1. More than 100 MLAs attend CLP meet, Gehlot confident of passing trust vote
Following the Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meeting, that was attended by over 100 MLAs, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed confidence about proving his government's majority in the trust vote.
2. India records highest single day tests of COVID-19
India recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 tests of 8.3 lakh today, taking the total number of tests to 2.68 crore.
3. 16 Naxals including 4 women surrender in Chhattisgarh
Sixteen Naxals, including four women and some carrying cash rewards on their heads, today surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.
4. Jal Jeevan Mission: Nearly 5 crore houses get tap connection in one year
Under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced on Independence Day last year, nearly five crore households have received tapped water connection so far, officials said.
5. 123 Indians deported from US reach Amritsar
After being deported by the US government, over 123 Indian youths who had gone to US to fulfil their foreign dream arrived at Amritsar’s Sri Guru Ram Das International Airport.
6. Mandakini river floods Chitrakoot town in MP
The overflowing Mandakini river swept through Chitrakoot town after heavy showers battered Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.
7. Retail inflation at 6.93% in July
Retail inflation rose to 6.93 per cent in July, mainly driven by rising prices of food items like vegetables, pulses, meat and fish, government data showed.
8. Kerala man poisons own family as he wanted to live alone, sister dies
A 22-year-old man from Kerala's Kasaragod district was arrested after he confessed to having given his mother, father, and sister ice cream laced with poison. While his 16-year-old sister died, the accused's parents are hospitalised.
9. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to launch unique Fit India Freedom Run on August 14
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju will launch the largest country-wide run, the Fit India Freedom Run, on August 14.
10. Amethi police seizes exotic turtles worth Rs 6 lakh from wildlife smuggler
The Amethi police recovered 502 banned turtles from a wildlife smuggler who was on his way to sell the haul in Kolkata.
