6. Mandakini river floods Chitrakoot town in MP
The overflowing Mandakini river swept through Chitrakoot town after heavy showers battered Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.
7. Retail inflation at 6.93% in July
Retail inflation rose to 6.93 per cent in July, mainly driven by rising prices of food items like vegetables, pulses, meat and fish, government data showed.
8. Kerala man poisons own family as he wanted to live alone, sister dies
A 22-year-old man from Kerala's Kasaragod district was arrested after he confessed to having given his mother, father, and sister ice cream laced with poison. While his 16-year-old sister died, the accused's parents are hospitalised.
9. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to launch unique Fit India Freedom Run on August 14
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju will launch the largest country-wide run, the Fit India Freedom Run, on August 14.
10. Amethi police seizes exotic turtles worth Rs 6 lakh from wildlife smuggler
The Amethi police recovered 502 banned turtles from a wildlife smuggler who was on his way to sell the haul in Kolkata.