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Mizoram Congress Leaders to meet Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi at 5.30 PM today at AICC headquarters in Delhi to discuss election preparedness. 

Delhi's Patiala House Court commences hearing on the cancellation report filed by Delhi Police in the POCSO case against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. This case was registered on the complaint of a minor wrestler.

Maharashtra Political Crisis News: NCP Pune city working committee held a meeting today and passed a resolution to support NCP chief Sharad Pawar and condemned the BJP for trying to break the party.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi says terrorism is a threat to regional and global peace.

"We will have to fight against terrorism...Some countries use cross-border terrorism as an instrument of their policies and give shelter to terrorists. SCO should not hesitate to criticize such countries. SCO countries should condemn it. There should be no double standards on terrorism," says PM Modi at SCO meet.

"We do not see the SCO as an extended neighbourhood, but rather as an extended family. Security, economic development, connectivity, unity, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and environmental protection are the pillars of our vision for SCO" says PM Modi at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. 

Heated scenes were seen at the Karnataka Assembly as BJP MLAs storm the well of the House on the issues of the implementation of the five guarantees of the Congress Government in the State.

"I have seen pictures of this convention centre. This will be the centre of spiritual conferences and academic programs. Experts from all across the world will come here and I hope this centre will help the youth of the country," PM Modi says during the inauguration of the Sai Hira Global Convention Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Puttaparthi.

All educational institutions including professional colleges in Ernakulam district will remain closed on July 5 due to excessive rainfall in the region. All mining operations have been suspended until further notice, says District Collector NSK Umesh.

Since the onset of the monsoon, several parts of the country have been receiving rainfall. Parts of Jammu and Kashmir received rainfall today morning.

Due to excessive rain in the region, the holiday has been announced by the District authority in all schools and colleges in Mangaluru, Mulki, Ullal, Moodbidri and Bantwal. 

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will shortly inaugurate a new NCP party office near Mantralaya in Mumbai.

India is all set to virtually host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit today. The summit will witness the participation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.