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Published : Jul 23, 2021, 7:56 AM IST

Updated : Jul 23, 2021, 12:10 PM IST

12:02 July 23

1. Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi and HM Amit Shah over 'Pegasus' row

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has been leading a protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament over farmers' agitation and the 'Pegasus Project' media report on Friday, slammed PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

2. Raj Kundra arrest: Shilpa Shetty breaks silence, speaks about 'surviving challenges'

After being inactive on social media for three days, Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty has shared first post on Instagram following husband Raj Kundra's arrest in creating and publishing pornographic content. Shilpa's latest Instagram Story is all about being 'aware' and 'surviving challenges.'

3. Sidhu meets Capt Amarinder before taking charge as state Congress chief

Ahead of taking charge of the state Congress, Navjot Singh Sidhu met Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at the Punjab Bhawan here on Friday. According to a Congress leader, the meeting between Sidhu and Singh, who have been at loggerheads with each other for some time, was "cordial".

4. Tokyo Olympics, Day 1: Pravin finishes 31st while Atanu takes 35th spot in individual archery ranking round

India's ace recurve archer Pravin Jadhav finished 31st in the men's individual archery ranking round, while the duo of Atanu Das and Tarundeep Rai finished at 35th and 37th position respectively here at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field on Friday.

5. Bumper debut for Zomato; shares list with nearly 53 pc premium

Shares of Zomato on Friday zoomed nearly 53 per cent in its debut trade against its issue price of Rs 76. The stock made its debut at Rs 115, reflecting a huge gain of 51.31 per cent against the issue price on the BSE. It then hit a high of Rs 138, a jump of 81.57 per cent.

10:18 July 23

1. Maharashtra: 5 dead in Raigad landslide, 47 villages cut off due to floods

At least five people have died in the landslides that occurred in Maharashtra's Raigad district caused by incessant rains that battered the region over the last 24 hours.

2. Jammu and Kashmir police shoot down drone carrying explosives in Akhnoor area

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday shot down a drone and also recovered an improvised explosive device weighing 5 kg (IED) in the Akhnoor area.

3. COVID-19: India logs 35,342 fresh cases, 483 deaths

India reported 35,342 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the data updated by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry at 8 am on Friday showed.

4. Congress to protest in front of Gandhi statue in Parliament over farmers agitation, Pegasus issue

Congress MPs will hold protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament over farmers' agitation and the 'Pegasus Project' media report on Friday.

5. Lok Sabha: Congress MP moves Adjournment motion on Pegasus issue

Congress MP B Manickam Tagore on Friday has moved a motion of Adjournment of the business in Lok Sabha to discuss over 'Pegasus Project' media report.

08:59 July 23

1. Drone shot down in J-K's Kanachak, explosive material recovered

A drone has been shot down in the Kanachak area of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The police have also recovered explosive material from the drone.

2. Tokyo Olympics, Day 1: Archer Deepika Kumari finishes ninth in Women's Individual Ranking round

India's campaign at the Tokyo Olympics kickstarted on Friday with Archer Deepika Kumari finishing ninth at a score of 663 in the Women's Individual Ranking round here at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field.

3. 'Blot on democracy,' Congress flays govt for IT raids on media houses

The Congress on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Central government over the Income Tax raids on two media organisations, calling the development a "blot on Indian democracy".

4. Nearly two-thirds of global drowning deaths occur in Asia Pacific: WHO report

Nearly two-thirds of global drowning deaths occur in the Asia Pacific, said a World Health Organization (WHO) report.

5. BSF apprehends 5 Bangladeshi nationals for illegally crossing International Border in West Bengal

Border Security Force (BSF) troops have apprehended five Bangladeshi nationals, including three women, for illegally crossing the International boundary from different places of the border of West Bengal's South Bengal Frontier.

07:45 July 23

1. 2 LeT militants killed in encounter in J-K's Sopore

Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter at Warpora village of Sopore in Baramulla district, the Kashmir Zone Police said on Friday. Incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition, were recovered from them, police said.

2. Maharashtra: Landslide in Raigad district, 47 villages cut off due to floods

As rains continue to batter Maharashtra, a landslide was reported in Raigad's Kalai village on late Thursday night. As many as 47 villages were cut-off in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra after roads leading to them were submerged in water due to heavy rains and 965 families were shifted to safer places, while the Panchganga river hovered near the danger mark, officials say.

3. Why the BJP High Command might've sought CM BS Yediyurappa's resignation?

The BJP High Command is heading for a change of leadership when the state BJP is completing two years. It is said that the top leadership has sought the resignation of BS Yediyurappa without giving him much time, amid fears of corona third wave and opposition by BSY's supporters.

4. Tokyo Olympics: Archer Deepika Kumari at fourth with 334 points after first half

India Archer Deepika Kumari on Friday finished the first half of the women's individual ranking round with a score of 334 points here at the Tokyo Olympics.

5. White House 'deeply disappointed' with China for rejection of fresh COVID-19 probe

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday slammed China for rejecting a fresh World Health Organisation (WHO) probe into the origins of COVID-19.