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US encouraged by ongoing OPEC talks: White Talks

Hearing in the second bail application of Mehul Choksi has been adjourned to 23rd July: Mehul Choksi's counsel

Modi govt creates separate ministry for strengthening cooperative movement: Sources (PTI)

Jammu & Kashmir | Kupwara District Administration imposes restrictions on the storage, sale, possession, use, and transport of drone (s)/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(ANI)

Army personnel Harpreet Singh & Gurbej Singh arrested for leaking over 900 classified documents related to defence & national security to Pak intelligence officers. Punjab Police have also busted major espionage network involving Northern Army: Jalandhar SSP (Rural) Naveen Singla

Uttarakhand: BJP's Jwalapur MLA Suresh Rathore moves Uttarakhand High Court seeking protection from arrest.

A case of rape was registered against him recently in Haridwar. (ANI)

US military withdrawal from Afghanistan more than 90% complete (Reuters)

Common Eligibility Test for govt job aspirants will be conducted from early 2022: Jitendra Singh

ATK Mohun Bagan rope in India defender Ashutosh Mehta (PTI)

Light to moderate rainfall recorded in parts of Rajasthan (PTI)

Maharashtra government introduced 3 amendment bills in the Assembly related to Central govt's new farm laws. Public has been given 2 months' time to send suggestions regarding amendments, if needed, in the proposed bills: State Minister & NCP leader Nawab Malik

French govt drops bid to put climate fight in constitution (AFP)

German football gets green light for fan return next season (AFP)

Union Cabinet reshuffle likely to take place tomorrow evening (ANI)

S Jaishankar to visit Russian Federation from July 7-9, 2021. He is expected to cover the entire range of bilateral issues, including cooperation in fight against the pandemic, exchange of views on various regional and international issues: MEA

Pliskova storms into first Wimbledon semi-final (PTI)

DU receives 1,324 overseas applications for 2021-22 session (PTI)

Second seed Medvedev knocked out of Wimbledon by Hurkacz in last 16 (AFP)

Iran seeking to cut executions of child offenders to zero (AFP)

Governor prorogues monsoon session of Maharashtra legislature (PTI)

Uddhav dismissive about talk of patch-up with BJP (PTI)

Spain clarifies non-consensual sex is rape, toughens sexual violence laws (Reuters)

Florida IT firm says ransomware attack didn't harm critical infrastructure (Reuters)

Maharashtra Assembly passes a resolution to recommend Central Government amend the Constitution and relax the 50% limit for Maratha Reservation (ANI)

Biden to host summit of Quad countries this year: White House

Belarus' presidential hopeful gets 14-year prison sentence (AP)

UN, EU human rights officials term Stan Swamy's death as 'devastating' (PTI)

Mehbooba Mufti's mother summoned by ED in money laundering case: Officials

TN CM opposes amendment to Cinematograph Act, demands its withdrawal (PTI)

Shiromani Akali Dal urges J&K Delimitation Commission to reserve 5 seats for members of the Sikh Community in Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)

SC refuses plea challenging deposit of Rs 3 lakh for participating in AIIMS counselling

China tech crackdown wipes out billions from Didi, other US-listed firms (Reuters)

Rupee falls 24 paise to close at 74.55 against US dollar (PTI)

Pope is walking and eating, tests good after surgery: Vatican

German academic charged with spying for China (AFP)

Major fire at bakery in Mumbai

A major fire broke out in a bakery located at suburban Kurla in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon, but there is no report of any casualty so far, a fire brigade official said. The blaze erupted around 2:30 pm at the bakery located in Titwala compound on the Pipeline road in Kurla West. (PTI)

New US rules to protect animal farmers expected this week (AP)

Russia says no survivors in far east plane crash (Reuters)

SC dismisses pleas seeking nod for 'Rath Yatra' at places other than Jagannath Puri in Odisha

HC directs Twitter to inform by when it will appoint resident grievance officer as per IT Rules

Gross GST revenue collected is Rs 92,849 crore in the month of June 2021. It includes GST collection from domestic transactions b/w June 5 to July 5, 2021, since taxpayers were given various relief measures, in the wake of the second wave of Covid pandemic: Ministry of Finance

Karnataka Governor designate Thawarchand Gehlot to submit resignation tomorrow

I will be submitting my resignation from all three positions including Rajya Sabha MP & Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment tomorrow in person: Thawarchand Gehlot, Karnataka Governor Designate

(ANI)

BJP members do not know courtesy, decency: Mamata in Assembly

Sharpening her attack on the BJP, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said members of the saffron camp "do not know courtesy and decency" and that was evident from the ruckus they created during Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's inaugural speech in the Assembly.

Sensex hits record high as financial stocks shine

Benchmark equity index Sensex on Tuesday hit a record high, led by gains infinancial stocks. The indexrose nearly 250 points to a new high of 53,129, while Nifty was firm above 15,900.

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Missing Russian plane crashed into sea: RIA

Russian emergency services have located where a missing An-26 plane crashed into the sea, RIA news agency reported on Tuesday, after the plane with 28 people on boardwent missingwhile preparing to land in Russia's far east.

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Calcutta HC to pronounce judgement in Mamata Banerjee's Nandigram poll plea tomorrow

Calcutta High Court to pronounce judgment in Election petition of Mamata Banerjee on July 7, seeking Justice Kaushik Chanda's recusal from the hearing

(ANI)

PM Modi speaks to Dalai Lama over phone, greets him on 86th birthday

PDP to not meet J&K Delimitation Commission

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said it will not meet the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission as the Centre did not initiate any steps to ease the lives of the people and the outcome of the delimitation exercise was "widely believed" to be "pre-planned".

(PTI)

Incumbent Governors shifted to other states

Mizoram Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai appointed as Goa Governor, Haryana Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya appointed as Tripura Governor, Tripura Governor Ramesh Bais appointed as Jharkhand Governor & Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatraya appointed as Haryana Governor

(ANI)

Twitter defying law by not appointing grievance redressal officer: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that Twitter is in defiance of the law for not appointing a grievance redressal officer as necessitated under new IT Rules and pulled it up for taking so long.

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Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, MP get new Governors

President appoints Thaawarchand Gehlot as Governor of Karnataka, Hari Babu Kambhampati as Governor of Mizoram, Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel as Governor of Madhya Pradesh, and Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar as Governor of Himachal Pradesh

(ANI)

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin urges Ravi Shankar Prasad to withdraw proposed amendments to Cinematograph Act, 1952

Gold smuggling case: Kerala HC to hear bail petition of Swapna Suresh on July 16

Kerala High Court posts the bail petition of Swapna Suresh, prime accused in the Kerala Gold Smuggling case to 16th July. Court asks NIA to file a counter affidavit before 16th July.

(ANI)

Maharashtra BJP stages protest over suspension of 12 MLAs, OBC reservation

Plane with 29 people on board goes missing in Russia's far east

A Russian AN-26 airplane with 29 people on board has gone missing in Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday citing regional authorities.

The plane lost contact with air traffic control while attempting to land, TASS separately cited a source as saying.

(Reuters)

Mumbai, Pune to host 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Next year's women's Asian Cup in India will be held in Mumbai and Pune after the Asian Football Confederation dropped Bhubaneswar and Ahemdabad as venues to minimise the travelling time for participants and ensure an "optimum environment" for a bio-secure bubble.

(PTI)

Rajnath Singh declines to comment on possible union Cabinet expansion

Black box retrieved from crashed Philippines Air Force plane

Philippine authorities have retrieved a black box from an Air Force plane that crashed at the weekend, killing more than 50 people, Military Chief Cirilito Sobejana toldReuterson Tuesday.

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Floods caused by rise in river water levels affects several villages in Bihar

VIPs allowed at Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony, but no fans: Report

Japan is looking at barring all but VIP spectators at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, a newspaper said on Tuesday, another downgrade for Games that have their pomp and public spectacle overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

(Reuters)

Insurmountable hurdle: Stan Swamy had moved court against a stringent UAPA section 2 days before death

Two days before his death under state custody, tribal activist Stan Swamy — termed as accused in the Elgar Parishad case — had challenged a provision of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), terming it as an insurmountable hurdle for the individual accused of the same.

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Lakshadweep administration denies entry into UT to 8 LDF MPs

Lakshadweep Administration has rejected the application of LDF MPs Elamaram Kareem, V Sivadasan, AM Ariff, Binoy Viswam, MV Shreyams Kumar, K Somaprasad, Thomas Chazhikadan & John Brittas for entry permit to the UT

(ANI)

Fires breaks out in four shops in Thane

Delimitation Commission to arrive on a four-day visit to J&K today

The Delimitation Commission led by Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai will arrive here on a four-day visit on Tuesday to interact with political leaders and civil society groups, among others, to gather first-hand inputs to carve out new constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

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Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO on Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Officials of MeitY & Ministry of I&B summoned by Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT today to gather evidence on 'safeguarding citizens’ rights & prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space'

(ANI)

Shooting criminals trying to flee should be the pattern: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Justifying the series of encounters in Assam since he assumed office, Chief MinisterHimantaBiswa Sarma on Monday asserted that shooting at criminals "should be the pattern" if they attempt to escape from custody or try to snatch arms from the police to open fire.

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Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT to review functioning of CBFC today

Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT to review the functioning of Central Board of Film Certification today, in context of Draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021

(ANI)

Sangh's ideology always been full of harmony, brotherhood: Naqvi on Bhagwat's remarks

The RSS ideology has always been full of harmony, brotherhood and nationalism, and it was the propaganda by "Bharat bashing bridage" that had painted a negative picture of the Sangh, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Monday, a day after chief Mohan Bhagwat asserted that the DNA of all Indians is the same.

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US forces shoot down armed drone over Iraq embassy

US forces shot down an armed drone above their embassy in Baghdad on Monday night, Iraqi security officials said, hours after a rocket attack on a base housing US soldiers in the west of the country.

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Djokovic, Federer into Wimbledon quarter-finals as first-timers shine

Novak Djokovic marched into his 50th Grand Slam quarter-final while Roger Federer became the oldest man in the modern era to make the last-eight at Wimbledon on 'Manic Monday' at the All England Club.

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Djokovic, Federer into Wimbledon quarter-finals as first-timers shine

Novak Djokovic marched into his 50th Grand Slam quarter-final while Roger Federer became the oldest man in the modern era to make the last-eight at Wimbledon on 'Manic Monday' at the All England Club.

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5 suspected Pakistan militants killed in raid on hideout

Security forces shot five suspected militants to death Monday during a raid on their hideout near Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, a spokesman for a counter-terrorism department said.

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