Four people were killed and 12 others were injured on Tuesday morning when a bus they were travelling in collided with a vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, police said.
The NSE Nifty 50 index gained 40 points to 24,360 points, while BSE Sensex also surged marginally with a gain of 180 points to 80,110 at the time of filing this report. Tuesday marks the second consecutive day when markets opened on a flat note.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday expressed his deepest condolences to the bereaved families of five army soldiers who were killed in am ambush by terrorists in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on July 8.
In wake of the rainfall warning issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre in Pune district on July 9, Collector Dr Suhas Diwase has announced that all schools up to class 12 will remain closed on Tuesday, July 9 to avoid any untoward incidents and emergencies affecting schools.
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Education (NMMC) Department has declared a holiday in all schools in its jurisdiction in view of the heavy rain warning in Mumbai on Tuesday.
BJP national president JP Nadda will visit Kerala on Tuesday and take part in an expanded executive meeting of the state BJP in Thiruvananthapuram in the evening.
The fact-finding committee will visit the site at SAARC Chowk, Satbari, Chhattarpur on Tuesday where around 1100 trees have been illegally cut by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA).
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai for July 9, Tuesday. The city is expected to receive very heavy rain in the next 24 hours.