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I hope Hima Das continues her good performance in Olympics 2020, says her Coach

Guwahati (Assam), July 21 (ANI): Nipon Das, coach of Sprinter Hima Das, expressed his happiness over Indian ace sprinter Hima Das's performance. The 19-year-old Indian ace sprinter Hima Das has so far bagged five gold medals in this month alone. Nipon Das said, "I am very happy with the way she has performed. I pray she does well in upcoming events. I hope she performs the same way in 2020 Olympics." The 19-year-old Indian ace sprinter Hima Das bagged the fifth gold medal of the month in 400 m race at the Czech Republic on July 20. Earlier, she won gold at 200 m in Tabor Athletic Meet. While she won three gold medals at different events including in Klado Athletic Meet, Kunto Athletics Meet and Poznan Athletics Grand Prix.

Amit Shah pays tribute to LJP MP Ram Chandra Paswan

New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah paid tribute to Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's brother Ram Chandra Paswan who passed away today. Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Member of Parliament, Ram Chandra Paswan passed away at the age of 56. He died at RML Hospital in Delhi. His body will be flown to Patna tomorrow for his cremation, as informed by Ram Vilas Paswan.

Sheila Dikshit's last rites performed with state honours

New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikhsit's last rites were performed at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi with state honours. Hundreds of people turned up to pay homage to Sheila Dikshit. Seniors leader of different political parties were present at Dikshit's last rites. The three-time Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit passed away at the age of 81. She was the longest serving chief minister of Delhi. She also had a brief stint as Governor of Kerala in 2004.

Sporadic rain showers continue in parts of Delhi

New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): The ongoing monsoon spell has provided much-need relief to the residents of the national capital. On Sunday afternoon, city recorded minimum temperature of 28 degree Celsius. These regions are witnessing downpour due to the shifting of Monsoon Trough southwards, which was earlier persisting over the foothills of the Himalayas.

Rajnath Singh pays tribute to LJP MP Ram Chandra Paswan

New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tribute to Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's brother Ram Chandra Paswan who passed away today. Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Member of Parliament, Ram Chandra Paswan passed away at the age of 56. He died at RML Hospital in Delhi. His body will be flown to Patna tomorrow for his cremation, as informed by Ram Vilas Paswan.

Watch: Parts of Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam's Morigaon flooded, animals affected

Morigaon (Assam), July 21 (ANI): Assam floods have put the life of wildlife animals in danger. Parts of Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Morigaon have been flooded. Locals have also been altered after heavy flooding killed people in Assam. Heavy rains have wreaked havoc in Kaziranga National Park as well as Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary leaving a number of animals dead.

'Acche din' are here, we just need to understand that: JP Nadda

Mumbai, Jul 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working president JP Nadda on Sunday said the party has acted on his slogan of 'ache din', and the "good days" have finally come, and that people just need to understand that. Going into the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP had coined the 'ache din' slogan, and promised the electorate of ushering the country into economic progress.

Four people allegedly killed on suspicion of black magic in Jharkhand's Gumla

Gumla (Jharkhand), July 21 (ANI): Four people were allegedly beaten to death after it was suspected that they used to practice black magic. The shocking incident was reported from Jharkhand's Gumla. Superintendent of Police of Gumla, Anjani Kumar Jha said, "Prima facie, it appears the victims were involved in witchcraft. Crime seems to have happened because of superstitious beliefs. Investigation is underway."A case was registered in the matter after the complaint. Meanwhile, bodies of the deceased were sent for the post-mortem.

Rs 18.5 lakh compensation to be given to kin of Sonbhadra victims: CM Yogi

Sonbhadra (UP), July 21 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met the family members of the deceased today. He announced Rs. 18.5 lakh compensation to the bereaved families of the Sonbhadra victims. Addressing a press conference, he said, "Government has ordered to suspend police personnel responsible. Today I have ordered to provide compensation of Rs. 18.5 lakh to the bereaved families of the deceased and Rs. 2.5 lakh to the injured, from CM Relief Fund under SC/ST provisions." At least 10 people were killed and several sustained injuries on July 17 in an incident of firing over a land dispute at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district.

Ram Vilas Paswan's brother Ram Chandra Paswan passes away

New Delhi, Jul 21 (ANI): Member of Parliament (MP) from Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar and brother of Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, Ram Chandra Paswan, today died at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi. He was 56. Ram Vilas Paswan, who was present at the hospital, broke down while telling the reporters about the bond with his younger brother. Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag Paswan and other family members were also present outside the hospital. Ram Chandra Paswan's body will be flown to Patna tomorrow for his cremation, Ram Vilas Paswan informed media.

Martyrs' Day rally: CM Mamata Banerjee slams BJP, says won LS elections by using EVMs, EC

Kolkata, July 21 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressed the Trinamool Congress' (TMC) annual Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata on Sunday. In her rally, she slammed BJP and said, "In Lok Sabha elections, they won by cheating- by using EVMs, CRPF and Election Commission. They just got 18 seats, by getting few seats they are trying to capture our party offices and beating our people. I will request the Election Commission to conduct Panchayat and Municipal elections through ballot paper."

Fire breaks out at Church Chamber building in Mumbai's Colaba

Mumbai, July 21 (ANI): A level-2 fire broke out at third floor of Church Chamber building in Mumbai's Colaba on Sunday. No injuries or causalities have been reported so far. Mumbai Fire Brigade is onsite to douse the fire. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. Further details are awaited.

Sonia, Priyanka Gandhi, Manmohan Singh pay tribute to Sheila Dikshit

New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrived at All India Congress Committee Headquarters and paid tribute to former chief minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit. Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh (East), Priyanka Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress MP Ahmed Patel also paid homage to Sheila Dikshit. After paying homage to Sheila Dikshit, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said, "She was a great support for me. She became almost an elder sister and a friend. This is a big loss for Congress party. I will always remember her."

Srinagar youth donate blood to save precious lives in Valley

Srinagar (J-K), July 21 (ANI): For the benefit of needy people and to save the precious lives, youth of Srinagar donated blood. A special blood donation camp was organised by a college in collaboration with department of health services. Their main aim is to make people aware about the importance of donating blood and help hospitals authorities of Valley which face shortage of blood at the time of emergency. Kashmir is a conflict zone and hospitals over there receive various accidental and injury cases due to firing and bomb blasts. Students from different colleges and universities came forward to donate their blood with full spirit. While speaking to ANI, one of the donor said, "As per the current and prevailing situation of J-K this is a great initiative. We can donate our blood because in emergency situation and in critical cases it helps. During the time of deficiency it works as a boon." Meanwhile, the doctor said, "We are always in shortage of blood. So, in this scenario the volu

Chandrayaan-2 is ready for launch: Former ISRO chief AS Kiran Kumar

Bengaluru, July 21 (ANI): While talking on launch of the Chandrayaan-2 mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) former chief AS Kiran Kumar said that the Chandrayaan-2 is ready for launch on July 22. "Chandrayaan-2 is now ready for launch on 22 July. We intend to move towards the moon on August 14 and land on the moon around September 6. All the activities are in full swing and we are getting ready for the event on July 22," the former ISRO chief told ANI. Although, while reacting on technical slang, former ISRO chief said, "Any system of this magnitude, we keep testing up to various levels and during one test we found there was a shortcoming,that has been overcome and we have made sure that it satisfies those test conditions, so we are ready to go now".

Uttarakhand villagers risk their lives as they cross river through trolley

Nainital (Uttarakhand), July 21 (ANI): Villagers in Uttarakhand are risking their lives every day while crossing river through a hanging bridge. Locals of Danijela village in Uttarakhand's Nainital cross river in a trolley which was set up by themselves. While speaking to ANI on this matter, one of the locals said, 'During monsoon, water level rises and current is very swift. We cross river in trolley. We have requested government to construct a bridge.' Meanwhile, the District Magistrate (DM) of Nainital Savin Bansal said, 'Efforts on to get new bridges approved by government.'

Manoj Tiwari, LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj pay tribute to Mange Ram Garg

New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari along with BJP senior leader LK Advani paid tribute to former Delhi BJP president Mange Ram Garg on Sunday. Sushma Swaraj also paid last respects to Garg in Delhi. He was ailing and breathed his last at 7:30 am at a private hospital. Garg, who was considered close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly in 2003.

Leaders gather at AICC headquarters to pay last respects to Sheila Dikshit

New Delhi, Jul 21 (ANI): Senior leaders gathered at All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters to pay last respects to former chief minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit. Ashok Gehlot, Ambika Soni, Anand Sharma were among other leaders to reach at headquarters. Mortal remains of Dikshit arrived at AICC headquarters earlier today. Last rites of Congress stalwart will be performed later today.

Mortal remains of Sheila Dixit arrives at Congress headquarters

New Delhi, Jul 21 (ANI): Mortal remains of former chief minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit arrived at Congress headquarters. Congress stalwart passed away due to cardiac arrest in a Delhi hospital on Saturday. Her last rites will be performed later today. Delhi Government has announced two-day mourning for Sheila Dikshit.

Jal Police, SDRF deployed in Haridwar to save 'kanwariyas' from drowning

Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Jul 21 (ANI): Police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams have been deployed in Haridwar to rescue 'kanwariyas' from drowning. Haridwar SSP said, "We've marked points where teams of 'Jal Police' and SDRF have deployed to monitor 'kanwariyas'. 6 'kanwariyas' have been rescued so far. We've also put up caution boards."