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Published : Jul 18, 2021, 9:05 AM IST

Updated : Jul 18, 2021, 1:01 PM IST

12:59 July 18

1. Punjab Congress MPs to meet in Delhi today, Sidhu's 'elevation' top agenda

Punjab Congress Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs will meet at the residence of Rajya Sabha member Pratap Singh Bajwa in Delhi this afternoon. Sources say the meeting will discuss the move to appoint Navjot Singh Sidhu as the state Congress chief.

2. Facts tell a different story on Covid misinformation, FB tells Biden

After US President Joe Biden said that social media platforms like Facebook are "killing people" with Covid-19 misinformation, the social network giant has replied saying that facts tell a very different story to the one promoted by the administration in recent days

3. Centre will remain mute on Danish Siddique's death, inflation: P. Chidambaram

In a scathing remark against the Bharatiya Janata Party over being mute on the death of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddique in Kandahar, former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said Siddique's death and soaring inflation are two subjects which the BJP-NDA will not comment on.

4. Cannes 2021 winners list: Titane wins top Cannes honor, 2nd ever for female director

The top honour at Cannes Film Festival on Saturday was mistakenly announced by jury president Spike Lee at the top of the closing ceremony, broadcast in France on Canal+, unleashing a few moments of confusion.

10:24 July 18

1. Sonia sets up parliament groups, Adhir to stay as floor leader

Ahead of parliament monsoon session beginning July 19, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has reconstituted the party's parliament groups for both houses for effective functioning of the party. Putting all speculation to rest, Sonia Gandhi has let Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stay as leader of the party in the Lok Sabha.

2. Mumbai: 12 killed as wall collapses in Chembur

At least twelve people were killed when a wall collapsed in Chembur's Bharat Nagar area in Mumbai due to a landslide, an official from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said on Sunday. The incident took place at around 1 am.

3. Sharad Pawar writes to PM Modi on amendments in Banking Regulation Act, highlights 3 inconsistencies

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pointing out certain inconsistencies and the resulting legal inefficacy of normative provisions of the Banking Regulation Act.

4. Bihar Police arrests 16 for suspected hooch tragedy in West Champaran

As many as 16 people have been arrested in connection with 12 suspected hooch deaths in Bihar's West Champaran district, officials said. "A total of 16 persons have been arrested in the case where at least 12 died due to consumption of poisonous/spurious liquor in Champaran," as per a release issued by the District Public Relations Office of West Champaran.

5. Birthday Special: When Priyanka Chopra had to 'swallow pride' for career in Hollywood

For Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the first thing she had to learn when she tried to make a career in the US was to swallow her pride. After garnering fame in Bollywood, Priyanka started her journey in Hollywood about eight years ago and the actor has not only found her footing but is also co-producing the projects in the West. On her birthday today here's a look back at the times when Priyanka revealed honest insights into her Hollywood sojourn.

10:18 July 18

1. Yogi to remain boss in UP as party gears up for assembly polls

Words of appreciation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief J.P. Nadda have not only silenced the critics of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, but it also shows that he will be the choice of party leadership to lead in the next year's assembly polls.

2. Mumbai: 17 killed as wall collapses in Chembur

At least seventeen people were killed when a wall collapsed in Chembur's Bharat Nagar area in Mumbai due to a landslide, an official from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said on Sunday. The incident took place at around 1 am

3. India's video OTT market to touch $12.5 bn by 2030: Report

India's video OTT market is expected to touch USD 12.5 billion by 2030 from about USD 1.5 billion in 2021 on the back of access to better networks, digital connectivity and smartphones, according to a report by RBSA Advisors. The report noted that the next wave of growth in the OTT landscape will come from tier II, III and IV cities and the Indian language speaking population.

4. BJP-NCP should form govt in Maharashtra, says Ramdas Athawale

Following Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said the NCP should join NDA. Talking to the media on Saturday, Athawale also urged Pawar to withdraw his support from Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government and instead join hands with BJP to form a government in Maharashtra

5. VHP urges UP, Uttarakhand to rethink cancelling Kanwar Yatra, calls for allowing pilgrimage with COVID protocols

Reacting to the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand government's decision of cancelling Kanwar Yatra due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) international joint general secretary Surendra Jain on Sunday urged the two state governments to rethink their decision and allow the religious pilgrimage with coronavirus restrictions.

09:01 July 18

1. Won't meet Sidhu until he apologises for 'derogatory' tweets: Amarinder

Amid the 'tussle' over talks of appointing Navjot Singh Sidhu as the new state Congress chief, 'sulking' Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh met Congress state in-charge Harish Rawat here on Saturday and categorically told him that he won't meet Sidhu until he apologises for his 'derogatory' tweets.

2. Live streaming will demystify justice delivery system, SC keen on it: CJI

Live streaming of court proceedings will remove misconceptions about the justice delivery system and the Supreme Court is keen to make the facility available from at least some of its courts, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said on Saturday.

3. Sonia Gandhi to chair virtual meeting of Congress Lok Sabha MPs today

Ahead of the Parliament's Monsoon session, Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi will be chairing a meeting with the party's Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs) on Sunday. The meeting will be held through video conference mode, informed party officials.

4. US: 2 dead, 7 injured in separate shootings in Portland

Two people died and multiple people were injured, some critically, in four different early morning shootings Saturday in Portland, Oregon, a city that has seen gun violence and associated homicide rates soar in the past six months.

5. Former MP Made Gowda passes away

Former MP G Made Gowda passed away after a prolonged illness at a hospital here in Mandya on Saturday. According to hospital officials, he was undergoing treatment for lung disease.