Breaking News LIVE, July 25: The cavalcade escorting President-elect Droupadi Murmu and Ram Nath Kovind has reached the Parliament House, where they were welcomed by Vice President Venakaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and CJI NV Ramana.
President-elect Droupadi Murmu will take oath as the 15th President of India on Monday. The ceremony of the assumption of office will take place in the Central Hall of Parliament.
Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana will administer the oath of office of the highest constitutional post of the country to Murmu.
The oath ceremony will be followed by a 21-gun salute. After the gun salute, she will address the gathering at the Central Hall as the 15th President of India.
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and other dignitaries will be present.
Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are likely to receive intense rainfall over the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said, adding that downpours in north India are expected to resume after July 28.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter Scale hit 21 km NNE of Nagarkot, Nepal, at 5:52am today: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
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Pope Francis on Monday made good on a promise to apologize to Canada's native people on their home land for the Church's role in schools where indigenous children were abused, branding forced cultural assimilation "evil" and a "disastrous error". Speaking near the site of a former school, Francis apologized for Christian support of the "colonizing mentality" of the times. He called for a "serious investigation" of the so-called residential schools and more assistance to help survivors and descendants heal.
Formula One teams say they need a quick decision, preferably before the August break, on proposed 2023 technical changes that aim to end the sport's 'porpoising' problem but have divided the paddock.
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on Monday told Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov that it was important for the first shipment of grain under a U.N.-brokered deal to take place as soon as possible, his ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said Akar welcomed a statement that Kyiv hopes to begin implementing the deal this week, adding Turkey would continue to do what it has to under the agreement.
The police have arrested three members of a gang from Gujarat which cheated people by persuading them online to buy packaging materials in bulk and disappeared after taking advance from them, officials said on Monday. The accused have been identified as Jitendra Kumar Chauhan (35), Parmar Dilipbhai (47) and Pawar Shyam (44), all residents of Ahmedabad, they said. The matter came to light in February after northeast Delhi-resident Nitin Jain lodged a complaint, saying he responded to an online advertisement of adhesives following which he received a call during which adhesive material was offered to him at a good price, police said.
Mumbai Police has arrested the man responsible for allegedly sending death threats to Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal. The person was arrested as Vicky filed a complaint against an unidentified person for stalking Katrina and sending them obscene messages on social media.
The President-elect will take oath of office of the highest constitutional post of the country on Monday. She was greeted by outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan from where they made their way to the Parliament House. The swearing-in ceremony is set to begin at 10.15 am in Parliament.
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At least seven people have been injured after gunfire erupted at a Los Angeles park where a car show was being held. Officials say two of the gunshot victims at Peck Park in LA’s San Pedro neighbourhood were in critical condition: The Associated Press
Border Security Force Sub-Inspector allegedly shot himself dead at a post along the India-Pakistan international border today. The deceased was a native of Rajasthan’s Sikar district. A court of inquiry has been ordered, says senior BSF officer
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As many as 8 people were killed, while 20 others have been injured after a collision of double-decker buses on Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal expressway on Monday morning. The injured have been admitted to CHC Haidergarh Community Health Center. As per reports, three people among the injured are said to be in critical condition and have been referred to Trauma Center in Lucknow for treatment.
Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) reached the state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata early on Monday where Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested in connection with the school jobs scam, is admitted.
President-elect Droupadi Murmu pays tribute at Rajghat