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West Bengal Assembly in the future and abstain from voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in the state if «atrocities» on his loyalists allegedly by a rival faction continued. Islampur MLA Abdul Karim Chowdhury made the remark after visiting several blocks in Islampur sub-division of Uttar Dinajpur district where his loyalists had contested the recently concluded panchayat polls as Independent candidates and had allegedly been beaten up by supporters of a rival faction after results were declared on July 11.

moochh-ka-sawaal (a question of honour). The case continued. In the meantime, his family and that of his rival engaged in violent conflicts.

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Heavy rainfall over Himachal Pradesh is set to continue for the next couple of days, with the IMD sounding a red alert for several areas on Sunday. The update comes at a time when inclement weather has resulted in several landslide incidents, blocking roads and highways, high octane rescue efforts and more. The weather department also issued an orange alert for rain in three other states including Uttarakhand.

India-China border, nine km ahead of Malari village here has come under threat due to the rapid flow of the river as the monsoon fury continued over the northwestern Himalayan region. Malari is a small village near the Indo-China border near Joshimath in Chamoli district.

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Karnataka has restrained the chairman of TD Power System Ltd (TDPSL) and several others from transferring shares worth Rs 555 crore of the company. The court passed the interim order on a petition by Vijay Ravindra Kirloskar, the chairman of city-based Kirloskar Electric Company (KEC) who founded TDPSL in 1999. Kirloskar along with the several KEC Welfare Trusts had moved the high court seeking a direction to several persons who hold 2.51 crore shares worth Rs 555 crore in the company, not to transfer or sell them in the stock market. Kirloskar and the Trusts had approached a commercial court in Bengaluru seeking an injunction against the chairman of TDPSL and a family friend of Kirloskar, Mohib Nomanbhai Khericha, Kirloskar's nephew Nikhil Kumar and others from alienating Rs 2.51 crore shares of TDPSL held by them. The Commercial Court had refused to give a temporary injunction following which Kirloskar and the Trusts petitioned the HC. A single judge bench of Justice S R Krishna Kumar on July 12 granted the interim order and gave the respondents one week to file their objects and seek for vacating the interim order.

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.

TOKYO—American and Japanese military officials have been working on a plan for a conflict over Taiwan for more than a year, but the talks have yet to resolve a central question: Would Japan join the fight? Washington has nudged Tokyo to consider roles for the Japanese military such as hunting for Chinese submarines around Taiwan, said people familiar with the discussions, without getting any commitment. The planning is one of the most important aspects of the U.S. response to Beijing’s threats to capture Taiwan by force.

social media feeds. Whatever their flaws, the old gatekeepers were, at least on paper, beholden to the public. The new gatekeepers are fundamentally beholden only to profit and to their shareholders.

Such floods are usually not associated with a metro like Delhi where people expect authorities to be in better control, it being the national capital. Yet floods took Delhi unawares. While a political blame game is on between the AAP and the BJP, below is a brief analysis of why Delhi was suddenly submerged.What happened at Hathnikund barrage The Hathnikund barrage in Haryana's Yamunanagar, 180 km from Delhi, controls the flow of Yamuna towards Delhi.

regulators to block Microsoft from closing its $68.7 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, paving the way for the completion of the biggest acquisition in tech history after a legal battle over whether it will undermine competition. In a brief ruling, a three-judge panel on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded there were no grounds for issuing an order that would have prevented Microsoft from completing its nearly 18-month-old deal to take over the maker of popular video games such as Call of Duty.

national highways, bridges, residential areas in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Friday. Situation continues to remain tensed as many parts of the state continues to receive rainfall on Saturday. Chamoli district of Uttarakhand received rainfall-triggered landslide, which resulted in the shut down of Badrinath National Highway in Uttarakhand.

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As per officials, dozens of vehicles were left stuck on both sides of the road. District disaster management officer, Uttarkashi, Devendra Patwal, said that the Yamunotri Highway 123 was blocked due to heavy debris near Chami. «National Highway's JCB has left for the spot.

Himachal Pradesh is still struggling to recover from widespread devastation caused by cloudbursts and floods since last weekend as 108 deaths were reported in the state amid the fresh warning by IMD of heavy rains till July 18. The estimated cost of the damage in the state is reportedly over Rs 3738.28 crore monetary loss, the Department of Revenue, Himachal government said in a data released on Friday. Among all the affected states in North India, Himachal Pradesh remains the hardest hit, after which Union Home Minister Amit approved the advance release of the second installment of the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) amounting to Rs 180.40 crore. In order to support the affected people, the Central Government has already released the first installment of a Central share of Rs 180.40 crore to Himachal Pradesh from SDRF on July 10, 2023, for relief measures of immediate nature, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a statement. «The release of funds will help State Government to undertake relief measures to the affected people during the current Monsoon season,» said the MHA.

₹3738.28 crore monetary loss, the Department of Revenue, Himachal government added. Among all the affected states in North India, Himachal Pradesh was hit the most this year, and the Idia Meteorological Department has also issued a yellow alert till 18 July in the state. “The monsoon become active in Himachal Pradesh on July 14.

Companies such as Zomato, Swiggy and Zepto are providing monetary incentives to delivery personnel and associates. Those who brave the weather during the monsoons also get free raincoats and other rain gear. Most delivery personnel are already covered under medical and accidental insurance. Deliveries have increased in Delhi and the rest of the National Capital Region as most people avoid stepping out of their homes due to the rains, said executives at these companies. «Impact of the rains has led to a surge in orders with people resorting to a work-from-home setup in the region,» said Vikas Sharma, chief operating officer at grocery delivery platform Zepto. «We have seen the app's traffic increase by 10-15% in the last two weeks,» he said. Zepto riders in 10 cities including the NCR are neither shown the estimated time for deliveries nor are they penalised for any delay. "...we are also giving an additional incentive to delivery boys, called a 'rain fee'," Sharma said.

Mary Fowler has scored the winning goal to deliver the Matildas a 1-0 victory over France in an ideal final tune-up for their Women’s World Cup tilt.

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover have given scientists valuable information about Mars' history and its ability to support life. Using an innovative technique called SHERLOC, researchers detected signs of organic molecules on the Martian surface, suggesting a complex cycle of organic chemicals and the potential for habitability over a long period of time. The study, led by a team including astrobiologist Amy Williams from the University of Florida, was published in the journal Nature.