1. Rajasthan Govt may call Assembly session next week to prove majority
After Supreme Court rejected Rajasthan Assembly Speaker's petition to interfere in High Court's order over the disqualification notices to 19 rebel MLAs, Congress-led state government is mulling over to go for a floor test in the Assembly session to establish a majority.
2. NIA quizzes former Kerala secy in gold smuggling case
Suspended senior IAS officer M Sivasankar is being questioned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials here in connection with an ongoing probe into the Gold smuggling case.
3. India hits out at Pak for its approach in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
India has accused Pakistan of blocking all legal remedies to Kulbhushan Jadhav. Pakistan had earlier said July 20 is the last date of filing a review petition by Jadhav against the death sentence handed down to him by a Pakistani military court.
4. Israeli team working with DRDO to develop rapid COVID-19 testing to come to India on special plane
In a fight against COVID-19, Israel on Thursday said it will send to India a research team which has been working with the Indian side to develop a rapid testing kit for COVID-19 which can give a result within 30 seconds.
5. NGT seeks reply on drilling in Assam national park
NGT directed the Environment Ministry and Assam pollution control board to file a report on how environmental clearance to the proposed drilling of seven wells in the Dibru Saikhowa National Park was permitted without a biodiversity impact assessment.
6. Market Roundup: Sensex surges 269 points; Reliance hits lifetime high
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped 269 points on Thursday, led by gains in index heavyweight Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank amid hopes of fresh government stimulus to support the economy.
7. Saudi King undergoes surgery to remove gallbladder
Saudi Arabia's King Salman underwent a successful surgery that removed his gallbladder, the kingdom said on Thursday, just days after being admitted to hospital over inflammation of the organ.
8. German court convicts former Nazi guard, 93
A German court on Thursday convicted a 93-year-old former SS private of being an accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp, where he served as a guard in the final months of World War II. He was given a two-year suspended sentence.
9. Eng vs WI, 3rd Test: Jason Holder's side aims historic win in series decider
Jason Holder's troops had famously beaten England during the two teams' last meeting in the Caribbean Islands, so they will get to keep the trophy if they manage to eke out a positive result from the final Test.
10. Cops to summon Kangana Ranaut in Sushant Singh Rajput death case
Mumbai Police will soon issue summons to actor Kangana Ranaut to record her statement in connection with the case related to the suicide of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, officials said on Thursday.
