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With continuous rains lashing the maximum city for the last couple of days, the Maharashtra government has declared holiday for all private and public schools and colleges in Mumbai on Monday. Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates throughout the day.
05 Aug, 21:57 (IST)
SG Lone, People's Conference on Resolution on Article 370: It's one of the darkest days I or my ancestors have seen since 1957.I can’t believe that one fine day you get up and find that you've been robbed of your special status. Now you're a Union Territory. All powers have been taken away from you.
05 Aug, 21:44 (IST)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed monetary penalty on 11 banks for non-compliance with certain provisions of Reserve Bank of India (Frauds classification and reporting by commercial banks and select Financial Institutions) directions 2016.
05 Aug, 20:47 (IST)
South African Dale Steyn, one of the great fast bowlers of the modern era, on Monday announced his retirement from Test cricket. Steyn, who made his international debut against England in 2004 and last played a Test in February against Sri Lanka, is still contracted in the white-ball form of the game for the 2019/20 season and therefore remains available for South Africa in one-day internationals and T20s.
05 Aug, 20:45 (IST)
Lok Sabha passes Bill to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from 30 to 33.
05 Aug, 20:11 (IST)
Situation in Jammu and Kashmir under control. Govt appreciates cooperation given by the people of J&K. Everything will be normal very soon. Prohibitory orders only for a few days: Sources.
05 Aug, 19:48 (IST)
Mehbooba Mufti has been arrested. She has been shifted to Hari Niwas Guest House.
05 Aug, 19:38 (IST)
Naval Kishor Ram, District Collector Pune: All schools and colleges of Pune district to remain closed tomorrow as well following continuous rainfall in the region.
05 Aug, 19:37 (IST)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed monetary penalty on 11 banks for non-compliance with certain provisions of Reserve Bank of India (Frauds classification and reporting by commercial banks and select Financial Institutions) directions 2016.
05 Aug, 19:07 (IST)
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11 AM tomorrow.
05 Aug, 18:56 (IST)
The Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 passed by Rajya Sabha.
05 Aug, 18:52 (IST)
Government will be organizing an investors summit in Kashmir in the month of November: Sources.
05 Aug, 18:50 (IST)
Rajya Sabha passes the resolution to scrap Article 370.
05 Aug, 18:28 (IST)
We want to give good education, healthcare facilities and employment avenues to the youth of Kashmir: Home Minister Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha.
05 Aug, 18:26 (IST)
Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, passed in Rajya Sabha. This Bill is to implement 10% Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in Jammu and Kashmir.
05 Aug, 18:24 (IST)
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended a SpiceJet pilot for one year. SpiceJet aircraft Boeing B737 being operated by the pilot was involved in a serious incident while landing at Shirdi airport on April 29.
05 Aug, 18:07 (IST)
Article 370 has harmed J&K and Ladakh. This Article is responsible for poverty in Jammu and Kashmir: Home Minister Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha.
05 Aug, 18:05 (IST)
HM Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha: We don't believe in politics of religion, what votebank politics? Only Muslims live in Kashmir? What do you want to say? Muslims, Hindus,Sikhs,Jains, Buddhists all live there. If 370 is good it is good for all, if it is bad then it is bad for all.
05 Aug, 17:43 (IST)
TMC walks out of Rajya Sabha; MP Derek O'Brien says, "from 11 am this morning, we've been seeing procedural harakiri. We can't see this anymore, the constitutional immorality".
05 Aug, 17:37 (IST)
The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 has been passed by Lok Sabha.
Security has been tightened in Jammu in view of the imposition of section 144 from 6 am today. Jammu and Kashmir authorities have imposed restrictions on the people's movements across Srinagar. Internet services have been suspended across the Valley. Schools and colleges will remain closed in various district of Jammu and Kashmir from August 5 till further orders. This was followed after former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were put under house arrest on late Sunday night.
Following the tension in Kashmir, all Kashmir University examinations have been postponed. These exams were scheduled from August 5 to August 10, 2019.
With continuous rains lashing the maximum city for the last couple of days, the Maharashtra government has declared holiday for all private and public schools and colleges in Mumbai on Monday. The state government and the BMC also informed that private and essential services will remain open.
Making the announcement in public interest, CMO Maharashtra took to Twitter and wrote, "Due to the IMD warning for tomorrow, holiday declared for schools & colleges in Mumbai & MMR, Palghar, Thane, Raigad districts."
Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates throughout the day.
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