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Bhairon Marg, were opened for traffic movement, the Delhi Traffic Police said. According to a traffic advisory, the Ring Road stretch from ISBT Kashmere Gate to Timarpur and Civil Lines (Mall Road side) has also been opened. Besides, the Ring Road stretch from Sarai Kale Khan to IP Flyover to Rajghat has been opened for light vehicles.

Vande Bharat Express going from Bhopal to Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Terminal at Kurwai Kethora railway station in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. No injury was reported in the incident.

earning of more than ₹2.8 crore by selling tomatoes amid the soaring tomato prices across the country. Ishwar Gayakar, along with his wife, aims to reach an even higher target of ₹3.5 crore with around 4000 crates of tomatoes still available on their farm. Sharing his journey of hard work and determination, Ishwar Gaikar said, "This is not something I have earned in one day.

Opposition meeting in Bengaluru, several prominent parties such as Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Samajwadi Party, DMK, etc will sit together to form a strategy to defeat the BJP in the next year's general election. Around 24 top leaders of political parties will be attending the meeting.

Uber Technologies Inc., is a “profitable business for us now," Aggarwal said in last week’s interview in Delhi. He didn’t comment on any renewed attempts to list, nor did he mention a date for a possible Ola Electric IPO.

«We had been getting cancellations over the weekend because of the weather and rains are affecting leisure bookings. An advisory has gone out to hotels in North India to accommodate guests in states such as Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and not pressurise them to leave, if they are stuck because of road closures and can't pay immediately,» said Garish Oberoi, president, Hotel and Restaurant Association of Northern India (HRANI).

Morgan Stanley PE Asia has acquired a controlling stake in ClearMedi Healthcare, a Delhi-headquartered chain of oncology hospitals and radiation therapy centres, in a deal valued at about $35 million (Rs 285 crore). Italy's KOS Group, which has been a strategic investor, exited ClearMedi by selling its stake to the PE firm and the promoters of the healthcare provider, people briefed on the transactions told ET.

Yamuna river will remain closed on July 17 and 18, the Directorate of Education (DoE) said on Sunday. All flood-hit schools may arrange online classes, it said.

₹10,000 each to the flood-affected families.Taking to Twitter, he said many poor families living along the Yamuna banks have lost their homes in the floods and some have lost all their belongings. "Many very poor families living on the banks of Yamuna have suffered a lot. In some families, the entire household goods were washed away.

The Delhi government on Sunday said all government, aided and private recognised schools in the flood affected areas of the national capital will remain closed for students till Tuesday whereas schools in remaining districts of DoE will open Monday onwards. Schools in all districts of Delhi will function normally from Wednesday onwards. The government said all schools in the flood affected areas of the national capital will remain closed for students on Monday and Tuesday, as the flood relief camps are likely to continue in schools in the areas bordering the river Yamuna.

opposition parties are likely to attend the two-day brainstorming session in Bengaluru from Monday where they will chalk out their strategy to unitedly fight against the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, according to sources. On the eve of the meeting hosted by it, the Congress clarified that it will oppose the ordinance on Delhi services in Parliament, a key condition put by the Aam Aadmi Party to attend the talks. Fifteen parties attended the last meeting for opposition unity hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on June 23.

P Chidambaram on Sunday exuded confidence that the Opposition, by staying united, can certainly challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and asserted that the leader of the anti-BJP bloc will emerge in «due course». In an interview with PTI, Chidambaram said the Congress has a «unique position» in the ranks of the opposition parties but there was «no need to talk about it now».

Arvind Kejriwal—meant for Flood Control and Preparedness in the capital city for not holding any meetings for the last 2 years, amid flood in low lying areas of the national capital.  However, the Kejriwal government has refuted the claims of the LG office and said Minister Atishi chaired the meeting on July 6, 2023 as Revenue Minister. A compulsory meeting of the Apex Committee "should have taken place by the end of June and issue Flood Control Order" reported ANI quoting a statement issued by the LG's office   "The Apex Committee meeting ensures seamless coordination between various agencies including GNCTD, GOI, Army and Central Water Commission (CWC).

Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, the BJP on Sunday said the collapse of the Mamata Banerjee government was just a matter of time. Speaking at a party programme in his Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency in North 24 Parganas district, BJP MP Shantanu Thakur said the TMC government will not last beyond five months. «The Mamata Banerjee government has outlived its utility.

Delhi Jal Board has said it received Rs 1,071.37 crore from the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in the last eight years and spent Rs 1,011.67 crore under the Yamuna Action Plan — III during the period. In response to an RTI query, the DJB said it received another Rs 205 crore in funds from the NMCG in the last five years and spent all of it in expenditure under the Namami Gange Project.

Apex Committee for flood control and preparedness headed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did not meet in the last two years. However, the AAP government denied the charge, saying the meeting to discuss flood preparedness chaired by Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj took place on May 9.

Lok Sabha elections, party leader Raghav Chadha announced on Sunday. “Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal will take part in the meeting of like-minded parties in Bengaluru on July 17-18," said AAP MP Raghav Chadha. After a meeting of the AAP's highest decision making body -- political affairs committee (PAC) -- at party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence here, Chadha also welcomed the Congress' decision to oppose in Parliament the Centre's ordinance on the control of administrative services in Delhi.

Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Sunday said that Samajwadi Party is unable to sustain its alliances and claimed that «more people from the SP» will join the NDA fold. In a statement here, Rajbhar showered praise on the BJP, saying, «There is 'aham' (ego issue) among the Opposition (parties) and everyone considers themselves big. These parties should learn from the BJP as to how power is achieved by aligning with smaller parties.» Rajbhar said that his SBSP and the BJP will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election together. He said the seat sharing will be decided at the July 18 meeting of NDA partners in Delhi. «The alliance of SBP and the BJP will strengthen the NDA. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, efforts being made by the NDA for the welfare of the poor and downtrodden will gain further strength,» he said Attacking the Samajwadi Party, Rajbhar said, «Samajwadi Party's alliance cannot last,» and cited the collapse of the SP's coalition with the Congress in the 2017 UP Assembly election and with the Bahujan Samaj Party during the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Delhi BJP on Sunday demanded a judicial probe into whether any desilting of Yamuna river and drains in the city was done by the AAP government, and if yes, how much money was spent on it. Addressing a press conference, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alleged no desilting of Yamuna and drains was carried out by the Kejriwal government and the flood in Delhi was caused because of this failure.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced the government will set up special camps for those whose Aadhaar cards and other documents were washed away in the floods. He made the announcement during a visit to a relief camp in north Delhi's Mori Gate.

Congress on Sunday made it clear that it will not support the Centre's ordinance on the control of administrative services in Delhi and will oppose any such attempt of the central government to «sabotage federalism» in the country. Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said the party's stand is clear as it will oppose any such move by the Centre to intervene in states ruled by opposition parties through the governors and has decided to oppose the Delhi ordinance in Parliament whenever a bill comes up. «We are consistently opposing the attempts of the Union government to sabotage federalism.