Top stories of the day: Five more rebel Karnataka MLAs move SC, Gen. Rawat says no intrusion by China in Demchok, and more

The major news headlines of the day, and more

July 13, 2019 07:01 pm | Updated 07:01 pm IST

Vijayanagara Congress MLA Anand Singh in Bengaluru.

Vijayanagara Congress MLA Anand Singh in Bengaluru.

Karnataka political crisis: Five more rebel MLAs move Supreme Court

Five more rebel Karnataka MLAs urgently moved the Supreme Court on Saturday, saying they are being “threatened and intimidated” into supporting the  H.D. Kumaraswamy government in the proposed floor test .

Goa Cabinet rejig: New members sworn in as Ministers; GFP MLAs dropped from Cabinet

Days after 10 Congress MLAs in  Goa  joined the BJP, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant reshuffled his Cabinet, dropping three members of ally Goa Forward Party (GFP) and an Independent legislator as Ministers.

No intrusion by China in Demchok: Gen. Rawat

There was no transgression by China at Demchok sector recently when  banners were waved during a local festival on the Indian side along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) , Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said.

Chinese men unfurl banner near Line of Actual Control

At least 11 men in civilian clothing on Friday morning drove close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in J&K’s Ladakh region from the Chinese side and unfurled a big banner apparently “to counter Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations in a nearby village on this side”.

ISRO’s lunar touchdown has dry run on soil fetched from Tamil Nadu

Newly designed cars are tested for road-worthiness on terrain where they would be driven, while new aircraft are test-flown in the skies. But where on earth did the Chandrayaan-2 mission’s lander and rover, which will head for the moon on July 15, check out their legs and wheels?

Uri, Balakot showed India’s political resolve: Gen. Rawat

The character of warfare was changing and future wars will be more violent and unpredictable, Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said. The  surgical strikes of 2016  and  2019  showed the political resolve of the country in dealing with terror, he stated.

Trump says nationwide immigration arrests to begin on Sunday

The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said efforts to deport families with orders to leave the country will continue after an upcoming national sweep that President Donald Trump said would start on Sunday.

2019 Cricket World Cup final: England, New Zealand a win away from immortality

The world order in cricket will witness a new dawn when a title-starved England, led by an Irish, meet their match in New Zealand’s feisty Black Caps in a World Cup final that will produce a new champion come.

New Zealand police buy back weapons

Dozens of Christchurch gun owners handed over their weapons in exchange for money in the first of more than 250 planned buyback events around  New Zealand  after the government outlawed many types of semi-automatics.

Modi likely to attend UNGA meet in September

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the United States in September for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly meeting and is likely to address Indian-Americans in Houston during his trip, community leaders said Friday.

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