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The Congress party also alleged there was a 'Jungle Raj' in the state under the Yogi Adityanath-led government in the state and that the nexus criminals and the police was at its peak in the state.

The usage of chambers and galleries of both the Houses for holding the session is a measure which is being taken the very first time in the history of Indian Parliament, since 1952.

The doctors at the Army's Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi Cantonment said the health of the former president is being closely monitored by a team of specialists.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant, in his order, said there is a ban on more than two persons gathering at any place, carrying of any kinds of weapons and convening any public meetings.

In a rain-related incident, two people are feared drowned in Devbhumi Dwarka district while trying to cross a swollen river while another person was rescued by villagers.

Dash said that about 22 lakh children are now availing e-education in the state, while the remaining 38 lakh students are deprived of the facility due to non-availability of mobile network in their areas.

Gandhi also raked up the Galwan valley face-off with China while paying tributes to those bravehearts who laid down their lives for India.

In his independence day message posted on his official Facebook page late Friday night, he asked the people to join hands to build a new India by "upholding constitutional values".

He also said that they are getting good results in the anti-militancy operations, while security has been further strengthened for the safety of the panchs and sarpanchs in view of the recent attacks on them.

The Gangetic river dolphin is a species of freshwater dolphins primarily found in the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers and their tributaries in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

The Independence Day event at the historic Red Fort, where prime minister unfurls the tricolour and delivers a speech to the nation, was scaled down this year. Around 4,000 invites, a quarter of the usual, were issued to officers, diplomats, local leaders...

The Sarabhai Crater is around 250 to 300 kilometres east of the one where the Apollo 17 and Luna 21 Missions had landed.

At a meeting in Srinagar, Sinha urged Vice-Chancellors to prepare a roadmap to bring qualitative improvement in the overall functioning of universities.

While the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service has been awarded to six officers, the Police Medal for Meritorious Service has gone to 26 officers.

Three personnel from the Army were awarded the Shaurya Chakra for counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir.

SP Balasubrahmanyam's health deteriorated on the night of August 13 and he has now been put on life support at MGM Healthcare in Chennai.