1. Chidambaram backs JK parties on demand for special status
Former Union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday welcomed a joint resolution of six national and regional parties in Jammu and Kashmir, and appealed to them to stand "resolutely" behind their demand for restoration of the special status of the erstwhile state.
2. Muslim body unveils official logo of Ayodhya mosque
The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), the trust formed by the Uttar Pradesh Central Sunni Waqf Board for construction of an alternate mosque in Ayodhya to replace the Babri masjid, has released its official logo, which is an octagram, represented by two overlapping squares.
3. Rahul Gandhi enjoys full support of party, says Khurshid
Amid calls from within the Congress to hold polls for presidency, senior leader Salman Khurshid on Sunday said the party should give consensus a chance instead of elections which create divisiveness.
4. CAG exposes loss, embezzlement of government funds in Uttar Pradesh
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in its report has exposed the loss and embezzlement of crores of rupees in different entities of Uttar Pradesh government.
5. India rejects China's suggestion of equidistant disengagement from Finger area in Ladakh
While efforts are underway to resolve the ongoing border dispute, India has rejected the Chinese suggestion to disengage equidistantly from the Finger area in Eastern Ladakh.
6. JK authorities get high-tech equipment to clean Dal Lake
For the first time since 2012, the Jammu and Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has procured new high-tech machines for cleaning up the Dal Lake, said Shafat Ahmed Jeelani, Executive Engineer Mechanical wing LAWDA.
7. Kim Jong-un 'in coma': diplomat claims
The former aide to South Korea’s late president Kim Dae-jung on Sunday claimed that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is in coma. This came days after he handed some powers to his younger sister.
8. TikTok's parent company to launch legal action against US over ban
Chinese firm ByteDance, which owns video-sharing platform TikTok, said on Sunday it will file a lawsuit against the US government over President Donald Trump's executive order banning American transactions with the popular app while preparing plan to shut down its business in the country.
9. Badminton sweeps six awards at National Sports Awards
The 2020 National Sports Awards curved a milestone moment for Indian badminton as it received as many as record six awards which also included its first-ever Dhyanchand Award for lifetime achievement.
10. Short film titled Abhilash receives International Award
A short film based on lockdown titled Abhilash which sends out a message of awareness during the COVID-19 lockdown has bagged an international award at the Bengal Lockdown Online Film Festival in the Best Social Message Film category.
