LIVE News Updates: Agri Min Tomar appeals to farmer unions to end protest

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar again appeals to farmer unions to end protest against farm laws and come for talks with government.

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Fans banned from Games venues in Tokyo: Olympic minister, news agency AFP reported

Former Maharashtra all-rounder Ramesh Borde passed away on Thursday following a heart-attack.

Ramesh was the younger brother of former India player Chandu Borde.
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee today met Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, Sourav Ganguly at his residence

Andhra Pradesh reports 2,982 fresh COVID cases, 3,461 recoveries, and 27 deaths in the past 24 hours

Active cases: 31,850

Total recoveries: 18,69,417

Death toll: 12,946

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Global community well aware of Pakistan's credentials when it comes to terrorism: MEA on its claim that India was behind blast in Lahore.

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These are exceptional circumstances. Last year WorldCup got cancelled. This year if it again gets cancelled because of Covid, then it is a massive loss for the game: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

Four militants, including two recent recruits of Lashkar e Taiba and Jaish e Mohammad, were neutralized in two separate overnight operations in Pulwama and Kulgam districts in South Kashmir, have been identified, officials said on Thursday.

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In a shocking incident, a woman allegedly hanged her two daughters to death before killing herself in Telangana's Yadadri Bhongir district, police said on Thursday.
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Mizoram's COVID-19 tally increases to 22,703 with 548 fresh cases, death toll climbs to 101 as two more people succumb to the disease: Official

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Supreme Court says Facebook has to appear before Delhi panel in riots probe, can't be forced to answer questions, NDTV reported

Laws of land is supreme, Twitter must follow rules, says new IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, NDTV reported

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The CEO & representatives of Cairns have approached Govt of India for discussions to resolve the matter. Constructive discussions have been held & Government remains open for an amicable solution to the dispute within the country’s legal framework: Finance Ministry

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New Delhi: Smoke emanating was due to short circuit in the generator in the CBI building. No fire & damage to properties were reported. After smoke, an automatic sprinkler system was activated. The functioning of the office will be restored in some time: CBI officer.

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Rajasthan: Five killed in Jhalawar as dumper went out of control.

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Rajeev Chandrasekhar takes charge as the MoS in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

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Supreme Court dismisses a PIL seeking direction for constitution of a Committee to look into locusts’ invasion on farm crops as well as directions to Ministry of Agriculture to deal with the same.

(Source: ANI)

Delhi: Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare.

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Anurag Thakur on Thursday took charge as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

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Bureaucrat-entrepreneur-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw took charge as the country's new railway minister on Thursday.

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Three sisters, including two minors aged 14 and 17, who were working as labourers at a cold storage in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun have been reported missing.

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Discussions are still going on over Indemnity to Moderna: Sources

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India reports 45,892 new COVID-19 cases, 44,291 recoveries, and 817 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Health Ministry

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42,52,25,897 samples tested for COVID-19 up to 7th July 2021. Of these, 18,93,800 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

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Odisha | Jagannath Temple authority in Puri asked devotees to light lamps as no gathering is allowed during Rath Yatra Light lamps at your houses. Everyone will be able to watch Rath Yatra on TV: Krushna Chandra Khuntia, prez Khuntia Niyog, Puri Jagannath Temple

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As a mark of respect to former CM and Congress leader Virbhadra Singh, the Government of Himachal Pradesh has decided to observe three days of state mourning, from 8th July to 10th July.

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Himachal Pradesh: The mortal remains of former Himachal Pradesh CM & Congress leader Virbhadra Singh brought to his residence in Shimla. He passed away earlier this morning at Shimla's Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital. He was 87-years-old.

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Three rockets fired at US embassy in Baghdad, reports AFP News Agency, quoting Iraq Army

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CNG retail price in Delhi revised from Rs 43.40/kg to Rs 44.30/kg w.e.f 8th July; PNG domestic price to be Rs 29.66 per SCM. CNG retail price in Noida, Greater Noida & Ghaziabad revised from Rs 49.08/kg to Rs 49.98/kg w.e.f 8th July; PNG domestic price to be Rs 29.61 per SCM.

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Petrol at Rs 100.56/litre (an increase of Rs 0.35) today in Delhi, diesel at Rs 89.62/litre (an increase of Rs 0.09) Petrol at Rs Rs 108.88/litre (an increase of Rs 0.25) today in Bhopal (MP), diesel at Rs 98.40/litre (unchanged).

Petrol at Rs Rs 100.62/litre (increase of Rs 0.39) today in Kolkata (WB), diesel at Rs 92.65/litre (increase of Rs 0.15)

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