1. MEA on Tablighi Jamaat: 1,095 lookout circulars deleted, 630 foreign members left India
As many as 1,095 lookout circulars have been deleted and 630 foreign members of the Tablighi Jamaat have left India, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. On the issue of foreign Tablighi Jamaat members stuck in India for violating visa rules and pandemic restrictions, MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the ministry has been actively facilitating their consular access, deletion of LOCs and smooth repatriation to their respective countries.
2. SSR Death case: CBI inquiry will expose drug cartels, says Ravi Kishan
Bhojpuri actor and BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Sunday said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case will expose drug cartels and several names would be revealed.
3. House collapse claims one life in Madhya Pradesh; IMD issues alert
Rains started lashing parts of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, especially its eastern districts, including Chattarpur, where a 75-year-old man lost his life after his house collapsed following downpour.
4. JEE, NEET row: Congress to hold nationwide protests today against conduct of exams
The Congress will today hold countrywide protests to oppose the government's decision to hold NEET, JEE exams during the pandemic. In a statement AICC general secretary, KC Venugopal said the move is in line with concerted opposition to this 'dictatorial move' of the government.
5. Congress will continue to sit in opposition for next 50 yrs if election doesn't happen in party: Azad
Asserting that appointed Congress president may not have even one per cent support in the party, senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, one of the signatories to the "dissident" letter, on Thursday pitched for elections to the Congress Working Committee and key organisational posts of state chiefs, district presidents, block presidents and said that those opposing are afraid of losing their positions.
6. Not legally possible to allow Indian lawyer to represent Jadhav: Pak
Pakistan said on Thursday that it was not legally possible to allow a lawyer from India to represent prisoner on death row Kulbhushan Jadhav in a court in this country.
7. "Act of God": Finance Minister links GST shortfall to Covid pandemic
Briefing reporters after the 41st meeting of the GST Council, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the economy is facing an extraordinary 'Act of God' situation, which may result in economic contraction.
8. NHRC issues notice to UP Govt in Lakhimpur Kheri rape
National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports of rape and murder of 18-year old Dalit girl in Lakhimpur Kheri and issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government. Within two weeks, NHRC has sent four notices to UP government, three of which are concerned with women safety in the state.
9. Trump, on huge White House stage, decrying Biden, radicals
Facing a moment fraught with national crises, President Donald Trump accepted his party's renomination on a massive White House South Lawn stage Thursday night, breaking with tradition by using the executive mansion as a political backdrop and defying pandemic guidelines to address a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd.
10. Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok
Walmart is the latest company to want a piece of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration.
