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The Day Ahead
1. Commonwealth games day 5
2. Day 6 of Parliament Monsoon Session today
3. Centre set to introduce strict anti-paper leak amendments in Lok Sabha today
4. SC to hear pleas alleging police brutality during student protest
5. Voting to be held for the Legislative Assembly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
News This Morning
PM announces task force to focus on examination reforms; Nandan Nilekani to head
PM Modi shared a video on Instagram around 7 PM on Sunday evening. Modi said, “Friends, the government is continuously taking steps for the future of students. Those who played with the future of students are rotting in jails.” Nandan Nilekani to head. Read More
Today’s Top Headlines
1. CJP’s Dipke to announce future strategy soon
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has said the party will soon announce its future strategy following the conclusion of its recent campaign. Read More
2. Rahul asks, ‘Who ordered to fire pellet gun on protesters?’
Rahul Gandhi wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, alleging that during the CJP’s Parliament march on 20 July, police deliberately targeted protesters’ private parts and fired pellet guns. He claimed that 19-year-old Sahil Lochab lost his eyesight in the incident. Read More
3. Oil tanker hits naval mine in Strait of Hormuz
An oil tanker struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a fire, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency. The report said the vessel had deviated from the shipping route designated by Tehran before hitting the mine. Read More
4. One dead, 17 injured as van rams crowd in Germany
A van had hit several people gathered for Berlin’s LGBTQ+ event near Tiergarten park on Saturday night. The accident has so far resulted in the death of one person and has at least 17 people injured. Read More
5. Banks will not operate for 14 days in August
Next month, i.e., in August, banks will remain closed for a total of 14 days in different states and cities. Apart from 5 Sundays and the second and fourth Saturdays, banks will not operate for 7 days in different locations. Read More
6. Market cap of 9 out of top-10 companies shrinks
Amidst the downward trend in the share market, the market capitalisation of 9 out of the country’s top-10 most valuable companies fell by a total of more than ₹2.74 lakh crore last week. HDFC Bank suffered the maximum loss in this decline. Read More
7. Mirabai Chanu wins India’s 1st gold medal in Glasgow
Mirabai Chanu won the gold medal in the women’s 48kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on 26 July. This is a third consecutive gold medal for the star Indian athlete at the Commonwealth Games. It is also India’s first gold medal in this edition of the Games. Read More
8. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Mayank Yadav help India whitewash Zimbabwe 3-0
India beat Zimbabwe by 35 runs in the third T20I of the three-match series in Harare on 26 July. With this, India secured a 3-0 whitewash against Zimbabwe, a first for Shreyas Iyer as T20I captain. Read More
9. Amaal Mallik warns Tanishk Bagchi
Singer-composer Amaal Mallik has once again targeted music composer Tanishk Bagchi, reiterating the allegations he made earlier and issuing a fresh warning. Although Amaal deleted his earlier posts from X, he clarified that he continues to stand by every word he said. Read More
10. Karan Kundrra proposes to Tejasswi Prakash underwater
Actor Karan Kundrra gave fans a glimpse of his Mauritius vacation with Tejasswi Prakash through a travel vlog on his YouTube channel. One moment that caught everyone’s attention showed Karan making a romantic proposal underwater while the couple was scuba diving. Read More
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