1 Rajasthan Crisis: BJP demands CBI probe into illegalities and phone tapping
Attacking the Congress on the on-going political crisis in Rajasthan, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra accused the opposition party of hatching a conspiracy and creating a fake phone conversation at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's residence to tarnish the image of BJP. He said that the party wants a CBI probe into the into this matter, whether phone tapping was done or SOPs were followed or not.
2 No amount of hate can ever deface a giant: Rahul Gandhi on Periyar Statue attack
A day after some unidentified miscreants threw saffron colour on Periyar statue, the act was highly condemned by former Congress President Rahul Gandhi. However, a similar incident of vandalisation was reported from Kallakurichi district following which opposition parties demanded strict action.
3 Robots deployed to serve COVID-19 patients in Vadodara hospital
Two robots have been deployed at Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad (SSG) Hospital in Vadodara, Gujarat, to serve food and medicines to Covid-19 patients. This initiative was taken as a precautionary measure to mitigate the risk of infection to the hospital staff.
4 Assam flood situation critical; 78 dead, 36 lakh in distress
The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Friday, as five more deaths were reported, taking the death toll due to the monsoon deluge to 78, while around 36 lakh people in 28 of the state's 33 districts have been affected.
5 Railways lines up Rs 13.68 lakh crore investment for infrastructure devp
The Indian Railways has lined up Rs 13.68 lakh crore capital investment for its infrastructure development plan, which includes commissioning of dedicated freight corridor, upgradation of high density network, and electrification of networks.
6 Four terrorists killed in encounter in JK's Shopian
At least four terrorists were killed in an encounter that broke out between security forces and terrorists at Amshipora area in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian in early hours of Saturday.
7 Operation Muskaan: Mother reunites with son after four years in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh police helped reunite a four-year-old boy, Srinivas with his mother under operation Muskaan. Operation Muskaan was started by the police to help children who ran away from their families. The boy had fled from his home in 2016 by boarding a train in Palakollu and ended up at the Vijayawada railway station.
8 Over 700 universities inform UGC about status of conducting exams
As many as 755 universities across the nation have informed the University Grants Commission about their status of conducting examinations after UGC had issued revised guidelines to educational institutions for conducting terminal semester and final year exams on July 6. Keeping in mind the rising cases of coronavirus infection all educational institutions across India were closed for the past few months due to COVID-19 induced lockdowns.
9 Madhya Pradesh Cong suffers another jolt as MLA jumps ship to BJP
Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, Congress suffered another blow in Madhya Pradesh after its MLA Sumitra Devi Kasdekar submitted her resignation to pro-tem Speaker Rameshwar Sharma on Friday.
10 Mallya's offer to repay loan a farce, no bank can accept: Prabhakar Kaza
Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s repeated offers to repay loans worth over Rs 9,000 crore taken from SBI, IDBI and others is a farce which no bank can accept, said a top banker.
