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Published : Jul 31, 2021, 8:42 AM IST

Updated : Jul 31, 2021, 6:40 PM IST

18:32 July 31

1.Border row: Assam CM, 4 senior cops, two admin officials booked by Mizoram Police

They have been booked under various charges, including attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy, Mizoram Inspector General of Police (Headquarter) John Neihlaia told media.

2. Former Union Minister Babul Supriyo quits politics

BJP MP & ex-Union Minister Babul Supriyo has quit politics, making an announcement through his Facebook page. "Goodbye. I'm not going to any political party. TMC, Congress, CPI(M) nobody has called me, I'm not going anywhere...One need not be in politics to do social work," he said on social media.

3. JDU national executive meet today, new party president likely

The JDU has called for an emergency national executive meeting, where the party might get a new national president. The meeting has been called to discuss the blueprint of the membership campaign and the preparations for the upcoming assembly elections.

4. Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu suffers straight games defeat to Tai Tzu Ying

World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying thrashed PV Sindhu 21-18, 21-12 to reach 2020 Tokyo Olympics women's singles badminton final. Sindhu was no match for deceptive Tai. Sindhu will now play bronze medal match against He Bingjiao who lost to Chen Yu Fei in the first semifinal earlier on Saturday.

5. Taliban should be held responsible for war crimes, says Afghanistan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan also urged the international community to exert necessary pressure on the Taliban to prevent their continued bloodshed and war crimes.

16:35 July 31

1.Major changes that will impact your money from August 1

Like every calendar month, the next August will start with lots of changes to matters of personal finance for the common man. ETV Bharat presents you with some of those important changes related to financial transaction rules as well as prices of essentials, and their likely impact on the household budget.

2. Former Union Minister Babul Supriyo quits politics

3. Union Health Secretary stresses on monitoring home isolation, avoid mingling

More than 80 percent active cases in these states are reported to be in home isolation. There is a need to effectively and strictly monitor these cases so that they are not intermingling and circulating in their neighborhoods, community, village, mohalla, ward, and spreading the infection, a meeting chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan pointed out.

4. Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu suffers straight games defeat to Tai Tzu Ying

5. Tokyo Olympics: Boxer Pooja Rani goes down to Li Qian in quarterfinal

The Chinese boxer advanced to the semi-final of the showpiece event after defeating Pooja. The Rio bronze medallist got off to a good start as she won the first round. All five judges gave her a 10 while Pooja bagged nine points.

16:07 July 31

1.Not in race for JD(U) Chief, would like RCP Singh to continue: Upendra Kushwaha

JD(U)'s Parliamentary Board Committee Chairman Upendra Kushwaha speaking to ETV Bharat ahead of the party's national executive meeting at 4PM in Delhi today, said that RCP Singh should continue as the party's national president.

2. Top Pak militant killed is Jaish chief's kin & a Pulwama conspirator

A top Pakistani terrorist commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammad and a relative of JeM chief Masood Azhar was one of the terrorists killed in an early morning encounter between militants and security forces in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said on Saturday.

3. Vice Admiral SN Ghormade takes charge as Navy Vice Chief

Vice Admiral SN Ghormade on Saturday took over as the new Vice Chief of Naval Staff succeeding Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar. He was earlier the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations and Training) in the Integrated Defence Staff headquarters. Ghormade has also served as the chief of staff of the Eastern Naval Command.

4. BJP using e-Ravanas' on social media to spread propaganda and hatred: Akhilesh Yadav

The BJP is using e-Ravanas on social media to spread propaganda and hatred ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged on Saturday while underlining the perils of fake news on virtual platforms.

5. Biden lands win, but virus surge threatens to derail agenda

Joe Biden wagered his campaign and now his presidency on the premise that government itself could still work, even at a time of fractious political division. When the Senate voted this week, with bipartisan support, to begin work on an infrastructure bill that Biden supported, he seemed to have proof of the concept.

13:41 July 31

1.Key conspirator in 2019 Pulwama attack killed in encounter

A top Jaish-e-Mohammad commander, who was one among the key conspirators behind the 2019 Pulwama attack that killed 40 CRPF men, was among the two militants killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Mohammed Ismal Alvi alias Lamboo alias Adnan, the JeM commander, was a relative of Masood Azhar, the founder of JeM.

2. PM Modi interacts with IPS probationers, tells them next 25 years crucial for India's development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with IPS probationers and said the coming 25 years of their career is going to be the most important time period for India's development, adding that the spirit of 'Nation First, Always First' should reflect in their actions.

3. Vice Admiral SN Ghormade takes charge as Navy Vice Chief

4. Gangster Chhota Rajan discharged from AIIMS, returns to Tihar jail

Gangster Chhota Rajan, who was admitted to AIIMS on Tuesday due to stomach ache, was discharged from the hospital and taken back to Tihar jail, officials said on Saturday.

5. Himachal landslides: 2 BRO officers lose lives in rescue ops

Two Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officers lost their lives during rescue and relief operations in Himachal Pradesh, which is witnessing flash floods and landslides due to heavy rainfall. The BRO lost an engineer and a project officer during relief and rescue operations in the state

12:39 July 31

1. IED defused in J-K's Rajouri; search operations on to nab militants

The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of the Indian Army averted a major tragedy on Saturday with the timely detection and defusal of a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in J&K's border district of Rajouri.

2.Will take place 'pretty shortly': K'taka CM on Cabinet expansion

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that the cabinet expansion will take place "pretty shortly". He said he will meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday on Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund for last year and this year.

3. Air India Express flight makes emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram due to cracked windshield

An Air India Express flight from here to Saudi Arabia had to make an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram international airport on Saturday after a crack in the windshield of the aircraft was detected, an airport official said.

4. Hansal Mehta supports Shilpa Shetty, says 'vilification' is 'pattern'

Bollywood filmmaker Hansal Mehta has extended his support for actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra, who has been in the news after her husband Raj Kundra was arrested in a case connected with the creation and distribution of pornographic content.

5. Experts anticipate 'redeployment' of Pak terror groups against India as Taliban tightens grip over Afghanistan

With the deadline of US troop's withdrawal barely a month away and the increasing grip of the Taliban over Afghanistan, experts anticipate the "redeployment" of Pakistani terrorist groups like Lashkar- e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) that have historically targeted India.

11:30 July 31

1. NSO blocks some govt clients from using its spyware over misuse claims: Report

Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group, which is at the centre of the Pegasus snooping scandal, has temporarily blocked several government clients around the world from using its spyware technology as the firm probes its alleged abuses, according to a US media report.

2. Two Pak intruders shot dead by BSF in Punjab

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday said its troopers shot dead two intruders from Pakistan in Punjab's frontier district of Ferozepur. On July 30 at about 8.48 p.m., BSF troops deployed in Thehkelan (Amarkot) in Ferozepur observed suspicious movement of intruders sneaking inside Indian territory.

3. Chandigarh-Manali Highway closed due to landslide, restoration work underway

Chandigarh-Manali Highway (NH-3) has been blocked due to a landslide near the Pandoh area of Mandi district on Saturday.

4. Tokyo Olympics, Day 9: India women's hockey team defeat South Africa, stay in contention for QF berth

The India women's hockey team defeated South Africa 4-3 in their final Pool A game here at the Oi Hockey Stadium South Pitch on Saturday. As a result of this win, India's hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals remain intact.

5. US Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker off Oman, killing 2

US Navy explosive experts believe a drone strike targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board, the American military said on Saturday.

10:26 July 31

1. 2 militants killed in J-K's Pulwama

Security forces on Saturday killed two unidentified militants in an encounter at Namibian and Marsar of Dachigam forest, Pulwama, Kashmir Zone Police said.

2.NIA conducts raids at 14 locations in J&K

The National Investigating Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted raids at 14 locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with cases related to IED's found at different places, officials said.

3.India logs 41,649 new COVID-19 cases, 593 deaths

India reported 41,649 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 Saturday. The death toll climbed to 4,23,810 with 593 daily fatalities. The active cases stand at 4,08,920.

4.IISc develops high-strength hydrogels for cartilage repair

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers have developed strongly bonded nanocomposite hydrogels to repair injured or diseased cartilage.

5. MP:22 prisoners injured as barrack wall collapses in Bhind district jail

Twenty-two prisoners were injured, one of them grievously, after a wall of a barrack in Bhind district jail of Madhya Pradesh collapsed early on Saturday, an official said. The wall of Barrack Number 6 caved in around 5.10 am, Bhind Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Singh said.

09:22 July 31

1. Tokyo Olympics, Day 9: Das loses to Furukawa in pre-quarters, Indian archery campaign ends without medal

India's archery campaign at the Olympics ended without a medal after Atanu Das lost to home favourite Takaharu Furukawa 6-4 in an intense five-setter in the men's individual pre-quarterfinals here on Saturday.

2. Trump pressured justice department officials to declare 2020 election corrupt

Former US President Donald Trump pressured top justice department officials to call the 2020 election corrupt, according to newly released documents.

3. BJP coming out with a documentary on post-poll violence in West Bengal

In an attempt to highlight the post-poll violence in the state, BJP has now decided to come out with a unique documentary highlighting the different shades of political ferocity in the state since the assembly election results were announced. The members of the party's IT cell will be responsible for the creation of the documentary.

4. Security guard killed in attack on UN office in Afghanistan

A security guard was killed and several others were injured after the Taliban attacked the United Nations' office at Herat in Afghanistan.

5. Iraq military: Many feared dead in terrorist attack in north

An attack on a funeral procession in northern Iraq has claimed a number of victims, Iraq's military said in a statement on Friday. The military said the terrorist attack in the province of Salahaddin resulted in a number of victims but did not provide specific figures.

08:34 July 31

1.Congress brainstorming over Prashant Kishor's plan for its revival

In view of the 2024 General Elections, Congress is preparing itself by firstly getting active to make the organizational changes and for that, party has begun brainstorming over the revival plan suggested by the political strategist Prashant Kishor.

2. Assam Police summon Mizoram MP, 6 officials, Zoramthanga for amicable solution

The Assam Police has issued summons to Mizoram's Rajya Sabha member and six officials, including a Deputy Commissioner and a Superintendent of Police, for their alleged role in Monday's border violence, which left six of its personnel dead and over 100 people from both states injured, officials said on Friday.

3. Maharashtra's 11-term MLA Ganpatrao Deshmukh passes away at 94

Ganpatrao Deshmukh, a 11-time MLA from the state and a senior leader of the Peasants and Workers Party (PWP), passed away at a private hospital in Solapur on late Friday evening, said sources.

4.Tokyo Olympics, Day 9: Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for finals, Seema out

Kamalpreet Kaur stormed in the finals with spectacular display of Discus throwing in the in Group B match. She registered 60.29, 63.97, 64.00 and finished second in Group B.

5.First evacuation flight brings 221 Afghans, many kids, to US

The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, including scores of children and babies in arms, to new lives in the United States on Friday, and President Joe Biden said he was proud to welcome them home.

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