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Explosion in Kabul
An explosion was reported in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, close to the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, a police spokesman told Reuters.
He said the explosion was believed to have been caused by a suicide attacker but had no further details.
Jammu: Four Dead in a Landslide
Four people died after a landslide hit Sehar Baba waterfall near Riasi area in Jammu, news agency ANI reported.
Search and rescue operations, launched by the Army, underway.
Uddhav Thackeray Refuses to Meet TDP Delegation: Report
In a significant political development ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, a delegation of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) was to meet non-Congress and non-BJP party leaders in Mumbai on Sunday, informed sources said.
TDP's Lok Sabha floor leader Thota Narasimham and MP P Ravindra Babu were to call on Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday evening. But according to CNN-News18, Thackeray refused to meet the delegation, which was to purportedly discuss the no-confidence motion against the Modi government.
The TDP leaders are scheduled to meet leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and of some other parties.
It is also expected that the TDP will appeal to various parties to support the Special Category Status it has demanded for Andhra Pradesh.
Modi Slams Opposition Regarding Farmers Issues in UP's Mirzapur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Mirzapur on Sunday, 15 July, slammed the opposition for leaving projects incomplete and their laxity in raising MSP for farmers in the past. He attacked previous governments for neglecting the people.
“Those who are shedding crocodile tears for farmers today should be asked why did they not see irrigation projects which were left incomplete throughout the nation during their tenure,” he said while addressing the public.
Earlier that day, the prime minister dedicated the Bansagar canal project to the nation, and laid the foundation stone of Mirzapur Medical College, among other developmental projects.