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UNI NEWS DIGEST AT 1900 HRS ON JULY 19

19 Jul 2026 | 6:02 PM

Top Stories Of The Day:-New Delhi: Kharge, Rahul write to PM seeking independent probe into alleged Ram Mandir Trust Donation scam (DI1) .

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Delhi CM offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath on birthday, calls Varanasi eternal light of Sanatan's consciousness

19 Jul 2026 | 5:38 PM

New Delhi/ Varanasi, Jul 19 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday offered prayers along with her family at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi on the occasion of her birthday, seeking blessings of Lord Shiva.

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Show cause notice to pvt school in Janakpuri over multiple lapses, Sood directs strong action

19 Jul 2026 | 5:24 PM

New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) The Delhi Government has issued a show cause notice to the management of a private school in Janakpuri following alleged safety violations, illegal branch operations, and massive financial irregularities. It is the same school where a matter regarding the alleged molestation of a nursery student had come to light.

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Dr Jitendra Singh calls for mass public movement against cancer, diabetes

19 Jul 2026 | 5:14 PM

New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) Calling for a nationwide People's Movement (Jan Andolan) against cancer, diabetes, obesity and other lifestyle diseases, union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that India's response to the growing burden of cancer, diabetes, obesity and other non-communicable diseases must move beyond hospitals and become a mass public movement centred on early detection, right medical advice and evidence-based healthcare.

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Captured, relocated, returned: Why Delhi can't solve its monkey problem?

Captured, relocated, returned: Why Delhi can't solve its monkey problem?

19 Jul 2026 | 5:09 PM

UNI Special
Muskan Bhatia
New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) The first warning is usually a faint sound of someone moving, a flicker of movement along an electric cable, or the rustle of branches, and then a tail disappearing across a rooftop, or a pair of amber eyes watching from the branches of an ageing neem tree.

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Monsoon Session: Government lists 6 Bills, Excess Grants for 2022-23 on Lok Sabha Agenda

19 Jul 2026 | 5:02 PM

New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) The government has listed six key pieces of legislation, including five new Bills and one pending Bill, for consideration during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, according to the tentative legislative and financial business circulated in the Lok Sabha Bulletin ahead of the Eighth Session of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha.

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Captured, relocated, returned: Why Delhi can't solve its monkey problem?

19 Jul 2026 | 4:56 PM

UNI Special
Muskan Bhatia
New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) The first warning is usually a faint sound of someone moving, a flicker of movement along an electric cable, or the rustle of branches, and then a tail disappearing across a rooftop, or a pair of amber eyes watching from the branches of an ageing neem tree.

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Delhi emerges as world's cheapest city for housing, low salaries weigh on quality of life: Report

19 Jul 2026 | 4:20 PM

New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) Delhi remains one of the world's most affordable major cities for everyday living, offering some of the lowest costs for dating, housing and broadband internet.

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Rijiju seeks Opposition's cooperation for productive Monsoon session, defends NCPI invitation

19 Jul 2026 | 4:02 PM

New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday urged all political parties, especially the Opposition, to ensure the smooth functioning of Parliament during the Monsoon Session, saying constructive debate and cooperation would be in the best interest of the country.

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DDA swiftly achieves nearly 30 per cent of plantation target part of ongoing drive, under LG's guidance

19 Jul 2026 | 3:57 PM

New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) As the city is now more active towards increasing and preserving its green cover with the ongoing plantation drives, in line with the same, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has also made significant progress under the guidance of LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu, as the land agency is also running a mega plantation drive across city.

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Rahul Himalian given Addl Charge as IRCTC CMD

Rahul Himalian given Addl Charge as IRCTC CMD

19 Jul 2026 | 3:47 PM

New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) The Ministry of Railways has appointed Rahul Himalian, Director (Tourism & Marketing) at the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), as the additional Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company.

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Delimitation Bill: DMK seeks more clarity on delimitation, safeguards for south

19 Jul 2026 | 3:38 PM

New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) A day before Parliament convenes for the Monsoon Session, key Opposition party in the Lok Sabha—the DMK—said their support to the proposed Delimitation Bill would be subject to safeguards and clarity on seat allocation for southern states. "Anything that is being done which will affect the southern states, DMK will never accept," party MP Tiruchi Siva said after the all-party meeting.

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Opposition stages brief walkout at all-party meeting, objects to NCPI's participation

19 Jul 2026 | 3:16 PM

New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) A brief walkout by Opposition parties overshadowed the Centre's all-party meeting on Sunday ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, with the Congress accusing the Narendra Modi government of legitimising a group of rebel Trinamool Congress MPs despite their status remaining under the consideration of the Lok Sabha Speaker.

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Abhishek Banerjee accuses police of illegal demolition, targets BJP over Amtala office action

19 Jul 2026 | 3:16 PM

New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the demolition of his Lok Sabha constituency office at Amtala was carried out in violation of the law, accusing the West Bengal Police and BJP workers of removing office equipment and documents even as the matter remains pending before the Calcutta High Court.

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Delimitation Bill dominates all-party meeting ahead of Monsoon Session as Government, Opposition brace for showdown

19 Jul 2026 | 3:16 PM

Shahid K Abbas
New Delhi, Jul 19 (UNI) The proposed reintroduction of the Delimitation Bill emerged as the principal flashpoint at the Centre's all-party meeting on Sunday ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, with the ruling National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition sharpening their positions over the politically sensitive exercise of redrawing parliamentary constituencies.

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