New Delhi [India], Jul 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the bus accident which took place earlier in the day in Jammu.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday said there are a lot of bills pending in the Parliament and if the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government wants to pass those only on the basis of their majority, then it is not going to happen.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) is set to give a miss to the meeting called by the joint Opposition, as the party leaders want to avoid meeting their Presidential candidate Meira Kumar.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, while addressing the floor of leaders of parties of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha here today, said that for preserving the institution of Democracy in India, it is important that all political parties support the Government to conduct business in both Houses of the Parliament without disruption and constructive discussion takes place on issues of national importance.

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 16 (ANI): Another tragedy struck on the Amarnath pilgrims on Sunday when a bus, enroute Pahalgam, carrying them fell into a deep gorge.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar on Sunday took to Twitter to call upon Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and sought his intervention into the grand old party's constant interference in the press conferences of his upcoming directorial 'Indu Sarkar'.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Delhi High Court's double bench on Sunday dismissed stay application of disqualified Madhya Pradesh Minister Narottam Mishra.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, along with Minister of State (MoS) for Ministry of External Aaffairs (MEA) M.J. Akbar and MoS MEA Gen. (Retd.) V.K. Singh, met families of 39 Indians who are missing in Iraq since 2014.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday asserted that apart from the impact of the Goods and Service Tax (GST), Kashmir and Darjeeling unrest, the issue of China will be an important part of the discussion in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament.

Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 16 (ANI): At least four people were killed and two others injured after a car fell into a 400 feet deep gorge in Pithoragarh's Betulidhar.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Congress has backed the Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, for writing a letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, saying that the former is the citizen of India and has the right to write a letter to whosoever he wants.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 16 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palanisamy has announced that the fireman, who died while attempting to douse the flames at a Chennai bakery, will be given relief from the Chief Minister's fund and his kin will be provided with a government job.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that a number of important issues would be discussed with the Opposition at the all-party meeting convened by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government ahead of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament and Presidential polls, citing the Centre is ready to any issue that the House raises.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Amid strain in the mahagathbandhan in Bihar over the corruption charges framed against Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) on Saturday said neither Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is weak nor helpless to take action in this matter and added that only time will tell what happens next.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday took to Twitter to stress on the prevailing instability in the Kashmir Valley and blamed the Centre for aggravating the problem by taking "a maximalist position."

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): A day after the Mumbai Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) against comedy collective All India Bakchod (AIB) co-founder Tanmay Bhat for posting a meme showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi using the Snapchat dog-face-filter, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O' Brien posted pictures using the same filter.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Ahead of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament and the Presidential polls on Monday, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government has convened for an all-party meeting on Sunday to seek the Opposition's support for the smooth conduct of proceedings in both the Houses.

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) [India] July 16 (ANI): Three children were killed and one was critically injured on late Saturday night by a speeding car in Amroha District on National Highway 24.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 16 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Sunday asserted that a thorough probe is necessary regarding the alleged VIP treatment being provided to former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary V. Sasikala, who is currently lodged in Parappana Agrahara central prison, over a corruption case.

New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist)- CPI (M)- on Sunday said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was trying to propagate the values of Manusmriti.