LIVE news updates: EC issues certificate of election to Droupadi Murmu
Live news updates: The certificate will now be sent to the Union Home Secretary
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Droupadi Murmu (File photo: PTI)
Senior politician Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday took over as Sri Lanka's prime minister as President Ranil Wickremesinghe swore in his new Cabinet. A stalwart of Sri Lankan politics, Gunawardena, 73. earlier served as the foreign minister and education minister. He was appointed as Home Minister in April by then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Rajasthan weather: Orange alert issued for heavy rain in next 3-4 days
The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for parts of Rajasthan, indicating heavy rainfall during the next three to four days.
According to the MeT department, monsoon will remain active in many parts of the state on Friday, Saturday and Sunday amid the activity of two new western disturbances.
PM Modi has raised India's stature: RSS leader on Murmu's victory in prez poll
Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Friday congratulated Droupadi Murmu on her being elected as the 15th President of India and said he has full faith that she will work for the welfare of the poor, backward, tribals and underprivileged people.
In a statement, he also congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion, saying he has "raised the stature of India" by selecting Murmu, a tribal leader, as the NDA nominee for the top constitutional post.
Karnataka cabinet clears new Employment Policy, aims to increase jobs
The Karnataka cabinet on Friday gave its approval to the 'Karnataka Employment Policy 2022-25', mandating industries either expanding or setting up new units in the state, to increase the number of jobs they provide.
The policy cleared by the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is aimed at generating more employment in the state, especially to locals, with job opportunities dwindling, PTI reported.
Delhi reports 712 new Covid-19 cases
MP's Burhanpur becomes 1st certified 'Har Ghar Jal' district in country
Foreign exchange reserves fall $7.541 bn to $572.712 bn
The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by $7.541 billion to $572.712 billion in the week ended July 15 as the Reserve Bank continued to intervene in the market to curb the fall of the rupee.
In the previous week ended July 8, the reserves shrunk by $8.062 billion to $580.252 billion, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed on Friday.
Excise policy: Kejriwal govt knee-deep in corruption, alleges Delhi Congress
The Delhi Congress on Friday welcomed Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena's decision to recommend a CBI probe into the Delhi government's Excise Policy, 2021-22, as it accused the Aam Aadmi Party dispensation of being "knee-deep in corruption".
The Congress' Delhi Unit president Anil Kumar alleged that there has been a lot of corruption following the implementation of the new liquor policy and said his party has been raising this issue for a long time.
Ukraine, Russia sign UN deal to export grain on Black Sea
Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements on Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for exporting millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain as well as Russian grain and fertilizer ending a wartime standoff that had threatened food security around the globe.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov signed separate deals with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.
Indian teams for CWG not to suffer due to non-release of funds to non-compliant NSFs: HC
The Indian players participating in the upcoming Commonwealth Games and the country are not likely to suffer on account of the non-release of funds to the National Sports Federations (NSF) which are non-compliant with the National Sports Code, the Delhi High Court has said while dealing with a matter relating to non-compliance of law by several NSFs.
The court was informed by the Centre's counsel that the travel expenses and accommodation of the Indian teams participating in CWG, which is going to start in Birmingham on July 28, will be funded by the government under its supervision and management.
PM Relocations aims to double revenue to Rs 200 crore in FY23
Global relocation company PM Relocations (PMR) said it aims to double its revenue to Rs 200 crore in the current financial year with rising demand for house shifting after Covid.
"The company has moved more than 5,000 households within India, 8,000 families abroad and more than 1,00,000 laptops and desktops to ensure business continuity. As a result, it has achieved the revenue target of Rs 100 crore in FY 2021-2022," the company said in a statement.
Himachal Pradesh reports 751 new Covid-19 cases
AP govt defendant in 200,000 of 235,000 pending cases in HC
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has a pendency of over 2.35 lakh cases, of which the government is apparently the defendant in 2.04 lakh cases.
Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju told Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Thursday that a total of 2,35,617 cases were pending in the AP High Court as on July 15, 2022. Of them, 42,374 were pending for more than a decade, Rijiju said in reply to a question raised by YSR Congress MP Pilli Subhas Chandra Bose.
Delhi HC notes misuse of well-known business names for online fraud; seeks police report
The Delhi High Court has taken note of several instances of registration of domain names under the marks of well-known businesses for carrying out online fraud and sought a status report from the police here concerning its investigation in such cases.
Justice Prathiba M Singh noted that the websites under these domain names are being used for hosting fraudulent websites under the garb of offering jobs, dealerships, franchisees, lucky draws, etc and several cases concerning this malpractice were pending before different benches of the high court.
CM Arvind Kejriwal skips weekly meeting called by Delhi LG
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday skipped the weekly meeting called by LG Vinai Kumar Saxena.
According to IANS report, the Chief Minister cited health problems to skip the meeting, scheduled to be held at the Raj Niwas at 4 p.m.
1,456 seats remained vacant from NEET-PG 2021 despite 5 rounds of counselling: Govt
As many as 1,456 seats for the NEET-PG 2021 remained vacant despite five rounds of counselling including a special round, the government told Lok Sabha Friday.
The vacant seats in respect of deemed universities were reverted to respective universities, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply.
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First Published: Jul 22 2022 | 7:16 AM IST
