Zimbabwe Suspended by International Cricket Council: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, July 18, 2019

Zimbabwe Cricket have been suspended from membership of the ICC with immediate effect.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Girish S: SIT today arrested Umar Shariff, 42 yrs, running a school by name "Al Basheer" off Bannerughatta Road, Bengaluru. Accused was propagating for IMA & Mansoor Khan for last 5 yrs; sent to judicial custody till July 22.

Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala wrote the letter to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, asking him to prove majority of the Government on the floor of the house by 1:30 pm tomorrow.

DRDO Chief G Satheesh Reddy today flagged off Navy’s oceanographic research vessel INS Sagardhwani for a two month long ‘Sagar Maitri’ mission from Kochi. The objective of mission is to promote ocean research cooperation among the Indian Ocean Region nations.

Britain's Simon Yates won stage 12 of the Tour de France on Thursday, beating two other survivors of a breakaway in the Pyrenees.

Julian Alaphilippe retained the yellow jersey as he finished in the peloton after a 219km run over Category 1 mountains.

Yates is over an hour adrift in the overall standings, but reacted with joy after adding a Tour de France stage to victories in the Vuelta and Giro.

Congress MLA Shrimant Patil: I went to Chennai for some personal work & felt some pain in the chest there. I visited hospital & on the suggestion of the doctor, I came to Mumbai and got admitted here. Once I recover, I'll go back to Bengaluru.

Bengaluru: BJP MLAs to sit on an over night 'dharna' in the state assembly demanding that the Speaker replies to the Governor's letter and holds a floor test. Assembly adjourned for the day.

Lok Sabha passes The Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2019.

Rohit Shekhar murder case: Crime Branch has filed a charge sheet against his wife Apoorva. Rohit Shekhar was the son of former Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister ND Tiwari.

Defence Ministry: Pulwama attack by JeM confirmed that India remains a persistent target of Pakistan’s state sponsored cross border terrorism policy. India’s response included a successful preemptive non-military anti-terror aerial strike on largest JeM training camp in Balakot.

Assam Floods: Bengal Tiger found sitting on a bed in a house in flood hit Harmati area of Kaziranga. Forest officials have reached the spot.

Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Special Court allows the application of the prosecution to share the content of case related documents with the experts who it will consult for arguments on charge. Arguments on charges to be held on 20 & 22 August.

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Rajya Sabha: Maintenance control centre was found to be not maintained as per the required manpower. Flight crew roster software was not upgraded. DGCA has directed the operators to take corrective action.

Karnataka Speaker has adjourned the House till 3 PM. The 13-month-old Kumaraswamy led government had slumped into crisis after 13 Congress and three JD(S) MLAs resigned since July 6, reducing the numbers of the coalition from 117 to 101 compared to the BJP's 105 in the 224-member House. Read more here.

DK Shivakumar tells Yeddyurappa that being a former CM he is misleading the Nation and the House. According to a report, he has been quoted saying, "Where has the SC said whip won't apply. This is an attempt by Yeddyurappa to misguide nation."

Jagadish Shettar during the trust motion debate says "Every party has the right to initiate action if their whip is violated. Nobody is stopping them from it. It is their right to take action. Why bring it to the house? Siddaramaiah should have raised the issue before CM moved confidence motion."

Rajya Sabha adjourned following uproar by Congress & Samajwadi Party against Supreme Court judgement on Karnataka MLAs case.

JC Madhuswamy during the Karnataka Trust Motion debate says, "The point of order being raised has got nothing to do with the agenda listed today. Let them issue a notice that they want to discuss honour of the house , speaker etc. We will come prepared. What kind of digression is this?"