1. SC sets August 31 deadline for Babri demolition verdict
The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices R F Nariman and Surya Kant sets deadline for the completion of the case involving the demolition of Babri Masjid. According to reports, the apex court directed the CBI court to pronounce the verdict by August 31.
2. Vizag gas tragedy raises concerns over industrial safety in India
There is no greater tragedy than air suffocating people to death. As many as 12 persons were killed and over 1,000 fell ill after the toxic gases from a polymer plant in Vishakhapatnam leaked into surrounding villages.
3. Watch: Penguins take a hike in woods while zoo is closed
Penguins at the Oregon Zoo have been kept busy on a hike through the woods while the facility is closed to the public amid the coronavirus pandemic.
4. Cycling to Chhattisgarh, migrant couple killed in road accident in UP; children injured
A migrant labourer couple cycling home to Chhattisgarh with their two children was killed after an unidentified vehicle hit the bicycle the family was travelling on, police said on Friday.
5. Govt mulling to bring back thousands of Indian seafarers stranded at foreign ports: DG Shipping
In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, the Director-General (DG) of Shipping Amitabh Kumar said that the matter to bring back the Indian seafarers stuck at the overseas port is being discussed, however, it is expecting that some guidelines for foreign ports would come up soon.
6. Karnataka: Muslim lady undergoes Linga Deeksha, marries to Hindu man
A Muslim girl in Kabbura village of Karnataka's Belagavi district has given the ordination, Lingha Deeksha for getting married to a Hindu boy on Friday.
7. TMC MP Aparupa Poddar nicknames newborn daughter 'Corona'
The COVID-19 pandemic might have brought the world to a screeching halt, but that did not stop Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Aparupa Poddar from nicknaming her newborn girl 'Corona'.
8. Lockdown diaries: Anil Kapoor and wife hone carrom skills
Amid lockdown, actor Anil Kapoor and his wife Sunita Kapoor have found lots of time to hone their carrom skills.
9. Migrant crisis: Fully pregnant and walking back to native, two women deliver on way
Two pregnant women of migrant workers, who are returning to their hometown amid COVID-19 lockdown, delivered babies on their way in Maharashtra.
10. Trucks carrying essential goods during lockdown being used to traffic drugs: NCB
The free inter-state movement of trucks and other essential goods carrying vehicles during the lockdown period is being misused by criminals to traffic drugs in the country, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said on Friday after it busted some rackets.
