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The consumer goods company founded by Baba Ramdev will rope in cricket and Bollywood celebrities to endorse the brands of Patanjali Ayurved as well as Ruchi Soya that it acquired last year out of bankruptcy.

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Delhi court reserves order on bail plea of journalist Rajeev Sharma

Leakage of sensitive information to Chinese intelligence officers. He was arrested by ED on charges of supplying confidential & sensitive information to Chinese intelligence officers in exchange for money

Science City project is a mix of recreation & creativity. The aquatics gallery is even more interesting; not just country’s, but it is one of the top aquariums in Asia

– PM Modi at the launch of Aquatics and Robotics Gallery, and Nature Park in Gujarat Science City

One dose of vaccine was able to reduce the mortality rate by 82%. Two doses of vaccine were successful in preventing 95% of deaths due to COVID-19 during the second wave: Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog

Delhi reports 66 new COVID cases, 79 recoveries, and one death in the past 24 hours

There’re many fearless people, who are not in Congress. They should be brought in & the Congressmen who are afraid of (BJP) should be shown exit door. We don’t need those who believe in RSS ideology. We need fearless people

– Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at party’s SM Dept meet

Imran Khan evades question on Taliban, blames ‘RSS ideology’ for stalled talks with India

For the first time, Patanjali to hire celebrities to endorse its brands

« We are in the process of signing the contract with one cricketer and one Bollywood celebrity which will be finalised in the next few days, » Ramdev told ET.

Forty-seven districts across 12 states and UTs reported over 10% COVID-19 positivity rate for week ending July 15: Govt

Delhi BJP stages protest near CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in Civil Lines area over water crisis in city

Analysis shows a projected decline in the use of face masks as we resume activities. We should incorporate the use of face masks in our lives as a new normal: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry

Russian plane goes missing in Siberia with at least 13 people on board (AFP)

Sensex slips 18.79 pts to end at 53,140.06; Nifty edges 0.80 pts lower at 15,923.40

Rupee settles 3 paise lower at 74.57 (provisional) against US dollar

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021: India and Pakistan placed in Group 2 of Super 12s

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021: India and Pakistan placed in Group 2 of Super 12s

Propose to include Chabahar port in the INSTC framework for a secure, viable and unhindered access to sea for Central Asian countries. Welcome India-Iran-Afghanistan-Uzbekistan Working Group on joint use of Chabahar port

– External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, in Uzbekistan

Piyush Goyal holds consultations with Manmohan Singh

Leader of House in Rajya Sabha, Piyush Goyal holds consultations with former PM Manmohan Singh, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, and senior Congress leader Anand Sharma, ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament

West Bengal: Anit Thapa elected as Acting President of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 2 (GJM 2)

EU disease agency predicts near five-fold rise in new Covid cases by August 1

Mumbai records third highest one-day rainfall in July since 2009

Mumbai has received 253.3 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Friday, making it the city’s third highest single-day rainfall in July in the last 12 years, the IMD data has revealed.

Assets worth Rs 13,109.17 cr have been handed over to SBI in Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi cases

Today, SBI led consortium has further realised Rs 792.11 cr by sale of shares handed over to consortium by ED. Till date assets worth Rs 13,109.17 Cr have been handed over to bank/ confiscated to govt of India in the case of Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi: ED

PM Modi holds meeting with CMs of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra, Kerala on COVID19 situation

During an interaction with CMs of 6 states over the COVID situation, PM Modi said, « The trend of increase in cases in Maharashtra and Kerala is a cause of concern. Corona is not over, pictures of post unlocking behaviour worrisome. »: PMO

ED attaches assets worth approx Rs 4 crore in money laundering case against ex-Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh: Officials

Hearing over the disqualification of Mukul Roy as BJP MLA

Hearing in West Bengal Assembly, before Speaker Biman Banerjee, over the disqualification of Mukul Roy as BJP MLA: First hearing in the matter concludes today. Next hearing is to be held on 30th July.BJP to move to Calcutta High Court over the matter.

Jharkhand reports 54 new COVID-19 cases; zero virus-induced deaths

Heavy rains pound Mumbai; 250 people shifted as Mithi river swells

  • Around 250 residents of a slum-dominated area in Mumbai’s Kurla were evacuated on Friday morning as Mithi river swelled up following heavy rains in the city and its suburbs, which also affected the local train services, officials said.
  • However, as water level of the river later subsided, these people returned to their places, they said.

Mumbai: Tulsi lake started overflowing

Tulsi lake is one of the two lakes that supply water to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. It supplies an average of 18 million liters (1.8 crore liters) of water to Mumbai per day: BMC (Source: ANI)

Mumbai: Tulsi lake started overflowing

Govt of Andhra Pradesh issues precautionary guidelines for Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid on July 20/21) celebrations

COVID test mandatory on arrival at airports and railway stations in Assam

Incoming passengers vaccinated with both doses of COVID19 vaccine will have to undergo a mandatory COVID test upon arrival at the airports and railway stations in Assam: State government

I can assure you that no country has tried harder to get Taliban on the dialogue table than Pakistan…We’ve made every effort to get them on dialogue table & have a peaceful settlement there…

– Pakistan PM Imran Khan at Central-South Asia conference, in Tashkent

Mizoram reports 456 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death

Maharashtra: Fire breaks out inside Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

Four fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. Details awaited.

In view of orange alert for Mumbai by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), 3 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been shifted from Pune to Mumbai as a precautionary measure: NDRF

Mumbai records second highest July rains in a decade

At 253.3 mm, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Santacruz observatory recorded the second-highest 24-hour rain in a decade between July 15-16. In 2019, between July 1-2, the Santacruz observatory had reported 375.2 mm of rainfall, which had been the highest one-day rain recorded so far in the past ten years, reports ToI.

Let trials be concluded, it would be disaster if vaccines are administered to children without clinical trials: Delhi High Court

Policy to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children will be formed after getting permission from experts: Centre to Delhi HC

Clinical trial for Covid vaccines for children under 18 years on verge of completion: Centre to Delhi HC

UK Carrier Strike Group 2021 sails into Indian Ocean Region

Farmers protest: Delhi Cabinet rejects police’s proposal to set up panel of lawyers, says official

Delhi Cabinet rejects the panel of lawyers suggested by Delhi Police for the cases linked to farmers’ protest, as asked by Lt Gov Anil Baijal yesterday. The Cabinet wants the appointment of a panel of govt lawyers for such cases. The decision will now be sent to the LG.

Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photojournalist, was killed in clashes in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, sources confirmed

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Navjot S Sidhu & Harish Rawat meet Sonia Gandhi

Mehul Choksi’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal on the ‘courtroom battle in Antigua’

  • The abuse of process petition has been filed in Dominica & court accepted petition that’s why illegal entry trial stayed. The man was picked up from Antigua against his will & thrown in Dominica so that he can be ferried from there to India: Mehul Choksi’s lawyer Vijay Aggarwal
  • We’re ready for the courtroom battle in Antigua. We’ve already taken a stay on the processing of the extradition request from India. We’ve also challenged the Antiguan Extradition Act as well as the Citizenship Act. So, there will a battle in Antigua courts now: Vijay Aggarwal

80% new Covid cases last week, 84% deaths in these states

– PM at meeting with CMs of AP, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha

Rise in Covid cases in Maharashtra, Kerala matter of grave concern for country

– Prime Minister Narendra Modi

By-election to Rajya Sabha seat, that fell vacant after the resignation of Dinesh Trivedi (who was a TMC MP), to be held on 9th August 2021

Election Commission of India (ECI)

Country has fought Covid pandemic with mutual cooperation and united efforts

– PM Narendra Modi at meeting with six CMs

The govt of India has announced a Rs 23,000 crore emergency response package to combat COVID19. The States must use funds from this package to strengthen health infrastructure. Infrastructural gaps need to be filled. There is also a need to focus on rural areas

– PM Modi

US Special Rep for Afghanistan Reconciliation speaks on Afghanistan’s allegation of Pakistan Air Force supporting Taliban

  • I described what our strategy right now is -pursue peace process, we think there’s no military solution, conflict going on. They haven’t reached political agreement: Zalmay Khalilzad
  • We’re helping the Afghan govt – support for the Afghan security forces, economic assistance, diplomatic assistance, humanitarian assistance. That is the strategy for this new phase on the part of the US, for this new chapter after the withdrawal of the US forces: Zalmay Khalilzad
  • Forces are leaving but US isn’t leaving Afghanistan. The US will remain engaged, will support peace process & security forces of Afghanistan until peace is achieved: US Special Rep for Afghanistan Reconciliation

The states reporting high new cases need to take proactive measures to stop the possibility of a third wave of COVID19. We need to move ahead with a focus on ‘Test-Track-Treat- Vaccinate’ approach

– PM Modi to CMs of 6 states with high positivity rate

To blame Pakistan for what is going on in Afghanistan and Taliban is not fair

– Pakistan PM Imran Khan at Central-South Asia conference, in Uzbekistan

SC seeks reply of states on availability of internet connection in jails, says without it transmission of orders on bail not possible

Kanwar Yatra: SC says right to life is paramount & all kind of sentiments are subservient to Article 21 of Constitution

We are at a point where there are talks about a possible 3rd wave of COVID. In last few days, around 80% of new cases have come from these 6 states

– PM Modi during meeting with CMs

Centre in its affidavit filed in Delhi High Court states, Zydus Cadila which is developing DNA vaccines has concluded its clinical trial for the 12 to 18 age group and is subject to statutory permissions

Jammu and Kashmir: A suspicious bag found in Bhimber Gali area of Poonch

Traffic stopped. Details awaited.

SC grants one last opportunity to UP to reconsider its decision and brief the court on Monday

Reports ToI

Uttar Pradesh tells SC that it intends to hold symbolic yatra with minimum number of people and with strict compliance of Covid protocol

Reports ToI

SC says that Uttar Pradesh government cannot go ahead with Kanwar Yatra in view of Centre’s stand that movement of Kawanriyas cannot be allowed

Reports ToI

Prisoners released by states’ High Powered Committees to decongest jails in second wave of Covid will not surrender until orders: SC

SC seeks reports in five days from states on norms followed by them in implementing orders on release of prisoners amid COVID-19

Centre files affidavit in SC: State govts mustn’t permit movement of Kanwariyas for bringing ‘Ganga Jal’ from Haridwar

  • However, considering religious sentiments, State govts must develop system to make ‘Ganga Jal’ available via tankers at designated locations.
  • Centre tells Supreme Court that tankers be available at identified/designated locations so that nearby devotees can collect such ‘Ganga Jal’ and do ‘abhishek’ at their nearest Shiv temples.
  • Centre further tells SC that State govts must ensure that distribution of ‘Ganga Jal’ among devotees and rituals by such devotees in the nearby Shiv Temples take place while mandatorily ensuring social distancing, wearing masks & adhering to all steps required during COVID19 crisis

Odisha: Gyms, yoga institutes reopened today as part of next round of relaxations of COVID restrictions

« We’re doing thermal scanning at the gate. Sanitisation will be done in every 30 mins. Members have to carry their own towel & water bottle, »says a gym owner, in Bhubaneswar.



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