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Coming down heavily on LoP Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in Parliament on Monday, Acharya Pramod Krishnan speaking to Republic TV said, “Bharat Sanskriti could not be understood by those who were raised in abroad. I feel its too late for Rahul Gandhi to understand all this. He is walking in the direction that will lead him towards the path of destruction. He should apologize.”

Uday Bhaskar, a commuter who missed his flight after getting stuck in a traffic jam expressed disappointment over the government's unpreparedness as heavy rain in Delhi early Friday brought the national capital to a standstill.

Monsoon arrived in Delhi with a fury in the early hours of Friday as heavy rains, the highest in a single day of June in 88 years, lashed the city leaving streets flooded, traffic caught in chaos and flight operations suspended at Delhi airport's Terminal-1 due to a canopy collapse.

"On the very first day of monsoon, a flood-like situation emerged. I wonder how they are going to manage the situation going ahead. We are utterly disappointed by the government's mismanagement," Bhaskar said.

Rows of irked passengers were seen at the airport as flights routed to different destinations were cancelled due to the downpour.

Two boys aged eight and 10 years drowned while they were playing in a rainwater-filled ditch in northeast Delhi on Friday evening, police said.

According to police, the incident took place in a five-foot-deep ditch near Pusta Number Five in the New Usmanpur area which got filled with water due to heavy rainfall.

The boys went to play in the ditch and drowned as they went into the deep waters, police said.

Upon receiving information, the police reached the spot and rescued the boys. They rushed them to a hospital where they were declared dead on arrival, they said.

The bodies were sent for post-mortem and further investigation is underway, they added.

The Delhi Police Friday filed an FIR under sections related to death by negligence after the collapse of the roof of Delhi airport's Terminal-1 killed one person and injured six others.

Officials said the Delhi Police has started the probe and will fix responsibility.

The city witnessed heavy rains from around 3 am. At the airport's busy Terminal 1, the rain destruction took a tragic turn. Around 5 am, the massive canopy covering the departure area gave way, trapping several people. Besides the roof sheet, support beams collapsed, pinning down parked cars.

A taxi driver, identified as Ramesh Kumar, was rescued from a car on which an iron beam had fallen but was declared dead when he was taken to the Medanta Hospital facility near the terminal. The injured were admitted to the hospital.

Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha attended a meeting with civil society members, organised by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Srinagar at SKICC During the meeting discussions regarding the arrangements for the Amarnath yatra and Muharram was done.

Hazaribagh school's principal Ahsan Ul Haq and vice principal Imtiaz Alam arrested by CBI

Ahsan Ul Haq was the city coordinator of NTA and Imtiaz was the vice principal and also the coordinator of this school's centre.

They have been arrested today and taken from Hazaribagh to Bihar.

Pune Police on Friday submitted its final report in the Porsche Car Crash Case

A two-day conference of Assam's autonomous councils, which are not covered under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, began here on Friday, an official statement said.

Leaders of Rabha-Hasong, Mising, Tiwa, Deuri, Thengal-Kachari, Sonowal-Kachari, Bodo-Kachari, Moran and Mottock communities and the Kamatapur area are participating in the meet.

Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary, speaking at the inaugural session, said the meeting was organised with the view to empower the councils and ensure their smooth functioning.

Also, discussions on framing rules for working of these councils within the legal framework will be held, he said.

Monsoon arrived in Delhi with a fury in the early hours of Friday as heavy rains, the highest in a single day of June in 88 years, brought the national capital to a standstill leaving streets flooded, traffic caught in chaos and flight operations suspended at Delhi airport's Terminal-1 due to a canopy collapse.

A cab driver died and six people were injured after a portion of the canopy collapsed on cars following the rains.

A 39-year-old man was electrocuted in Rohini's Prem Nagar area after he came in contact with a live wire. Three labourers are feared trapped after an under-construction wall collapsed in southwest Delhi's Vasant Vihar area.

Key tunnels like the one at Pragati Maidan were closed and reports of homes being flooded came in from across the city, including the upscale areas of Lutyens' Delhi. Bungalows of Delhi Water Minister Atishi and several MPs, including Congress's Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari and Samjawadi Party's Ramgopal Yadav, were flooded.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday conducted a series of searches in the Naxal-infested regions of Chhattisgarh in connection with a CPI (Maoist) arrest and arms recovery case.

"Half a dozen places in the troubled region were extensively searched, and several mobile phones, a printer, and cash amounting to Rs 39,100 were seized along with incriminating documents," a statement issued by the NIA said.

The six premises subjected to searches are located in the remote villages of Mujalgondi, Kalmuchche, Amabeda and Jiwalamari in Kanker district, it said.

The NIA is continuing with its investigation in the case, registered initially by the local police on February 5 this year and taken over by NIA on February 22.

The Delhi government will set up a 24-hour control room to monitor the waterlogging situation in the national capital, Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj announced on Friday after the city was lashed by heavy rains, the highest in a single day of June in 88 years.

Bharadwaj and his ministerial colleagues Atishi, Gopal Rai and Imran Hussain held an emergency meeting in the afternoon to take stock of the situation after a downpour in the early morning left Delhi waterlogged and brought traffic to a standstill in many areas.

A portion of the roof of the Delhi airport's Terminal-1 collapsed due to the rain, leaving one person dead and six injured.

"Delhi recorded 228 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours which was the highest since 1936. It led to waterlogging," Atishi told a press conference.

 Several parts of Delhi experienced long power cuts on Friday due to technical faults and precautionary shutdowns implemented to prevent electrocution in waterlogged areas following heavy rainfall.

Residents of Dwarka, Jangpura and Laxmi Nagar said the power supply was disrupted as soon as it started raining in their areas.

"The power supply was cut around 3-4 am amid heavy rains and was restored hours later at 4 pm," a Jangpura resident Pranav Mishra said.

Many areas, including Nizamuddin, Jangpura, Sector 7 in Dwarka, parts of Pitampura, Rohini, Model Town, Mukherjee Nagar, Timarpur, parts of Hauz Khas, Green Park, Mayapuri, Sangam Vihar, Paharganj, Sadar Bazar, Ram Nagar, Bara Hindu Rao, Karawal Nagar, Sonia Vihar, Seelampur, Laxmi Nagar, and Trilok Puri, faced power outages of varying durations.

A court here has sentenced five men to life imprisonment in a 2011 case of dacoity and murder.

Additional Sessions Judge Manisha Khurana Kakkar was hearing the case against the five convicts Jitender Badhana, Ravi, Mohammed Ifrahim, Yusuf and Bobby.

The case was also registered against Vikas alias Boga but he died during the trial and proceedings against him were abated in January 2023.

Public prosecutor Paryag Dutt Pandey appeared for the state.

In December 2023, the court had convicted the five accused for the offences of dacoity and murder of Parmanand.

Delhi Minister Atishi says, “We have identified around 200 hotspots till the last rain. Out of these, 40 hotspots are under CCTV surveillance by PWD... You have to understand that if Delhi receives rainfall of 228 mm, then it will take time to decrease the water level... Right now, Delhi has received more rainfall than the capacity of the drains. That's why we are witnessing waterlogging at several places...”

While the cause for the collapse is being assessed, the primary cause seems to be the continued heavy rainfall over the past few hours. During this incident, 4 vehicles were damaged, and 8 individuals received minor injuries and were provided immediate medical assistance. A compensation of Rs.20 Lakh to the family of the deceased, and Rs.3 Lakh each to those who received minor injuries announced by Delhi airport. As a precautionary measure, all flight operations from Terminal 1 have been suspended till further notice and rescheduled by the respective Airlines to operate from Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, till the impacted areas are restored for operations: DIAL spokesperson Technical Committee has been formed by DIAL to investigate the cause of the incident and will give the report as soon as possible. In addition, DIAL is working with all relevant agencies to assess the situation and restore operations: DIAL

A day after a Vokkaliga seer publicly urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down and make way for his deputy D K Shivakumar, a prominent seer from the dominant Veershaiva-Lingayat community on Friday urged that ministers from his community should be considered in case there is a change in CM post.

Also pitching for Veershaiva-Lingayat ministers to be considered in case additional deputy chief minister posts are created, Srisaila Jagadguru Channa Siddharama Panditaradhya Swamiji pointed out that the community votes were decisive for Congress to form government in the state.

The ruling BJP on Friday attacked the Congress in the Rajya Sabha, saying the Constitution always came under attack whenever the grand old party was in power and cited several instances, including the "changes" made in the Preamble.

Initiating a discussion on the Motion of Thanks to The President's Address, senior BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said the Congress is now talking about protecting the Constitution but it had always "disrespected" it in letter and spirit.

On the Congress assertion that Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot be compared with Jawahar Lal Nehru, Trivedi said he agrees that the two cannot be compared as Modi was chosen unanimously as PM candidate while Nehru was "not an unanimous choice".

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday endorsed Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla's statement that the file regarding appoint Palampur Agriculture University of vice chancellor is lying with the state government and there has been a communication gap.

Sukhu also noted that the governor has expressed his displeasure over some issues, including the absence of people holding constitutional posts in the official function on International Yoga Day on June 21.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Fulo Devi on Friday fainted during protest at Parliament. She has been hospitalised.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday announced a financial assistance scheme entailing a monthly allowance of Rs 1,500 to eligible women in the age group of 21 to 60 years in the state Budget for 2024-25. Pawar, who holds the finance portfolio, said in his budget speech in the assembly that the scheme, "Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana", will be implemented from July, four months ahead of the state polls which are due in October.

BJP Councillor Ravinder Singh Negi rowed an inflatable boat amid severe waterlogging as a symbolic protest against Delhi Government. Visuals from NH9 area. 

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday told the legislative assembly that Pune police chief Amitesh Kumar had a proactive role in the investigation into the Porsche crash and there was nothing to suggest that action should be taken against him. Fadnavis made the assertions during a debate on the high-profile case raised through a calling attention notice. During the debate, Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar demanded the Pune police commissioner's resignation.

The Delhi Police has made first arrest in Rajouri Garden shootout case. More details are awaited. An incident of firing occurred at Burger King, Rajouri Garden on June 18. One person had died in the incident.

Heavy traffic was reported at ITO following heavy rain in Delhi on Friday.

The engine of the Ernakulam-Tata Nagar Express got separated from the main body of the train while it was passing through this central Kerala district on Friday morning, Railway sources said.

The Delhi government has called an emergency meeting at 2 pm today at Delhi Secretariat, over heavy rainfall and waterlogging. All ministers of Delhi Government and officers from departments concerned are expected be present at the meeting.

Lok Sabha has been adjourned to meet again at 11 am on Monday, July 1.

Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to ​​former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the land scam case.

The proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have resumed. Opposition is demanding discussion on ‘NEET issue’.

A wall of an under-construction building collapsed in Delhi's Vasant Vihar amid heavy rain on Friday.

Tamil Nadu Assembly has unanimously passes the resolution against NEET brought by Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin. 
 

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 12 noon. Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge raised the NEET issue along with Opposition MPs, that the matter be discussed.

Lok Sabha session has been ajourned till 12 noon amid the ruckus over Opposition's demand for discussion over the NEET row.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said, "Yesterday, all the leaders of the opposition parties had a meeting and it was unanimous that today, we want a discussion on the NEET issue...There should be a discussion on NEET here in the House. I request the Prime Minister that this is an issue of the youth and it should be discussed properly and it should be a respectful discussion. We will do it respectfully. You should also join the discussion, you should also participate because this is a matter of the youth. A message should go from the Parliament that the Indian government and the opposition are talking about the students together."

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu has announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh for kin of deceased and Rs 3 lakh for ones injured in the incident.

SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav took help from his staff members to reach his car as the area around his residence is completely inundated. Visuals from Lodhi Estate area.

Pragati Maidan Tunnel in Delhi has been closed due to rain-triggered waterlogging. 

The IMD has issued rainfall alert in 75 UP districts.

Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain gives suspension of Business Notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss cases of paper leaks in conduct of exams, including NEET-UG and UGC NET.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi regarding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Examination, urges him to abolish NEET, restore the previous system of conducting this Exam by state governments.

The Delhi Police has issued a traffic advisory as waterlogging is being reported from several areas of the Delhi-NCR. “Traffic is affected on Ring Road in both the carriageways from Naraina towards Moti Bagh and vice-versa due to waterlogging under Dhaula Kuan Flyover. Kindly plan your journey accordingly,” said the advisory. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast the weather for the next seven days in Delhi, predicting generally cloudy skies and varying intensities of rain accompanied by gusty winds.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from the Amarnath Yatra base camp in Jammu on Friday morning.