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As many as 774 people have died in incidents related to floods and rains in seven states during the monsoon season so far, the Home Ministry said. According to the Home Ministry’s National Emergency Response Centre (NERC), 187 people have lost their lives in Kerala, 171 in Uttar Pradesh, 170 in West Bengal and 139 in Maharashtra due to the ...

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced that passports damaged in floods in Kerala will be replaced free of cost by the government. “There are unprecedented floods in Kerala causing huge damage. We have decided that as the situation becomes normal, passports damaged on account (of) floods shall be replaced free of charge. Please contact the concerned Passport Kendras,” Swaraj tweeted. ...

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill,2018 which was passed by the Lok Sabha on 6th August 2018, has been passed by the Rajya Sabha yesterday. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot yesterday moved the Amendment Bill, 2018 in Rajya Sabha. Point-wise details: Section 18A has been inserted to nullify conduct of ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Ruling NDA nominee and JD(U) member Harivansh was today elected as Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, securing 125 votes as against 105 polled by opposition candidate B K Hariprasad. The post of the deputy chairman was lying vacant since the retirement of P J Kurien on July 1. The entire House congratulated Harivansh, with Prime Minister Narendra ...

Becomes 11th Biosphere Reserve from India to be Included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve has become the 11th Biosphere Reserve from India that has been included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR). The decision to include Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in WNBR was taken at the 30th Session of International Coordinating ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi – five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu who dominated the state’s politics for six decades along with arch-rivals MG Ramachandran and later, J Jayalalithaa – died at a hospital in Chennai this evening. The 94-year-old leader was admitted to the hospital 11 days ago, on July 28, after he contracted urinary tract infection ...

Justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran and K M Joseph were today sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court in the order of seniority notified by the Centre. The swearing-in ceremony started at 10.30 am in the chief justice of India’s courtroom with Justice Banerjee the first to take oath followed by Justice Saran and then Justice Joseph. The oath ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Opposition has opposed electronic voting machines (EVMs) and demands election through the ballot paper. Seventeen parties — including the Congress, Trinamool Congress, NCP, RJD, SP, BSP, RLD and DMK — are of the view that the integrity of EVMs is doubtful and holding the General election-2019  with the voting machines will undermine democracy. These parties are mulling petitioning ...

In the matter of Article 35A of the Constitution giving definition of a special status to the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir and the permanent resident of the state, hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday has been postponed. CJI Deepak Mishra said that the third judge, DY Chandrachud, is not present today, hence the hearing on the case is ...

Like Muzaffarpur in Bihar, police have busted a large flesh trade racket, which was running from a shelter home for girls in Deoria. On Sunday night, this case was exposed when a girl fled from the house and approached the police station and pleaded with the police. On the instructions of the SP, it was sealed by releasing 24 children ...