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Highlights of the day: Repair work on Munak Canal likely to complete by Friday night, says Atishi

From Amit Shah's announcement of Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas to Supreme Court hearing Arvind Kejriwal's plea; stay with us for all the news updates from across the globe

New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister Atishi during her indefinite fast over water crisis, in New Delhi, Saturday, June 22, 2024.. (Photo: PTI)

Union Home Minister on Friday said that 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' -- to be observed on June 25 -- will commemorate massive contributions of all those who endured inhuman pains of 1975 Emergency. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that the day will serve as a reminder of the time when the Indian Constitution was trampled over.

While the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the alleged excise policy scam case (filed by the ED) on Friday (July 12), a Delhi court impeded his way out of the prison just a few hours later. The Rouse Avenue court extended his judicial custody until July 25 in a case registered by the CBI against him in the excise policy 'scam'. Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court refused to grant bail to his aide Bibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal assault case.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with senior bureaucrats, on Thursday discussed with economists matters concerning the Indian economy. This comes less than two weeks before the Budget. The meeting was chaired by the Prime Minister, and was attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, and NITI Aayog officials. “Earlier today (Thursday), interacted with eminent economists and heard their insightful views on issues pertaining to furthering growth,” Modi posted on social media platform X.

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Andhra police book ex-CM Jagan, 2 IPS officers in 'attempt to murder' case

Andhra Pradesh police registered an "attempt to murder" case against former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, two senior IPS officers and two retired officials, following a complaint lodged by a TDP MLA, an official said on Friday.

The complaint was lodged by the ruling party's Undi MLA K Raghurama Krishna Raju, who was a YSRCP Lok Sabha MP between 2019 and 2024 but had a fallout with Reddy at an early stage.

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Mamata Banerjee meets with Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday met with Nationalist Congress Party (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai. Banerjee had arrived in the city to attend the wedding of Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani with Radhika Merchant.

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Haryana approves ordinance to amend rule related to village common land

The state cabinet on Friday gave its nod to an ordinance seeking amendment to the rule related to use of village common land. The ordinance seeks amendment to the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act 1961 with regard to the ownership of land in 'shamlat deh'-- the village land reserved and used for common purposes.

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Kejriwal hasn't been acquitted: Kiren Rijiju on SC granting bail to Delhi CM

Hours after the Supreme Court granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Excise Policy case, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday, stated that the Aam Aadmi Party national convenor has not yet been acquitted and remains in judicial custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He further said that the apex court had neither given a clean chit to Kejriwal nor had it termed his arrest as "illegal."

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Repair work on Munak Canal likely to be completed by Friday night: Delhi govt

Delhi Water Minister Atishi has said the ongoing repair work on the Munak Canal is likely to be completed by Friday night. A breach in one of the sub-branches of the Munak Canal, which supplies water from Haryana to Delhi, late Wednesday led to knee-deep waterlogging in several parts of the Bawana area. It also affected the water supply in different parts of the city.

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India can become world's 2nd largest economy by 2031: RBI deputy guv

India can become the second largest economy by 2031 and the largest in the world by 2060, given the innate strengths of the country, said Reserve Bank deputy governor Michael D Patra. India, however, will have to overcome various challenges with regard to labour productivity, infrastructure, contribution of manufacturing sector in GDP, and greening of the economy for sustainable development, he said in his address to the officials of the Indian Administrative Service at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.

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Goods train derails near Patna

A goods train derailed near Patna on Friday, affecting rail traffic on the Fatuha-Islampur section, officials said. The incident happened near Daniyawan station, about 40 km from Patna town, they said.

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Adani Group to invest Rs 20,000 cr in Vizhinjam port's remaining phases

The Adani Group is planning to invest Rs 20,000 crore more to complete the remaining three phases of the Vizhinjam International Seaport, the first transshipment port in the country, Managing Director of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) Karan Adani said here on Friday. Talking to PTI after the official reception ceremony for 'San Fernando', the first mothership to dock at Vizhinjam, Adani said the port will be a game changer for Indian manufacturers as it reduces logistics cost by 30 to 40 per cent.

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Fourteen products of Patanjali, Divya Pharmacy banned in Noida

The sale of 14 Ayurvedic medicines manufactured by Divya Pharmacy and Patanjali Ayurveda Limited has been banned by the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration. The Supreme Court on July 9 directed Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, founded by yoga guru Ramdev, to file an affidavit stating whether advertisements of its 14 products, whose manufacturing licences were initially suspended but later restored, have been withdrawn.

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India's rise in next 5 years will be like a gravitational force defying rocket: VP Dhankhar

India's rise in the next five years will be like a rocket that defies gravitational force, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Friday as he attributed exponential growth in the country's economy to a transparent, accountable mechanism that is in place now. Calling India's rise incremental and unstoppable, he asserted that the world's fifth largest economy has reached a stage in the last one decade where global institutions are now seeking its advice instead of giving it one.

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