Twenty-six exotic birds were found and rescued in a joint operation of Border Security Force (BSF) & Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Mizoram's Khamrang yesterday. Eight Indian Nationals arrested. These birds were smuggled from Myanmar and were being taken to Kerala.
Delhi: A girl committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan at a hotel in Paharganj, earlier today, allegedly after she had a fight with her male friend who was staying with her at the hotel.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress said, "Govt should run as per Constitution. It is a constitutionally elected govt in Karnataka. They (BJP) are destabilizing it. In about 14 states, they are pressurizing, not only Congress MLAs, but also the regional party members."
Udalguri: A science teacher & 4 other members of his family reportedly performed naked prayers at their home on directions of a self-styled Godman y'day & were going to 'sacrifice' 3-yr-old child of their relative when neighbours informed the police, saving the girl's life.
Uttarakhand: State Disaster Center has issued alert to District Magistrates of 13 districts for 8th ,9th & 10th July, after Meteorological Department, Dehradun released weather forecast for the next 3 days.
Bareilly: DIG Rajesh Kumar Pandey terminated 25 police personnel today by issuing Mandatory Retirement to them. All these police personnel will be given 3 months salary as well as all the post-retirement facilities.
Congress General Secretary PL Punia: We have lodged an FIR against Subramanian Swamy at Kotwali Nagar Barabanki over his remark, 'Congress President Rahul Gandhi consumes cocaine.' We have demanded a strict action against Subramanian.
Tamil Nadu: KR Ramakrishnan, a Lord Ganesh devotee and a cricket fan, has established a 'Cricket Ganesh Temple' which has idols of lord Ganesh portrayed as cricket player. He has also composed cricket hymns for Lord Ganesh. Says 'We pray here every 4 yrs to make India win World Cup."
Mumbai Congress President Milind Deora tenders his resignation from his post. He has also proposed a three member panel to lead Mumbai Congress for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections.
DK Shivakumar, Congress: They've (JDS) called a meeting of their party leaders. We'll also call our party leaders&sort out this issue. I'm confident things will cool down immediately. In interest of nation&both parties we've to run govt smoothly. I'm confident MLAs will come back.
New Delhi, July 7: With the 11 legislators of the ruling alliance submitted their resignation at the Speaker's office Saturday, political turmoil in Karnataka has erupted and the Congress-JD(S) coalition government has been pushed to the brink. Since Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar was not in his office when the legislators went there to submit their resignation, a decision would be made only on Monday.
The Central Railway division of the Indian Railways announced that a large number of routes on its suburban sections will be blocked on Sunday for carrying out the maintenance work. Along with this, it informed that trains reaching CST and plying from there will reach their destination 20 minutes late as against their scheduled arrival time. Even the Harbour line services from Vashi/Belapur/Panvel leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and vice-versa will remain cancelled. Karnataka Govt Crisis: 'Yeddyurappa to be Next CM if BJP Comes to Power', Says Sadananda Gowda as Congress-JD(S) Struggle to Pacify Rebels
In another news, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that the next Congress president should be a "young and dynamic" leader with a pan-India appeal. He made these comments while expressing disappointment over Rahul Gandhi's decision to quit and opined that the successor should be able to rejuvenate the party.
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