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The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Centre and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to submit data on custodial deaths and reply on whether the State Human Rights Commissions are functioning across the country. In other stories, a PIL has been moved to the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored CBI inquiry into the death of Disha Salian, manager to the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The Russian Ministry of Defence has said that a COVID-19 vaccine that it developed in partnership with the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology appears to be safe. The Union Government’s decision to allow greater and independent role for the private sector in space is a long awaited and welcome move indeed.

1. SC issues notice to Centre, NHRC over custodial deaths

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Centre and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to submit data on custodial deaths and reply on whether the State Human Rights Commissions are functioning across the country.

2. PIL in SC seeking CBI inquiry into Disha Salian's death

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved to the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored CBI inquiry into the death of Disha Salian, manager to the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

3. 'States can decide cost of Covid 19 treatment'

The central government informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that pricing on COVID 19 treatment should be left to the individual state governments and costs should be earmarked. The court was hearing a PIL seeking a cap on COVID treatment in private hospitals as they are charging exorbitant amounts of money for treatment reaching to lakhs in some cases.

4. Nun Rape Case: SC dismisses Father Mulakkal's discharge plea

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by Bishop Franco Mulakkal seeking directions to discharge him from the nun rape case without a trial claiming he was innocent. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde dismissed the plea saying, "We are not saying anything on merit but we are dismissing on discharge."

5. HC rejects plea against ban on Army personnel using social media

The Delhi High Court has turned down a petition which sought court's direction to the Director General of Military Intelligence (DGMI) to withdraw its policy which had ordered the Indian Army officers to delete their accounts from social networking platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

6. 75 years on: Japan remembers atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

After Victory in Europe and with Japan not willing to surrender, the United States decided to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early August 1945, leading to ultimate defeat for the Japanese.

7. Russia bats for safety of its COVID-19 vaccine

The Russian Ministry of Defence has said that a COVID-19 vaccine that it developed in partnership with the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology appears to be safe.

8. Setback for BCCI as Vivo pulls out of IPL in wake of criticism

Smartphone manufacturer Vivo has parted away from BCCI as the title sponsor of Indian Premier League (IPL) after criticism ripped apart the Indian board for not cutting the ties with Chinese sponsors in the backdrop of rising border tension with China. Multiple media reports confirmed the new development in Indian cricket which came as a major financial setback to the BCCI. The rescheduled IPL 2020 is just a month away from the kick-off in the United Arab Emirates.

9. Sushant's IPS brother-in-law asked to pressurise Rhea Chakraborty: DCP Dahiya

A senior Mumbai police official has claimed that Sushant Singh Rajput's brother-in-law, an IPS officer, had asked him to pressurise the actor's girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty to end their relationship.

10. A New Chapter In Indian Space History

The Union Government’s decision to allow greater and independent role for the private sector in space is a long awaited and welcome move indeed. The policy, which intends to facilitate private players to build satellites, their own launch pad and jointly develop space technologies will give the expected fillip to the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) and India’s long term space ambitions.