Breaking News July 12: Anant Ambani Gets Ready For Grand Wedding In Mumbai; NDA Sweeps MLC Polls

Welcome to Outlook India's breaking news live blog, where we bring you real-time updates on issues from across the globe. Here are some top matters in focus today:

• Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Supreme Court verdict

• NEET UG paper leak controversy

• Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case

• Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding

• Weather updates

• NATO Summit

• and more

In case you missed it, here are the top headlines from Thursday, July 11 for you:

• Kejriwal In Custody: SC Judgement On ED Arrest In Excise Policy Case On July 12

• Home Ministry Announces 10% Reservation For Ex-Agniveers In CISF, BSF and RPF | Details

• NEET Paper Leak: In Big Breakthrough, CBI Arrests Mastermind Rakesh 'Rocky' Ranjan From Bihar

• Ambani Wedding: Total Cost Rs 5000 Cr, 0.5% Of Ambanis' Net Worth; Indians Spend Much More | Expert Decodes

• Fake Certificate, Whatsapp Chats, Panel Formed: Top Points On Pune IAS Officer Pooja Khedkar’s Controversy

• 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Canada's Vancouver Island

• Kenya President Ruto Fires 21 Cabinet Ministers Weeks After Deadly Protests Over Finance Bill | Full List

• Team India's Tour Of Sri Lanka 2024: BCCI Announces Schedule For IND's First White-Ball Series Under Gautam Gambhir-Era

Amid the mounting pressure to withdraw from the US Presidential race, Joe Biden held a press conference on Friday. He slammed Donald Trump, saying that his presumptive GOP opponent has "no commitment to NATO".

Industrialist Mukesh Ambani's son, Anant Ambani, is all set to tie the knot with Radhika Merchant in a traditional Hindu Vedic ceremony today. The wedding will take place at Mumbai's Jio World Convention Centre in Bandra.

From Kim Kardashian to Boris John, here is a full list of the guests invited to the wedding. | READ HERE

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Thursday with complaints of back pain, hospital officials said.

He is stable and under observation, AIIMS media cell in-charge Dr Rima Dada said, adding he is undergoing tests.

The 73-year-old was admitted early in the morning and is in the Old Private Ward, she said. (via PTI)

Repair works on the barrage of North Delhi's Munak Canal is underway after it broke and water entered the nearby residential areas.

A landslide swept two buses carrying about 63 passengers, on Madan-Ashrit Highway in Central Nepal into the Trishuli River, this morning.

“As per the preliminary information both the buses were carrying a total of 63 people including the bus drivers. The landslide swept the buses at around 3:30 am. We are at the incident site and a search operation is underway. Incessant rain is hampering our efforts to search for the missing buses,” Indradev Yadav, Chief District Officer (Chitwan), told news agency ANI.

Mumbaikars woke up to heavy rainfall this morning, with vehicles moving slow due to the low visibility from the rains. | WATCH

In the weather forecast today, IMD said, "Intense spells of rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai during next 3-4 hours.

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in Mumbai for the wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.

Former Karnataka Minister and Congress leader B Nagendra has been taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Valmiki Corporation scam case.

Top celebrities Kim and Khloe Kardashian, former United Kingdom Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson have reached Mumbai to attend the wedding of Anant Ambani, youngest son of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, today.

Besides the above, the extravaganza is expected to be attended by futurist Peter Diamandis, artist Jeff Koons, self-help coach Jay Shetty, former US Secretary of State John Kerry, former Canadian PM Stephen Harper, sources cited in a news agency PTI report said.

IndiGo Airlines has issued an advisory for passengers coming to board flights from Mumbai Airport about potential delays and congestion, owing to the heavy rains. IndiGo Airlines urged passengers to monitor their flight status constantly.

"Flights are impacted due to heavy rains and air traffic congestion in Mumbai. Do keep a tab on the flight status," IndiGo said in a post on X.

Mumbia received rain overnight, with the downpour intensifying in the morning, leading to waterlogged roads and railway lines, flooding in low-lying areas, and inundated houses, shops and offices in some areas.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University is set to establish Centres for Hindu Studies, Buddhist Studies and Jain Studies.

India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that demanded that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and urgently withdraw its military and other unauthorised personnel from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy-linked money laundering case.

While granting interim bail to the Delhi Chief Minister, the Supreme Court noted that Arvind Kejriwal is an elected leader, saying that it is up to him decide if he wants to continue as Delhi CM.

The Supreme Court of India has refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking probe into the Hathras stampede that left over 121 people dead, asking the petitioner to move the High Court.

Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva, along with party workers and leaders, is holding a protest against the Delhi government over the hike in power prices in the city.

Four members from the same Jamnagar family died by suicide in Gujarat's Bhavnad on Wednesday. The Dwarka Police said that two persons have been arrested and further investigation is underway.

Nigerian rapper and singer-songwriter, Rema has arrived in Mumbai for the wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.

Commenting the gangrape of an 8-year-old girl in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan said, "It was a deep shock for me, reading about it. Even the perpetrators are minor. That is quite disturbing for me. It is not about physical education, young minds are getting corrupted, getting spoiled for multiple reasons...It will be dealt with severe punishment at the school level, I think that culture has to be conveyed to them."

A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 struck Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, with its epicentre located 12.7km away from Sopore, Baramulla.

The quake, which occurred at a shallow depth, was felt strongly in areas close to the epicentre, including smaller towns and villages. Residents of Kashmir reported feeling the seismic activity at around 12:26 pm local time.

Professional wrestler and actor John Cena has arrived in Mumbai to attend Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding.

Malviya Nagar ACP Aditya Poonia, talking about the SpiceJet woman employee slapping a CISF officer at Jaipur airport, said, "esterday we received information that a woman employee of the SpiceJet assaulted ASI Giriraj Prasad at Jaipur airport. The complainant said that while he was performing his duty at the airport's vehicle gate, SpiceJet crew members came there with food truck and other logistics..."

"There was no woman officer posted in that shift, due to which the ASI asked the women crew to wait till the arrival of another woman officer...We have also checked CCTV and arrested the woman and produced her in court. Yesterday evening, she also filed a case of misbehaviour against ASI Giriraj Prasad," he added

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court has extended Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody in the CBI case till July 25.

The court also supplied a copy fo the supplementary chargesheet filed against Kejriwal to his counsel.

Congress MP and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi took to X and urged people to not use derogatory language against Smriti Irani.

" Winning and losing happen in life. I urge everyone to refrain from using derogatory language and being nasty towards Smt. Smriti Irani or any other leader for that matter. Humiliating and insulting people is a sign of weakness, not strength," he wrote.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Former President Ram Nath Kovind were among those seen arriving in Mumbai to attend the wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Prominent Indian and global personalities have been landing in Mumbai for the grand wedding.

Supreme Court, while granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday in the Excise policy case registered by ED, put certain conditions on him including ban on visiting CM office and Delhi Secretariat during the period of interim release.

Despite getting bail by the Supreme Court, Arvind Kejriwal will be in jail in the CBI corruption case filed in the alleged excise police 'scam' matter.

Voting for the biennial elections to 11 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council began at the Vidhan Bhavan Complex here on Friday morning. Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Gaikwad was the first to cast his vote through the secret ballot system.

There are 12 candidates in the fray for 11 seats. Voting is scheduled to be held from 9 am to 4 pm, though Shiv Sena (UBT) has demanded that it be extended by an hour due to heavy rains in Mumbai. The 288-member legislative assembly is the electoral college for the polls and its current strength is 274. Read More

European Union says social media site X's blue checks are deceptive and transparency falls short under digital rules, reports AP.

The Delhi High Court on Friday denied bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar who is accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal.

Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta dismissed Kumar's bail plea, saying no ground to grant him the relief was made out.

Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday that June 25 will be recognised as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'.

'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' will commemorate massive contributions of all those who endured inhuman pains of 1975 Emergency," Amit Shah said.

"On June 25, 1975, Indira Gandhi, in brazen display of dictatorial mindset, strangled soul of democracy by imposing Emergency," Amit Shah added.

Anant Ambani has left from Antilia - the Ambani residence - to marry Radhika Merchand in a grand ceremony. After four months of star-studded pre-wedding celebrations, Anant Ambani, 29, will tie the knot with Radhika Merchant, daughter of pharma tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant, today. The guest list is a mix of Indian and international celebrities, politicians and corporate bigwigs, sources aware of the matter said.

American actor and former wrestler John Cena reached the Jio World Centre in Mumbai, where the youngest son of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani will be tying the knot later today with Radhika Merchant, daughter of pharma tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant.

The grand guest list is a mix of Indian and international celebrities, politicians and corporate bigwigs.

British police have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of killing two sisters and their mother in a crossbow attack.

In a statement on Friday, Hertfordshire Police said that the suspect remains in a serious condition in hospital.

Police previously said that Kyle Clifford was captured on Wednesday following a near day-long manhunt in a cemetery near his home in Enfield, around 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the scene of the crimes.

(via AP)

Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Friday lost a vote of confidence in Parliament after the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) withdrew its support for his government.

Prachanda, 69, received 63 votes in the 275-member House of Representatives (HoR). There were 194 votes against the motion.

BJP National President JP Nadda, on Centre declaring June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' to mark imposition of Emergency by the then PM Indira Gandhi in 1975, said, " The central government has decided to celebrate 25th June every year as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas'....I express my gratitude to the Prime Minister for this decision which will remind us of the importance of democracy every year."

NDA government not stable, may not continue in power, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after meeting INDIA ally Uddhav Thackeray.

Banerjee met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence `Matoshree' in the Bandra area here. She would also be meeting NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar during her visit, she said.

"This government may not continue also. This is not a stable government," she said at a press conference with Thackeray.

Actor couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza, Music composer AR Rahman along with his wife, actor Sanjay Dutt reached at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai for Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant's wedding.

Finland gave the green light to controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia.

RJD MP Manoj Jha reacting to Home Minister Amit Shah's announcement of the commemoration of June 25 as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas said, "See who is speaking... the Home Minister. How can you say that? You people have destroyed the Constitution yourselves. You have completely ruined it. You have imprisoned elected representatives..."

High Court of Patna has granted CBI the custody of 13 persons, who were previously arrested by Patna Police.

CBI will undertake their custodial examination and will be able to confront them with the kingpin Rocky, who is also in CBI custody.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met NCP-SCP leader Sharad Pawar, his daughter Supriya Sule in Mumbai.

Expressing anguish over continuous cover up by authorities over the role of LG V K Saxena in tree feeling in ridge area, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to inform it whether the order to cut trees was passed on basis of LG's oral permission or the agency independently took the decision.

The apex court was hearing suo motu (on its own) contempt proceedings against the vice chairman of the DDA over alleged cutting of 1,100 trees in the ridge forest for a road widening project.

Observing that there was a complete non-application of mind by Delhi LG in granting permission for felling of trees, a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said it should have been informed on the first day of the hearing itself that the LG already had issued directions for tree felling.

Actor Priyanka Chopra along with her husband and musician Nick Jonas reach Jio World Centre in Mumbai for Anant-Radhika wedding.

BJP-led Mahayuti alliance - consisting of CM Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and the NCP of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, sweeped the Maharashtra legislative council polls, winning nine of 11 seats.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge issued a notice on Centre announcing June 25, the day Emergency was imposed, as Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas', he stated,"... In the last 10 years, your government has celebrated Constitution Murder Day every day...BJP-RSS wants to abolish the Constitution and implement Manusmriti. So that the rights of Dalits, tribals and backward classes can be attacked! That is why BJP-RSS is insulting Babasaheb Ambedkar by attaching the word murder to the sacred word Constitution..."

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Imran Khan's party was eligible for more than 20 seats reserved for women and minorities in Parliament, in a major legal victory for the jailed former prime minister, who demanded the resignation of the election commission chief.

Candidates backed by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, who had contested and won the February 8 elections as independents after their party was stripped of its election symbol, had joined the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), a political alliance of Islamic political and Barelvi religious parties in Pakistan, to form a coalition of convenience.

Groom Anant Ambani gets ready for the wedding ceremony at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai.

Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika writes to Environment Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary requesting an inquiry into the recent incident of an elephant being killed on railway tracks in Morigaon after it was hit by a train.

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