Parliament proceedings | Ministers, MPs take oath on Day 1
Leader of the House and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah were among those who took oath as Members of the 17th Lok Sabha that commenced here on Monday, June 17, 2019.
Mamata Banerjee agrees to all demands; protesting doctors to withdraw strike
The protesting doctors in West Bengal on Monday agreed to withdraw their week-long stir after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced steps to scale up security at hospitals. An assurance to call off the strike came at a meeting Banerjee held with representatives of the striking doctors at the state secretariat. "We are satisfied with the meeting," a representative of the doctors said, assuring Banerjee that the strike is going to be called off.
Cyclone Vayu will not make landfall over Gujarat
Cyclone Vayu has dissipated earlier than anticipated and will not make a landfall over Gujarat, a senior weather department official confirmed to The Hindu . ‘Vayu’ was expected to make landfall by midnight Monday, according to an India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) assessment late Sunday.
Live: 2019 Cricket World Cup | West Indies post 321 against Bangladesh in 2019 Cricket World Cup
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to bowl against West Indies in their World Cup fixture in Taunton on Monday. Bangladesh made one change, bringing in Liton Das in place of Mohammad Mithun. For West Indies, Carlos Brathwaite made way for Darren Bravo in the playing XI.
China's President Xi to visit North Korea this week
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea on Thursday for two days, State media in both countries reported on Monday, making him the first Chinese leader to visit the reclusive country in 14 years.
Multilingualism on display in 17th Lok Sabha
It was a display of India's language diversity on the first day of the 17th Lok Sabha on Monday. When pro-tem Speaker Virendra Kumar administered the oath of affirmation, several members chose their mother tongue over Hindi or English.
‘Baasha’ is back, courtesy of Munishkanth’s new web series
The first-day-first-show atmosphere surrounding Rajinikanth’s 1995 superhit 'Baasha' has been recreated for upcoming Tamil web series 'Postman'.
Magician, lowered into Ganga for live stunt, goes missing
Chanchal Lahiri, a magician who tried to perform tricks like legendary magician of escape games Harry Houdini, was reportedly drowned in the Ganga on Sunday while trying to perform an underwater live stunt.
State Human Rights Commission seeks report on police encounter in Chennai
Days after a history-sheeter in Madhavaram in Chennai was killed in a police encounter , the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Monday sought a detailed report into the incident from authorities.
SBI-led consortium of lenders decides to take Jet Airways to NCLT
State Bank of India-led consortium of lenders on Monday decided to send the grounded Jet Airways to the National Company Law of Tribunal (NCLT) as they have not yet received any concrete proposal for the airline.
