1. Bihar floods affect more areas; Over 39 lakh people affected
More parts of Bihar were on Thursday affected by floods, caused by rise in water levels of rivers originating in Nepal, though the disaster management department asserted that this has resulted in no fresh loss of lives.
2. Flood situation improves further in Assam, toll increases to 134
The flood situation in Assam improved further on Thursday though one more person lost his life taking the toll to 134 in the calamity.
3. Unhappy MLAs should attend assembly session as they were elected on Congress symbol: Gehlot
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday expressed confidence that his government will complete its full term and said "unhappy MLAs" should attend the assembly session as they have been elected on Congress symbol.
4. 'Sushant not a guy who could commit suicide', says Ankita Lokhande
Sushant Singh Rajput’s former girlfriend Ankita Lokhande has refuted allegations of depression against the late actor. She said, depression is a big word and Sushant 'wasn’t a depressed guy'.
5. ASI found murdered at stone quarry in Ranchi
An assistant sub-inspector of police was found murdered in Jharkhand's Ranchi on Friday. According to reports, the deceased has been identified as ASI Kameshwar Ravidas, whose body was found at a stone quarry in Tupudana.
6. Telangana govt vows to protect its share of Godavari, Krishna waters
Telangana government has decided to protect the rights of the state in the Godavari and Krishna river waters at any cost. A high-level meeting chaired by chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao unanimously decided that there was no question of losing even a single drop of water and resolved that the state government is ready to fight for its rights to any extent.
7. Global experts stress on rigorous standards as COVID vaccines across globe enter human trial phase
Amid the race to develop an effective vaccine against COVID-19, top global experts emphasised on the need to execute human trials with sufficient rigour to meet the standards of regulatory agencies throughout the world. It is to be noted that COVID vaccine candidates across the world entered different stages of human trials. Two vaccine candidates form India, Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila started phase 1 and 2 human trials.
8. Office of CEO didn't choose agency with BJP links: ECI tells Chavan
After former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan wrote to the Election Commission demanding an inquiry into the allegations that an advertising company owned by a BJP office-bearer was hired to issue election-related online advertisements, the poll body clarified that the office of the CEO did not choose the agency for the campaign.
9. Four die after consuming spurious liquor in Punjab
As many as four persons lost their lives after consuming spurious liquor at Muchhal village in Punjab's Amritsar district. All the victims belonged to families below the poverty line. Meanwhile, a four-member SIT has been constituted under a superintendent of police to investigate the case.
10. '...Don't want to wait for three months and then find out ballots were missing': Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he doesn't want the presidential election to be postponed. Moreover, he also expressed apprehension about the ballots system of voting. The US President, speaking of COVID-19 pandemic said this could have been stopped in China.
