On Monday bus fell in Narmada river in Dhar district and at least 12 passengers were killed in the incident. The bus was heading toward Maharashtra, a senior government official said.
The bus was carrying more than 30 passengers, the railing of bridge was broke by bus in the national highway no 3 (Agra-Mumbai road ) situated to Dhar and Khargone border, then fell into the river, he said.
The bus running from Indoor to Nagpur, he added.
MP Home Department’s Additional Chief Secretary Dr Rajesh Rajora inform media agencie that Twelve bodies retrieved from the bus. NDRF team rushed to the incident spot, he added
After getting information, Pawan Kumar Sharma Indore Divisional Commissioner (Revenue) instructed the collector of Khargone and Dhar ti launch rescue operations. Official said.
US President Joe Biden sought to use his first West Asia tour in office to reassert Washington’s influence but emerged without a single diplomatic breakthrough.
On issues ranging from energy prices to human rights and Israel’s role in the region, Biden could point only to small – if any – gains after four whirlwind days of meetings and speeches.
Driving the point home, as Air Force One flew back to Washington on Saturday evening, Biden’s Saudi hosts downplayed one of the trip’s few concrete announcements: their lifting of airspace restrictions on flights to and from Israel, which Biden himself had earlier hailed as “a big deal”.
There’s little question the moves announced during Biden’s trip were “modest”, as Brian Katulis of the Middle East Institute in Washington put it, though he added that some represent “positive signs of perhaps something bigger to come”.
The roughest pushback Biden got so far over the trip stems from his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who US intelligence agencies concluded “approved” the operation that led to dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing.
“The greeting between President Biden and MBS is painful as a visual representation of our inability to achieve accountability,” said Kristin Diwan of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, referring to Friday’s fist bump between Biden and Prince Mohammed.
Saudi Arabia was always going to be the most fraught piece of the itinerary, but Biden came under intense pressure to court Riyadh after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent energy costs soaring.
US has been eager for the kingdom, the world’s biggest crude exporter, to help bring down rising petrol prices. After his bilateral meetings with Saudi leaders on Friday, Biden said he was “doing all I can” to increase the oil supply but added that concrete results would not be seen “for another couple weeks” – and it was unclear what those might be.
The following day, at a summit of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council plus Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan, oil “wasn’t really a subject”, Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told a press conference. MBS’s pledge to boost production capacity to 13 million barrels per day was actually first announced in May and is not meant to become reality until 2027.
During Biden’s earlier stop in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, there was no progress at all when it came to long-moribund peace negotiations, leaving Biden to focus instead on economic measures, including 4G internet for Palestinians Biden and Yair Lapid, Israel’s PM, signed a new security pact which commits the US to never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.
But the pact did not mask differences in approach between the two. Lapid explicitly said the use of force needed to be an option as diplomacy and talk are inadequate, whereas Biden had reaffirmed he still wanted to give diplomacy a chance, calling force a “last resort”.
West Indies announces squad for ODI series against India 4
Cricket West Indies (CWI) senior men’s selection panel on Sunday announced a 13- man squad for the three-match ODI series against India in Trinidad.
The three ODI matches will be played on 22 July, 24 July and 27 July at the historic Queen’s Park Oval. They will be followed by a five-match T20I series from July 29 to August 7.
The Selection Panel recalled experienced all-rounder Jason Holder, who returns to the squad after missing the Bangladesh Series to help manage his workload as one of the West Indies all-format players.
Lead Selector, Desmond Haynes said in a statement: “As we all know Jason is one of the leading all-round cricketers in the world and we are happy to have him back in the team.
He will be refreshed, re-energized and ready to go and we can expect to see his brilliance on the field as well as meaningful contributions off the field as well.
” Haynes added: “We had a very challenging three matches against Bangladesh in Guyana so we will be looking to rebound when we face India in the conditions in Trinidad.
We have seen some growth among some players, but overall we need to regroup and play better against the Indians.”
West Indies squad for ODI series: Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Shai Hope (Vice Captain), Shamarh Brooks, Keacy Carty, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell, Jayden Seales Reserves: Romario Shepherd and Hayden Walsh Jr. While West Indies is yet to announce the T20I squad, India has announced its squad for both ODI and T20I series.
Veteran sports administrator Narinder Batra on Monday resigned as President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and also gave up his membership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Batra ceased to be President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) when the Delhi High Court, on May 25, struck down the post of ‘Life member’ in Hockey India, courtesy of which he had contested the IOA elections and won back in 2017.
In three separate letters, Batra officially tendered his resignations from the IOA, IOC and FIH respectively. “Due to personal reasons I submit my resignation from the post of President FIH,” Batra wrote to the Executive Board of FIH. Batra’s IOC membership was linked to IOA presidency but his resignation from FIH has come as surprise since in May he had said that he wants to focus on his job in the world hockey body.
New Zealand women’s team WHITE FERNS’s all-rounder Melie Kerr has tested positive for COVID-19 and currently is in isolation.
Kerr produced a positive Rapid Antigen Test and will undergo a period of hotel isolation before re-joining the team as per the New Zealand Cricket website.
Kerr is the only player from the tour party to test positive, while the rest of the group will continue to be monitored and tested, as required.
The WHITE FERNS have another week of training at Millfield School, including two practice matches against England A, before transferring to Birmingham for the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the end of July.
There’s a new look to New Zealand’s squad for next month’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with four uncapped players set to earn their international debuts.
Maharashtra BJP MLA Babanrao Lonikar on Monday objected to Congress legislator Nitin Raut not standing in a queue in the Vidhan Bhawan here to vote for the presidential election. Lonikar said he will appeal to the Election Commission to declare Raut’s vote as invalid.
Voting began at 10 am in the central hall of the Vidhan Bhawan for lawmakers to cast their votes to elect the country’s next president. The voting will continue till 5 pm. Speaking to reporters in the Vidhan Bhawan premises, Lonikar said Nitin Raut arrived in the central hall before voting began. “Instead of standing in the queue like us, he directly went inside to cast his vote. This is unacceptable. I am going to write to the Election Commission of India that his vote should be considered invalid,” Lonikar said.
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre has fielded Droupadi Murmu for the country’s top constitutional post, while the opposition has nominated former Union minister Yashwant Sinha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first to cast his vote in Parliament as voting for the presidential election began on Monday in which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.
Polling began at 10 am at the Parliament House and the state legislative assemblies with MPs and MLAs casting their votes to elect the 15th President of India.
The voting process will conclude at 5 pm. The counting of votes is scheduled to take place on July 21. Ahead of the commencement of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged all members of Parliament to make the session fruitful and productive by holding discussions and debates with an open mind.
“There should be dialogue in the Parliament with an open mind, if necessary, there should be a debate. I urge all MPs to contemplate deeply and discuss matters to make this session as fruitful and productive as possible,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament.
The Prime Minister also briefed about the upcoming Presidential and Vice-Presidential polls. He said, “This Session is also important because elections for the office of President and Vice President are taking place right now. Voting (for the Presidential election) is taking place today. During this period, the new President and Vice President will begin guiding the nation.”
The Presidential Election is being held today while the Vice Presidential election will be held on August 6. Highlighting the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Prime Minister said, “This period is very important. It is the period of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
There is a special significance of August 15 and the coming 25 years – when the nation would celebrate 100 years of independence, would be the time to make a resolution to decide on our journey and the new heights we scale.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament commenced today and will continue till August 12. Price rise, the Agneepath scheme, and unemployment are some of the issues which are likely to be raised by the Opposition during the Monsoon session. Various Bills including Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, and Press, and Registration of Periodicals Bill are likely to be taken up in the session.
The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to stop the operation of SpiceJet airline for allegedly flying its aircraft in breach of professional and safety obligations.
The court cannot stay the operation of an airline on the basis of a PIL and press reports, a bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma said while dealing with the petition by lawyer Rahul Bhardwaj.
The bench, also comprising Justice Subramanium Prasad, stated that the law provided a “robust mechanism” for the aviation industry and recorded the DGCA’s stand that it has already initiated action and issued show cause notices in relation to incidents mentioned in the present case.
In the recent past, the petitioner alleged, there have been instances concerning the “landing” of SpiceJet aircraft, its aircraft taking off without passengers’ baggage, and employees not being paid
. The court said the “DGCA is very much working” and there is no reason to grant the relief sought by the petitioner. “The court cannot stop a particular airline to operate in the country based on averments in a PIL and press clippings,” it said.
Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil on Monday said he was sure that some of the Congress MLAs who remained absent during the Eknath Shinde government’s trust vote will vote as per their conscience in favour of National Democratic Alliance’s presidential poll candidate Droupadi Murmu.
Speaking to reporters in the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan premises where voting was underway for the presidential election, Patil said the Congress cannot even guard its own MLAs.
“I am sure that some Congress MLAs who remained absent during the vote of confidence will apply their conscience this time as well,” he quipped.
The NDA has fielded Droupadi Murmu for the country’s top constitutional post, while the opposition has nominated former Union minister Yashwant Sinha.
BJP MLA and former Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar said, “The opposition parties should not boast about their strength. They have fallen flat on their face earlier also.” During the Shinde government’s vote of confidence on July 4, 11 Congress legislators, including former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan were not present in the Assembly. They could not vote as they reached the Vidhan Bhawan late. Senior Congress leader and former state chief minister Prithviraj Chavan had taken a dim view of so many party MLAs being absent during the crucial trust vote in the House.
The BJP currently has 106 MLAs in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly along with 40 MLAs belonging to the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena, besides 10 independents who support the BJP.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena with 15 MLAs has announced support for Murmu.
The NCP and Congress have 53 and 44 MLAs, respectively.
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As the Sri Lankan economic crisis persists, a 31-year-old suspect was arrested for stealing about 50 tear gas canisters from police during protests at Polduwa Junction near Parliament, media reports said.
Notably, the man stole the canisters on July 13 when the police and the army were trying to disperse protesters who tried to advance toward parliament. A group of protesters attacked a three-wheeler belonging to the police that was carrying tear gas canisters to the Polduwa Junction protest site.
After the incident, the Welikada Police has initiated an investigation into the matter, reported Daily Mirror.
The police said that on Sunday they arrested a suspect at Obeysekarapura and recovered 50 teargas canisters from his residence in Borella following the questioning.
As per reports, the suspect was a mason by profession and a resident of Polonnaruwa.
Sri Lanka’s Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an Extraordinary Gazette declaring a State of Emergency in the island nation with effect from Monday, as the country grapples with social unrest and crippling economic crisis.
The gazette notification says, the public emergency in Sri Lanka has been declared in the interests of public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community, local media outlet Daily Mirror reported.
The state of emergency has been declared in a proclamation by Wickremesinghe in terms of Article 40(1)(C) of the Constitution, by virtue of the powers vested in him by Section 2 of the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 40), as amended by Act No. 8 of 1959, Law No. 6 of 1978 and Act No. 28 of 1988, the newspaper reported.
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had offered his resignation after fleeing the country to Singapore. The president first flew to the Maldives after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his official residence in the capital Colombo.
The Sri Lankan Parliament announced that the nominations for the Presidential elections will be held on Tuesday and the new President of Sri Lanka will be elected on July 20.
