1. Sachin Pilot will not join BJP, says sources close to him
Top Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, are in touch with Sachin Pilot and are trying to placate him, a day after the Rajasthan Deputy CM declared open rebellion against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, sources said.
2. Gold smuggling case: UDF to bring no-confidence motion against Vijayan's govt in Kerala
Congress party-led United Democratic Front has decided to bring in a no-confidence motion against Kerala government as part of its protest seeking the resignation of CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan for their alleged link with gold smuggling case.
3. Rahul again attacks Modi on India-China LAC face-off
Upping the ante against the BJP-led Central government over the India-China border face-off in Ladakh, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi indirectly accusing him of lying asleep and the nation paying the price for the same.
4. 26 high-risk staff members of Amitabh Bachchan test negative for COVID-19
26 people who had come in contact with the Bachchan family were said to be at high risk. Their swab tests results and the coronavirus reports suggest that they have come out as negative. The tests were carried out on Sunday.
5. Nepal urges India to take steps against broadcast of anti-Nepal materials
Nepal has sent a 'diplomatic note' to India, urging New Delhi to take steps against the broadcast of materials what it called 'fake, baseless and insensitive as well as abusive' to the country and its leadership by a section of the Indian media, a source said.
6. Google to invest Rs 75,000 crore to boost digitisation in India
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced a Google for India digitisation fund through which, the company will invest Rs 75,000 crore or approximately $10 billion over the next five to seven years to help India go digital.
7. High-speed 4G plans: Airtel, Vodafone violate net neutrality rules?
Classifying 4G customers on the basis of their monthly tariffs and offering priority network usage to higher-paying subscribers has raised the net neutrality debate once again in the country.
8. Daughter of Nelson Mandela passes away
Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson and Winnie Mandela, has died aged 59. State television South African Broadcasting Corporation has reported that Mandela died at a Johannesburg hospital early on Monday morning.
9. Sonu Sood pledges support for over 400 families of deceased, injured migrants
Actor Sonu Sood on Monday said he would provide financial assistance to over 400 families of deceased and injured migrant workers, hit by the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown.
10. 'We climbed Mt Everest': Kaif recalls 2002 Natwest trophy triumph
As the country celebrates 18 years of Natwest Trophy triumph, former India batsman Mohammad Kaif compared the win to climbing Mt Everest.
