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The India Meteorological Department predicted widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places in the national capital and its neighbouring areas over the next two days.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi, counsel for the Speaker, argued that the petition was premature as a decision was yet to be taken on disqualifying the MLAs from the House. He said there was no scope for interference by a court over the show-cause notices issued by...

The HC bench said that the people are left to their fate" and questioned why the government was not providing all details in the COVID-19 cases daily bulletin.

However, the lockdown would not affect pilgrims proceeding to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala, the administration said.

The state government issued a notification requiring the CBI to take prior consent of the state government for investigation of an offence under section three of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946.

The first part of the plan would be to sell majority stakes in Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, UCO Bank, Bank of Maharashtra and Punjab & Sind Bank, leading to an effective privatisation of these state-owned lenders.

Chattopadhaya acknowledged that "unrealistic bills" had been sent to some consumers but those can be corrected once complaints are lodged by subscribers.

The income criterion has now been revised. Now, those who have annual income upto Rs 1 lakh can avail of the benefits under the scheme, he said.

This is the fifth consecutive day that COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 30,000.

The IMD said the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded 74.8 mm rainfall till 8.30 am.

As part of the plan for private trains, the railways has planned to introduce 12 trains in 2022-23, 45 in 2023-2024, 50 in 2025-26 and 44 more in the next fiscal, taking the total number of trains to 151 by the end of FY 2026-2027.

Meanwhile, the BJP accused the Congress of "enacting a drama". UP BJP spokesperson Manish Shukla said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had held a meeting on flood relief before the onset of monsoon.

However, a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said the CM briefed the governor about the efforts being made to protect the state from the coronavirus pandemic.

The restrictions, which were imposed till Monday evening, have been extended till 5 am on August 3, he said addressing a virtual press conference. The state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu took the decision on Friday after reviewing the scen...

Three people who were sleeping in the building got trapped under the debris but were rescued immediately, he said, adding that they received minor injuries.