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• Jul 28, 2022 04:06 PM IST

  Jobs scam accused Partha Chatterjee sacked from Bengal cainetminister

  Partha Chatterjee, accused in the West Bengal SSC recruitment scam, relieved of his duties as Minister in Charge of his Departments with effect from July 28. An order was issued by the state government in this regard.

• Jul 28, 2022 04:00 PM IST

  NCW issues notice to Cong’s Adhir Chowdhury over Rashtrapatni remark

  National Commission for Women (NCW) sends a notice to Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to appear before it in person and to tender a written explanation for his “Rashtrapatni” remarks. The hearing is scheduled for August 3 at 11:30am.

• Jul 28, 2022 03:06 PM IST

  ‘Hoax’ bomb threat call made to Ranchi airport

  A call from an unknown caller regarding a bomb threat received at Ranchi airport. A thorough security check was done and nothing suspicious found. The call is declared a hoax: KL Agarwal, director, Ranchi airport

• Jul 28, 2022 02:24 PM IST

  PM Modi inaugurates multiple projects in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha

  Gujarat | Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate & lay the foundation stone of multiple projects of Sabar Dairy at Gadhoda Chowki, Sabarkantha to boost the rural economy, support local farmers and milk producers. pic.twitter.com/h95bLoryVN

  — ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2022

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays the foundation stone of multiple projects of Sabar Dairy at Gadhoda Chowki, Sabarkantha, to boost the rural economy, support local farmers and milk producers.

• Jul 28, 2022 01:48 PM IST

  Nirmala Sitharaman on Adhir Chowdhury’s ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark

  In every way, Congress party has been attempting to undermine a tribal. self-made, successful leader. We, from the BJP demand, the Congress party to apologise to the nation: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Cong MP Adhir Chowdhury’s ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark

• Jul 28, 2022 01:05 PM IST

  Orange alert issued in Shimla

  Heavy rainfall in Shimla, ‘orange alert’ issued for heavy rains till tomorrow.

• Jul 28, 2022 12:20 PM IST

  Three more Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for the week

  Three more Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for the week – AAP’s Sushil Gupta and Sandeep Pathak, and independent Ajit Bhuyan.

• Jul 28, 2022 11:49 AM IST

  Sonia Gandhi calls an urgent meeting of senior party leaders at CPP office

  Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi calls an urgent meeting of senior party leaders in the CPP office; party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury also called.

• Jul 28, 2022 11:13 AM IST

  BJP protests against Congress at Parliament House

  BJP MPs protesting against Congress party at Parliament House.

• Jul 28, 2022 10:50 AM IST

  SC agrees to hear pleas against Mumbai’s Aarey forest tree felling tomorrow

  Supreme Court agrees to hear pleas against Mumbai’s Aarey forest tree felling tomorrow.

• Jul 28, 2022 10:05 AM IST

  India records 20,557 new cases; 44 deaths in 24 hours

  India continues upward trend with 20,557 new cases; 44 deaths in 24 hours.

• Jul 28, 2022 09:28 AM IST

  Amarnath Yatra suspended again

  Amarnath Yatra suspended again due to bad weather, heavy rains.

• Jul 28, 2022 08:49 AM IST

  Netflix suffered brief outage for an hour

  Online streaming platform Netflix suffered a brief outage across all devices, the company officials told Reuters. Read more

• Jul 28, 2022 07:52 AM IST

  WB SSC scam: ₹28 crore cash, 5 kg gold found at Arpita Mukherjee’s house

  ₹28 crore cash, 5 kg gold found at Arpita Mukherjee’s house after ED’s 18-hour raid.

• Jul 28, 2022 07:33 AM IST

  Iraqi protesters penetrate capital’s high-security Green Zone

  Iraqi protesters penetrate capital’s high-security Green Zone, reports AFP News Agency citing security source.

• Jul 28, 2022 07:19 AM IST

  Karnataka BJP Yuva Morcha worker death: CM Bommai says, ‘Won’t spare cultprits’

  Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai in a late-night address to the media on Wednesday said that the culprits involved in the killing of state BJP Yuva morcha worker Praveen Nettaru will be nabbed soon. Read more

• Jul 28, 2022 06:25 AM IST

  WHO says Europe, US worst-hit by monkeypox outbreak

  Europe and the Americas have been affected the most by the monkeypox outbreak, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.