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Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi question selection process of party's leadership

New Delhi, July 09 (ANI): After being asked about discussions over next party president Veteran leader Janardan Dwivedi said that Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting should be called and decision should be made. "Some constitutional mechanism should have been constituted by the party president under which opinion of members of working committee should have been taken. A meeting of the Working Committee should be called and a decision should be made on the name at the earliest."

Ego, infighting in Mumbai Congress created hurdles in my campaign, says Urmila

New Delhi, July 09 (ANI): The Congress party, which is yet to recover from Lok Sabha election drubbing, is facing new issues each day and the latest leader to raise an alarm is Urmila Matondkar. The actor-turned-politician has claimed that failure of party leadership at local level and infighting in its Mumbai unit created "hurdles and obstacles" in her political campaigning during national polls. In a nine-page letter to then Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora dated May 16, Matondkar stated, "Personal ego issues and complete lack of political maturity displayed by certain key party functionaries of Mumbai North constituency and Mumbai Congress created an atmosphere of distrust and confusion in the entire political campaign. It had a negative and adverse impact on the day-to-day campaigning as well as affected the moral of grass root level party workers." Other key functionaries such as Bhushan Patil failed to hold meetings between key functionaries of the party at block level and ward

11-year-old braveheart saves 2 from drowning in river in Assam

Sonitpur (Assam), Jul 09 (ANI): Uttam Tati, a 11-year-old boy from Assam's Missamari saved a woman and her child from drowning in the river on July 7. Lakhya Jyoti Das, District Magistrate said, "Uttam jumped into the water and saved the woman and one of her child. We have spoken to Deputy Commissioner to acknowledge the child's bravery at national level."

'Gandhi 150': MPs to cover 150 km padyatra in each LS constituency, says Pralhad Joshi

New Delhi, July 09 (ANI): While speaking to mediapersons, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi after BJP Parliamentary Party meeting said, "In his address, PM mentioned a very important program regarding 'Gandhi 150', the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Between Oct 2 to 31, a 150 km long padyatra will be undertaken in each Lok Sabha constituency. Rajya Sabha MPs will be allotted a constituency. 15-20 teams will be formed in each constituency. They will undertake 15 km padyatra daily. MPs will organise programs on Gandhi's freedom struggle, and tree plantations. There will be a party level committee to implement it." The parliamentary party meeting of the BJP took place on Tuesday at Parliament Library Building.

Security tightens for Vishwa Hindu Parishad's Shobha Yatra in Delhi's Hauz Qazi

New Delhi, July 09 (ANI): Security tightened for Vishwa Hindu Parishad's Shobha Yatra in Delhi's Hauz Qazi. The CCTV cameras have been installed and anti-riot teams are also present in the area. While speaking to ANI, DCP Central MS Randhawa said, "Security deployment on rooftops, drone surveillance is being carried out, CCTV cameras installed and anti-riot teams also present in the area."

K'taka Political Crisis: Youth Congress workers stage protest against BJP

Bengaluru, July 09 (ANI): Youth Congress workers staged protest against BJP today. Youth Congress wearing black ribbon on their forehead marched from Cubbon Park to Raj Bhawan. Protestors alleged BJP and Karnataka chief Yeddyurappa of indulging in horse trading. Twenty-one ministers of the Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka resigned voluntarily from the cabinet on Monday.

Zomato's reply to those copying its 'ghar ka khana' tweet is pure sassy

New Delhi, July 09 (ANI): Zomato, the homegrown restaurant search, and food delivery platform, has the most savage come back for all those who copied their viral 'kabhi kabhi' tweet. The food service provider gave birth to a viral trend on social media with its tweet about ordering "Ghar ka khana (home cooked food)," last week. With the tweet, Zomato recommended it's consumers that sometimes they should eat home cooked food instead of ordering from outside. "Guys, kabhi kabhi ghar ka khana bhi kha lena chahiye (Guys sometimes you should eat home cooked food)," read the post that went viral like wildfire in no time. Following the trend, many other companies started recommending people to do the opposite of what their services stand for. For instance, YouTube suggested people to put their phone aside at 3 AM and just sleep. MobiKwik, a digital wallet which takes pride in the fact that it lets people pay bills anywhere, anytime through their mobile phones, recommended its followers to go

K'taka crisis: Lack of development in state leads MLAs to resign, says Narayana Gowda

Mumbai, July 09 (ANI): Rebel Karnataka MLAs are staying at Mumbai hotel, while speaking on the MLAs' resignations, JD(S) leader Narayana Gowda said that lack of development lead to resign from the MLA post. "We have resigned from MLA post due to lack of development in the state. Karnataka Chief Minister travelled abroad without consultation with MLAs, no work was in progress in the state. We will stay here for 2 days and then we will return."

K'taka Political Crisis: Siddaramaiah requests MLAs to withdraw their resignations

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Jul 09 (ANI): Senior Congress leader, Siddaramaiah accused BJP for the political crisis in Karnataka. While addressing the press conference, he said, "This time not only state BJP wing but also national level leaders like Amit Shah and PM Modi are involved. On their direction, efforts have been put to destabilize the government. It's against democracy and people's mandate. They're offering money, position and ministership." "Karnataka Congress is seeking disqualification of members for their anti-party activity. They colluded with BJP. I request them to come back and withdraw their resignations".

Congress, JDS MLAs don't have faith in their own govt: Sadananda Gowda

New Delhi, July 09 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on Tuesday, former chief minister of Karnataka, DV Sadananda Gowda reacted on current political situation in Karnataka and said, "In the initial stage, we tried for once but afterwards we kept quiet. Congress and JDS MLAs don't have faith in their own leaders and government."

Opposition stages protest against deaths due to AES in Bihar

Patna (Bihar), Jul 09 (ANI): Bihar's opposition MLAs staged protest against the mounting encephalitis deaths in the state on Tuesday. The protest was staged outside Bihar Assembly building. While protesting, scores of MLAs were seen standing under the hot sun and were raising slogans against the state Health Minister. They demanded the resignation of Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey. Encephalitis is a viral disease that causes flu-like symptoms such as high fever, vomiting and in extreme cases, brain dysfunction, seizure, and inflammation of heart and kidney.

Shobha Karandlaje shows confidence in forming the govt in Karnataka

New Delhi, July 09 (ANI): BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje thinks that Governor of Karnataka will take the decision to call BJP, in order to form the government in Karnataka. While speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Karandlaje said, "Now our strength is more than Congress-JD(S) MLAs. We are almost 107, they have fallen to 103. I think, the Governor can take the decision to call the BJP to form the government." Twenty-one ministers of the Congress in Karnataka resigned voluntarily from the cabinet on Monday.

Congress Legislature Party meeting underway at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Jul 09 (ANI): As uncertainty looms large over the coalition government in the state, the party leaders have called the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting today morning, which is currently underway in the Vidhan Sabha in Karnataka's Bengaluru. The meeting has been called to discuss strategies to save the 13-month old Congress-JDS government, which is faced with the worst crisis after 11 MLAs put in their papers to Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on July 06. Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and other Congress leaders have claimed that they will overcome the current bout of crisis as well. All the ministers from the two parties have resigned as well to give a free hand to Kumaraswamy to restructure his Council of Ministers and accommodate the dissident MLAs. On Monday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, while speaking in the Lok Sabha said that his party has "nothing" to do with the current political situation in Karnataka.

Transgender community stages protest over co-member's alleged murder in WB's Siliguri

Siliguri (West Bengal), July 09 (ANI): Members of transgender community protested in WB's Siliguri. They did a candle march across the streets of Siliguri. They demanded justice in the case, where a transgender was allegedly murdered on Saturday. The incident brought shock among transgender community and raised questions on their security.

Private bus gutted in fire, no casualties reported in Telangana

Telangana, July 09 (ANI): A private bus plying from Narsingi to Kokapet was gutted in a fire on Monday. No casualties have been reported. According to fire officials, the bus caught fire after smoke started coming from the engine. There were no passengers in the bus at the time of the incident and the driver had got down from it, the officials said. Later, the fire was doused with the help of fire tenders. Officials suspected a short circuit in the engine as the cause of the fire.

Locals of this village turn salty groundwater into freshwater by digging pond

Gurugram (Haryana), July 09 (ANI): Residents of Phalodi village in Gurugram came up with a unique idea to turn salty groundwater of the area into freshwater. They dug pond and linked them to a nearby canal. They did it under the Integrated Watershed Management Programme. While speaking to ANI, Sarpanch of Phalodi Village, S Yadav said, "We used to get salty groundwater, wherever we use to dig in the village. So, we dug pond under the Integrated Watershed Management Programme, connected them with the nearby canal using pipeline and filled it with water. Within 3-4 months, groundwater turned into freshwater."

17-month-old girl raped by relative in Odisha's Khunta

Mayurbhanj (Odisha), July 09 (ANI): In a shameful and unfortunate incident, a 17-month-old tribal girl was allegedly raped by one of her relatives in Odisha's Khunta on July 5. The case has been registered under relevant sections and minor girl was sent for medical evaluation. Accused is absconding and further investigation is underway.

Watch: Braving all odds, ITBP personnel continue to shield Amarnath yatris in Baltal

Baltal (J-K), July 09 (ANI): Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel continued to brave shooting stones, placing shield wall to ensure safety of pilgrims near Kali Mata point on Baltal route. The yatris were heard cheering for the ITBP personnel and raising slogans of Jai Hind, Jai Bharat and ITBP zindabad. The 46-day-long yatra began on July 1, the day of Masik Shivratri, and will conclude on August 15, the day of Shravan Purnima.

CM Naveen Patnaik holds brainstorming session with top officials in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), July 09 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik held a brainstorming session with top officials of the state government. The meeting was held in Bhubaneswar on Monday. Top officials included Chief Secretary, Director General of Police (DGP), ACS, principal secretary, secretaries of all departments and others.

ITBP DG felicitates Nanda Devi search team in Delhi

New Delhi, July 09 (ANI): Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General (DG) SS Deswal felicitated the 11-member team of ITBP mountaineers in the national capital on Monday. They searched and retrieved bodies of seven mountaineers from an altitude of 20,000 ft near Nanda Devi East in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh. The team of mountaineers was led by Ratan Singh Sonal, second-in-command.