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Delhi Ordinance. This is a positive development," AAP MP Chadha tweeted.

Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday visited a flood relief camp in Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya at Mori Gate in north Delhi. During his visit to the relief camp where residents from the flood-affected areas have taken shelter, Kejriwal assured them they will provide ad-hoc relief to the people who have lost their important documents, Aadhaar, PAN cards, and other related things. He said that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will also organise a special camp for flood-affected people in Delhi where children would be given textbooks and uniforms that got submerged in the water.

Narendra Modi in 2024 Lok Sabha polls Meanwhile, on the topic of leader of 'united Opposition', he said it will emerge in due course.         

Mayur Vihar and old Yamuna bridge areas have been sleeping in the open with just a tarpaulin over their heads, defecating in the open and waiting for the water levels to recede. Pointing towards the submerged house under the Yamuna bridge, Seema, a 39-year-old woman, grieved about how her efforts of 20 years went into vain in just three days. «I have been working as a househelp for the last 20 years and spent every penny of my income for my house and my children. The efforts and hard work of 20 years went into vain in just three days,» a tearful Seema said. She claimed that they have received no help from the government except for plastic tarpaulins and a packet of milk and that they were not alerted beforehand about the rising water levels. «Earlier the police used to alert us before floods but this time no one even prompted to move out of our houses and the whole of the slum is submerged in water now. The government says a lot of things but gave us nothing. We only received one tarpaulin and a packet of milk. They came and wrote our names on Saturday, took all details but nothing has been done so far,» Seema told PTI.

AAP government rebutted by sharing a photo of Gambhir in Jaipur. Northeast Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari was in Patna when his constituency was flooded, the AAP party called them 'shameless MPs'. "One is East Delhi MP and the other is from Northeast Delhi.

Alliance (NDA) government after meeting Amit Shah in Delhi on July 14. He led a two-member delegation to the national capital to meet the home minister.

Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday informed that the Chandrawal water treatment plant is back at work. It was one of the three plants that authorities had shut in Delhi after Yamuna River's water level surged to an unprecedented level, causing floods in several parts of the city. The Chandrawal water treatment plant was shut on 13 July as the floodwater entered the pumping stations of these plants.

ANI, “There is a possibility of more rainfall in Uttarakhand on 16-17 July. For today, a red alert has been issued in Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri and Haridwar districts. There will be a slight reduction in rainfall on July 18," said Vikram Singh, Director, Meteorological Department, Dehradun.

opposition meeting in Bengaluru that will take place on July 17 and 18, according to ANI reports.  Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will also join the PAC meeting through video conferencing. The decision to participate in Bengaluru's opposition meeting is likely to be taken after the meeting.  However, Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha earlier told ANI that his party has paused all further conversations around the opposition unity meeting till the Congress party clears its stand on the Delhi ordinance brought in by the central government.

Here are the key highlights of this momentous event. As incessant heavy rainfall continued to pummel North India, Northern India grappled with a rising death toll caused by landslides and flash floods. Himachal Pradesh, in particular, bore the brunt of this calamity, witnessing the highest number of reported fatalities, with the count reaching 91.

BJP national spokesperson RP Singh on Sunday came down heavily on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the prevailing flood situation in the national capital, accusing the ruling party of trying to hide its failure in dealing with the water woes. This after the AAP accused the NDA regime at the Centre and the BJP-ruled Haryana of hatching a conspiracy to plunge the national capital into a flood crisis by releasing water from the Hathnikund Barrage. Speaking to on Sunday, Singh said the AAP, instead of pointing fingers at the BJP over the ongoing flood situation in the Capital, should come clean on the 'scam' that happened in the name of Yamuna cleaning.

The rainfall recorded in the last 24 hours ending 8.30 am was 13 mm, the India Meteorological Department said. The maximum temperature is likely to reach 34 degrees Celsius, it added. Heavy rains lashed different parts of Delhi on Saturday and caused waterlogging and traffic congestion across the capital. According to traffic police, vehicular movement has been affected on Ring Road due to overflow of sewer water near IP flyover from Rajghat to Nizamuddin carriageway.

UAE), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared a video bearing highlights from his trip to the Gulf nation and said both the countries will continue to work closely for global good. Sharing a video on Twitter on Sunday that featured him attending important events in the UAE, PM Modi, wrote, «India and UAE will keep working closely to further global good.» On July 15, Prime Minister Modi reached Delhi Airport after successfully completing his France and UAE visit.

Pragati Maidan late on Saturday night as the Yamuna river continues to overflow, officials said. Due to waterlogging, nearby areas and important routes in Delhi are still impacted. Workers from the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) also carried out a special night drive to remove water from Mathura Road, close to the Supreme Court area, as the area and important roads are still flooded from Saturday's heavy rains.

overflowing Yamuna River continue to grapple the national capital on Sunday causing waterlogging, traffic snarls, and affecting the lives of millions of people. Commuters were witnessed pushing their motorcycles through the water. In a tweet, Delhi Police issues a traffic alert on Sunday morning and said that vehicular movement on Bhairon Marg is restricted due to waterlogging under Railway Bridge.

Delhi have continued to remain waterlogged which has affected the traffic movement. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rainfall on Sunday that will add to the woes of thousands of people who are staying at relief camps. As per the Hindustan Times report, Livemint's sister publication, the Safdarjung Observatory recorded 12.8mm of rainfall between 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm on Saturday.

UAE on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for planning to establish Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) — Delhi in Abu Dhabi, which could be the second IIT abroad after Tanzania. The MoU was signed following talks between UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Abu Dhabi. Modi was in UAE on a day long visit following his France trip.

ANI. "A team of doctors and officials have been allocated and all assistance is being provided to the victims for treatment," he added.

Amit Shah is likely to visit Bengal in August even as violence continued in West Bengal following Panchayat polls. BJP State President Sukanta Majumdar said in Kolkata on Saturday after returning from New Delhi following a meeting with Shah, said, «The Union Home Minister will visit Bengal in August. Shah is keeping an eye on Bengal's situation in the state. He is taking all measures to prevent loss of lives following Panchayat polls and taking necessary measures in this regard. »It is a matter of relief that the Central forces will stay in Bengal days after the polls which will help to curb the troubled situation," Majumdar said. Violence still continues even seven days after Panchayat polls. The BJP State President said that he has given all data regarding death of people in connection with pre-poll, poll-day and post-poll violence in Bengal. «I have given a list of all deceased, including Trinamool Congress,» Majumdar said.

Delhi on Saturday, causing waterlogging and traffic congestion in the city, parts of which were already facing issues due to flooding for the last few days. The national capital is facing an unprecedented flood-like situation due to the Yamuna breaching its banks following days of heavy rain in the river's upper catchment areas. The rain brought the maximum temperature in the city down a notch to 34.6 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The minimum temperature settled at 27 degrees Celsius. According to Met officials, the relative humidity oscillated between 64 per cent and 92 per cent. For Sunday, the weather office has forecast a generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain and thundershowers. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 34 and 26 degrees Celsius respectively.

small towns around Delhi are set to get a New Jersey-style makeover as new-age rapid commuter trains and interference-free motorways shrink their distances from India's capital, giving top property companies commercial incentive to take self-sufficient suburban living to these once-distant locations. Brand new rapid train corridors, separate from the congested century-old railroads weighed down by traffic and time, will soon connect downtown Delhi and Noida to Meerut, Karnal, and Alwar, while tolled peripheral expressways and access-controlled motorways are already linking the likes of Palwal, Bahadurgarh and Sonepat to the capital, slashing by half the commute times from these small towns in the National Capital Region (NCR) to Connaught Place or ITO.