INDIA
'No putting up of tweets', Supreme Court grants 5-day interim bail to Zubair
A vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and J.K. Maheshwari said the relief is subject to the condition that he will not move out of the jurisdiction of the Delhi court (which is dealing with a separate FIR), and the petitioner will not put up any tweets. The bench added that Zubair shall not tamper with electronic evidence.
Modi shocked by attack on 'dear friend' Shinzo Abe
Taking to Twitter, Modi said: "Deeply distressed by the attack on my dear friend Abe Shinzo. Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family, and the people of Japan." Abe, who was Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister, collapsed after he was shot at while addressing an election rally in Nara city on Friday, state media said in a report, adding that the police have arrested a 41-year-old suspect.
India logs 18,815 new Covid cases, 38 deaths
During the same period, 38 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,25,343. Meanwhile, the active caseload has also risen to 1,22,335 cases, accounting for 0.28 per cent of the total positive cases. The recovery of 15,899 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,29,37,876. Consequently, the recovery rate stands at 98.51 per cent.
Jaishankar calls for early resolution of outstanding issues at LAC
The two Ministers met on the sidelines of the two-day G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM) currently underway in Bali. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that while recalling the disengagement achieved in some friction areas, Jaishankar "reiterated the need to sustain the momentum to complete disengagement from all the remaining areas to restore peace and tranquility in the border areas".
Jaishankar, Chinese FM discuss border situation
The two Ministers met on the sidelines of the two-day G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (FMM) currently underway in Bali. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that while recalling the disengagement achieved in some friction areas, Jaishankar "reiterated the need to sustain the momentum to complete disengagement from all the remaining areas to restore peace and tranquility in the border areas".
India logs 18,930 new Covid-19 cases, 35 deaths
The active caseload increased to 1,19,457, accounting for 0.27 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 14,650 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,29,21,977. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.52 per cent. The daily positivity rate also marginally increased to 4.32 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate stood at 3.86 per cent.
Dr Gurpreet Kaur: Know all about the second wife of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
Mann divorced his first wife, Inderpreet Kaur in 2015, with whom he has two children - 21-year-old daughter Seerat and 17-year-old son Dilshan. Both Seerat and Dilshan were spotted recently when their father took oath as Punjab chief minister in March. The 48-year-old Aam Aadmi Party leader will tie the knots with Dr. Gurpreet Kaur according to Sikh rituals and the wedding ceremony will take place at his residence in Chandigarh.
Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, R.C.P. Singh resign
Naqvi, the Minority Affairs Minister, and Singh, the Steel Minister, have submitted their resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sources said that the Prime Minister has lauded the contribution of Naqvi and Singh as ministers during a meeting of the Union Cabinet - the last for both ministers - earlier in the day.
SC declines urgent listing of plea seeking Nupur Sharma's arrest
The plea was mentioned for urgent listing before a vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and J.K. Maheshwari. The counsel contended before the bench that a complaint was made to the police but no action has been taken so far against her. The bench told the counsel, "Why mention it before the vacation bench? Mention it before the registrar."
IAF gets highest number of job applications under Agnipath scheme
It has received a total of 7,49,899 job applications under the new recruitment scheme -- the highest number in any recruitment cycle till now. Earlier, the highest number of applications received was 6,31,528 in any recruitment cycle, according to IAF. "Compared to 6,31,528 applications in the past, which was the highest in any recruitment cycle, this time 7,49,899 applications have been received", said IAF in a tweet after the registrations process ended.
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