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Published : Jul 20, 2021, 8:43 AM IST

Updated : Jul 20, 2021, 2:00 PM IST

13:53 July 20

1.Illegal Rohingya migrants pose threat to national security: Govt tells LS

Illegal Rohingya migrants pose a threat to national security and there are reports that some of them have indulged in illegal activities, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai's written reply came in response to a question by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member Ritesh Pandey.

2. PM Modi asks BJP MPs to defeat Cong lies with truth, make people aware about govt work

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Bharatiya Janata Party Members of Parliament to take truth and facts about the government's work before the people so that the opposition's lies won't fill the vacuum created by lack of communication or truth.

3.First discussion, then presentation: Mallikarjun Kharge on PM's briefing on COVID-19

The Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said if Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to give a presentation on COVID then the discussion on the matter should be held first in the House.

4. Chhattisgarh: ITBP jawan killed in encounter with Naxals

A jawan of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was killed and an assistant sub-inspector injured in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Tuesday, police said.

5. Bangladesh woman gang rape case; NIA begins probe in K'taka

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has begun the probe in connection with a sensational gang-rape case involving a woman from Bangladesh, in Bengaluru. The NIA has lodged a separate FIR which involves human trafficking and illegal border crossing.

12:23 July 20

1. India's Covid deaths 10 times the official toll: Report

India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the south Asian country.

2. Monsoon Session: Both Houses adjourned amid Oppn uproar over Pegasus snooping row

Following a stormy session of Parliament on July 19 over the Pegasus snooping row, the Opposition's furore in both Houses continued on Tuesday too. As the Opposition stalled proceedings, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice till 1 pm while the Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm.

3. IPL, gold scam to pornography case: 5 Major controversies of Raj Kundra

Bollywood diva Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra is arrested by the Mumbai Police late on Monday night for allegedly making pornographic content and publishing them through mobile applications. This is, however, not the first time when Mr. Kundra would be hogging headlines. The businessman husband of Shilpa has stirred major controversies in past as well.

4. Shiv Nadar steps down as MD of HCL: Know his journey

Shiv Nadar, a pioneer in the Indian IT sector, stepped down as the managing director and board member of HCL Technologies on July 19, 2021. In July last year, Nadar had stepped down from the chairman's role and Roshni succeeded him, becoming the first woman to chair a listed Indian IT firm.

5. Heavy showers continue to drench Mumbai, Delhi; at least 7 killed

A 27-year-old man drowned at a railway underpass in south Delhi's Pul Prahladpur area while he was reportedly trying to take a selfie in the rains. It is being said that the man slipped and drowned as the area was waterlogged. There were several reports of water-logging since Monday morning. A DTC bus was also reported to have broken down at Kanjhawala Chowk, leading to traffic jams.

11:13 July 20

1.Cong plans nationwide agitation on 'Pegasus Project' report

After it emerged that former party President Rahul Gandhi, among others, was one of the potential targets of snooping using the Pegasus spyware developed by Israel's NSO Group, the Congress has planned nationwide agitation and has decided to raise the issue in Parliament.

2.Congress leaders demand judicial probe into Pegasus row

As the 'Pegasus Project' has caught the government off guard, several state units of the Congress have called for a probe into the matter and asked the government and the Prime Minister to come clean on the matter.

3. At 30,093, India sees lowest daily COVID-19 cases in 125 days

India reported 30,093 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the data updated by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry at 8 am on Tuesday.

4. SIT sumbits sex tape case report involving former Karnataka minister

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday submitted its report regarding Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramesh Jarkiholi's alleged involvement in the sex tape case to the Karnataka High Court.

5. Monsoon session: BJP holds parliamentary party meet

The parliamentary party meeting of BJP was held on Tuesday before the commencement of proceedings on the second day of the monsoon session. The meeting was attended by all MPs of the party including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The meeting was held adhering to COVID-19 protocols.

09:34 July 20

1. Abhishek taunts Amit Shah over revelations of snooping, asks him to come well prepared for 2024

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Monday taunted Union Home Minister Amit Shah over allegations of snooping against him, saying Shah was unable to save his face from the humiliation of Bengal assembly poll defeat despite spying on him. He mockingly asked the senior BJP leader to come back well prepared for 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

2. Court sends entire family to judicial custody for dowry harassment, says this has to 'stop forever'

As dowry harassment cases are occupying the centre stage, with even Kerala Governor staging a protest, a court here hearing a dowry case has sent all four family members that include a doctor to judicial custody for alleged physical and mental torture of a woman.

3. Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan's latest poster out, film to hit big screens in 2022

The first part of filmmaker Mani Ratnam's Tamil-language historical drama Ponniyin Selvan is set to be released in 2022, the makers announced on Monday. The star-studded magnum opus features an ensemble of actors like Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Karthi, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Jayaram, Jayam Ravi and Aishwarya Lekshmi among others.

4.Bezos' space flight on 52 years of moon landing!

Jeff Bezos will blast off to space at 6:30 PM (IST) on Tuesday, joined by his brother Mark Bezos, woman aviator Wally Funk (82) and teenager Oliver Daemen, from West Texas, United States, on board the Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule. Today's event holds a special significance as it was on this day that the Apollo 11 had landed on the moon 52-years ago in the year 1969.

5. US and allies blame China for hacking Microsoft Exchange

The United States and its allies on Monday blamed the Chinese government for the massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and asserted that Beijing-affiliated cyber operators have conducted ransomware operations.

08:38 July 20

1. Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra arrested for pornography

Mumbai crime branch on Monday night arrested businessman and Bollywood actor Shilpa's Shetty's husband Raj Kundra on charges of creating pornographic content and uploading them on some apps.

2. Pegasus Snoop Gate threatens to derail the monsoon session

An investigative report by a group of international publications led by France based Forbidden Stories, which also partnered with an Indian news portal The Wire, led to a stormy start to the monsoon session of the Parliament as a combative opposition targeted the government for alleged spying of politicians and journalists and election officials.

3. Pegasus Project report: AAP MP gives Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday gave a Zero Hour notice in Rajya Sabha on the 'Pegasus Project' media report. On Monday, the AAP MP had given a 'suspension of business' notice under Rule 267 over revelations of the scale of Pegasus spyware.

4. 30 killed in bomb blast in Iraqi capital

A roadside bomb attack targeted a Baghdad suburb Monday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens of others at a crowded market, Iraqi medical officials said. The attack took place in the Wahailat market in Sadr City, Iraq’s military said in a statement.

5. Leftist rural teacher declared president-elect in Peru

Rural teacher-turned-political novice Pedro Castillo has become the winner of Peru's presidential election after the country's longest electoral count in 40 years.

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