1. 'Sabka Prayaas' crucial for 100% India goal: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, gave a new motto of 'Sabka Prayaas' besides 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’ to achieve a 100% India goal.
2. Taliban captures Jalalabad, inches further closer to Kabul
The Taliban has taken control of another big city, Jalalabad, the capital of the Nangarhar province, local media reported on Sunday. A former senior advisor of the embattled Afghan government has confirmed this.
3. Fire breaks out in Delhi hotel; 2 dead
At least two people were confirmed dead in a fire that broke out at a hotel in Delhi's Dwarka. The two bodies were recovered.
4. Several feared drowned in Ganga as boat comes in contact with power line
A boat carrying at least 200 people from Kachi Dargah Ghat to Raghopur came in contact with 33,000 KV power line in the Ganges, which led to some passengers collapse on the boat and others fall into the river. Several people may have been washed away by the strong currents, it is suspected.
5. COVID-19: India reports 36K fresh cases; 493 deaths
India reported 36,083 fresh COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, a bulletin from the Union Health Ministry stated at 8 am on Sunday. In the same duration, the country saw 37,927 recoveries and 493 deaths.
