1. India occupies heights overlooking Chinese positions along Pangong Tso
The Indian Army has reportedly occupied heights overlooking the Chinese Army positions at Finger 4 along the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh.
2. India-China border row: Jaishankar to meet Chinese counterpart in Moscow
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers' meet in Moscow on Thursday. This comes in the backdrop of border tensions between India and China over the standoff at several points in Ladakh.
3. Rajasthan: Minor raped in Sikar, found unconscious with slit wrist
Police have registered a sexual assault case of a 17-year-old girl who was found unconscious with a slit wrist in the basement of a market near her house in Rajasthan's Sikar district. A case has been registered and a hunt is on to nab the absconding accused.
4. COVID-19: Lok Sabha MPs to mark attendance through mobile app
To contain the spread of coronavirus infection, MPs in Lok Sabha will have to register their attendance digitally using the Attendance Register App. The app is designed by the National Informatics Centre as they will not have to use or touch the attendance register.
5. In a first, Lok Sabha MPs to sit in both Houses to follow social distancing norms
Monsoon session of Parliament is all set to combat the COVID-19 pandemic with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announcing that Lok Sabha MPs will sit in both Houses to follow social distancing norms. As many as 257 MPs of the House will sit in Lok Sabha chamber, 172 in the visitors gallery and the remaining members in the Rajya Sabha chamber and its gallery.
6. Punjab Police raid former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini's house
Former Punjab Director General of Police Sumedh Singh Saini's legal troubles are getting compounded day-by-day. Various search teams have been formed to nab him and CBI has also issued notice to the former DGP.
7. 2G case: HC issues notice to A Raja, others on ED's plea for early hearing on appeal against acquittal
The Delhi High Court Thursday asked former telecom minister A Raja and others to respond to the CBI and ED pleas seeking early hearing of their appeals challenging the acquittal of individuals and firms in the 2G spectrum allocation scam cases.
8. Modification of Article 370 removed obstacles in development of J&K, Ladakh: Naqvi
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that the modification of Article 370 has removed political and legal obstacles in the development of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. The Minister of Minority Affairs is on a two-day visit to Ladakh to review different development projects in the Union Territory.
9. CPI MP files plea in SC against Google, Amazon, WhatsApp UPI platforms
Questioning how the RBI could allow apps to have payment services despite violating UPI guidelines, CPI MP Binoy Viswam filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the UPI platforms of Google, Amazon, and WhatsApp.
10. 'Not a marginalised community': SC refers Maratha quota to larger bench
The Maratha community cannot be put on par with marginalized sections of the society living in far-flung and remote areas. The apex court restrained the Maharashtra government from implementing a special quota for Marathas in public jobs and education.
