Sri Lanka's newly appointed President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, today signed the special gazette notification ordering the dissolution of parliament. As per officials, the dissolution will be effective from Tuesday midnight and the election will be held on November 14.
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24 Sep, 21:48 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Delhi today after concluding his three-day "very intense and successful" visit to the US. During his visit to the US, PM Modi attended the Quad Leaders Summit in US President Joe Biden's hometown, Delaware. He delivered remarks at the United Nations 'Summit of The Future' and held bilateral meetings with several leaders.
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24 Sep, 20:18 (IST)
CIDCO chairman Sanjay Shirsat today, September 24, said that the Air Force will conduct the first trial landing of a fighter jet on October 5 in the first of two runways of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). Notably, the trial landing will be conducted in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
24 Sep, 18:39 (IST)
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of Tamil Nadu has predicted heavy rains in many districts of the state for the next two days and also issued a yellow alert for seven districts. The yellow alert has been issued for Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts of the state.
24 Sep, 17:15 (IST)
A Hyderabad court today ordered Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to attend the hearing of the cash-for-vote case on October 16. Nampally Metropolitan Criminal Court directed all the accused, including Revanth Reddy, to attend the hearing.
24 Sep, 15:42 (IST)
The state government has directed all Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to establish Internal Complaint Committees (ICC) to ensure a safe and secure environment for both employees and students. The government has asked all institutions to complete the formation of these committees by September 30, 2024, and submit a compliance report to the Department.
24 Sep, 14:29 (IST)
A first batch of 60 Indians, including 40 shooters, 14 coaches and five support staff, are all set to depart for the Peruvian capital Lima, to take part in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, scheduled between September 26 to October 7.
24 Sep, 12:11 (IST)
A delegation of the Election Commission of India, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar conducted a meeting with senior police officials of Jharkhand to review the poll preparedness for assembly elections in the state, expected to be held later this year.
24 Sep, 10:44 (IST)
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt. General KT Parnaik (Retd.) has adopted two tuberculosis patients from Kra Daadi District as a Ni-Kshay Mitra of Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (PMTBMBA).
24 Sep, 07:41 (IST)
Three railway employees have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to derail a train near Kim railway station by removing fishplates and keys from a railway track. The attempted train derailment incident was thwarted on Saturday, the police said.
Mumbai, September 24: On Monday, September 23, the Supreme Court said it will continue hearing the matter where it has taken suo moto cognisance of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on September 30. The three-judge Bench, headed by CJI DY Chandrachud, will now take up the matter for hearing on September 30 at the request of the West Bengal government. On the other hand, AAP leader Atishi, who took the oath of office on Saturday, September 20, took charge as the eighth chief minister of Delhi on Monday.
Delhi's assembly session will be held on September 26 and 27. Atishi, who took oath as Delhi's Chief Minister, has retained the 13 portfolios she held in the Arvind Kejriwal government. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the Congress would put pressure on the Centre if it failed to restore Jammu and Kashmir's statehood after the completion of the assembly elections. Gandhi also claimed that the INDIA bloc had "broken the psychology" of Prime Minister Narendra after the Lok Sabha elections. PM Narendra Modi Addresses UN ‘Summit of the Future’, Flags Terrorism, New Theatres of Conflict During Address in New York; Says ‘Global Action Must Match Global Ambition’ (Watch Video).
Yuvraj Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje, on September 23, warned that if anything happens to the Shivba Sanghatana leader Manoj Jarange-Patil, whose health has been worsening, then the ruling MahaYuti government would be responsible. While backing Patil, the Chhatrapati also called upon the Maratha leader "to come to power" if the Eknath Shinde-led government was not able to give justice to his cause. In Madhya Pradesh, a railway staffer was taken into custody for stealing 10 "harmless" detonators that went off on a track during the passing of a military special train in Madhya Pradesh. Punjab Cabinet Rejig: CM Bhagwant Mann Inducts 5 New Faces; Hardeep Singh Mundian and Ravjot Singh Take Oath As Ministers in Fourth Reshuffle in Two-and-Half Years.
The "harmless" detonators reportedly went off on a track near Sagphata between Nepanagar and Khandwa stations of the Bhusawal division on September 18. In a shocking incident in Maharashtra, Akshay Shinde, the main accused Badlapur assault case of two nursery school girls, was killed in a police encounter after a gunfight with cops in Thane. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis confirmed Akshay Shinde's death. They also said that a policeman was also injured in the alleged firing.
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