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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge' to facilitate the techies and start-up community to create world-class Made in India Apps. In other stories, Asserting that scientific advances cannot be "made to order", CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday alleged the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) was trying to fast track the production of a coronavirus vaccine so that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could make the announcement on Independence Day. A cousin of Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani found shot to death inside his home in Kabul. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Saturday left out wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow and all-rounder Moeen Ali while announcing their 13-man squad for the first Test against West Indies at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton which will begin from July 8 onwards.

1. PM Modi launches 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge' for techies, start-up community

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge' to facilitate the techies and start-up community to create world-class Made in India Apps.
2. CPI(M) alleges ICMR fast tracking COVID vaccine for PM's I-Day announcement

Asserting that scientific advances cannot be "made to order", CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday alleged the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) was trying to fast track the production of a coronavirus vaccine so that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could make the announcement on Independence Day.
3. 23 killed in lightning strikes in Bihar

Lightning strikes claimed at least 23 lives at various districts in Bihar on Saturday. According to the information received from the districts, 23 persons were killed by lightning during the past 24 hours in the state.
4. PM shares pictures of Sindhu Puja he performed in Ladakh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared pictures of Sindhu Puja he performed in Ladakh, saying he prayed for the peace and prosperity of the nation.
5. 1 killed, 3 wounded in shooting at Mississippi sports bar

A man was fatally shot and three others were wounded in a shooting in Mississippi's capital, an official said.
6. Ashraf Ghani's cousin shot dead

A cousin of Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani found shot to death inside his home in Kabul.
7. Hong Kong warns US over interference

The US has no right to intervene in Hong Kong's internal affairs, the city government said in an online statement, a day after the American Senate unanimously passed a punitive sanctions bill in reaction to the controversial new National Security Law imposed by China.
8. Is India losing out on Nepal?

Nepal is clearly drifting away from India. Prime Minister K.P. Oli has accused India of trying to unseat him because he has issued a new Nepali map, duly endorsed by Constitutional Amendment, claiming nearly 400 sq. kms of Indian territory in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.
9. ENG vs WI First Test: England name 13-man squad; Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali left out

10. His soul is crying: Sushant Singh Rajput's father demands CBI inquiry into his death