Monsson Session News Live Updates: LS adjourned till 12 noon amid protests by Oppn parties

11:20 AM

PM has lost faith of the people, says AAP MP

“PM has lost faith of the people. Through the no-confidence motion, Team India (opposition alliance) will put their views on Manipur in the House,” says AAP MP Sanjay Azad on no-confidence motion over Manipur crisis.

11:19 AM

Kargil Vijay Diwas News Live Updates: Rajya Sabha to pay tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the 1999 Kargil War

Members of the Rajya Sabha pay tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the 1999 Kargil War, on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas 2023.

11:17 AM

Monsson Session News Live Updates: Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon amid sloganeering by the Opposition MPs. They are demanding that the PM come to the House and discussion be held over Manipur issue.

11:10 AM

Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sonia Gandhi arrives in the Parliament

11:06 AM

Where is the necessity for No-Confidence Motion, asks YSRCP MP

YSRCP MP V Vijayasai Reddy said, “When everything is going good, where is the necessity for No Confidence Motion? We are going to oppose the Motion.”

11:03 AM

Gyanvapi Case: CJI DY Chandrachud led bench asks Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to appear before the bench

Gyanvapi mosque management committee mentions before the Supreme Court its application for correction of apex court’s Monday order where committee’s appeal questioning maintainability of a suit by Hindus in trial court seeking worship rights inside the mosque, was accidentally disposed of. CJI DY Chandrachud led bench asks senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for mosque committee, to inform Solicitor General Tushar Mehta so that he can appear before the bench.

Opposition have moved No-Confidence motion but the people’s confidence is in PM Modi and BJP

– Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

10:58 AM

Monsson Session News Live Updates: BRS MP Nama Nageswara Rao on No-Confidence Motion

BRS MP Nama Nageswara Rao said, “We have moved the No Confidence Motion on behalf of our party. Since the commencement of the session all Opposition leaders had been demanding discussion on Manipur issue. If the PM speaks on this, there will be peace among people of the country – so we made efforts…So, today this Motion has been moved…”

10:56 AM

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: India versus Pakistan match likely to be rescheduled on Oct 14

India versus Pakistan match likely to be rescheduled on October 14. It is originally scheduled for October 15. Security agencies advise BCCI for this, as the date for the start of Navratri clashes with the match day: Sources

10:53 AM

Monsson Session News Live Updates: It is unfortunate that the Opposition is forced to move a No-Confidence Motion, says NK Premchandran

Revolutionary Socialist Party MP NK Premchandran said, “This is not the question of numbers. It is the question of the Constitutional propriety of the Prime Minister of the country to attend the Parliament and address it. It is unfortunate that the Opposition is forced to move a No-Confidence Motion so as to have the presence of the Prime Minister. It is strange, the country has never seen such a situation…”

10:50 AM

Kargil Vijay Diwas News Live Updates: Army will emerge as a technology-enabled, future-ready force to deal with security challenges, says Army Chief General Manoj Pande

10:50 AM

Kargil Vijay Diwas News Live Updates: Dangers and challenges before us are likely to get complex in future, we need to be ready, says Army Chief General Manoj Pande

10:44 AM

If PM doesn’t have confidence to come to the House, how can India have any confidence in him: Sibal

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on the opposition no-confidence motion said, “If PM Modi or government doesn’t have the confidence to come to the House and make a statement about Manipur, how can India have any confidence in them.”

10:39 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitates Shramjeevis at the ITPO complex in New Delhi

10:39 AM

Monsson Session News Live Updates: Congress Lok Sabha chief whip K Suresh speaks on no-confidence motion

“We decided to move the no-confidence motion against the NDA government because the PM is not ready to speak on Manipur issue in Lok Sabha,” said Congress Lok Sabha chief whip K Suresh.

10:37 AM

Monsson Session News Live Updates: People have confidence in PM Modi and BJP, says Pralhad Joshi

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, “People have confidence in PM Modi and BJP. They brought a No Confidence Motion in the last term as well. People of this country taught them a lesson.”

10:35 AM

Monsson Session News Live Updates: BRS MP Nama Nageswara Rao has also filed the No Confidence Motion against the Government

10:34 AM

Sensex hits 500 points, Nifty above 19,800

Several such parliamentary instruments like no-confidence motion have been used earlier to compel the government to speak on the burning issues of the country.

– AAP MP Raghav Chadha on no-confidence motion

10:31 AM

People are wondering why is the PM not coming to the Parliament: UBT

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, “…Someone is steering clear of his responsibility, someone is not shouldering his responsibility towards Manipur – people are wondering why is the PM not coming to the Parliament…If we have to use this No Confidence Motion to bring the PM to the Parliament, I think we will be doing a huge service to this nation.”

10:29 AM

PM Modi performs Hawan Pujan at the redeveloped Pragati Maidan complex

PM Modi performed Hawan Pujan at the redeveloped Pragati Maidan complex. He will return to the ITPO for a grand inaugural ceremony at 6:30 pm today.

10:26 AM

Gyanvapi Case: Allahabad HC resumes hearing mosque committee’s appeal against ASI survey in Varanasi

10:24 AM

Monsson Session News Live Updates: Manish Tewari moves Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha

Congress MP Manish Tewari has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha, demanding to discuss Manipur situation.DMK MP Tiruchi Siva, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha, Congress MPs Rajeev Shukla and Ranjeet Ranjan and AAP MP Ragha Chadha have given suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 and demand discussion on Manipur situation.

INDIA alliance parties are forced to move the no-confidence motion as it was the last weapon

– Congress leader Manickam Tagore

10:22 AM

Monsson Session News Live Updates: BRS MP Nama Nageswara Rao has also filed the No Confidence Motion against the Government

10:21 AM

PM Modi performs Hawan Pujan at the inauguration of Pragati Maidan complex

10:20 AM

PM Modi inaugurates Pragati Maidan in Delhi

PM Modi performs Hawan Pujan at the inauguration ceremony of the redeveloped India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) complex in Delhi, which will host the G20 leaders’ meeting in September.

This No Confidence Motion is a political move with a political purpose – a political move which will bring results…The No Confidence Motion will compel him (Prime Minister) to come to the Parliament. We need a discussion on the issues of the country, especially on Manipur, inside the Parliament. Forget the numbers, they know the numbers and we know the numbers…

– CPI MP Binoy Viswam

10:14 AM

Monsson Session News Live Updates: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla arriving in the Parliament earlier today

10:12 AM

Monsson Session News Live Updates: Notice for no-confidence motion against Modi govt submitted in Speaker’s office, says Cong leader Manickam Tagore

10:12 AM

Monsson Session News Live Updates: Congress submits No Confidence Motion notice to Lok Sabha Secy

10:02 AM

Kargil Vijay Diwas News Live Updates: Rajnath Singh meets ‘Veer Naris’ at Kargil War Memorial

10:01 AM

Pramod Tiwari on reports of the oppn mulling to move no-confidence motion in the Parliament:

“No-confidence motion is not necessarily brought with the intention of bringing down the government. It can also be brought on the basis of the work done by the government in last six months,” says Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on reports of the opposition mulling to move no-confidence motion in the Parliament.

09:59 AM

Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says, “We are moving the No Confidence Motion (against the Government)…”

09:58 AM

Kargil Vijay Diwas News Live Updates: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lays wreath in memory of fallen jawans

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, “I salute those brave sons, who sacrificed everything for the protection of the motherland. I salute those brave sons who put the nation first and did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for it.”

09:57 AM

Indians have full faith that the government will not compromise on national interest under PM Modi’s leadership: Rajnath

09:56 AM

Qatar sovereign fund in talks for stake in India’s Reliance Retail-FT

09:55 AM

Kargil Vijay Diwas News Live Updates: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh salutes brave sons who put nation first and sacrificed their lives during Kargil war

What Indian soldiers hoisted in Kargil in 1999 wasn’t just the tricolour, it was the pride of crores of Indians.

– Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

09:44 AM

Cong deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi to move no-confidence motion against Modi govt on Manipur issue: Sources.

09:44 AM

Kargil war was imposed on India, we were backstabbed by Pakistan: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Kargil Vijay Diwas

09:17 AM

Rupee rises one paisa to 81.87 against US dollar in early trade.

09:05 AM

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur to move the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in the Rajya Sabha today for its consideration and passage to amend the Cinematograph Act, 1952.

08:32 AM

Ladakh: Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar lays a wreath at Kargil War Memorial in Drass on Kargil Vijay Diwas. Tributes are being paid to soldiers who lost their lives in the 1999 Kargil War.

08:31 AM

Ladakh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives in Drass on Kargil Vijay Diwas. He will lay a wreath at Kargil War Memorial here and pay tributes to soldiers who lost their lives in the 1999 Kargil War.

08:28 AM

Myanmar military may move Suu Kyi to house arrest – media

Myanmar’s military government may move ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest in the capital, Naypyitaw, two media outlets reported on Wednesday. The 78-year-old Nobel laureate has been in detention since her arrest in early 2021 when the military overthrew her elected government in a coup and unleashed a bloody crackdown on opponents that has seen thousands jailed or killed.

07:55 AM

Japan says it hopes to communicate closely with China including with Wang Yi

Japan hopes to communicate closely with China, including with its newly named foreign minister and veteran diplomat Wang Yi, the top government spokesperson said on Wednesday. “It is important to build a constructive and stable relationship with China through mutual efforts,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters.

07:11 AM

Hong Kong tightens inspection of vegetable imports from Japan – Jiji

Hong Kong has strengthened inspection of vegetable imports from Japan, expanding the scope of tighter controls beyond seafood after Tokyo confirmed plans to release treated radioactive water from Fukushima, Jiji news agency reported on Wednesday. Hong Kong had said it would ban seafood products from a large number of Japanese prefectures if Tokyo went ahead with a plan to discharge the water into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.

06:43 AM

Opposition MPs of the Rajya Sabha hold candle-light protest in front of the Gandhi statue at Parliament in support of Manipur people, during protest over the suspension of AAP MP Sanjay Singh for the current session of the Parliament as well as the Manipur issue.

06:34 AM

51 whales dead after beaching in Western Australia: authorities

06:29 AM

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami takes part in a meeting to discuss poll strategy for 2024 elections for his state at the residence of Union Minister Ajay Bhatt in Delhi.

06:16 AM

Australia court fines Facebook owner Meta $14 mln for undisclosed data collection

An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totalling A$20 million ($14 million) for collecting user data through an application purporting to protect privacy without disclosing its actions. Australia’s Federal Court also ordered Meta, through its subsidiaries Facebook Israel and the now-discontinued app, Onavo, to pay A$400,000 in legal costs to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which brought the civil lawsuit.

06:16 AM

Fire breaks out inside grounded SpiceJet aircraft at IGI airport

A fire broke out inside a grounded SpiceJet aircraft during maintenance work at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Tuesday evening. As per the initial assessment, no damage to the engine or aircraft has been found. The probable cause of the fire appears to be the burning of residual fuel.

06:15 AM

Raigad administration declare holiday for all schools and colleges today

Maharashtra: The district administration in Raigad has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges on July 26. The Meteorological Department has issued a ‘Red’ alert for Raigad districts.

06:14 AM

IMD predict heavy rains over many parts of Odisha

Heavy rain is likely over Odisha on July 26, with heavy to very heavy rain likely over many parts of South and Coastal Odisha. Fishermen have been instructed not to venture into the coast till July 27: Umashankar Das, Senior Scientist, IMD, Bhubaneswar

06:14 AM

Ukraine says allies commit $244 mln for humanitarian demining

Ukraine’s allies have committed to allocate $244 million in addition to special equipment for the country’s humanitarian demining needs, First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Tuesday. “Our task is not only to demine the entire territory in order to save people’s lives, but also to speed up this process,” Svyrydenko, who is also economy minister, said in a statement on the government’s website. “This is a question of economic recovery, because the sooner we return potentially mined lands to circulation, the faster business will develop on them.” Russia left large areas of land filled with mines after it halted its initial full-scale invasion in Ukraine in the first half of last year and moved its forces to the east.

06:13 AM

Brazil regulates sports betting, taxes companies amid scandal

Brazil’s government issued a provisional decree on Tuesday to authorize sports betting and tax companies’ revenues by 18%. The move comes amid a sprawling investigation that ensnared dozens of players in a match-fixing scandal. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s decree was sent to congress, which needs to vote on it on the next 120 days so it remains valid. Brazil’s finance ministry expects to collect at least 2 billion Brazilian reals ($420 million) in tax from betting companies next year if the provisional measure is confirmed. Brazilian bettors will not pay tax if they make gains amounting to almost $445 on each bet. Any gains above that will make betters pay 30% income tax.

06:13 AM

US charges British billionaire Joe Lewis with insider trading

Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and owner of the Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, has been criminally charged in New York for orchestrating a “brazen” insider trading scheme. Prosecutors said Lewis exploited his access to corporate boardrooms by passing tips about companies in which he invested to friends, personal assistants, private pilots and romantic partners, enabling them to reap millions of dollars of profit.