Breaking highlights: Maharashtra reports 2,678 Covid-19 cases, eight deaths

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday handed over the charge of ministry of minority affairs to Smriti Irani, a day after he resigned from the Union Cabinet on expiry of his Rajya Sabha term.

Delhi on Thursday recorded 579 fresh COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.46 per cent, while one more person succumbed to the viral disease, according to health department data.

Mother Dairy on Thursday said it has cut the prices of soyabean and rice bran oils by up to ₹15 per litre, a day after the government directed edible oil firms to pass on the benefits of fall in global cooking oil prices to consumers.

The World Health Organization issued its first situation report on the spread of monkeypox on Thursday, detailing the typical profile of those affected by the outbreak so far.

A special court in Mumbai on Thursday sent the seven accused in the killing of a pharmacist in Amravati in NIA custody till July 15.

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 2,678 new coronavirus cases and eight pandemic-related deaths, the state health department said.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED said on Thursday it has blocked 119 bank accounts linked to Vivo's India business which were holding 4.65 billion rupees ($58.76 million), as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering by the Chinese smartphone maker, reported news agency Reuters.

Reacting to British prime minister Boris Johnson stepping down as the leader of the ruling Conservatives, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday called it an ‘internal development’ of the UK, and refused to comment on the coming leadership change.

Akasa Air gets airline licence from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). An ANI input, quoting the aviation watchdog, said, the airline can start operations. Read full report here

The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday slammed criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishing Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday a day ago. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said it has been a consistent policy of the government to treat the Dalai Lama as a guest in India.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stepped down as leader of his Conservative Party but plans to remain as prime minister while the leadership contest is held.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the foundational aim behind the National Education Policy is to bring education out from the limits of narrow thought-process and to integrate it with the modern ideas of the 21st Century. Read more

A man, who threatened to behead former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, was arrested here on Thursday, police told news agency PTI.

More than six years after the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib at Malke village in Moga district’s Baghapurana sub-division in November 2015, a local court on Thursday convicted three Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda followers, while two were acquitted.

As Boris Johnson is expected to resign on Thursday, after over 50 ministers resigned from the UK government, the Kremlin said the British prime minister didn't like Russia and that Moscow didn't like him either. Read more

Boris Johnson to resign as UK Prime Minister amid exodus of ministers, reports AP

Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant appointed Sherpa for G-20 Summit.

UK education minister quits after two days in office, new finance minister tells PM 'go now'.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann tied the knot for the second time today as he married 32-year-old physician from Pehowa village - Dr Gurpreet Kaur.

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Trinamool Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday shared a note titled 'Be careful, Mahua' apparently written by a citizen of India amid the raging controversy over her comments on Goddess Kaali.

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> AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair moves SC for pre-arrest bail and quashing of a hate speech FIR registered against him at Sitapur in UP.

> Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves seeks urgent hearing from SC.

> SC vacation bench agrees to list it on Friday subject to CJI's order.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will be arriving shortly with his family. I have come here with my mother...I wholeheartedly congratulate Mann Sahab and his family on this special occasion: AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's wedding, which will be held later in the day.

US Congressman Ro Khanna has recommended a waiver for India from federal law CAATSA that provides for punitive actions against countries engaged in transactions with Russian defence and intelligence sectors.

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India records another rise in daily Covid cases with 18,930 new infections; active caseload nears 1.2 lakh-mark.