File photo of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Leader of House Piyush Goyal and others during all-party meeting at the Parliament. (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey)Delhi News Live Updates: The government Sunday accused the Opposition of trying to “belittle the image” of Parliament by insisting that “non-issues” such as the updated list of unparliamentary words be taken up for discussion, setting the stage for a stormy Monsoon Session that is set to begin on Monday. At an all party-meeting ahead of the session, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Opposition leaders demanded that the alleged misuse of investigation agencies, the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the defence forces, price rise, alleged attacks on the federal structure and the “Chinese incursion”, be taken up for discussion. Read more.
This year’s Monsoon session of Parliament that is scheduled for the day is likely to be different from the usual sessions in wake of the presidential and vice-presidential polls. It will start on a historic note, with MPs voting on opening day to choose the country’s next rashtrapati. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said, “This Session is also important because elections for the office of President and Vice President are taking place right now. Voting (for the Presidential election) is taking place today. During this period, the new President and Vice President will begin guiding the nation.” (PTI)
In other news, the Noida Police have arrested an associate of the man who allegedly threw acid on a woman Sunday, said officials. The accused has been identified as Sanjay Prakash, a resident of Garhi Chaukhandi village in Sector 68. The police said Prakash had allegedly supplied the water from a car battery to main accused Vikas, 30, who was arrested Friday. An old car battery has been recovered from him.
Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a direction to stop operations of Spicejet.
"We will start running airlines also? There are expert bodies with the government. You can ask for the moon but we have to give relief within the ambit of law," said the division bench of Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad.
The court noted that DGCA has already taken note of the incidents related to Spicejet and is free to proceed on its own. It further said there is a robust mechanism for the aviation industry and the court cannot stop an airline from operating on the bases of averments made in a PIL and press clippings.
The Supreme Court Monday will take up three separate petitions that were filed against the intervention of a Karnataka High Court judge in investigations of a corruption case by the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
The Karnataka government, an IPS officer Seemanth Kumar Singh, who heads the ACB, and an IAS officer J Manjunath, who has been arrested by the ACB, have approached the Supreme Court against the intervention of Karnataka High Court judge Justice H P Sandesh in the investigations of the anti-corruption agency during a bail plea in a bribery case. Read more.
Very light rain is likely in a few places Monday and light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms are on the forecast for most days of the week ahead for Delhi, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Light rainfall is likely on Tuesday, while light to moderate rainfall is a possibility from Wednesday to Sunday. Read more.
O P Jindal Global University will reopen physically for all its students in August after two years of online and hybrid modes of teaching-learning. The fully residential private university in Sonipat, Haryana has announced that it will open its campus in a full-fledged manner from August 1. It had previously opened partially in March 2022.
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