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The Lok Sabha has passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to replace the ordinance on transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government.   Amit Shah to table Delhi Services Bill in Rajya Sabha On August 7, the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The Bill to replace the ordinance on transfers and postings of top officers in the Delhi government was approved by the Lok Sabha earlier on August 3.  The bill was passed in Lok Sabha despite loud opposition MP protests. Asserting that Parliament has the authority to enact laws for Delhi, Shah labeled the opposition to the measure as "politically motivated" when it was first introduced. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is to move the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, in Rajya Sabha tomorrow, August 7. This Bill has already been pa...

The Eris variant now makes up one in seven new COVID cases, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).    Eris is now the second most prevalent variant in the UK, after Arcturus According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), a new COVID-19 type is swiftly spreading throughout the country and raising anxiety among health professionals.The fast spreading strain EG.5.1, also known as Eris, was discovered for the first time last month in the UK, according to news agency PTI. As part of horizon scanning on July 3, 2023, the signal EG.5.1 was initially raised due to an increase in reports from around the world, mainly from Asia. Due to the growing number of genomes in UKdata and ongoing growth globally. It was subsequently elevated from a signal in monitoring to a variation V-23JUL-01 on July 31, 2023.The UKHSA stated that classifying this lineage as a variation will enable more thorough characterisation and analysis. According to UKHSA, one in seven new COVID cases ar...

The Moon's cratered surface was captured by Chandrayan-3 after entering the lunar orbit on Saturday.    ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 has had a smooth journey so far New Delhi:  The first pictures of the Moon taken by Chandrayaan 3, India's third unmanned Moon mission, have been made public by the Indian Space Research Organization, or ISRO.  After entering lunar orbit on Saturday, Chandrayan-3 took a picture of the Moon's cratered surface. "The Moon, as viewed by Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023," said a tweet from the Mission's official Twitter account. The Moon, as viewed by #Chandrayaan3 spacecraft during Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) on August 5, 2023. #ISRO pic.twitter.com/xQtVyLTu0c — LVM3-M4/CHANDRAYAAN-3 MISSION (@chandrayaan_3) August 6, 2023 The Moon mission has gone smoothly so far, and the ISRO anticipates that on August 23, the Vikram lander will make a soft landing on the lunar surface. On Saturday, 22 day...

A week earlier, Syeda Lulu Minhaj Zaidi from Hyderabad, who went to the US to pursue a master's degree, was found starving on the streets of Chicago.   Syeda Lulu Minhaj Zaidi The Indian Consulate General in Chicaon reported Saturday (Indian time) that they had offered medical and travel support to a Hyderabad woman who was found famished on the streets last week, adding that she is "fit."The Consulate General of India in Chicago posted on Twitter, "Happy that we could contact Ms SyedaZaidi&offered help, including medical assistance&travel to India."She is fit and has spoken to her mother in India.She has yet to react to our offer of assistance in returning to India.Westand is ready to offer her all-assistance." Happy that we could contact Ms. Syeda Zaidi & offered help, including medical assistance & travel to India. She is fit & spoken to her mother in India. She is yet to respond on our offer of support to return to India. We stand re...

Russia promised to retaliate against the attack by Ukrainian drone on the Russian tanker in the Black Sea. Russian president Vladimir Putin Drone strike:   On Saturday, Russia threatened to respond to the second drone attack on a ship in a day, which occurred late on Friday when a Ukrainian drone struck a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea. A major Russian port was attacked by Ukraine early on Friday. According to Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow denounced the Ukrainian "terrorist attack" on a civilian vessel in the Kerch Strait. She stated on the messaging service Telegram that "there can be no justification for such barbaric actions, they will not go unanswered and their authors and perpetrators will inevitably be punished." As Ukraine's naval capabilities increase, the Black Sea is turning into a more significant theater of warfare in the conflict. Three weeks ago, Moscow withdrew from a vital export arrangemen...

Nuh violence: Mobile internet and SMS services were suspended after clashes erupted in Nuh on July 31 over an attempt to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession and spread to Gurugram and other districts of the state. Nuh violence Nuh violence :  On August 7, the District Magistrate informed the public that the curfew in Nuh will be lifted for four hours only from 9 am to 1 pm. The DM further stated that during the curfew relaxation time, ATMs will be accessible in the M.C. areas of Nuh, Tauru, Punhana, Ferozepur Jhirka, Pingwon, and Nagina Block. In certain places, banks will be open during the curfew from 10 am to 3 pm.On August 7, only cash will be accepted from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. According to a formal decision, the Haryana government earlier on Saturday, August 5, prolonged the suspension of mobile internet service in Nuh and Palwal districts till Tuesday, August 8 (this coming Tuesday).It was said that the suspension of SMS services had been extended till 5:00 p.m. on Aug...

"Ajit Pawar has not been able to demonstrate even prima facie that there exists a dispute In NCP," claimed the Sharad Pawar faction Ajit Pawar loyalists claim they hope to persuade Sharad Pawar to back their decision. New Delhi:  The electoral commission has been informed by the Sharad Pawar camp that Ajit Pawar's request for the Nationalist Congress Party's election symbol is "premature" and "malafide" and needs to be denied.They said that his "petition" to the Election Commission "does not reflect or evidence the presence of two factions of NCP."   Last month, Ajit Pawar and his allies joined the BJP-Eknath Shinde coalition in Maharashtra and took the oath of office as ministers. They assert that since they have the backing of the majority of the party's MLAs, they are the true NCP, much like the Sena group led by Eknath Shinde.  He has headed a faction that has approached the Election Commission to assert its ownership of...

Horrifying videos of the assault showed the boys made to eat green chillies, and gulp it down with urine filled in a bottle. The goons allegedly caught the boys and tied them up, accusing them of stealing money. Siddharthnagar, UP:    On suspicion of stealing, two young boys in the Siddharthnagar area of Uttar Pradesh were forced to drink urine, have green chilies rubbed in their anuses, and receive some unknown injections. Boys aged 10 and 15 are the victims. Videos of the attack depict the boys being forced to consume green chilies and down them with pee from a bottle. They could hear a group of men berating them and threatening to beat them if they didn't follow through. The youngsters were allegedly apprehended and bound by the thugs after they claimed they had stolen money. In another frightening video, the lads are seen lying face down on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs and their pants pulled down, all while a man is rubbing and shoving green chilies ...

Kotwali Police Station SHO Ajay Kumar Seth said a comment against UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had gone viral on social media on August 4. This is not an official WhatsApp group of corporators, police added. Bhadohi:  According to police, a guy who ran a WhatsApp group was detained here after a "derogatory" comment made about the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in the group surfaced on social media. On August 4, a remark made about Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, went viral on social media, according to Kotwali Police Station SHO Ajay Kumar Seth. Sahabuddin Ansari, the individual who was detained, has been identified but Muslim Ansari, the person who submitted the comment, is still at large, according to him. According to Seth, the police were notified of the complaint in this matter on August 4 via Twitter. He claimed that he had an electronic copy containing the offensive remark. Sahabuddin Ansari and Muslim Ansari were charged under several provi...

Lawyers said the primary stage of the court-ordered survey of Gyanvapi mosque has been finished and secondary stage was underway with “machines”.     Rapid Action Force personnel outside the Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi on Sunday. On Sunday morning, a team of 55 Archaeological study of India (ASI) members resumed the scientific study of the Gyanvapi mosque complex to ascertain whether the 17th-century masjid was built atop a pre-existing Hindu temple construction. Prior to the arrival of the ASI team, a large police force was also deployed in the region. According to lawyers, the first stage of the court-ordered survey of the Gyanvapi complex has been completed, and the secondary stage is underway with "machines" such as radars. The survey was suspended for two hours at 12.30pm to allow Muslim worshipers to offer prayers in the mosque. Top updates on the Gyanvapi mosque complex survey by ASI: 1. The survey includes advocates Vishnu Shankar Jain and Subhash Nandan Chatu...

The two-day conference, hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, is being attended by top security officials of around 40 countries.   Ajit Doval said India has regularly engaged with both Russia and Ukraine New Delhi:  Last night, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval attended a conference in Saudi Arabia with his international counterparts to discuss how to find a "peaceful resolution" to the war in Ukraine. In Jeddah, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is hosting a two-day meeting that is attended by senior security officials from about 40 different countries. According to sources, Russia was not invited to the conference. Since the start of the conflict, India has maintained regular contact with both Russia and Ukraine, according to Mr. Doval, and it will continue to be a "active and willing partner" in the search for an all-encompassing end to the crisis. Nothing, according to Mr. Doval, "will bring India more happiness and satisfaction than su...

Nuh demolition drive: 50 to 60 structures in different areas have been demolished so far. Many have fled, fearing arrests.    Nuh:  The latest flashpoint between two populations in the violent state of Haryana is a large demolition effort against "illegal" structures in the Nuh area.  On the fourth day of the demolition campaign, the Nuh district government dispatched bulldozers to tear down the Sahara Hotel. The violence in Nuh is thought to have started on Monday when some individuals threw stones from the Sahara Hotel roof towards a religious procession. The 2,500 or so people fled into a temple to find safety as a crowd threw stones at the procession. On Saturday, over a dozen businesses, including pharmacies, were destroyed. This week, migrant shanties in Tauru, which is roughly 20 miles from Nuh, a city plagued by violence, were demolished for intruding on public property. According to officials, some of the stores and homes being destroyed belonged to persons ...

"Inspired by Quit India Movement, entire country is now saying corruption, dynasty, appeasement should quit India," PM Modi said,    PM Modi was speaking at a virtual event to launch a Railways redevelopment project (File) New Delhi/Kolkata:   At a massive rail renovation event today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unleashed a stinging attack on the opposition, declaring that it is time for "corruption, dynasty, and appeasement to quit India." The entire nation is now saying corruption, dynasties, and appeasement should leave India, PM Modi declared, citing the "Quit India Movement." In his speech, the prime minister accused the opposition of engaging in "negative politics" after formally laying the groundwork for the renovation of 508 railway stations across the nation. "We are moving on the path of positive politics in mission mode, giving priority to development, rising above negative politics," he stated. The Prime Minister stated tha...