Highlights: PM Modi conducts aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Punjab

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2:51 PM

Nepal PM KP Oli resigns amid growing protests against government

Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday, following widespread nationwide protests against his administration. The resignation represents a significant shift in Nepal’s political landscape, as opposition parties and youth-led movements escalate their demands for change.

2:27 PM

Nepal protests LIVE: Army evacuates ministers by helicopter as vandalism spreads

Amid escalating protests in Nepal, the Nepali Army has begun evacuating ministers from their residences in Bhaisepati using helicopters. The evacuation follows a series of arson and vandalism attacks targeting the homes of ministers and senior officials on Tuesday.

2:15 PM

This is a fight to safeguard Parliament’s decorum, traditions: Randeep Surjewala

”BJP and the PM should tell us that if the Vice-President election can take place on the ballot paper, then why not the election of MPs and MLAs?” Congress MP Randeep Surjewala said. “As far as V-P elections are concerned, for Congress and MPs of the entire Opposition, this is a fight for safeguarding the traditions and decorum of the Constitution,” he added.

1:40 PM

BJP chief JP Nadda casts his vote

BJP National President and Union minister JP Nadda has cast his vote for the vice-presidential election at the Parliament House.

1:05 PM

Israel military urges full evacuation of Gaza City ahead of expanded military operation

The Israeli military urged a full evacuation of Gaza City on Tuesday morning, ahead of its planned expanded military operation in the city in northern Gaza.

This is the first warning for a full evacuation of the city in the current round of fighting. Also on Tuesday, Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel had demolished 30 hi-rise buildings in Gaza.

1:01 PM

Jammu-Srinagar NH shut for vehicular traffic for 9th day, restoration work underway in Udhampur

The 270-kilometre-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for vehicular traffic for the ninth consecutive day on Tuesday, with work underway on war-footing to restore a badly damaged 250-metre-long stretch in the Udhampur district. The Doda-Kishtwar road and Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road, connecting the Union Territory of J&K with Ladakh.

11:40 AM

CP Radhakrishnan’s victory is certain: Union minister Anupriya Patel

"If we consider the numbers, one side has 445 votes and the other has 320, so it is clear that CP Radhakrishnan’s victory is certain, and even the Opposition knows this. NDA MPs will ensure he takes the oath as Vice President very soon," Union minister Anupriya Patel said today.

11:29 AM

We know what the numbers are likely to be: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "It is an important election, but we all know what the numbers are likely to be. We will vote for our candidates and see how things go, but in advance, people have an idea that the NDA votes outnumber us."

11:01 AM

Indian nationals in Nepal are advised to exercise caution: MEA

Speaking on the protests in Nepal, The Ministry of External Affairs said that it hoped that all concerned parties will exercise restrain and resolve the issue peacefully. 

10:52 AM

Karnataka offers to host transparent EVM-VVPAT audit, Priyank Kharge appeals to ECI again

Karnataka’s Minister for Information Technology Priyank Kharge stated that the state is prepared to conduct a fully transparent evaluation of the entire EVM–VVPAT process, with oversight from judicial and industry experts.

10:40 AM

PM Narendra Modi first to cast his vote

Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast the first vote as polling opened for the high-stakes vice-presidential election.

10:25 AM

Former PM Thaksin must serve one year prison term for graft: Thailand SC

Thailand's Supreme Court says former PM Thaksin must serve one year prison term in graft and abuse of power convictions.

10:20 AM

Voting is done on the basis of one's conscience: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

"Numbers are fine but this voting is done on the basis of one's conscience. The entire country knows that the BJP is a use-and-throw party. The same thing happened with the vice-president, who is missing. The numbers will be in our favour," says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.

 

10:10 AM

Voting begins for vice-presidential election

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the Parliament o cast his vote in the V-P poll. He is scheduled to depart for Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to assess the flood situation on the ground.

9:32 AM

BRS, BJD to abstain from vice presidential poll

Ahead of the vice presidential election, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), led by former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), headed by former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, announced on Monday that they would abstain from voting in the crucial poll scheduled for Tuesday.