1. Ex-JNU student Umar Khalid sent to 10-day police custody
The Karkardooma court today granted 10-days custody of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid to Special Cell of Delhi Police.
2. Rahul calls govt's Agri ordinances 'another anti-farmer conspiracy' of PM Modi
Taking a dig at the two newly introduced Agriculture ordinances by the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the government by calling the ordinances as another 'anti-farmer conspiracy' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
3. Centre introduces eight Bills in opening Monsoon session
The Union Government today introduced as many as eight bills in the Lok Sabha on the first day of the Monsoon Session.
4. 3186 ceasefire violations along LoC by Pak in last 8 months: Centre
In a written reply to CM Ramesh in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik stated that there have been 3,186 incidents of ceasefire violation along the LoC in Jammu this year till September 7.
5. Advocate Bhushan raises doubts over Justice Mishra's judgement; files review plea
Raising suspicion over the listing of one more contempt against him for an interview of 2009, Advocate Prashant Bhushan says that old proceedings were dug out which had been pending since last 10 years and placed before the Justice Mishra bench making it clear that intent was to take away his liberty in an unauthorised manner.
6. Congress calls for probe over 'Chinese surveillance' on Indians
The Congress today demanded strict action after a report revealed that a Shenzen-based technology company with links to the Chinese government, and the Chinese Communist Party, is monitoring over 10,000 Indian individuals including PM Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind.
7. India-Nepal tensions hit social ties in border districts
People living in border areas both in Nepal and Bihar, who once shared extremely close ties and even inter-marriages, are now witnessing an adverse effect of the tensions between the two nations in their social ties.
8. Delhi's daily COVID tests per million highest in world: Kejriwal
Addressing the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that 60,000 COVID tests were being conducted in the national capital on a daily basis, making its 3,000 daily tests per million population the highest not just in India, but the world.
9. No imposition, no opposition: Naidu's Hindi Diwas message contrasts with Shah
"No imposition, no opposition" was how Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu encouraged the use of mother tongues along with Hindi while being cautious over speaking about the 'Hindi Diwas'. It was in contrast to Home Minister Amit Shah's message for larger use of Hindi.
10. Exporters facing huge liquidity challenges due to stoppage of MEIS benefits of over Rs 10k cr: FIEO
Seeking support from the government to execute new orders, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said exporters are facing huge liquidity challenges due to the stoppage of MEIS benefits of over Rs 10,000 crore from April 1 and IGST refunds.
