DH Evening Brief: July 27, 2021
Basavaraj Bommai is the new Karnataka CM
Three-time legislator Basavaraj Bommai is Karnataka’s new chief minister, a decision the BJP took Tuesday keeping in mind several factors, including the long-pending demand for the post to be occupied by someone from north Karnataka. Read more
Unity of Opposition parties will take shape on its own, says Mamata
Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the unity of opposition parties will take shape on its own.Banerjee, who is in the national capital, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested him to give her state more coronavirus vaccines based on its population. Read more
Slowdown in rate of decline of average daily Covid cases a cause of concern: Centre
In the past few weeks, there has been a slowdown in the rate of decline of average daily Covid cases, which is a cause of concern, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. Read more
India vs Sri Lanka: Krunal Pandya tests positive for Covid-19, second T20I postponed
The second T20 International between India and Sri Lanka here on Tuesday was postponed after visiting all-rounder Krunal Pandya tested positive for Covid-19. Krunal, who tested positive on Monday, has been quarantined and the entire contingent's RT-PCR test reports are awaited. Read more
Here's why the Assam-Mizoram border issue flared up again
The decades-long Assam-Mizoram border dispute took an ugly turnon Monday as a firing between police personnel of the two states sawsix Assam cops being killedand several more injured. The Assam government has decided to file a petition in the Supreme Court with a plea for protection of the Inner Line Reserve Forest from encroachment and ensure status quo on the contested inter-state border with Mizoram, where five policemen died in firing on Monday.Read more