1. PM Modi, Jugnauth to jointly inaugurate new Supreme Court building in Mauritius today
PM Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth will jointly inaugurate the new Supreme Court building of Mauritius on Thursday via video-conference in presence of senior members of Judiciary from Mauritius and other dignitaries from both the countries.
2. Death toll in Bihar floods rises to 11, nearly 40 lakh affected
The flood situation in Bihar worsened on Wednesday with the death toll rising to 11 and nearly 40 lakh people being affected by the deluge, the state disaster management department said here.
3. Flood-hit people in Assam feed hungry wild elephants
Amid the devastating floods, people in Assam's Majuli island have set an example of humanitarian gesture by providing fodder to a herd of elephants which had come out of the forests in search of foods and got stranded in villages.
4. Assam CM visits Dhakuakhana to inspect embankment on Charikoria river
Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, inspected an embankment on Charikoria river in Assam's Dhakuakhana. The Chief Minister also visited the flood and erosion hit areas in the state.
5. West Bengal Cong president Somen Mitra passes away
West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra passed away at a city hospital in the early hours of Thursday. He was 78. Sources at the private hospital where Mitra was admitted to said he died due to heart and age-related ailments.
6. BJP worker found hanging from tree in West Bengal
A BJP worker was found hanging from a tree near his house in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Wednesday, with his party alleging that he was killed by goons of the ruling Trinamool Congress as he had refused to join them.
7. ICMR to conduct International Symposium on ethics of vaccines against COVID-19 pandemic today
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will conduct the International Symposium on Novel Ideas in Science and Ethics of Vaccines Against COVID-19 Pandemic on July 30.
8. Ten arrested in connection with gang-rape of minor in Tripura
With four more arrests, the Tripura Police have arrested ten persons in connection with the alleged gang rape of a minor girl on July 21 in Khowai district, said Soumitra Dhar, Deputy Inspector General of Police.
9. Naval Communication Network Training lab inaugurated in Kerala's Kochi
Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command inaugurated the Naval Communication Network (NCN) Training Lab at Signal School, Kochi on Wednesday.
10. Russia plans to approve world's first COVID-19 vaccine by Aug 10
As several countries battle a surge in coronavirus cases, Russia has planned to be the first in the world to approve a COVID-19 vaccine by August 10, in less than two weeks, a news channel reported.
