Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha files nomination for Presidential poll

Assam government to set up National Centre for Disease Control unit in Guwahati | Oneindia News*News

Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta has said that the state government will set up a National Centre for Disease Control unit at Rani on the outskirts of Guwahati; IAF helicopters would be pressed into service to search for 19 Assam construction workers who went missing from the Indo-China border in Arunachal Pradesh; Manipur Governor La Ganesan ordered the closure of all state schools for students studying up to class 7 till August 7; The results of the presidential elections have caused an agitation within the Tripura BJP rank and file as two ruling party legislators cast their vote in favour of opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. #Assam #NCDC #Guwahati

Draupadi Murmu becomes the 15th President of Republic of India | Oneindia news *Breaking

NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu has been elected as the 15th president of the country and has defeated the opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha with a comprehensive margin of votes, more than double the count received by Sinha. Draupadi Murmu, with this victory, has become the first tribal president of the country. #DraupadiMurmu #PresidentialElection2022 #FirstTribalPresident

Presidential Elections 2022: Counting of votes begins at Rashtrapati Bhawan | Oneindia News *News

Counting for the Presidential polls has started at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. The contest is between BJP-led NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu and joint Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. #PresidentalElections #Murmu #YashwantSinha

Presidential elections 2022: How is the President elected in India | Oneindia news *News

The counting of votes for the new president of India, the voting for which took place on July 18th, begun at 11 am on Thursday. India will get its new president today and in the race to Rashtrapati Bhavan, NDA nominee Draupadi Murmu has an edge over opposition's Yashwant Sinha due to majority support in the electoral-college. But who are a part of this electoral college and how is the president elected in India? #PresidentialElections2022 #DraupadiMurmu #YashwantSinha

Presidential polls 2022 to begin today: Draupadi Murmu vs Yashwant Sinha | Oneindia News*News

Today, approximately 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs will vote to elect the 15th President of India, with NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu having a clear edge over Opposition's Yashwant Sinha. #DraupadiMurmu #YashwantSinha #IndianPresident

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Smriti | Independence Day 2022 | Oneindia News

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the Congress party reached Gandhi Smriti and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, as part of the party's 'Azadi Gaurav Yatra', on Independence Day. #RahulGandhi #HappyIndependenceDay #75th IndependenceDay

Akhilesh Yadav: 'BJP taught lesson by socialists in Bihar, UP will follow' | Oneindia news *Politics

The recent turn of events in the politics of Bihar left the entire country glued to their screens. Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state post breaking all ties with the BJP and forming a 'Mahagathbandhan' government by teaming up with the RJD. Referring to the change of the political situation in Bihar, the Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said an 'August Kranti' has been lunched in Bihar, and the BJP government will meet a similar fate in Uttar Pradesh. #AkhileshYadav #BJP #Bihar

Akhilesh Yadav takes a dig at Yogi Adityanath amid minister's resignation | Oneindia news

Taking a dig at Yogi Adityanath and the recent ongoing controversy in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav said in a statement today that " sometimes bulldozers can also backfire." This statement comes amid the recent news of the corruption charges against some ministers of the Yogi government and the subsequent resignation of Dinesh Khatik. #AkhileshYadav #YogiAdityanath #DineshKathik

Yashwant Sinha files nomination for Presidential election in Delhi | Oneindia News *News

Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Monday filed his nomination for the top post in the presence of Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Akhilesh Yadav, and others. #YashwantSinha #PresidentialElections #DraupadiMurmu

Farooq Abdullah calls for probe into Amarnath cloudburst incident | Oneindia News *news

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah calls for probe into Amarnath Yatra Cloudburst incident. At least 17 people were killed and dozens swept away by the flash flood triggered by a cloudburst near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath. #AmarnathYatra #FarooqAbdullah #Cloudburst Amarnath Yatra, Farooq Abdullah, Cloudburst, Amarnath Yatra Cloudburst, Farooq Abdullah On Amarnath Yatra, Farooq Abdullah Calls For Investigation, Amarnath Yatra Tragedy, Jammu & Kashmir, National Conference President, Tents & Langars, Community Kitchen, J&K, J&K Government, NDRF, SDRF, Heavy Rains, Oneindia News, Oneindia News English

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar dissolves all departments & cells in a sudden move | Oneindia News*News

Yesterday, a senior NCP leader, Praful Patel said that the Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has dissolved all departments and cells of his political party with immediate effect. #NCP #SharadPawar #PrafulPatel

Assam floods: 4 kids among 12 killed in last 24 hours, death toll rises over 100 |Oneindia News*News

12 more people, including four children, were killed in the last 24 hours in Assam floods; Shiv Sena today said it will consider quitting alliance with the Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP if the rebels come back in ‘24 hours’; Mumbai recorded 2,479 new Covid-19 cases; Polling is underway for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across five states and one Union Territory. #Assam #AssamFloods #AssamRains

Planned Parenthood To Invest Record $50 Million on Pivotal Midterm Elections

Planned Parenthood , To Invest Record $50 Million , on Pivotal Midterm Elections. AP reports that the nation's leading reproductive health care provider is investing heavily in elections where abortion rights are on the ballot. The efforts will be aimed at governors' offices, Senate seats and legislative races in nine states where access to abortion hinges on the outcome of the election. . According to Planned Parenthood, the funding will be focused in , Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Who wins in these midterm elections will determine whether a state has access to abortion and potentially determine whether we will face a national abortion ban, Jenny Lawson, executive director of Planned Parenthood Votes, via Associated Press. We will be clear about who is on which side, Jenny Lawson, executive director of Planned Parenthood Votes, via Associated Press. AP reports that abortion has already been banned or heavily restricted in about a dozen Republican-led states. . When people go to vote this November, nearly half of the folks voting could be living in a state that either has already banned abortion or is quickly moving to ban abortion. These are entirely new circumstances, Jenny Lawson, executive director of Planned Parenthood Votes, via Associated Press. There are a lot of issues people care about, certainly, but the state of abortion access is absolutely one of the defining issues this November, Jenny Lawson, executive director of Planned Parenthood Votes, via Associated Press. Planned Parenthood has set a goal of contacting 6 million voters in a campaign to drive election day turnout by Democrats and independents. Planned Parenthood has set a goal of contacting 6 million voters in a campaign to drive election day turnout by Democrats and independents

North Carolina Sheriff Stocks Schools With AR-15 Rifles

Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood made the decision to stock the six schools located in the country with the semiautomatic rifles. The actions comes in the wake of school shootings such as that occurred in Uvalde, TX. Uvalde law enforcement has received nationwide condemnation for the response to the shooting. In defending his decision to stock NC schools with semiautomatic weapons, ... Harwood referenced the Uvalde shooting, calling the response "egregiously poor decision-making." According to Harwood, the AR-15 rifles would be locked in a safe to be used by a school resource officer (SRO). The sheriff's office is working in tandem with the NC school district in question. News of the sheriff's decision has sparked controversy. Some, including UNC academics, say that the presence of an SRO and such a weapon in schools can lead to increased violence.

Watch: The moment a pilot lands his plane on a US motorway

Flying with his father on a small plane over North Carolina, flight attendant Vincent Fraser had no other option than to land on Highway 19 in Swain County when his engine started to die.

Scientists Are Developing Heatwave-Resistant Plants Amid Worsening Climate Crisis

Scientists Are Developing , Heatwave-Resistant Plants , Amid Worsening Climate Crisis. About 40% of all crops are lost to pests and disease through modern agricultural methods. 'The Independent' reports that the outlook has become even more grim as the climate crisis worsens. Heatwaves can decimate crops, impacting supplies of human food, livestock feed and biofuel. . High temperatures can also impact plants' defenses against pathogens and insects. A team of scientists at U.S. and Chinese institutions believe they have identified the exact process which leads to failing plant immunity as temperatures rise. The team has worked out a method of stopping this process and boosting the plants' defenses during periods of higher temperatures. . Plants get a lot more infections at warm temperatures because their level of basal immunity is down. , Sheng-Yang He, study lead author and biology professor at North Carolina’s Duke University, via 'The Independent'. Researchers discovered that levels of a defense hormone called salicylic acid rise by up to seven-fold when plants come under attack by predators or diseases. We were able to make the whole plant immune system [for thale cress] more robust at warm temperatures, Sheng-Yang He, study lead author and biology professor at North Carolina’s Duke University, via 'The Independent'. If this is true for crop plants as well, that’s a really big deal because then we have a very powerful weapon, Sheng-Yang He, study lead author and biology professor at North Carolina’s Duke University, via 'The Independent'. The team's work was published , in the journal 'Nature.'

Eknath Shinde says collation with MVA was a betrayal to Balasaheb Thackeray| Oneindia News *News

Eknath Shinde says Uddhav Thackeray betrayed Balasaheb when he joined hands with the NCP and Congress. #EknathShinde #Balasaheb #UddhavThackeray

Shiv Sena MLA, Eknath Shinde and other MLAs untraceable after MLC polls | Oneindia news *Politics

In a major development and huge political crisis in Maharashtra, 12 Shiv Sena MLAs including Eknath Shinde have reportedly gone missing and are untraceable since the MLC polls. The development could rattle the MVA, comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, as some Sena MLAs are believed to be in touch with Shinde. #EknathShinde #ShivSena #UddhavThackeray

Lok Sabha Bypolls: BJP claims win Azamgarh and Rampurhat seats in Uttar Pradesh |Oneindia News *News

Counting for Lok Sabha bypolls took place on Monday, in what could be said as a major setback to Samajwadi Party, the party lost to claim the Azamgarh seat, which has been its stronghold for quite some time now. #LokSabha #Bypolls #BJP