Cauldrons rise by the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, on July 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP
Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony | Paris opened the main spectacle with pomp, passion and grandeur
The magnificent City of Light, adorned with the magnificent Eiffel Tower and many majestic buildings with magnificent architecture, welcomed the 33rd Olympic Games in a unique way, with the long-awaited Opening Ceremony on the Seine involving the rich heritage of Paris, on here. A riot of colors and lights transform the Seine and the pastel city into a real place, combining the historical and the contemporary in a stunning show.
Mosques, covered mazars on Haridwar kanwar route; removed after flak
The facade of both mosques and a mazar together in kanwar yatra the route in the city of Haridwar Uttarakhand was covered with large sheets of white cloth to “prevent trouble” but they were removed in the evening after objections from various quarters. The sheets are hung on bamboo scaffolding in front of the mosque and in mazarall in Jwalapur area.
17 showed the highest rank when NTA declared NEET-UG final result
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday released the revised results, the fourth iteration, of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) undergraduate examination that paves the way for admission to medical and para-medical courses. The latest results were published after the Supreme Court asked the NTA to reduce the marks for the Physics questions that the NTA had said had two ‘correct’ answers.
NEET paper leak case: CBI arrests one more accused
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested one more accused, Pawan Kumar, from Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on July 26 in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case. This is the 37th arrest in the Jharkhand and Bihar cases.
ED attaches the assets of Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudy’s relatives, associates
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has temporarily attached movable and immovable properties, worth ₹ 14.21 crore, owned by family members and friends of Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy and his son and former MP Kallakurichi P. Gautham Sigamani in the case of illegal red earth quarrying. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has issued a safety advisory expressing concern over the recent increase in fire accidents in airport buildings. The safety advisory emphasizes following the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to prevent and respond to fires, which can cause chaos, loss of life and flight disruption.
NITI Aayog should be abolished: Mamata Banerjee
A day before NITI Aayog’s Governing Council meeting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked them to “scrape” the body saying it was useless unless it organized an annual meeting. Six Opposition Chief Ministers skipped the meeting protesting the alleged bias in the Union Budget which they claimed was only for NDA-ruled states. Banerjee and her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren are the only Opposition Chief Ministers expected to attend the meeting.
India, US sign agreement to protect cultural heritage
India and the US on July 26 signed a cultural property agreement aimed at increasing cooperation in protecting the cultural heritage of both countries. The cultural property treaty prevents illegal trade in cultural property and simplifies the process for looted and stolen antiquities to be returned to their countries of origin.
Trump meets Netanyahu, mends ties with key political ally
A beaming former US President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for their first face-to-face meeting in nearly four years on Friday, sealing an important political alliance for the two men that had been damaged when the Israeli leader took offense at Mr Trump. by being one of the first to congratulate Joe Biden on his 2020 presidential victory.
BJP chief hits out at Congress for politicizing Agnipath scheme, PM Drass visit
Union minister and BJP chief JP Nadda on Friday hit out at the Congress for politicizing the Agnipath military recruitment plan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Drass visit to pay tribute to soldiers on the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas.
Delhi HC sought police response to MP Mahua Moitra’s plea to withdraw FIR over derogatory comments against NCW chief.
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Delhi police to respond to Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra’s plea seeking withdrawal of an FIR against her for allegedly “derogatory” social media remarks against the National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson. Rekha Sharma. The court listed the matter for arguments on November 6.
The Congress has accused the Modi government of “unprecedented fiscal mismanagement” in J&K
The Congress on July 26 accused the Narendra Modi government of “unprecedented fiscal mismanagement” in Jammu and Kashmir. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, in a statement, questioned why Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was “benevolent” to Andhra Pradesh and Bihar but not to Union Territories.