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A medical examination of the victim was conducted on Monday and matter was being probed by the police.

Kalraj Mishra, 78, had resigned from the Narendra Modi-led government as Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in 2017 after he crossed the age of 75, the BJP's unofficial age limit for holding an elected post.

Admission to all Higher Secondary Schools in Odisha will be granted on the basis of rank secured by candidates in the SAMS Odisha 2019 HSS Merit List.

The incident comes after a similar accident happened in Chennai last month when a giant wheel collapsed resulting in the death of one person.

The incident was sequel to a dispute between two groups of students belonging to the pro-CPI(M) students wing.

Jail sources said Apoorva does not show any sign of regret for allegedly "smothering and strangulating" Rohit Shekhar, son of late politician ND Tiwari, following an argument with him for drinking alcohol with his sister-in-law.

The premier anti-terror agency held searches today in the premises belonging to the three accused persons located in chennai and at Nagappattinam district in connection with the case.

Heavy rains and floods have affected Assam, Bihar, Meghalaya and Mizoram. While seven people lost their lives in Assam, five died in Meghalaya and two each in Bihar and Mizoram.

The bridge was closed on Friday on the recommendation of a team of experts from IIT Roorkee. They had recommended immediate closure of the bridge to all traffic and pedestrian movement.

Addressing the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Central Institute of Indian Languages in Mysuru, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu suggested making the mother tongue the medium of instruction in schools, at least at the primary level.

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered commencement of construction works, after the AAP government said it has agreed to give a go-ahead to the project.

The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC Civil Services prelims result 2019 on July 12 on its official website upsc.gov.in.

According to data shared by MoS for Environment Babul Supriyo, maximum deaths were recorded in Andhra Pradesh with 13 animals succumbing to heatwave, followed by Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh which saw five and four animal deaths.

The move from the UP government comes after an accident on the 165-km Yamuna Expressway on Monday which claimed 29 lives.

Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force fighter jets struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp in Balakot following the Pulwama terror attack in Kashmir.

The Devshayani or Hari shayani Ekadashi falls on Friday, July 12 this year. It will begin at 1:02 AM on July 12 and will end on 12:31 AM on July 13, 2019.