 hour countdown for the launch of the country’s third moon mission Chandrayaan-3 commenced on Thursday at the spaceport here, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. Friday’s lunar expedition follows the 2019 Chandrayaan-2 mission where space scientists are aiming for a soft landing on the surface of the moon. (PTI)
Delhi schools, colleges to be shut till Sunday
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ordered schools, colleges and government offices of Delhi to shut till Sunday, July 16 in the light of unpredictable weather and raising water level to danger in the state. He urges people to work from home except those providing essential services.
75% area exposed to floods in India, says a report
A study has found 75 percent of Indian districts are prone to floods however, only 25 percent of them are prepared to tackle it with early warning systems (EWS). The study was done by an independent policy research think tank The Council on Energy Environment and Water. Himachal Pradesh has the lowest EWS availability.
AAP leader Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh to appear in court for Modi defamation case
Gujarat University’s lawyer Amit Nair filed a complaint against CM Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh for a criminal defamation case over their “sarcastic” and “derogatory” statements with regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree. The court has ordered both the leaders to be present in the trial on July 26.
Blaze at Galaxy Mall, Greater Noida
A massive fire broke out at Galaxy Mall located in Greater Noida’s Gaur City 1 on Thursday. A video going viral on Twitter showed people jumping off third floor to save their lives. Fire tenders have rushed the spot to contain the blaze.
Pragati Maidan tunnel opens for vehicular traffic New Delhi
The Pragati Maidan tunnel here has been opened for vehicular traffic after remaining closed for four days due to waterlogging following heavy rainfall in the national capital, police said on Thursday. With many parts of the city under water on Thursday, restrictions were imposed on vehicular movement on some roads, leading to traffic congestion including around Pragati Maidan. (PTI)
Delhi faces drinking-water shortage as pumps flooded
Supplies of drinking water in the Indian capital will fall by a quarter on Thursday and Friday because three treatment plants have been flooded, the city government said, as the Yamuna river overflowed after incessant rain. Delhi’s river is at its highest level in 45 years after unusually heavy downpours in neighbouring states like Haryana, to the north. (Reuters)
Couple poison two children before committing suicide in Bhopal
A couple allegedly poisoned their two children to death before committing suicide by hanging themselves at their home in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Thursday, police said. As per preliminary investigation, the deceased man, Bhupendra Vishwakarma (38), was debt-ridden, TT Nagar Assistant Commissioner of Police Chandrashekhar Pandey told PTI over phone. (PTI)
Rafale deal okayed
India’s defence ministry has given initial approval to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets made by Dassault Aviation and three Scorpene class submarines to be made by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders with France’s Naval Group, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. (READ MORE)
Amid security, another batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath shrine
A fresh batch of over 9,200 pilgrims, the largest so far, left the base camp here in the early hours of Thursday for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. While 6,035 pilgrims left in a convoy of 194 vehicles for Pahalgam, another convoy of 112 vehicles carrying 3,206 pilgrims left for the Baltal base camp at 3.30 am. (PTI)
Ajit Pawar to be next Finance Minister of Maharashtra? Latest buzz here
If latest media reports are to be believed, Ajit Pawar is set to be the next Finance Minister of Maharashtra. Reports suggest that Pawar and Praful Patel had met Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently that sparked the buzz. The reports say that Maharashtra Cabinet expansion will be announced soon.
Uzbek women behind a sex racket in Gurugram, arrested
A sex racket has been busted in Haryana, Gurugram by the police and an illegally resided Uzbekistan woman was found behind the running racket. After the investigation, the women, Kilicheva Aziza, was arrested on Wednesday. The sex racket is being run at a flat in tower C-3, Ireao Corridors, Sector 67A, Gurugram.
Jharkhand school teacher slaps a student for wearing bindi, arrested
A 17 year old school girl commits suicide after getting harrased by a female teacher for wearing a bindi. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) interfered and arrested the teacher on Thursday on the basis of a suicide note that was found with the body. The girl has accused the teacher and the principal of the school for her suicide.
Tesla’s India entry soon! EVs to start at Rs 20 lakh, says report
Tesla, an electric vehicle manufacturing company, has started talking to the Indian government to set up a car manufacturing factory with the capacity of 500,000 electric vehicles per year. As reported by Times of India, Tesla has started discussing the investment proposal.
As Yamuna swells, Delhi Metro goes slow
Delhi woke up to news of Yamuna reaching new all-time high. Flood water has entered areas such as Civil Lines, Mayur Vihar etc. Latest reports say that Delhi Metro is running slow over the river. Visuals of ‘Magenta Line’ coaches running very slow over Yamuna.
Chinese hackers attack US State Dept sites, says Microsoft
Microsoft and U.S. officials reported on Wednesday that since May, hackers with Chinese state connections have gained unauthorized access to email accounts at about 25 different organizations, including at least two US federal institutions. The United States noticed a compromise of federal government accounts “fairly quickly” and was able to prevent more intrusions, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
Elon Musk launches an alternative of ChatGPT, xAI
Elon Musk, billionaire entrepreneur, launched a novel platform that can be a competition for ChatGPT, a product of OpenAI. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) takes up the world, we have another platform that claims to be ‘safer’ AI, Elon likes to call it xAI.
President Murmu to attend IIITM Gwalior convocation
President Droupadi Murmu is on a one-day visit to Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on the occasion of 4th convocation of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management at Gwalior on Thursday, as per the officials.
Yamuna at all-time high
River Yamuna continues to breach all records. Today at 7 am, the river breached all records. According to the official data, the river is currently flowing at 208.46 metres. A day before, Yamuna had crossed the previous highest-ever record of 207.49 metres.
PM Modi leaves for Paris
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Paris from Delhi Airport earlier this morning. He will be attending the Bastille Day celebrations as Chief Guest. Key defence deals are on agenda.