News Highlights: Blinken to meet PM Modi, Jaishankar during India trip next week

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Firefighters end search and rescue at Florida condo collapse (AFP)

Naomi Osaka lights the Tokyo Olympics cauldron

TMC condemns suspension of Rajya Sabha member Santanu Sen (PTI)

Blinken to meet PM Modi, Jaishankar during India trip next week (PTI)

JP Nadda chaired a meeting of national office bearers and the party's state chiefs earlier today (ANI)

Dutch probe man for six deaths in 'suicide' cases (AFP)

Calcutta HC proposes measures for safety of women, transgender people (PTI)

Tamilisai gives nod to raise monthly assistance for aged persons (PTI)

IOA ropes in Adani Group as sponsor for Tokyo Olympics (PTI)

Former Man Utd player Giggs pleads not guilty to assault as court hears details (Reuters)

Assam CM welcomes NLFB chief, other surrendered cadres into mainstream (PTI)

Phone tapping: Delhi Police asks Rajasthan CM's OSD to appear before it on Saturday (PTI)

Kerala High Court has directed the state government to ensure that no medical students in their respective institutions in the state should be prevented from attending classes solely for a reason of non-payment of fees (ANI)

Death toll in central China floods rises to 56, losses mount to $10 billion (PTI)

RBI eases norms for loans given by banks to directors of other banks (PTI)

President-Elect of 76th UNGA & Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid met Jaishankar today (ANI)

India all out for 225 in rain-curtailed 3rd ODI (PTI)

43 persons arrested, 5 cases registered so far during farm protest: Tomar

Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27 and 28: MEA

Delhi Cong demands Rs 1 crore aid for family of slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui (PTI)

Pakistan seeks UN probe of India's use of Pegasus spyware (Reuters)

Assam issues guidelines for uniform internal assessment of class 9, 10 students (PTI)

LG grants powers of detaining authority to Delhi Police chief (PTI)

BJP's Tripura ally IPFT demands separate state, move comes months after alliance lost tribal council elections (PTI)

No milk supply to Mumbai on Saturday due to flooding: Gokul

Haiti's murdered president laid to rest as tensions flare (Reuters)

Kisan sansad enters second day, farmers discuss agri laws (PTI)

Manchester United sign Sancho on five-year deal from Dortmund (AFP)

Villagers flee fresh floods in central China as typhoon approaches (AFP)

Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex to re-open for public viewing from Aug 1 (ANI)

35 new seismological observatories to become operational by Dec: Govt

Rajasthan approves draft tribal upliftment scheme (PTI)

Opening ceremony for pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics begins (AFP)

EAM Jaishankar meets top Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah (PTI)

Benzema tests positive for coronavirus, delays start with Madrid (AP)

Sidhu takes over as Punjab Cong chief; Amarinder says will work together for state's welfare (PTI)

China to crack down on after-school tutoring (Caixin)

Exports rise 45 pc during July 1-21: Comm Min data

Great Barrier Reef avoids UNESCO 'in danger' listing (AFP)

Zomato closes 65% above offer price (Reuters)

Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party has unanimously adopted a resolution to make TMC chief Mamata Banerjee as chairperson of Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party:Derek O'Brien

Flood alert issued to people living on banks of Bhavani river (PTI)

India bat in final ODI against Sri Lanka (AFP)

CISCE board to announce class 10, 12 results tomorrow (PTI)

Second time in two days, DRDO successfully tests Akash-NG Missile in Balasore (ANI)

Athletics federation of India to take action against Olympic under-performers (PTI)

Govt approves 792 private food processing projects so far (PTI)

RS proceedings adjourned for the day amid oppn's protests over Pegasus snooping row (PTI)

Japan's Emperor Naruhito to open Olympics, reprising grandfather's role (Reuters)

Dacoits loot valuables from house in Periyapatna taluk's Abbalathi village

Mohan and his family members were asleep when the gang broke in and tied the families members. The gang of four escaped with valuables worth lakhs of rupees. Periyapatna police visited the spot.

(RanjithKandya/DHNS)

NDRF and other rescue teams are facing problems reaching to the flood-affected areas in Chiplun as the roads and bridges are damaged. The situation remains tense: Maharashtra CM

Due to landslides in Talai village, Raigad around 35 people have lost their lives. Rescue operation is underway at many places. I have ordered the evacuation & relocation of people who are living in areas where there is a possibility of landslide: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

(ANI)

Maharashtra | 8 people dead, 2 missing and 27 safely rescued in Satara district due to rains, says the Collector

(ANI)

India win the toss, elect to bat first against Sri Lanka in 3rd and final ODI at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo

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Maharashtra death toll in 2 days of rainfall crosses 50.

(DHNS)

President Ram Nath Kovind approves the appointment of Vice-Chancellors of 12 Central Universities: Ministry of Education

(DHNS)

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray reviews flood situation in Mantralaya

(DHNS)

Businessman Raj Kundra, Ryan Thorpe sent to police custody till July 27.

(ANI)

ISC, ICSE classes 10, 12 Board results to be out on Saturday

The results of ICSE and ISC Class 10 and Class 12 Board examinations 2021 will be released on Saturday, July 24 at 3 pm, the Council for the Indian School Certificate said on Friday.

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UP ex-CM Kalyan Singh critical, on life support: Hospital

The health condition of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh is critical and he is on life support, the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) said on Friday.

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Maharashtra rain fury, landslides kill 35 in Raigad

At least 30 to 35 people were feared dead in an incident of landslide in a village in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Friday.

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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, Amazon on PIL seeking to prohibit entry of Shein

Heavy rains | Ratnagiri district yesterday evening. Credit: IAF

Osmania University retired professor Battu Satyanarayanaappointed as Vice Chancellor of Central University of Karnataka.

(DHNS)

Second case of extortion registered against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh.

A total of six people named in the FIR, for allegedly demanding Rs 2 crore from a man.

(ANI)

Punjab crisis has been resolved, you can see: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

(ANI)

Kolhapur’s guardian minister Satej Patil directs diversion of traffic on Pune-Bangalore highway

Ministerof state for home and the guardian ministerof Kolhapur Satej Patil has directed the district administration to shift people and livestock affected due to the flooding to safer places immediately.He has also directed to divert the traffic through Kognoli on the Pune-Bangalore highway to the access to Chandgad, Aajara and Gadhinglaj.

(DHNS)

Pegasus is classified by the Israeli state as a weapon and that weapon is supposed to be used against terrorists. The Prime Minister and Home Minister have used this against the Indian state and against our institutions: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

(ANI)

Supreme Court dismisses all the applications filed by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea seeking a direction for correction of errors in AGR (Adjusted Gross Revenue) calculation.

(ANI)

Amarinder Singh meets Navjot Singh Sidhu ahead of the latter's swearing-in ceremony

Seven people injured, three died after a building collapsed in Govandi area of Mumbai: Mumbai Police

Details awaited

(ANI)

Devotees will be allowed in Haridwar if they produce a negative RT-PCR report not older than 72 hours, but they won't be allowed in the 'snan': Haridwar District Administration

(ANI)

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team shifts people from Chikhali in Kolhapur district to safer locations. Several parts of the state are facing floods due to incessant rainfall.

Two militants killed in overnight encounter with security forces in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district

(PTI)

Five people died in Raigad district due to landslides and floods: Nidhi Chaudhary, District Collector, Raigad

(ANI)

Drone spotted | The Hexacopter was shot down around six kilometres inside the border, approximately 5 kilograms of explosives recovered: Jammu and Kashmir Police

Mumbai-Goa highway shut for traffic in wake of flood situation in Konkan region

(DHNS)

A drone was shot down in Kanachak area and explosive material was recovered. Details awaited: Jammu and Kashmir Police

(ANI)

Multi-agency operation to rescue people from Chiplun, Mahad

A massive and coordinated multi-agency mission has been launched to rescue people from the flood-ravaged Konkan towns of Chiplun and Mahad.

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Gates of Kadra Dam in Karwar opened to discharge 40,000 cusecs of water in Kali River

Zomato to list shares on stock exchanges on Friday

Online food ordering platform Zomato, which last week closed its mega initial public offering raising over ₹9,000 crore, will list on the stock exchanges on Friday, days ahead of its earlier schedule of the next week.

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