1. IMF says Indian economy worst hit by Covid-19 among G-20 nations
IMF's chief economist Gita Gopinath shared a graph on Twitter that shows India's GDP posted a growth of -25.6% during the April-June period compared with the previous quarter – the deepest contraction among the G-20 countries.
2. Indian, Chinese Brigadiers hold talks in open area in Chushul
Amid rising tensions along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, India and China continued to hold talks at Brigadier-level for the fifth day as well.
3. Facebook bans Telangana BJP MLA over hate content
Amid growing controversy for its alleged bias in favouring the BJP, Facebook has banned BJP's Telangana unit MLA T Raja Singh for violating its hate speech policies.
4. IAF chief reviews operational preparedness of frontline air bases amid standoff with China
Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria visited frontline air bases in Eastern Air Command (EAC) on Wednesday and reviewed the operational preparedness of the combat units.
5. SSR death case: NCB gets custody of alleged drug peddler Zaid Vilatra till Sep 9
A Mumbai court on Thursday remanded an alleged contraband dealer, arrested in connection with the drugs trafficking case linked to the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, in the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) till September 9.
6. India deploys ships to battle oil tanker fire off Lanka
Indian Coast Guard has deployed ships Shaurya, Sarang, Samudra Paheredar & Dornier aircraft for fire fighting on the oil tanker 'MT New Diamond' 37 nautical miles east off Sri Lanka coast.
7. Suspected Maoist rebel shot dead by Telangana police
A suspected Maoist rebel was shot dead by police in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district early on Thursday, police said.
8. SC seeks parents' stand over English medium in AP govt schools
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought for parents' stand on a petition filed by Andhra Pradesh government challenging the High Court order barring the introduction of English medium in a government school from class one to six.
9. SC directs removal of 48,000 slums along rail tracks in Delhi in three months
The Supreme Court has directed the removal of 48,000 slum dwellings along the 140 km length of railway tracks in Delhi within three months and said there shall not be any kind of political interference in the execution of the plan.
10. Anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Usmani freed on bail
Anti CAA activist Sharjeel Usmani, who was arrested on July 10 by the ATS in Azamgarh, has been released from jail after a district court in Uttar Pradesh reportedly granted him bail, stating that no incriminating evidence was found on him during his arrest.
