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Latest news on July 8, 2024: City of Galveston workers clear debris from Beryl from the West End of the seawall in Galveston, Texas, on Monday, July 8, 2024. Tropical Storm Beryl was unleashing heavy rains and powerful winds along the Texas coast, knocking out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses and flooding streets with fast-rising waters. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
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July 8, 2024 11:36 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Hurricane Beryl: Strong winds, heavy rains wreak havoc in Texas as millions left without power
- Flood warnings also were in effect across a wide stretch of the Texas coast, where a powerful storm surge pushed water ashore.
July 8, 2024 11:36 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘more interested in money than’ Prince William and Meghan Markle
- Royal expert criticizes Prince Harry and Meghan for prioritizing money over people, unlike Prince William and Kate Middleton's genuine interest to charity work.
July 8, 2024 10:57 PM IST
India News Live Updates: BMW crash: Mumbai cops fumble over new BNS provisions; Do homework, says court
- BMW crash: The defence said the charge of culpable homicide was not applicable on Rajesh Shah since he was not driving the car nor was he present at the spot.
July 8, 2024 10:55 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Ludhiana: 3 held on drug peddling charges, 510gm heroin seized
- The accused were identified as Akashdeep Singh alias Akash, 25, of Ladian Kalan, who hails from Moga, Rahul Mattu, 28, of Ladian village and Rohit Singh, 19, of Tarn Taran
July 8, 2024 10:50 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Act against schools denying admission to kids under RTE, DG tells DMs in Uttar Pradesh
- Of the 1.65 lakh eligible candidates across UP, only 72,044 were given admission by private schools, says director-general (school education)
July 8, 2024 10:46 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Hospital tried to sell infant boy after swapping with girl; 4 held
- Among those arrested are two “agents” who were allegedly involved in arranging patients for an illegal hospital busted by police in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash in November 2023 where dozens of patients allegedly died of medical negligence after surgeries were performed by unqualified personnel
July 8, 2024 10:43 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Cong, BJP cite drug, law & order issues, CM vows growth as campaign for Jalandhar West bypoll ends
- Security personnel hold flag march in the constituency. As many as 700 cops with three BSF companies will guard the assembly segment.
July 8, 2024 10:42 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Dengue in Delhi: Health minister directs officials to intensify anti-larval activities
- This was the second meeting held within a week, with the last meeting held on Saturday, given that Delhi has logged 246 cases of dengue in the first half of the year, which is over twice last year’s count
July 8, 2024 10:42 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Recreational trades brought under MCD regulations in Delhi
- Delhi LG VK Saxena on Monday launched a “public amusement portal” at NDMC Convention Centre that will streamline and facilitate the licensing
July 8, 2024 10:42 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Forest team at Delhi zoo to assess health of African elephant
- The development comes after zoo officials said that the elephant has come into “musth” —a state of aggression, and sought help to tranquillise it
July 8, 2024 10:41 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Delhi Police opposes Bibhav Kumar’s bail plea in HC; verdict reserved
- Senior advocate Sanjay Jain, representing Delhi Police, asserted that police complied with all parameters of arrest while arresting Kumar. These include supply of arrest memo, grounds of arrest and informing about the same to Kumar’s wife
July 8, 2024 10:41 PM IST
India News Live Updates: SC notice on Delhi police plea to stay bail for Soumya Viswanathan killers
- The bench sought responses of the four accused on why the high court’s order should not be set aside
July 8, 2024 10:41 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Delhi Metro could run flexible coach system in Phase 4
- The first Phase 4 Metro station — the Krishna Park Extension Metro station — will likely be operational in August, DMRC said
July 8, 2024 10:41 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Man, two cousins held for murdering borrower
- Police said the trio invited the victim, Gaurav Thakur, to the parking lot, drank liquor with him and shot him in the neck with two countrymade guns they procured for the purpose
July 8, 2024 10:41 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Forest team at Delhi zoo to assess health of African elephant
- The development comes after zoo officials said that the elephant has come into “musth” —a state of aggression, and sought help to tranquillise it
July 8, 2024 10:40 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Delhi clocks 246 dengue cases, double last year’s halfway count
- In the preceding years, Delhi clocked 143 cases in the first six months of 2022, 36 cases in 2021 and 20 cases in 2020
July 8, 2024 10:39 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Raise agrarian issues in Lok Sabha: Farmers to MPs
- Farmers hand over memorandum to MPs. Their demands include enactment of a minimum support price guarantee Act, waiver of farmers’ debt, etc.
July 8, 2024 10:05 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Three deans at Columbia University ousted amid ‘Textgate’ scandal
- The ‘Textgate’ scandal at Columbia University has led to the removal of three top administrators.
July 8, 2024 10:03 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Rape accused shoots victim’s mother dead before killing self in Unnao
- Father and two sisters of rape survivor suffer injuries in indiscriminate firing by the accused who used two country-made firearms that he carried to the house
July 8, 2024 9:47 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: New Hemant Soren govt wins trust vote amid Oppn walkout
- A total of 45 MLAs, including nominated member Glen Joseph Galstaun, voted in favour of the confidence motion in the House of 76 members. The opposition votes remained uncounted as the members of the BJP, ally AJSU Party, and the lone MLA of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) walked out as the headcount started.
July 8, 2024 9:45 PM IST
India News Live Updates: ED moves Supreme Court against Jharkhand HC's bail to Hemant Soren
- ED moves Supreme Court against Jharkhand HC's bail to Hemant Soren, PTI
July 8, 2024 9:35 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Cong demands Gujarat reverses fee hike in 13 GMERS colleges, threatens agitation
- Gujarat govt’s decision flies in the face of the decision to establish GMERS 14 years ago to provide affordable medical education, Gohil said
July 8, 2024 9:13 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) can accept voluntary donations from public: Election Commission
- “Donations can be made by any person or company other than a government company, under the Representation of the People Act, 1951,” the ECI said.
July 8, 2024 9:12 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Mumbai BMW crash: ‘I will drag him…’, says husband of woman killed
- Mihir Shah, the son of Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah, is absconding after the car he was allegedly driving hit the couple from behind in Worli on Sunday morning.
July 8, 2024 9:09 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Why can't Prince William and Prince George fly together on the same plane? A decade-old royal rule can explain this
- Prince George's upcoming 12th birthday will trigger a royal travel rule, forcing him to fly separately from Prince William and his family. Here's why
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