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The last physical meeting of the Union Cabinet was held in April of last year when the coronavirus pandemic started.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - 21:29

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the Union Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (July 14). This was the first in-person meeting which was held at the PM's residence where all cabinet ministers participated. The last physical meeting was held in April of last year when the coronavirus pandemic started. There will also be a virtual meeting of the Council of Ministers in the evening today. 

The bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar of Calcutta High Court will hear the election petition of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee today. CM Banerjee had filed the petition challenging the victory of Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram constituency in the recently held West Bengal assembly elections.

India's first contingent participating in the Tokyo Olympics 2021 Games will leave today. The Tokyo Games will begin from July 23.

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14 July 2021, 21:28 PM

Delighted to welcome Foreign Secy HV Shringla to New York. He'll participate in 2 high-level events in Security Council held by French Presidency and also call on UN Secy Gen António Guterres. India will take over UNSC Presidency in August: Ambassador of India to UN, TS Tirumurti.

14 July 2021, 21:26 PM

ISRO says it has successfully conducted the hot test of the liquid propellant Vikas Engine for the core L110 liquid stage of the human-rated GSLV MkIII vehicle today, as part of engine qualification requirements for the Gaganyaan programme. 

14 July 2021, 21:14 PM

Telangana reports 749 new #COVID cases, 605 recoveries, and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Active cases: 10,203
Total recoveries: 6,19,949
Death toll: 3,743

14 July 2021, 21:12 PM

Tamil Nadu reports 2,458 new #COVID19 cases, 3,021 recoveries and 55 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 25,26,401
Total recoveries 24,62,244
Death toll 33,557

Active cases 30,600

14 July 2021, 21:12 PM

Odisha Home Department asks district collectors & DMs to take preventive measures to maintain law & order and to ensure maintenance of essential service in their districts in wake of a 6-hour band called by Left parties against hike in prices of fuel & essential items tomorrow. (ANI)

14 July 2021, 21:08 PM

Prices of all kinds of liquor will be increased by 20% from tomorrow in Puducherry: Excise Department (ANI)

14 July 2021, 15:58 PM

Union minister Piyush Goyal to be Leader of House in Rajya Sabha. (PTI)

14 July 2021, 14:00 PM

The decision to contest the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election alone will be taken by the party, like Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) took decision in 2014, we have our own strategy: Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole (ANI)

14 July 2021, 13:59 PM

BJP national president JP Nadda meets party workers at the party's headquarters in Delhi. BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya also present. 

14 July 2021, 13:57 PM

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) workers protest outside the residence of state minister Bharat Bhushan in Ludhiana, demanding the arrest of Lok Insaf Party (LIP) MLA Simranjit Singh Bains, in an alleged rape case. 

 

 

14 July 2021, 13:54 PM

Indian envoy to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra congratulates newly appointed PM Sher Bahadur Deuba at his pvt residence. "Looking forward to working with his team to deepen multifaceted India-Nepal partnership and people-to-people ties for common progress and prosperity," Kwatra says. 

14 July 2021, 12:40 PM

Appreciate the conversation with South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor today. She assured that her Govt was doing its utmost to enforce law & order. Early restoration of normalcy and peace was the overriding priority: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar 

14 July 2021, 12:36 PM

The new union cabinet meets at 7 LKM, Prime Minister's official residence. 

14 July 2021, 12:35 PM

Sputnik V being part of the Indian vaccination campaign is gradually increasing. The launch of the Sputnik light vaccine is also expected soon: Russian Envoy, Nikolay Kudashev on outcomes of the Russian-Indian Foreign Ministers’ talks in Moscow & bilateral cooperation 

14 July 2021, 11:49 AM

Delhi HC issued notice to Centre, SEBI, and others on a plea seeking direction to take effective steps and issue appropriate guidelines/ rules against crypto-asset exchanges in India advertising on national television without adequate standardized disclaimers. (ANI)

14 July 2021, 11:47 AM

200 people will go there (towards Parliament) by bus. We'll pay the fare. We'll sit outside Parliament while proceedings will continue in the House. It'll be peaceful protest. Today we'll have a meeting and we'll plan strategy: Rakesh Tikait, BKU Monsoon session begins on July 19 (ANI)
 

14 July 2021, 11:46 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the International Cooperation and Convention Centre, ‘Rudraksh’, tomorrow in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The PM will visit Varanasi tomorrow. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects during the visit. 

14 July 2021, 11:45 AM

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meet begins in Tajikistan "Afghanistan and post-Covid recovery are pressing concerns," tweets External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar 

14 July 2021, 11:26 AM

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of the decision of Uttar Pradesh government to allow Kanwar Yatra amid #COVID19. A Bench headed by Justice Rohinton F Nariman issues notice to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government. The Court will hear the matter on July 16. (ANI)

14 July 2021, 10:50 AM

WB Congress Gen Secy Rohan Mitra resigns from his post; writes to party's state chief AR Chowdhury, 'The sycophants surrounding you have not only brought your downfall but also led to the ultimate downfall of the party in the state with no visible signs of revival in near future'. 

14 July 2021, 10:30 AM

Ahead of the monsoon session, Bharatiya Janata Party's Parliamentary Party Executive meeting is scheduled to be held on July 18. NDA floor leaders meet is also scheduled for the same day: Sources 

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called an all-party meeting of floor leaders on July 18.

14 July 2021, 10:29 AM

On intervening night of July 13-14th, a blinking red light was observed by troops in Arnia sector. Alert troops fired from their position towards red blinking light, due to which it returned back. The area being searched. Nothing found so far: Border Security Force (BSF) (ANI)

14 July 2021, 10:29 AM

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, likely to hold a bilateral meet with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi today on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meet in Tajikistan. (ANI)

14 July 2021, 10:27 AM

Heavy rainfall causes waterlogging in Mumbai's Sion area. 

14 July 2021, 10:27 AM

Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has started his fast against dowry. The ‘fast against dowry’ is being organized by Gandhian organizations, says Governor's office The Governor will join the protest at Gandhi Bhavan from 4.30 pm to 6 pm today: Governor's office