Puducherry reports 511 more COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths

The Monsoon Session of Parliament began on July 20 and concluded on August 13. It adjourned sine die on August 13 after 19 sittings spread over 25 days. Prorogation means the termination of a Session of the House by an order made by the President under Article 85(2)(a) of the Constitution.

The Centre on Thursday opposed a plea by former IPS officer and former Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi seeking to be impleaded in a Delhi High Court PIL concerning the collapse of a paying guest accommodation in Satya Niketan that claimed seven lives.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Chirag Paswan and BJP State President and Union Minister of State Pankaj Chaudhary on Thursday offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday.

The event, being held from September 17 to 19, will focus on industry engagement, policy direction and international partnerships. 

Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary, MA Baby, strongly condemned the police inspection conducted at the headquarters of Malayalam news channel Reporter TV, termed the operation an act of “intimidation” and drew parallels to the Emergency era.