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    Rajasthan Updates: Sachin Pilot rebels, claims support of 30 Congress MLAs

    13 Jul, 2020 | 12:07:20 AM IST
    Rajasthan Updates: Sachin Pilot rebels, claims support of 30 Congress MLAs
    Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Sunday declared open rebellion, claiming that he has the support of over 30 Congress MLAs and some independents.
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    12:05:21 AM IST, 13 July 2020

    Wrap up: All you need to know about the news that matter

    • Sachin Pilot rebels, claims support of 30 Congress MLAs
    • Florida reports largest, single-day increase in COVID cases
    • Karnataka records 71 COVID-19 deaths, 2,627 new cases
    • Telangana Governor tests negative for COVID-19
    • Sachin Pilot still camping in Delhi. Rajasthan Government fate uncertain.
    • Jharkhand reported 80 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths today
    • 1,088 COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths reported in Pune in the last 24 hours
    • Severe flooding in China leaves 38 million affected, 141 dead or missing
    • Amitabh Bachchan thanks fans for their prayers, wishes
    • 1,263 COVID-19 cases, 1,441 discharged & 44 deaths reported in Mumbai today
    11:58:26 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Three LeT terrorists killed in J-K's Sopore encounter

    11:58:19 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    'My unending gratitude, love': Amitabh Bachchan thanks fans for their prayers, wishes

    • Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday expressed his gratitude to all those who showed concern and extended prayers to the family.
    • The actor is reported to be in a "stable" condition with "mild symptoms".

    11:56:10 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    644 new COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan, 7 deaths

    11:55:39 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Severe flooding in China leaves 38 million affected, 141 dead or missing

    11:55:19 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    879 COVID cases, 13 deaths reported in Gujarat

    11:53:27 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Bandipora police along with security forces arrested 4 terrorist associates in Chandargeer & Sadhunara areas of Hajin. 2 grenades, AK magazine, 25 AK rounds & other incriminating materials have been recovered from their possession. Case registered: Kashmir Zone Police

    11:44:05 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Sachin Pilot still camping in Delhi. Rajasthan Government fate uncertain.

    11:43:29 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    92 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Madhya Pradesh's Indore today, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 5,352. Death toll in the district stands at 269: Chief Medical and Health Officer, Indore district

    11:43:10 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Tapan Ghosh, founder of Hindu Samhati passes away. He had tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata.

    11:42:54 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    1,088 COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths reported in Pune in the last 24 hours. Number of total cases and deaths stands at 38,502 and 1,075 respectively in the district. Active cases stand at 12,890: Pune Zila Parishad Health Department

    11:28:14 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    152 people brought back to MP from UAE in special flight

    11:12:45 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Jharkhand reported 80 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths today, taking active cases to 1,421 and death toll to 31: State Health Department

    11:11:32 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    468 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals today. A total of 10,894 patients have been discharged till date. Number of active cases stands at 5,138: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

    10:51:35 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    It is likely that after the CLP meeting, a whip will be issued by the party and absentees will have to face the consequences but nothing has been finalized yet. Final decision will be taken after this meeting of Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala, Avinash Pande & Gehlot: Sources

    10:50:59 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Around 75 MLAs/ministers were present in the meeting today at Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's residence Currently Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala & Ajay Maken are meeting with Gehlot to chalk out a strategy for tomorrow's meeting of Congress Legislative Party (CLP): Source

    10:42:00 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Sachin Pilot rebels, claims support of 30 Congress MLAs

    • Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Sunday declared open rebellion
    • He claimed that he has the support of over 30 Congress MLAs and some independents.
    • The statement released on Pilot's WhatsApp group claimed that the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government is in minority now.
    10:29:38 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Karnataka records 71 COVID-19 deaths, 2,627 new cases

    10:29:20 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Telangana Governor tests negative for COVID-19

    10:24:35 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Assam CM directs ministers, MPs & MLAs to rush to respective constituencies & help flood affected people

    10:20:38 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Florida reports largest, single-day increase in COVID cases

    • Florida shattered the national record Sunday for the largest single-day spike.
    • More than 15,000 cases were reported as daily average death toll continued to rise.
    • 15,299 people tested positive, for a total of 269,811 cases, and 45 deaths were recorded.
    10:17:21 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Avinash Pande, Rajasthan Congress In-charge in Jaipur

    10:15:57 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Will follow party line: 3 Rajasthan Congress MLAs after return from Delhi

    Rohit Bohra, Danish Abrar and Chetan Dudi called themselves "soldiers" of the party.
    They said they will do whatever the top leadership tells them.
    10:12:22 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Telangana records 1,269 new COVID-19 cases; Governor tests negative, 10 Raj Bhavan staff test positive

    10:10:48 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Assam flood situation worsens; four more die in deluge, landslides

    10:06:38 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    A team of NIA from Delhi has arrested Nabeel Siddiique Khatri & Sadia Anwar Sheikh from Pune's Kondhwa & Yerwada, respectively in a case related to activities of ISIK (Islamic State - Khorasan Province). Both are being sent to jail. Further investigation underway.

    10:03:06 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Goa: Five people have been arrested and Rs 1 lakh seized in a gambling raid in Verna area of South Goa, says Crime Branch

    10:02:41 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Jaipur: Rajasthan CM and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot's meeting with party MLAs has concluded. Congress MLA Rajendra Gudda says, "Gehlot ji has the majority. We are also making efforts and some BJP MLAs are in our contact. We will bring more MLAs from BJP than we would lose."

    09:53:01 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    More cities to come under lockdown as India's COVID tally surges to nearly 8.5 lakh

    As the country's COVID-19 tally rose to nearly 8.5 lakh, authorities were getting ready to reimpose lockdown for varying periods in more cities, including in Bengaluru and Pune, in the coming days, while there appeared to be an improvement in the situation in the national capital.
    09:49:56 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Madhya Pradesh reports 431 new COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 17,632 and deaths to 653. Number of recovered cases stands at 12,876: State Health Department

    09:49:22 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Uttar Pradesh reported 1,388 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 12,208 and death toll to 934: State Health Department

    09:47:57 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Kerala gold smuggling case: Customs officials in Kochi recorded statement of Fazil Fareed, the third accused in the case, over the phone. Fazil is in Dubai. According to Customs officials, they called his friend to contact him & recorded his statement. He is a native of Thrissur.

    09:47:08 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Madhya Pradesh: Pradhyuman Singh Lodhi, the Congress MLA who joined BJP earlier today, has been appointed as the chairman of Madhya Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited and accorded the status of a Cabinet minister.

    09:37:28 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Kasautii Zindagii Kay actor Parth Samthaan tests positive for coronavirus

    09:37:05 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Rajasthan Deputy CM & Congress leader Sachin Pilot to not attend Congress Legislative Party meeting scheduled to be held tomorrow. Sources close to Pilot say Ashok Gehlot Govt in minority after over 30 Congress and some independent MLAs have pledged support to Sachin Pilot.

    09:10:43 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Bengaluru to remain closed from 13th July to 21st July, due to week-long complete lockdown announced by the state government. Cases listed on 13th July will be taken up on 22nd July.

    09:10:02 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Pakistan restores bank accounts of Hafiz Saeed, his four top aides

    08:54:01 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Early detection of COVID-19 cases has resulted in low fatality rate of 2.66 per cent: Harsh Vardhan

    08:49:41 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Indian Coast Guard rescued stranded Indian fishing boat 'Krishna Kanhaiya' of Kakdwip with 15 fishermen on-board, at deep-sea in the northern Bay of Bengal, yesterday.

    08:42:17 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Ahmedabad's COVID-19 cases cross 23,000 mark; four more die

    • The number of COVID-19 cases reached 23,095
    • Four more patients succumbed to the virus
    • The death toll in Ahmedabad district has gone up to 1,519
    08:27:29 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    85 COVID-19 positive cases, 59 patients cured in Goa today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 2,453, including 1,487 recovered cases and 14 deaths: Directorate of Health Services, Goa

    08:26:53 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Pakistani LeT terrorist Usman killed in Sopore encounter. He was involved in the recent terror attack at Sopore in which one CRPF jawan lost his life and one civilian was killed: IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar

    08:23:40 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced a 3-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged COVID-19 testing scam by Tulli lab: State government

    08:15:13 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    28 police personnel, 10 of the Telangana Raj Bhavan staff and 10 family members of the staff have tested positive for COVID-19. The Governor has tested negative for the infection: Telangana Raj Bhavan

    08:12:35 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Indian Railways loads Special Parcel train to Bangladesh for transporting chillies from Guntur

    08:12:28 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Tamil Nadu reports 4,244 COVID-19 cases, 68 RPT 68 fatalities

    07:51:28 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    879 positive cases of COVID19 and 13 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State's COVID19 case tally rises to 41,906 including 29,198 cured/discharged and 2,047 deaths: State Health Department

    07:51:18 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    2,627 new COVID-19 cases and 71 deaths reported in #Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 38,843 and death toll to 684: State Health Department

    07:51:03 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Uttarakhand reported 20 new COVID-19 cases today, taking total number of cases to 3,537 out of which 674 cases are active. A total of 47 patients have succumbed the disease till date

    07:50:35 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    West Bengal's COVID-19 tally crosses 30,000-mark with record 1,560 new cases, death toll rises to 932: Health department

    07:48:34 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Sachin Pilot ji is president of Rajasthan Congress & I'm secretary of state party unit so my meeting with Sachin ji is a routine exercise. We - Chetan Dudi, Rohit Behra & I - have not been approached by BJP.

    - Rajasthan Congress MLA Danish Abrar

    07:48:10 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    We went to Delhi due to personal reasons. If media says we went there for this reason or that, then it's not our problem. We don't want to be part of any controversy. We are the soldiers of Congress & will be with the party till our last breath.

    - Rajasthan Congress MLA Rohit Bohra

    07:47:33 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    1,263 COVID-19 cases, 1,441 discharged & 44 deaths reported in #Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the city is now at 92,720 including 64,872 recovered, 22,556 active cases & 5,285 deaths.

    - Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

    07:44:31 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Maharashtra: Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai has rejected the default bail plea of Gautam Navlakha in a case related to Bhima Koregaon violence.

    07:44:12 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Congress leaders Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala sent to Jaipur as central observers; will meet and hold discussions with MLAs: Sources

    07:06:09 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    At a time when we are fighting against COVID-19, BJP is fighting for the power. The Rajasthan government will complete its full term: State Cabinet Minister Harish Choudhary

    07:02:05 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Maharashtra: Gangster Vikas Dubey's gang member Arvind Trivedi and his driver have been sent to judicial custody till 21st July by a Thane court.

    07:01:32 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    One unidentified terrorist killed so far in the encounter at Rebban area of Sopore. Operation still underway: Jammu & Kashmir Police

    07:01:04 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    Maharashtra reported 7,827 new COVID-19 cases and 173 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 2,54,427 including 1,40,325 recoveries and 10,289 deaths: State Health Department

    07:00:51 PM IST, 12 July 2020

    30 Congress MLAs and some independent MLAs in touch with Sachin Pilot and have pledged their support to him with whatever decision he takes

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