Breaking News July 6: Six-Storey Building Collapses In Gujarat's Surat, Many Feared Trapped; Second Encounter In J&K's Kulgam Underway

J&K: Two Encounters Break Out In South Kashmir's Kulgam, One Soldier Dead READ FULL STORY

Gujarat: Many Feared Trapped As Multi-Storey Building Collapses In Surat, Ops Underway; 1 Rescued READ FULL STORY

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The main suspect  in the Hathras stampede—Devprakash Madhukar has surrendered before the security agencies.

“Dev Prakash Madhukar who was named in the FIR in the Hathras case, was said to be the main organiser has surrendered in front of SIT, STF and Police,” reported news agency ANI.

The educational institutes were closed on Saturday in Karnataka’s Udupi as IMD had issued ‘red alert’ for heavy rain.

The current US President Joe Biden has exuded confidence in winning US Presidential elections again. He has also dismissed speculation about withdrawing from the Presidential race, despite criticism over his recent debate performance.

'Waris Punjab De’ activist Amritpal Singh was brought back to Dibrugarh Central Jail from Delhi on Saturday after taking oath as Lok Sabha MP. Amritpal Singh. Singh has won the Lok Sabha polls from the Khadoor Sahib constituency in Punjab. He was earlier granted four-day parole for the swearing-in.

BJP leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have said they are prepared for assembly elections in Union Territory after holding meeting in winter capital Jammu.

In a video statement, Suraj Pal also known as 'Bhole Baba' on Saturday said, "... I am deeply saddened after the incident of July 2. May God give us the strength to bear this pain. Please keep faith in the government and the administration. I have faith that anyone who created the chaos would not be spared... Through my lawyer AP Singh, I have requested the members of the committee to stand with the bereaved families and the injured and help them throughout their lives..."

BJP leaders including its Delhi president Virendra Sachdeva, MP Bansuri Swaraj, and other party leaders on Saturday paid tributes to Bhartiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his birth anniversary.

Eight suspects have been reportedly detained in connection with the murder of BSP Tamil Nadu president Armstrong.

Iran's moderate leader Masoud Pezeshkian won the run-off presidential election on Saturday.

Indonesia's immigration agency has deported 13 Taiwanese citizens suspected of serious crimes to face legal proceedings in Taiwan, reports said. They added 13 Taiwanese suspected of taking part in cyber crime, money laundering and drug trafficking were deported on Thursday afternoon.

Special prayers held at the Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Bihar's Bodh Gaya on the occasion of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's 89th birthday.

On Agniveer compensation row, BJP MP Deepak Prakash on Saturday said,"Rahul Gandhi is the biggest liar. He is trying to mislead the people of India about the Agniveer scheme. The truth has come in front of everyone and now he should apologise to the people. They (Congress) have nothing to do with the people or the country, they just want to spread lies."

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Ahmedabad to meet the families of Congress workers who were arrested by the Gujarat Police, following a clash with the workers of the BJP on July 2.

Samajwadi Party spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chaand on Saturday said, “Action should be taken against the culprits. Many people have lost their lives. It’s a very sad incident. However, no action has been taken yet against the administration."

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and AAP leader Manish Sisodia was produced before the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi excise policy case on Saturday.

On Hathras stampede that left 121 people dead and several injured, RJD leader Manoj Jha on Saturday said, "We have just got the news that he (accused) has surrendered, however, a lot of investigation is needed to be done. If so many people were invited then was the administration aware of this? If yes, then what was the SOP for the crowd management?”

The floods continue to ravage Assam with over 24 lakh people affected with the state's main rivers and tributaries including Brahmaputra, Burhi Dihing, Dikhou, Disang, Dhansiri, Jia Bharali and Kopili flowing above the danger level. The Barak River and its tributaries are also flowing above the danger mark in the state.

The NEET-UG 2024 counselling has been deferred until further notice, news agency ANI quoting official sources said.

A three-member Judicial Inquiry Commission formed by the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday reached Hathras Police Lines.

The Congress demanded on Saturday that the medical entrance exam NEET-UG be conducted again and all "paper leak scams" thoroughly investigated under the Supreme Court's supervision.

Amid the growing clamour for the cancellation of the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024 over alleged malpractices, the Centre and the National Testing Agency told the apex court on Friday that scrapping it without any proof of large-scale breach of confidentiality would be counterproductive as it could "seriously jeopardise" lakhs of honest candidates.

The National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses, and the Union education ministry have been at the centre of media debates and protests by students and political parties over alleged large-scale malpractices ranging from question paper leaks to impersonation in the test held on May 5.

In a post on 'X' in Hindi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the Modi government has told the Supreme Court that no paper has been leaked in NEET-UG.

"This blatant lie is being told to lakhs of youths. Their future is being ruined," Kharge said. PTI

On Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's 'Hindu' remark in Lok Sabha, Union Minister and LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday said, "I don't know what their definition of Hindu is, but when they that Hindu is violent and talk about the destruction of 'Shakti', these things hurt the sentiments of crores of people. This shows the anti-Sanatan mentality of Congress leaders."

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday arrived at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.

The veteran BJP leader LK Advani was discharged from hospital on Saturday. Advani's condition is said to be stable at home now.

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday, police said.

They said the security forces were conducting a cordon-and-search operation in Modergam village of the south Kashmir district after receiving inputs about the presence of terrorists there.

The search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon security personnel, a police official said.

The operation is on and further details are awaited, he added. PTI

On arrest of his husband Arvind Kejriwal, Sunita on Saturday said, "Kejriwal ji was arrested on the basis of a statement of NDA MP Magunta Sreenisaulu Reddy. On December 17, 2022, ED conducted a raid on MSR's residence and he was asked whether he had ever met Kejriwal. He said that yes, I met him to buy land in Delhi. ED was not happy with his statement. ED arrested his son too. MSR's family was having a hard time. MSR, on July 17, 2023, changed his statement and said that on March 16, 2021, I met Kejriwal and he asked me to start liquor business in Delhi and in return give Rs 100 crore to AAP. The next day, MSR's son was released from jail on bail. It is obviously a lie."

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday demands action against guilty, while advising people against following "babas".

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in Ahmedabad on Saturday that his party will defeat the BJP in Gujarat in the next election the same way it did in Ayodhya in the recent Lok Sabha polls.

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha made the remark while addressing a party workers' convention in Ahmedabad.

"They (BJP) have challenged us by threatening us and damaging our office. Let me tell you that we are together going to break their government like they damaged our office. Take it in writing that Congress will contest in Gujarat and defeat Narendra Modi and BJP in Gujarat like we did in Ayodhya," Rahul Gandhi said. PTI

At least 38 passengers were injured when the private bus they were travelling in overturned on Purvanchal Expressway in Amethi, UP, earlier today.

CO Musafirkhana Atul Kumar Singh told PTI, “We received the information today at around 4:30 am that a bus overturned on the highway. Police force reached the spot. The injured were sent to the hospital."

Budget session of Parliament will be held from July 22 to Aug 12 and union budget will be presented on July 23.

The light tank Zorawar was developed jointly by DRDO and Larsen and Toubro for the Indian Army and was reviewed by DRDO chief Dr Samir V Kamath in Hazira, Gujarat today.

Zorawar has been developed by the DRDO to meet the Indian Army’s requirements in the eastern Ladakh sector to counter the Chinese deployment across the Line of Actual Control.

The tank with its lightweight and amphibious capabilities can travel through steep climbs in mountains and cross rivers and other water bodies much more easily than the heavy-weight T-72 and T-90 tanks.

As per DRDO chief Dr Samir V Kamath, the tank Zorawar is expected to be inducted into the Indian Army by the year 2027 after all trials.

L&T Executive Vice President Arun Ramchandani said that the joint development model has achieved big success and developed in such a short time frame.

Kashmir Zone Police have reportedly said that contact was established at Frisal Chinnigam area in Kulgam district.

Police and security forces are currently engaged in a second encounter in the area, as per reports.

A four-floor building in Sachin area of Surat, Gujarat collapsed on Saturday and have reportedly trapped several under it.

The police and fire department teams have reached the spot and have begun the rescue operation.

The court officials have informed the media that Hathras stampede main accused Devprakash Madhukar has been sent to 14-day judicial custody.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday that he is scrapping a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda.

“The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried before it started,” Starmer said in his first news conference. “It's never acted as a deterrent. Almost the opposite.”

The move was one of Starmer's first acts in office, though it was widely expected. He had said during his campaign that he would ditch the plan that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars, but never taken flight.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a post on X informed, "On account of the heavy rains, a flood-like situation has occurred in Assam. Spoke with Assam CM Shri @himantabiswa Ji about the ongoing situation. The NDRF and the SDRF are working on a war footing, providing relief and rescuing the victims. PM Shri @narendramodi Ji stands firmly with the people of Assam and is committed to providing all possible assistance to the state in these challenging times."

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy received his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu at his official residence Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan in Hyderabad on Saturday.

The two will be holding a meeting tomorrow in Hyderabad to discuss the pending state-bifurcation issues.

Mortal remains of K Armstrong, Tamil Nadu BSP president who was hacked to death on Friday, was taken to his residence in Chennai.

Cricket fans welcome Arshdeep Singh on his return to Mohali after winning the T20I Cricket World Cup.

Speaking to media he said, "I am feeling very happy. I thank everyone for giving me so much love".

Anil Kumar Pandey, Duty Officer, Uttarakhand Secretariat, Dehradun State Disaster Operations Center, has advised District Magistrate Chamoli to be cautious as the water level of Alaknanda River in the district is flowing 0.50 meters above the warning mark.

Lok Sabha speaker and BJP MP from Kota Om Birla held a roadshow in Kota, Rajasthan first time after being elected as Lok Sabha speaker.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested seven accused including five Public Servants namely the Divisional Railway Manager(DRM), Sr. Divisional Finance Manager (Sr. DFM), then Sr. Divisional Engineer (Sr. DEN) Coordination, Office Superintendent, Account Assistant of South Central Railways, Guntakal Division (Andhra Pradesh) and two private persons namely Director of a Bangalore based firm (Private Person) & another private person in a case of bribery of Rs11 lakh & jewellery taken/ given for showing favours in railway tenders etc.

Local media in J&K have reported that the Indian Army was able to eliminate four militants in the Chinigam area of Kulgam district where the second encounter of the day was taking place.

Heavy rain has battered parts of Uttarakhand over the last few days. As per reports a bridge in Ramnagar collapsed amid the heavy rainfall on Saturday. No injuries or casualties have been reported along with this incident.

Two tourists from Hyderabad died in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Saturday after being hit by boulders following a landslide, police said.