1. PM Modi launches 'transparent taxation' platform: Key takeaways
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the platform for “Transparent Taxation – Honoring The Honest" via video conference to ensure transparency in tax administration system.
2. Pranab Mukherjee alive, haemodynamically stable: Son, daughter refute death rumours
Pranab Mukherjee's son and daughter have dismissed the fake death rumours of their father, stating that he is still alive and 'haemodynamically' stable. Mukherjee's health condition continues to remain critical after he underwent brain surgery for the removal of a clot.
3. Gehlot likely to seek trust vote despite Pilot's return
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is likely to conduct a floor test tomorrow despite Sachin Pilot and his camp making their way back to Congress. A floor test will send a strong message across the country and once it is conducted, nothing is likely to change in the next six months.
4. Ram Janmabhoomi Trust Chief tests positive for coronavirus
After attending the Janmashtami celebrations in Mathura, chairman of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Mahant Nritya Gopal Das has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. UP CM Yogi Adityanath has instructed doctors and Mathura DM to provide him with all the necessary help.
5. Rhea Chakraborty, Bihar govt file written submission in SC seeking transfer of FIR
Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty and the Bihar government filed their written submissions in the Supreme Court on Thursday on Chakraborty's plea seeking to transfer an FIR lodged against her in Patna in connection with actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death to Mumbai.
6. Heaviest spell this monsoon season so far; Delhi grapples with waterlogging woes
Delhi witnessed the heaviest spell of rains this monsoon season on Thursday, which inundated low-lying areas and threw traffic out of gear.
7. Rajiv Tyagi collapsed at home after heart attack: Yashoda Hospital
Congress spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi died at his home after a sudden cardiac arrest on Wednesday. He participated in a television debate earlier in the day, complained of uneasiness and was taken to hospital. He would have turned 54 next month.
8. Untimely payment of PMAY money leaves beneficiary in the lurch
Waiting to receive the full payment promised under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) proved to be disastrous for Kannauj's Rahat who lost her mud house after incessant rains.
9. Expect nothing but truth to come out: Sushant Singh Rajput's sister Shweta
Shweta Singh Kirti, the US-based sister of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput took to social media to demand an unbiased probe in her brother's death case. In the video shared on her Instagram page, Shweta can be seen holding a placard that reads #CBIForSSR.
10. Rajasthan: 5-year-old girl raped, admitted to hospital in critical condition
A five-year-old girl, who was left bleeding after she was raped by a 19-year-old boy in Shahabad area of Rajasthan's Baran district on Tuesday evening was admitted to a hospital in critical condition and underwent one surgery on Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the accused has been detained.
