Top news of July 16 | Uttar Pradesh: Water level of Sarayu river rises in Ayodhya

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#10:55 PM

4 persons are injured I sympathies with them, I am sure none of them are Goans: Vijai Sardesai on offshore casino vessel mishap - ANI

#10:46 PM

#Wimbledon: Jamie Murray-Martina Hingis win the mixed doubles title, beat Heather Watson-Henri Kontinen- 6-4, 6-4. - NIA

#10:36 PM

Delhi: PM Narendra Modi leaves after dinner hosted by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan in Parliament library building. - ANI

#10:23 PM

Death toll rises to 59, 24 districts, 1,795 vill, around 12 lakh people affected by #AssamFloods: Assam State Disaster Management Authority - ANI

#10:17 PM

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announced ex gratia of Rs. 4 lakhs for next of kin of five persons from Bihar killed in #Ramban bus accident. - ANI

#9:55 PM

Maharashtra: 15-year-old girl murdered in Aurangabad on July 14, was missing since last two days when she had gone to bring water from well - ANI

#9:34 PM

Delhi: PM Narendra Modi arrives for dinner hosted by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan in Parliament library building. - ANI

#9:11 PM

Want this Parliament session to be fruitful, all assured & hoped it proceeds without any noise/uproar:Sumitra Mahajan after all party meet. - ANI

#8:56 PM

Hyderabad: In this shady business,don’t leave any one.Any politician,even if a Cabinet minister involved, book cases against him said KC Rao - ANI

#8:55 PM

Telangana CM in high-level review meet instructed officials to take stringent action against those supplying drugs,indulging in adulteration - ANI

#8:47 PM

Amarnath Yatra crosses 2 lakh mark on the 18th day today: Since the beginning of the pilgrimage, 2,02,705 pilgrims visited the Holy Cave. - ANI

#8:42 PM

Srinagar-Jammu national highway blocked due to landslides at Khuni Nallah and Ramsoo this morning, relief work underway  - ANI

#8:38 PM

#UttarPradesh: Water level of Sarayu river in Ayodhya on the rise, people living in a nearby 'ashram' looking for safer accommodation - ANI

#8:29 PM

Bihar: JD(U) meeting in Patna ahead of tomorrow's #PresidentialElection. - ANi

#8:27 PM

#PresidentialElection: Sources say AIMIM will support opposition candidate #MeiraKumar. - ANI

#8:10 PM

LS MPs UP CM Yogi Adityanath & Deputy CM KP Maurya and RS MP Goa CM Manohar Parrikar will cast their votes at respective state capitals - ANI

#8:06 PM

#PresidentialElection: BJP president Amit Shah, an MLA from Gujarat & former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi will be casting their votes at Parliament. - ANI

#7:59 PM

Similarly, it has permitted 5 MLAs to exercise their vote in Parliament and 4 MLAs to vote in other State legislative Assemblies. - ANI

#7:59 PM

#PresidentialElection: EC has permitted 14 RS members , 41 LS Members to vote in State legislative Assemblies instead in Parliament tomorrow - ANI

#7:53 PM

Stefan Olsson wins his first singles wheelchair title at Wimbledon after beating Gustavo Fernandez 7-5, 3-6, 7-5.

#7:46 PM

PM announced ex gratia of Rs. 2 lakhs for next of kin of those killed & Rs. 50,000 for those seriously injured, in the bus accident in J&K. - ANI

#7:29 PM

27 dead, 54 missing, in DR Congo boat sinking - ANI

#7:18 PM

Delhi: All Party Meet called by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan ahead of monsoon session, begins in Parliament - ANI

#7:09 PM

Leaders arrive in Parliament for All Party Meet called by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan ahead of monsoon session, to begin shortly - ANI

#7:07 PM

PM Modi wished that the monsoon session proves to be fruitful, and that all parties continue to cooperate: Ananth Kumar,Union Minister - ANI

#7:00 PM

Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix - ANI

#6:45 PM

Delhi: NDA meeting ends in Parliament library building. - ANI

#6:43 PM

Bihar: RJD meeting at Lalu Prasad Yadav's residence in Patna ahead of #PresidentialElection. - ANI

#6:42 PM

Me and my actors are frightened, we are being threatened. You are scared of a film, what is this?: Madhur Bhandarkar, #InduSarkar director - ANI

#6:39 PM

Ppl write books, make documentaries, can't I make film, you r reacting on 3 min long trailer, film is 70% fictional-M Bhandarkar #InduSarkar - ANI

#6:31 PM

Situation being tracked closely,CRPF on the spot doing rescue and relief work. Instructions issued for mitigation measures: Odisha CM - ANI

#6:24 PM

Air India Express, flight 814 skidded off the runway while landing at Mangaluru Airport in early morning hours.Runway lights suffered damage - ANI

#6:23 PM

According to witnesses rear tyre burst caused the accident. Not a sabotage issue, it was a convoy bus. No one is missing: IGP Jammu #Ramban - ANI

#6:14 PM

Most passengers were from Rajasthan & Bihar, total 46 were there, 16 died: SD Singh Jamwal, IGP Jammu on #Ramban #AmarnathYatra bus accident - ANI

#6:10 PM

J&K Governor NN Vohra visited #AmarnathYatra bus accident site in Ramban's Banihal. - ANI

#5:55 PM

Railway bridge washed away in fierce flow of Nagavali River following heavy rainfall in Odisha's Rayagada. - ANI

#5:50 PM

Madhya Pradesh: Five persons electrocuted to death while repairing a motor in Guna. - ANI

#5:47 PM

Helpline numbers to enquire about Amarnath Yatris travelling in the bus that met with accident in Ramban, J&K. 0191-2560401 & 0191-2542000 - ANI

#5:43 PM

Together, Meiraji, Gopalkrishnaji will give us best possible Pres&VP to steer society through crisis that has beset our country:Sonia Gandhi - ANI

#5:41 PM

Both of these are, sadly, under siege today: Congress President Sonia Gandhi at opposition parties' meet - ANI

#5:41 PM

They are entrusted to discharge duties of offices in a manner that preserves, protects, defends both Constitution & the law: Sonia Gandhi - ANI

#5:40 PM

The President and Vice-President are the constitutional heads of state: Congress President Sonia Gandhi at opposition parties' meeting - ANI

#5:36 PM

#Gujarat: MI-17V5 helicopter of IAF assisted in evacuation of 3 villagers in Siyani's Natwargarh in Surendranagar from gushing flood waters - ANI

#5:33 PM

Delhi: NDA meeting ahead of #PresidentialElection and Monsoon session of Parliament. - ANI

#5:27 PM

I will file nomination on July 18: Opposition #VicePresidential candidate #GopalKrishnaGandhi to ANI - ANI

#5:25 PM

Opposition parties meeting ends in Parliament Annexe. #MeiraKumar #GopalKrishnaGandhi - ANI

#5:15 PM

HM also had a telephonic conversation with the J&K Governor NN Vohra who has reached the accident site. He apprised him of the situation. - ANI

#5:14 PM

Delhi: Opposition parties meeting in Parliament Annexe ahead of #PresidentialElection and nomination of VP candidate #GopalKrishnaGandhi - ANI

#5:08 PM

Jharkhand: NDA MLAs meeting ahead of #PresidentialElection at CM Raghubar Das's residence in Ranchi. - ANI

#4:49 PM

COAS is looking each aspect of #KulbhushanJadhav's appeal and will decide on merits: Pakistan Army - ANI

#4:48 PM

Clemency appeal of #KulbhushanJadhav was rejected by Military Appellate Court. It is now with COAS who'll decide soon: Pakistan Army - ANI

#4:31 PM

We have to buy more equipments, need more staff, most importantly we have to improve procedure: Aseem Arun, IG UP ATS - ANI

#4:06 PM

Mehboobaji has apprised me of the ongoing rescue operations. The injured Amarnath Yatris are being airlifted for treatment in Jammu: HM - ANI

#4:05 PM

Spoke to J&K CM Mehbooba Muftiji regarding the unfortunate accident of the bus carrying Amarnath Yatris near Ramban: HM Rajnath Singh - ANI

#4:05 PM

Assam: Oldest tigress in India, Swati, died at the age of 11 years at Assam State Zoo in Guwahati. - ANI

#4:02 PM

JDU MLAs meeting begins at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's residence - ANI

#3:55 PM

Extremely pained by loss of lives of Amarnath Yatris due to bus accident in J&K. My thoughts with families of the deceased:PM Modi - ANI

#3:37 PM

Ramban (J&K) accident #UPDATE: Death toll rises to 16; 19 injured being airlifted for treatment. 8 minor injuries. - ANI

#3:34 PM

Maintaining law and order is a responsibility of state Governments, they should act strongly wherever such incidents are taking place: PM - ANI

#3:32 PM

Cow regarded as mother,pple's emotions are attached. Need to understand there is a law for Gauraksha,breaking it is not an alternative: PM - ANI

#3:29 PM

State Governments should take strict action against such anti-social elements: PM Narendra Modi at all party meeting on Gau raksha - ANI

#3:28 PM

Some anti-social elements have made 'gauraksha' a medium for spreading anarchy. This is affecting the image of the nation: PM Narendra Modi - ANI

#3:22 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for BJP parliamentary party executive committee meeting in Delhi - ANI

#3:16 PM

LK Advani and MM Joshi arrive for BJP parliamentary party executive committee meeting in Delhi - ANI

#3:15 PM

EAM Sushma Swaraj arrives for BJP parliamentary party executive committee meeting in Delhi - ANI

#2:57 PM

#WestBengal: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters block National Highway 31 in Siliguri's Salugara demanding separate #Gorkhaland state. - ANI

#1:32 PM

Have asked states to take strict action against those violating law in name of cow protection: PM Modi at all-party meet.- PTI

#12:57 PM

Lucknow: Mock drill conducted in Uttar Pradesh assembly- ANI

#12:32 PM

Maharashtra: Congress workers protest against Madhur Bhandarkar's film Indu Sarkar in Nagpur- ANI

#12:20 PM

Goa: Indian Coast Guard airlifted four injured crew members of a vessel that got grounded off Miramar beach in Panjim- ANI

#12:10 PM

J&K: Security forces arrested 3 people & busted a recruitment module of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen in Pattan which had been active in the area- ANI

#11:52 AM

Chennai: TN CM E Palanisamy met victims injured in a cylinder blast at a bakery in Kodungaiyur- ANI

#11:36 AM

MP: Unknown caller threatens to bomb Itarsi Junction, foot over-bridge cleared off, RPF Dog squad at the spot; GRP, RPF & Police on alert- ANI

#11:30 AM

JDU's national working committee meeting to be held on 19th August: Sources- ANI

#11:10 AM

Karnataka: A leopard, terrorizing the village, captured in Kolar district's Arabikothanur village, handed over to forest officials- ANI

#10:56 AM

Chennai cyclinder blast: Injured toll rises to 48 - Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan- ANI

#10:48 AM

Uttarakhand: 4 dead, 2 injured after a car fell into a 400 feet deep gorge in Pithoragarh's Betulidhar- ANI

#10:38 AM

Two arrested, one rifle & one pistol seized in search operation by security forces between Goshbug and Sahkoil (J&K): Sources- ANI

#10:31 AM

Tamil Nadu: Fire broke out after cylinder blast at a bakery in Chennai's Kodungaiyur ; one dead, 32 injured admitted to hospital- ANI

#9:31 AM

Traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu national highway stopped temporarily due to landslides at Khuni Nallah and Ramsoo: J&K Police- ANI

#9:28 AM

Himachal Pradesh: Hanogi Mata Temple and a shop partially damaged in a landslide on NH21 in Kullu- ANI

#9:27 AM

Himachal Pradesh: Hanogi Mata Temple and a shop partially damaged in a landslide on NH21- ANI

#8:39 AM

Lalitaben who was injured in Amarnath Terror Attack succumbs to her injuries. Death toll rises to 8- ANI

#8:38 AM

J&K:18-yr-old ragpicker who earned his living by cleaning Wular Lake in Bandipora appointed Srinagar Municipal Corp's brand ambassador- ANI

#7:38 AM

138 executive engineers transferred in PWD Department in Uttar Pradesh- ANI

#7:24 AM

 

Gujarat: Heavy rain causes flood like situation in Surendranagar, water enters residential areas pic.twitter.com/YPlMWAbT0V

— ANI (@ANI_news) July 16, 2017

 

#1:05 AM

Turkish President Erdogan threatens to 'chop off traitors' heads' in coup bid annniversary speech- AFP

#12:38 AM

Jerusalem mosque compound to reopen on Sunday, says Netanyahu- AFP