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The Supreme Court has dismissed two review petitions filed against its judgment which decriminalized adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code. Congress leaders and workers on Monday took to streets to protest against the hike in the prices of petrol and diesel across the country despite COVID-19 pandemic. Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi in a video message said that the Coronavirus pandemic and the fuel price rise has made life difficult for the common people. The gross state domestic product (GSDP) of all states is likely to contract up to 14.3 per cent in the current financial year due to the impact of COVID-19-induced lockdown on economic activities. While everyone is waiting with bated breath for the ICC to announce the fate of the T20 World Cup in October-November, the international body is not just worried about the showpiece event in Australia.

1. SC refuses to modify its order on criminalizing adultery

2. Congress holds nationwide protests against fuel price hike

3. Construction, textiles industries struggling in absence of migrant workers

4. BSP stands with BJP on India-China border issue: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati on Monday said that her party stands with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the India-China border issue.
5. States' GSDP to contract 1.4-14.3 per cent in FY21: Report

6. Govt allows export of COVID-19 PPE medical coveralls; monthly quota fixed at 50 lakh units

7. Beyond 'love,' Trump has little to show from N Korea talks

Hours after an astonishing summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump boldly declared a breakthrough. “There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea,” he tweeted.
8. Bangladesh defence secretary dies from COVID-19

Bangladesh defence secretary Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury on Monday died at a hospital here due to the novel coronavirus, the government has confirmed.
9. ICC to review World Test Championship schedule after gauging COVID-19 impact

10. In memory of Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi Pednekar pledges to feed 550 impoverished families