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Karnataka cabinet approves scheme for cashless medical treatment of govt employees (PTI)

Medical entrance exam NEET to have centre in Dubai this year (PTI)

Ex-rights chief to lead UN Israel-Palestinian inquiry (AFP)

SC seeks time frame from Delhi govt for creating portal for sharing info on inmates

Govt to move suspension motion against TMC MP Shantanu Sen for snatching papers from the Union minister's hand (PTI)

Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare increases Dearness Relief to 28% (PTI)

BJP disrespected reservation policy: Chandrashekhar Azad

Amazon ends use of arbitration for customer disputes (NYT)

France's Macron changes phone, phone number in light of Pegasus case (Reuters)

India can't have parallel legal systems for rich and poor: SC

Gujarat Govt allows reopening of schools for students of Classes 9 to 11 from July 26, with 50% capacity; students willing to attend the physical classes need to submit consent form of their parents (ANI)

Rajasthan Cabinet has given its in-principle approval for reopening of schools and other educational institutes (ANI)

G20 agrees statement on environment, struggles over climate progress (Reuters)

Assam's Cong MP Gaurav Gogoi seeks probe into PM-KISAN scheme scam (PTI)

Death toll from South Africa unrest jumps to 337: Govt

Taliban say they control 90% of Afghan border (AFP)

Twitter India MD says parent body Twitter Inc has no share holding in his company (PTI)

Venice avoids listing as endangered heritage site: UNESCO

Lok Sabha proceedings disrupted repeatedly amid opposition uproar; 2 bills introduced (PTI)

Cabinet nod to raise FDI limit to aid BPCL sale (PTI)

Hungary prosecutors open probe into Pegasus spying claims (AFP)

Unacademy inks pact with Karnataka govt to hold series of aptitude, scholarship tests (PTI)

RBI contemplating pilot launch of digital currency in near future: Deputy Guv

33 trains diverted, 51 short terminated, 48 cancelled and 14 short originating due to heavy rainfall in Mumbai: Central Railway

No proposal to give another chance to aspirants who could not take civil services exam in 2020: Centre

Twitter non-compliant with IT Rules on May 26, named officials as contingent arrangement later: MoS IT

200 farmers start 'Kisan Sansad' at Jantar Mantar (PTI)

HC seeks response from Centre, Delhi govt on plea against uniform for auto, taxi drivers (PTI)

Chakabva stars as Zimbabwe make 152 in Bangladesh T20 (AFP)

Intense to very intense spells of rainfall continuing over Konkan - Goa and Maharashtra's districts of Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune ghat areas, Satara and Kolhapur leading to inundation and waterlogging in many parts: IMD

Gaza City blast kills 1, injures 10, shakes crowded area (AP)

UN, international community need to start speaking in one voice in dealing with terrorism: UNGA President

SP, UP Congress condemn IT raids against media houses (PTI)

Harsh Vardhan Shringla will visit UK on July 23-24 (ANI)

Member of Parliament PP Chaudhary appointed as the new chairperson of the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019. Committee to submit their report on the bill by 23rd July: Lok Sabha Secretariat

UK's Johnson asks EU to look 'seriously' at N Ireland proposals (AFP)

Deemed 'extreme risk' nation, India denied entry into ITF World Junior Finals (PTI)

Nigerian kidnappers free 3 students abducted in restive northwest (AFP)

Amarinder to attend Sidhu's installation ceremony (PTI)

Cabinet approves Rs 6,322-crore PLI scheme for specialty steel: Anurag Thakur

Delhi HC to resume physical functioning from Aug 16 on experimental basis (PTI)

Merkel sees no future for nuclear energy in Germany (Reuters)

Russian court fines Facebook 6 million Roubles (Reuters)

CBI can inquire into transfer postings of police, reinstatement of Sachin Waze: HC

Raj Thackeray urges Maharashtra CM to resume local train services as soon as possible

A 5-judge bench of Calcutta High Court to hear the matter of NHRC report on post-poll violence in West Bengal on July 28

(ANI)

Delhi HC notice to Centre on plea seeking to strike down Rule 3 of new IT rules

Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on a plea filed an Advocate, seeking direction to striking down Rule 3 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, as unconstitutional and ultra vires the IT Act, 2000

(ANI)

Chiplun town, neighbouring areas flooded as the twin South Konkan districts of Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg continue to receive heavy rains on Thursday.

The flooding in Chiplun is worst than the mega floods of 2005. The Mumbai-Goa road traffic and the Konkan Railway train services were badly affected.

Chiplun is the business and industrial hub of the South Konkan belt of Maharashtra. NDRF teams from Pune have been rushed while an SDRF team has moved from Kolhapur even as rescue teams are being sent to Chiplun.

I’ll complete two years in office on July 26. I’m ready to obey whatever the high command tells me. My aim is to strengthen the party and work towards bringing the BJP back to power: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa

(DHNS)

Punjab Congress MPs stage protest in front of Gandhi Statue in the premises of Parliament, over three farm laws

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Delhi likely to receive light rain

Delhi is likely to witness a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The minimum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 25.6 degrees Celsius -- two notches below the normal -- and the maximum is expected to hover around 35 degrees Celsius, it said.

(PTI)

Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) to sign an MoU with Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) for Rs 1,350 crore in two phases: Kerala Industries Minister P Rajeev in the Kerala Assembly

(ANI)

Income Tax Department conducts searches on Dainik Bhaskar Group

Searches are going on in connection with tax evasion case, at multiple locations including Promoters' residences & offices: Sources

(ANI)

Mumbai-Karnataka train traffic affected; Gadag-CSMT short-terminated in Pune; Hubli-Dadar special short-terminated in Pune; Dadar-Mysore special will originate from Pune

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred hit Bikaner, Rajasthan at 7:42 am today: National Center for Seismology

(ANI)

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait leaves for Singhu border.

(ANI)

Maharashtra: Waterlogging at Thane district's Bhiwandi area due to heavy rainfall

(ANI)

Privileged motion moved against 'no death due to oxygen shortage' answer in Rajya Sabha

MP Binoy Viswam moves privileged motion notice against answer in the Rajya Sabha by Bharati Pravin Pawar that no deaths were reported because of shortage of oxygen.

Security tightens at Singhu border ahead of a farmers' protest at Jantar Mantar

Farmers to protest near Parliament amid Monsoon Session

Farmers agitating against the three farm laws will hold a 'Kisan Parliament' every day at Jantar Mantar, during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, beginning Thursday.

A group of 200 farmers will hold “peaceful demonstrations” at Jantar Mantar demanding scrapping of the agri laws and no protester will go to Parliament where the Monsoon Session is underway.

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