News highlights: Delhi records 712 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death; positivity rate rises to 4.47%

A court in Rajasthan’s Baran on Friday awarded life term to five people, including four members of a family, for the murder of a Dalit man seven years ago.

The court also imposed a fine ranging from Rs 25,000 to 50,000 on them.

Special Public Prosecutor Awesh Singh said the court awarded life term to Amarlal Jeengar, his three sons Rohit, Rahul and Dhiraj, and Gourav Rajput for the murder of Virendra Raiger, a resident of Nayapur in Baran city.

. Seven people were killed and four others seriously injured on Friday when a dumper truck collided with an auto-rickshaw on Punhana-Hodal road in this district, police said.

The injured were admitted to Punhana Community Health centre, from where the doctors referred them to the Medical College, Nalhad.

The accident occurred in the afternoon near Madhiyaki turn when an auto packed with passengers was going from Punhana to Hodal.

The driver of the dumper truck managed to flee the scene of crash, police said.

. Volkswagen's Herbert Diess is stepping down as chief executive, VW said on Friday

. The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has seized Rs 20 crore cash after raiding the premises of a "close associate" of West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the alleged teacher recruitment scam in the state.

The probe agency launched coordinated searches at the premises of Chatterjee, the state industries and commerce minister, his aide Arpita Mukherjee, Minister of State for Education Paresh C Adhikary, MLA and ex-president of West Bengal Board of Primary Education Manik Bhattacharya and a number of other persons.

. Delhi on Friday recorded 712 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 4.47 per cent and one death, according to data shared by the city health department.

With this, the national capital's Covid-19 case tally climbed to 19,47,025. The death toll rose to 26,298, the latest bulletin stated.

On June 1 the city had logged 623 cases while the daily tally was 946 on May 30, according to official data.

The number of active cases in Delhi stands at 2,327, up from 2,209 the previous day. As many as 1,508 Covid-19 patients are under home isolation, the Friday bulletin said.

. The BJP on Friday hailed as historic the election of Droupadi Murmu as India's next president and lauded the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government for working to bring development and empowerment to the Scheduled Tribes.

The party fielded Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda, its ST 'Morcha' chief Samir Oraon and spokesperson Heena Gavit at a press conference to highlight the government's welfare and empowerment measures for the community since it came power first in 2014.

They also lauded Murmu's elevation to the top constitutional post, making her the first tribal person to be the president.

. Best Actor in a feature film: Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior; Suriya for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)

. Best Production Design: Anees Nadodi for Kappela (Malayalam)

Best editing: Sreekar Prasad for Sivaranjaniyum I S Pengallum

Best Screenplay: Shalini Usha Nair and Sudha Kongara for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)

. Best choreography: Sandhya Raju for Natyam (Telugu)

Best lyrics: Manoj Munatish for Saina (Hindi)

Best Music direction: Thaman S for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

Best Make up artist: T V Ramababu

Best Costume Designer: Nachiket Barve and Mahesh Sherla for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrios

. Best Non-feature Film: Testimony of Ana by Sachin Dheeraj Mundigonda

. The Longest Kiss by Kishwar Desai wins Best Book on Cinema in 68th National Film Awards

Non-feature films awards:

Best Music Direction in non-feature films: Vishal Bharadwaj for 1232 kms: Marenge toh wahin jaa ke

Best editing: Anadi Athaley for Borderlands

Best Audiography: Ajith Singh Rathore for Pearl of the Desert

Best Direction: R V Ramani for Oh That's Bhanu

Best Film on Family Values: Abhijeet Dalvi for Kumkumarchan

Best short ficton film: Kachichinithu from Assam

Special Jury Award: Ojaswee Sharma for Admitted (Hindi and English)

Best Investigative film: The Saviour: Brig Pritam Singh

Best Explanation Film: Wheeling the Ball by Mukesh Sharma

Best Education film: Dreaming of Words by Nandan

Best film of Social Issues: Justice delayed but delivered by Kamakhya Singh; Three sisters by Putul Mahmood

. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday appealed to people to join the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' movement by hoisting the tricolour at their homes from August 13 to 15

. Russia and Ukraine will sign a deal today to reopen Ukraine's Black Sea ports for grain exports, Turkey said, raising hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by Russia's invasion can be eased

. Sri Lankan Army completely takes over the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. Forensic and Crime Scene officers are present at the Secretariat. Huge security was deployed outside Galle Face. Military Armoured vehicles deployed near President's house.

. The Government of India invites bids for the design and construction of the Mumbai Underground station and tunnels for the bullet train project.

. Japan’s Cabinet formally decides to hold a state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September. The plan for a state funeral, which some criticize as an attempt to glorify a divisive political figure, has sparked national debate.

. Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav makes it to the final round of the World Athletics Championships, 2022. Eldhose Paul also becomes the first Indian to reach the men's Triple Jump final: Athletics Federation of India

. Sri Lankan security forces raided an anti-government protest camp in the commercial capital Colombo early on Friday, two protest organisers said, a sign that the country's new president was cracking down a day after his swearing in. ( Reuters )

News highlights: Delhi records 712 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death; positivity rate rises to 4.47%

Five get life term for Dalit man's murder

7 killed in Nuh road crash

ED seizes Rs 20-cr cash after raids on premises of Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's aide

Delhi records 712 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death; positivity rate rises to 4.47%

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