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Published : Aug 10, 2021, 9:12 AM IST

Updated : Aug 10, 2021, 1:36 PM IST

13:33 August 10

1. Pegasus row: SC tells petitioners to refrain holding parallel debates, hearing adjourned to Aug 16

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of pleas seeking SIT probe in the alleged Pegasus snooping controversy till August 16, thereby giving additional time to the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to seek instructions from the Government on the issue.

2. SC cracks whip, says parties must publish criminal antecedents of candidates within 48 hours of selection

The Supreme Court has ordered political parties must publish criminal records of candidates within 48 hours of their selection.

3. Police arrest Ashwini Upadhyay and 5 others over Jantar Mantar protests

Delhi Police on Tuesday formally arrested BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay and five others for having allegedly made inflammatory remarks at an event held at Jantar Mantar on Sunday.

4. PM Modi expresses displeasure over absence of RS BJP MPs during passage of crucial Bill

Chairing the last BJP parliamentary party meeting of the ongoing Monsoon Session Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed displeasure over the absence of Rajya Sabha members of Parliament in the Upper House during the passage of a crucial Bill.

5. Throwing love chit at married woman is outraging modesty: Bombay HC

The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court has ruled that throwing a chit at a married woman for professing love amounts to outraging her modesty.

12:29 August 10

1. MoD absolved itself, what about others: Chidambaram on Pegasus snooping row

A day after the Defence Ministry denied any transaction with the NSO group, Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Tuesday raised questions. "MoD has 'absolved' itself of any deal with the NSO Group, Israel Assuming, MoD is correct, that takes out one Ministry/Department.

2. Anti-Muslim slogans: Owaisi questions RSS chief's same DNA statement

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday hit out at the government and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over the anti-Muslim sloganeering at Jantar Mantar on Sunday and questioned the people who had said that the DNA of Muslims and Hindus is the same and no one needs to fear.

3. Hindu Raksha Dal claims responsibility for inflammatory slogans raised at Jantar Mantar

Hindu Raksha Dal has claimed responsibility for the controversial slogan-raising incident at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. The National President of Hindu Raksha Dal, Pinky Chaudhary has released the video claiming that the Hindu Raksha Dal takes responsibility whatsoever in connection with the controversial slogan-raising incident that took place during the Bharat Jodo Movement.

4. First case of Marburg virus disease detected in West Africa: WHO

Guinea has announced that a case of the deadly Marburg virus has been detected, the first such in that country and in West Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

5. Kareena Kapoor Khan to produce, star in Hansal Mehta's thriller

After donning the author's hat, Kareena Kapoor Khan is all set to make her debut as a producer with director Hansal Mehta's yet-to-be-titled thriller. She will also act in the film.

10:35 August 10

1. Jantar Mantar protest: BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, 5 others detained by Delhi police

Delhi Police on Tuesday detained BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay and five others for having allegedly made inflammatory remarks at an event held at Jantar Mantar on Sunday.

2. COVID-19: India reports 28,204 new cases, the lowest in 147 days

A single day rise of 28,204 COVID-19 infections, 373 fatalities push India's tally of cases to 3,19,98,158, death toll to 4,28,682, as per the data updated by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry at 8 am on Tuesday.

3. Massive search operation continues for missing pilots in Ranjit Sagar Dam

Searches continued on Tuesday to locate the two pilots missing after the helicopter crash in Ranjit Sagar Dam in Punjab's Pathankot district.

4. UP DIG suspended for comments on official WhatsApp group

A Deputy Inspector General (DIG)-rank officer of the state Home Guard Department, Sanjeev Shukla, has been suspended on charges of indiscipline.

5. US envoy for Afghanistan leaves for Doha, 'will press Taliban to stop offensive'

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has left for Qatari capital Doha to hold talks on Afghanistan and urge the Taliban to stop the offensive.

09:25 August 10

1. India tops in terms of highest engagement on Facebook during Tokyo Olympics

India outranked countries like the US, Brazil and Philippines in terms of highest engagement on Facebook during the Tokyo Olympics 2020, with gold medallist Neeraj Chopra being the second most mentioned athlete on the global social networking platform.

2. Modi govt must repeal farm laws, stop privatisation & loot of national assets: CPI(M)

Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury addressing a presser in New Delhi on the occasion of 79th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, sloganeered 'Modi Sarkar Hatao, Desh Bachao' (Quit Modi, Save the country).

3. National Bravery Award winner works as a labourer, ekes out Rs 300 a day

Ejaz Abdul Rauf Nadaf who won the National Bravery Award from the Central Government in 2018, for having saved the lives of two girls who drowned in a river in Pardi village of Ardhapur Taluka in Nanded district in 2017, is now working as a labourer to make ends meet earning Rs 300 daily.

4. Ex-TN Minister Velumani's house searched by anti-corruption bureau

Officials of Tamil Nadu's anti-corruption bureau, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), on Tuesday began their search operations at former AIADMK Minister S.P.Velumani's residence in Coimbatore.

5. US and China clash at UN over South China Sea disputes

The United States and China clashed over Beijing's actions in the South China Sea at a high-level UN Security Council meeting on maritime security Monday that also put a spotlight on attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf, piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, and drug and human trafficking in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean.

09:04 August 10

1. Suspected militants attack CRPF party in JK's Shopian, officer injured

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was injured after suspected militants targeted a CRPF party in South Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday.

2. Jantar Mantar protest: BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay to be arrested, says Delhi police

Delhi Police on Monday said that it will arrest BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, others involved in the incident at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, where "inciting slogans" were allegedly raised.

3. Top opposition leaders call for unity to defeat BJP as they converge at Sibal's dinner meet

Top leaders of over a dozen parties met here on Monday and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen the opposition unity and defeat the BJP in the 2022 UP assembly polls and the 2024 general elections, according to sources.

4. Putin thanks India for maritime security initiative, reaffirms Russia's commitment to combat crime at sea

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked India for the maritime security initiative and reaffirmed that the Russian Federation is committed to the common tasks of combating crime at sea in all its forms and manifestations.

5. Monsoon extremes likely to increase over India and South Asia: IPCC report

Monsoon extremes are likely to increase over India and South Asia, while the frequency of short intense rainy days are expected to rise, an IPCC report on climate change said on Monday.