Lalji Tandon replaced Anandiben Patel, who was appointed as governor of Uttar Pradesh recently

Lalji Tandon, 84,has also served as the governor of Bihar.
BHOPAL: 

Senior BJP leader Lalji Tandon took oath as governor of Madhya Pradesh on Monday at a function in Raj Bhawan in Bhopal.

Prior to this appointment, Lalji Tandon, 84, served as the governor of Bihar. Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Ravi Shankar Jha administered the oath of office to Lalji Tandon in the presence of Chief Minister Kamal Nath, state ministers and bureaucrats,a Raj Bhawan Official said.

Lalji Tandon replaced Anandiben Patel, who was appointed as governor of Uttar Pradesh recently.

The incident occurred at the Tasati tea garden on Sunday evening when locals saw a person moving suspiciously in the area, an officer of Falakata police station said.

17 people have been arrested in connection with the incident, said police officer.
ALIPURDUAR (WB): 

A man was beaten up by a mob in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district on the suspicion of being a child-lifter, police said on Monday.

The incident occurred at the Tasati tea garden on Sunday evening when locals saw a person moving suspiciously in the area, an officer of Falakata police station said.

“Over 250 people had beaten up the man with fists and also kicked him. He was seriously injured when we recovered him from the mob,” the officer said.

The man, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, was declared brought dead at the Birpara hospital, hospital sources said.

“Seventeen people have been arrested in connection with the incident and they will be produced at the court on Monday. Further investigation is on,” senior police officer Nagendra Nath Tripathi said.

The incident comes a week after two people were beaten up on suspicion of being child-lifters in separate incidents in the district last Sunday.

Vijay Mallya, who is currently in the UK, has been charged by the Enforcement Directorate of defaulting on bank loans to the tune of Rs. 9,000 crore.

NEW DELHI: 

The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear on Friday the plea of fugitive economic offender Vijay Mallya challenging the confiscation of properties belonging to the companies owned by him and his family members.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of the submission of F S Nariman, appearing for Vijay Mallya, that the fresh plea be heard along with the pending one on the legality of the law and the action to confiscate the properties. The senior lawyer sought adjournment of hearing on the petition questioning the confiscation of properties.

The bench has now posted the matter for hearing on August 2.

Vijay Mallya, who is currently in the UK, has been charged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of defaulting on bank loans to the tune of Rs.9,000 crore. He is also facing an extradition trial in UK.

“When police reached about 400 metres inside the farm, they found around 12-13 persons slaughtering a cow,” an officer said

Thirteen people have been charged by the police for the cow slaughter incident )
BIJNOR, UTTAR PRADESH: 

Six people were arrested for allegedly slaughtering a cow while seven others managed to flee during a late night raid at a farm owned by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Ruchi Veera.

According to Superintendent of Police Lakshmi Nivas Misra, “The farm is owned by Ruchi Veera and her family and falls under Begawala outpost. Police were patrolling the area on Thursday when they received a tip-off that some people were slaughtering a cow in the farm. Police entered the farm along with the informer, who indicated that the spot was on other side of a sugarcane field.”

Misra said, “When police reached about 400 metres inside the farm, they found around 12-13 persons slaughtering a cow. Six people were arrested in this connection while seven others managed to slip away.”

“Two quintals of meat was recovered from the spot at Jhakari Bangar village within city police station area. An FIR against 13 people has been registered. Police are probing the role of the BSP leader in the case. Ruchi Veera is a former Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA.”

Ruchi Veera had quit SP and joined BSP before the Lok Sabha elections. She fought from Aonla parliamentary seat but lost the poll.

Her husband and former chairman of the district panchayat board, Udayan Veera, said: “We have nothing to do with cow slaughtering. It is true that we have our farm here at Jhakari Bangar. We deputed a watchman there. He has the key of the farm land. Strict action should be taken against the people who were indulging in cow slaughter. It is the duty of police to put an end to the nefarious activities wherever they take place.”

A case has been registered against the accused identified as Shaku, Zahid, Osaaf, Zubair, Gufraan, Naemuddin and Naanu of Jhakari Bangar and Shakeel, Naveel, Tashlim, Raes, Faem and Abraar of Kaziwala village under Bijnore city police station area.

Out of these, Shaku, Zahid, Osaaf, Zubair, Naanu and Tashlim have been arrested.

“The place where cow slaughtering was taking place was in a less frequented area. Prima facie, it has been confirmed that the seized flesh, horns and skin were of a cow. However, samples of the recovered body parts and flesh have been sent to a laboratory. Police are investigating the matter and also the role of former MLA Ruchi Veera in the matter,” Misra said.

MUMBAI: Two military helicopters and six boats of the National Disaster Response Force were sent in to rescue as many as 700 people stranded on board a passenger train about 60 km out of Mumbai on Saturday after heavy rain paralysed the city and its surrounding areas.
Hundreds of passengers on the Mumbai-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express, stuck on the train near Vangani in Thane district since Friday night, appealed for help with videos shot on cellphones on social media.

Passengers told news agency IANS that they had no drinking water or food in the last 15 hours and no way to get leave as the train was cut off with five to six feet water on all sides.

The railways warned the passengers against stepping out of the stranded train, because of the dangerous water levels outside, and requested them to wait for help.

Most of the areas in the towns of Badlapur, Ulhasnagar, Vangani were submerged since early Saturday as heavy rain battered the region, flooding local rivers and other water bodies.

Air and rail traffic was disrupted in Mumbai after heavy rain continued overnight. Eleven flights were cancelled this morning at the Mumbai airport due to fluctuating visibility. Several flights were diverted too. On streets, residents waded through waist-deep water in many areas.

The hub of India’s financial and entertainment industry, Mumbai struggles to cope with monsoon rains every year, as widespread construction and garbage-clogged drains and waterways make it increasingly vulnerable to chaos.

The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019, will also be moved to be passed by Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

A day after Lok Sabha passed the Triple Talaq Bill and Rajya Sabha passed the RTI Amendment Bill, the government is set to move in lower house the law to amend companies law on Friday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had introduced the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha Thursday — a move strongly opposed by the Opposition.

The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019, will also be moved to be passed by Minister of Health Harsh Vardhan. The bill will provide for the regulation of use and application of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) technology for the purposes of establishing the identity of certain categories of persons including the victims, offenders, suspects, undertrials, missing persons and unknown deceased persons and for matters connected therewith or incidental.

Several other bills like Girl Child and Adolescent Girls (Welfare) Bill, 2019 and Mandatory Basic Facilities for Neglected Senior Citizens, Widows, and Orphans Bill, 2019 will also be introduced in the Lower House today.

Meanwhile, in the Rajya Sabha today, several private member’s legislative businesses will be taken into consideration. The National Commission for Social Security Benefits Bill, 2018, The Orphans (Reservation of Posts in Government Establishments and Welfare) Bill, 2018 are some of them.

Kargil Vijay Diwas 20th Anniversary 26th July: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this day reminds us of the “courage, bravery and dedication of our soldiers”, as he paid tribute to the “mighty warriors”. 

The nation Friday commemorates the 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. From mid-May to July 1999, the Indian armed forces engaged in some of the fiercest battles to take back the high-altitude posts captured by Pakistan in Operation Vijay. The Army has said the occasion will be celebrated with the theme ‘Remember, Rejoice and Renew’. On the occasion, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said that Pakistan “will get a bloodier nose” if it engages in any such “misadventure” in the future. Kargil Vijay Divas images

President Ram Nath Kovind, paying tribute to the Kargil soldiers, tweeted, “On Kargil Vijay Diwas, a grateful nation acknowledges the gallantry of our Armed Forces on the heights of Kargil in 1999. We salute the grit and valour of those who defended India, and record our everlasting debt to those who never returned, Jai Hind!”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this day reminds us of the “courage, bravery and dedication of our soldiers”, as he paid tribute to the “mighty warriors”.

Kerala Akshaya Lottery AK-405 Today Results: The live results will be announced at 2.55 pm. Official results will be available 3.55 pm onwards on

Kerala Akshaya Lottery AK-405 Results Today: The Kerala state lottery department today announced the results of Akshaya Lottery AK-405. The first prize is worth Rs 60 lakh, while the second and third are of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh respectively. The consolation prize is Rs 8,000.

The live results will be announced at 2.55 pm. Official results will be available 3.55 pm onwards on http://www.keralalotteries.com. The price of a single ticket is Rs 30, while the entire book costs Rs 750.

If the prize money is less than Rs 5,000, the winners can claim the money from any lottery shop in Kerala.

If the amount won is above Rs 5,000, the winners will have to surrender their tickets before a bank or government lottery office with id proofs.

With seven daily and multiple bumper draws, the lottery is one of the biggest cash flows in Kerala. The state government organises four festival bumper draws — Onam, Vishu, Christmas and Pooja/Dussehra.

There are two seasonal jackpots, the monsoon and summer bumper.

Rahul Bose says in the video that he ordered two bananas while working out in the hotel gym. He received the bananas when he got back to the room. But besides them was a bill of Rs 442.50, including GST

Actor Rahul Bose recently got a taste of unreasonable pricing at a plush Chandigarh hotel. Post the incident, the actor shared a video on Twitter complaining about the exorbitant bill.

Bose says in the video that he ordered two bananas while working out in the hotel gym. He received the bananas when he got back to the room. But besides them was a bill of Rs 442.50, including GST. The bananas were grandly listed as “Fruit Platter” in the bill.

Mumbai Rains, Weather Forecast The rains have caused waterlogging in Dadar and Hindmata along with parts of Kurla. Traffic has been diverted at some places due to the heavy downpour.

 Mumbai and its suburbs have been experiencing heavy rainfall in the last 12 hours. The rains are expected to further intensify as the day progresses. Colaba has received 171 mm of rainfall and 58 mm of rain was recorded in Santacruz till 5.30 am, according to the MeT department. The rains have caused waterlogging in Dadar and Hindmata along with parts of Kurla. Traffic has been diverted at some places due to the heavy downpour.

According to an IMD forecast, Intermittent rain/shower with heavy rainfall is expected in Mumbai and its suburbs today. Due to incessant rains, there have also been complaints of tree branches falling. In Thane, a tree fell down on the compound wall of Shreerang School. However, no injuries were reported.