here was a lot of crowd cheering for us, we got a push from that & we won. I have always enjoyed bowling as well as batting. Next match is crucial, we would give our 100% to win

– Indian Opener Shafali Verma after team’s win in CWG

CWG: Joshna Chinappa enters women’s squash singles quarterfinals

Ace Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa outwitted New Zealand’s Kaitlyn Watts 3-1 to progress to the women’s singles quarterfinals at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. The 18-time national champion kept her calm to recover from a mid-game slump to prevail 11-8 9-11 11-4 11-6 against Watts to set up a last-eight clash with Canada’s Hollie Naughton.

It feels good to win, 1st wins are important. There were a lot of positives today & we would try to continue this ahead. It’s important to perform as a unit, we had a good start today & won quickly

– Indian Captain Harmanpreet Kaur after team’s win in CWG

Maharashtra reports 1,849 COVID-19 cases, three fatalities

Infection tally rises to 80,47,455, death toll 1,48,104. The state now has 13,003 active cases of the disease.

The Enforcement Directorate has seized Rs 11.50 lakhs unaccounted cash from the residence of Sanjay Raut: ANI Sources

5G Spectrum Auction Day 6

Total 7 rounds conducted today. A total of 37 rounds have been completed so far. The government has received bids worth Rs 1,50,130 crores. Auctions to continue tomorrow.

Ex VINBAX 2022

The 3rd edition of Vietnam India Bilateral Army Exercise ‘Ex VINBAX 2022’ is scheduled to be conducted at Chandimandir, Panchkula from Aug 1-20 this year. This is a major milestone in strengthening bilateral relations between India & Vietnam: Ministry of Defence

Public grievance redressal time reduced to 30 from 45 days: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the time for redressal of public grievances received on an online portal has been reduced from 45 to 30 days. He said this decision is in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on effective implementation of public grievance redressal mechanism with disposal of grievance within minimum possible time, but with maximum possible satisfaction of the complainant.

India beat Pakistan by 8 wickets in second women’s group A match of Commonwealth Games

IOA issues warning to Indian weightlifting team manager

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) issues a warning to Indian weightlifting team manager Pardeep Sharma after Commonwealth Games organizers gave him a notice for his alleged “rude behaviour”.

Cycling at CWG: Ronaldo Laitonjam loses in pre-quarterfinals of men’s sprint event

Top Indian cyclist Ronaldo Laitonjam lost to Australia’s Matthew Glaetzer in the pre-quarterfinals of the men’s sprint event at the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday. The 20-year-old Indian finished 0.162s behind Glaetzer, clocking 10.011s over the 200m distance.

FY22 ITR filing: About 34 lakh returns filed till 4pm on last day

Nearly 34 lakh income tax returns were filed till 4 PM on the last day of filing ITR for 2021-22 fiscal by salaried individual, the I-T department said on Sunday. The deadline for filing I-T returns, by those taxpayers who do not have to get their accounts audited for the fiscal ended on March 31, 2022, is Sunday.

TN: Flood alert on areas along Mettur Dam sounded

With increased release of water from Stanley Reservoir at Mettur in the Salem district due to increased inflow, a flood alert has been sounded to the people living on the banks of nearby areas and also low- lying area.

CWG 2022: Pakistan (99 all out in 18 overs) against India in Women’s T20I group-stage match in Edgbaston

False charges & documents are being framed against people. All of this is being done to weaken Shiv Sena and Maharashtra. Sanjay Raut won’t be cowed down. I will not leave the party

– Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut

CWG 2022: India beat Bangladesh 3-0 to enter the table tennis men’s team semifinals

Arvind Kejriwal to address public rally in Saurashtra tomorrow

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will address a public rally at Veraval and visit a temple in Rajkot in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region on Monday, a party official said on Sunday. This will be Kejriwal’s second visit to Rajkot in a week and fourth to the poll-bound state in a month.

Nikhat Zareen storms into 50kg quarterfinals in women’s boxing

World champion Nikhat Zareen knocked out Helena Ismael Bagao of Mozambique to storm into the quarterfinals of women’s 50kg lightweight category at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. Zareen was no match for her young opponent as she dominated the bout from start to finish.

Indian Army congratulates Naib Subedar Jeremy Lalrinnunga on winning gold

President Droupadi Murmu congratulates Jeremy Lalrinnunga for winning gold in Weightlifting at CWG 2022

The warm-up was very good but after a point, my front thigh and inner thigh muscles started to cramp, due to which I could not walk for a while and could not cross the 140kg mark during warm-up

– Jeremy Lalrinnunga on his injury during the Weightlifting event at CWG

I am happy after winning the gold medal but not satisfied with my performance. I was expecting to perform better but winning gold for the country is a proud moment

– Jeremy Lalrinnunga after winning gold in Weightlifting at Commonwealth Games 2022

PM congratulates Lalrinnunga

ED detains Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in land scam case

Enforcement Directorate (ED) has detained Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in land scam case in Mumbai after hours of conducting raids at his residence, reported ANI.

Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins Gold medal in Men’s 67kg weightlifting finals

It’s now been proved that both Udaipur Kanhaiya Lal incident, as well as the Amaravati incident, are linked together, funded by PFI. Rajasthan govt should write a letter to centre asking a ban on PFI for welfare of their state

– Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia on PFI

Amit Shah reaches Patna

NIA conducts searches in six states pertaining to activities regarding ISIS module case

West Bengal SSC scam update

Arrested former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, who is at the centre of a multi-crore school jobs scam, claims the money recovered during ED raids does not belong to him, and time will tell who are “conspiring” against him.

Ex-Mumbai police chief Sanjay Pandey moves bail petition in NSE case

INC’s Jaimangal Singh pens letter of complaint against arrested J’khand Congress MLAs

Allocation of ministries for state Cabinet formation soon: Eknath Shinde

Jharkhand Congress MLAs arrested, investigation handed over to CID

Five people including 3 MLAs from Jharkhand Congress who were nabbed with huge amounts of cash, have been arrested. All the five people will be presented in the court today, said Swati Bhangalia, SP, Howrah Rural. The investigation has been further handed over to CID, reported ANI.

Hundreds camp at Iraqi parliament for second day

Hundreds of followers of powerful Iraqi Shiite preacher Moqtada Sadr began a second day camped at the country’s parliament on Sunday. Despite tear gas, water cannon and baking temperatures that touched 47 degrees Celsius (116 degrees Fahrenheit), they stormed the complex on Saturday after pulling down heavy concrete barricades on roads leading to Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone of diplomatic and government buildings.

Assam reports 520 new COVID-19 cases, one more fatality

Assam logged 520 fresh COVID-19 cases and one more fatality due to the virus, the National Health Mission (NHM) said. After a gap of two days, a Covid fatality was reported in Tinsukia district during the last 24 hours, pushing the toll to 8,016, it said in a bulletin.

Delhi’s new police commissioner is Sanjay Arora, 1988-batch IPS officer

Tamil Nadu cadre IPS officer Sanjay Arora, currently serving as DGP of ITBP, appointed as Commissioner of Delhi Police.

NIA conducts raids at 13 premises in six States over ISIS links

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted searches at 13 premises of suspects in six States in connection with activities pertaining to ISIS. The raids are underway in six states including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. The agency conducted searches at Bhopal and Raisen districts in Madhya Pradesh; Bharuch, Surat, Navsari and Ahmedabad districts in Gujarat, Arariya district in Bihar, Bhatkal and Tumkur City districts in Karnataka, Kolhapur and Nanded districts in Maharashtra and Deoband districts in Uttar Pradesh.

PM Modi lauds PV Sindhu, Neeraj Chopra for recent performances

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded ace shuttler PV Sindhu and star javelin thrower and Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra for winning laurels for the country at Singapore Open 2022 and World Athletics Championships 2022. While addressing the nation during the latest episode of Mann Ki Baat, Modi said, “Friends, be it the classroom or the playground, today our youth, in every field, are making the country proud. This month, PV Sindhu won her first title of the Singapore Open. Neeraj Chopra also continued his excellent performance and won the silver medal for the country in the World Athletics Championship.”

PM Modi congratulates students for commendable results in Class X, XII exams

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the students, who despite challenges, showed commendable results in their 10th and 12th class examinations. “A few days ago, the results of class 10th and 12th were declared across the country. I congratulate all those students who have achieved success through their hard work and dedication, who despite challenges, showed commendable results in their 10th and 12th class examinations,” said Prime Minister Modi today while addressing the monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’.

Congress suspends three Jharkhand MLAs caught with cash in Bengal

IOA lauds Mirabai’s gold-winning feat, congratulates others

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) lauded record-breaking weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on winning the country’s first gold medal at the ongoing Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Chanu, who won silver at the Tokyo Olympic Games last year, defended her Commonwealth gold from the 2018 edition with a record-breaking total of 201kg (88kg + 113kg) in the 49kg category of women’s weightlifting at the National Exhibition Centre here on Saturday. Her gold took India’s medal tally to three, with fellow weightlifters Sanket Sargar and Gururaja Poojary winning a silver and bronze earlier in the day in the men’s 55kg and 61kg categories, respectively.

Zelensky urges evacuation of Ukraine’s frontline Donetsk

Ukraine’s president urged civilians on Saturday to evacuate the frontline Donetsk region, the scene of fierce clashes with the Russian military, as Kyiv called on the Red Cross and UN to gain access to its soldiers being held by Moscow’s forces. The eastern Donetsk region has faced the brunt of Russia’s offensive since its assault on Kyiv failed weeks into the invasion launched on February 24.

Indian aviation sector ‘absolutely safe’

Aviation watchdog DGCA’s chief Arun Kumar on Sunday said technical snags faced by domestic carriers in recent weeks did not have the potential to cause havoc and that even foreign airlines that came to India reported 15 technical snags in the last 16 days. The country’s civil aviation space is “absolutely safe” and all the protocols laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) are followed, he said. Against the backdrop of a spate of technical snags suffered by Indian airlines in recent weeks and DGCA curtailing operations of SpiceJet, Kumar stressed that there is no need to panic as none of the events that have been reported/discussed had the potential to cause havoc.

‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ turning into mass movement, says PM Modi

In the 91st edition of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ is turning into a mass movement and people from all walks of life are participating in the campaign. The Prime Minister also paid tribute to revolutionary Udham Singh on his 82nd death anniversary and all other freedom fighters who sacrificed themselves for the nation.

Let us all together make Indian toys more popular all over the world. Along with this, I would also like to urge parents to buy more and more Indian toys, puzzles and games

– Prime Minister Modi, during Mann ki Baat

Mann ki Baat focuses on fairs

Prime Minister Modi addresses July’s Mann Ki Baat

Centre to notify 1.2 MT of additional sugar exports this season

The Centre is likely to allow an additional 1.2 million tonnes (MT) of sugar exports in the current season ending September 2022 taking into account higher-than-anticipated domestic production, according to government sources. This additional quota would be over and above 10 MT of sugar exports allowed for the current 2021-22 season. Sources said a group of ministers approved the additional quota of sugar exports in a recent meeting. A notification in this regard will be issued soon.

IOC sold petrol at Rs 10 a litre loss, diesel at Rs 14

Indian Oil Corporation sold petrol at a loss of Rs 10 per litre and diesel at Rs 14 a litre during April-June, leading to the firm reporting its first quarterly net loss in over two years, a report said. The nation’s largest oil refining and fuel retailing firm reported a net loss of Rs 1,992.53 crore in April-June compared to Rs 5,941.37 crore of net profit in the same period a year back and Rs 6,021.9 crore in the preceding January-March quarter.

Amit Shah to participate in BJP National Working Committee meeting in Patna

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday will visit Patna to participate in the closing ceremony of the Joint National Working Committee meeting. “Today, I will be in Bihar, the land of knowledge and hard work, which has always given inspiration to protect the country and democracy. Here in Patna, in the closing ceremony of the BJP Joint National Working Committee, I will interact with my workers and colleagues from all over the country,” Shah said in a tweet.

Chinese factory activity sinks, weighing on weak economy

Chinese manufacturing’s recovery from anti-virus shutdowns faltered in July as activity sank, a survey showed Sunday, adding to pressure on the struggling economy in a politically sensitive year when President Xi Jinping is expected to try to extend his time in power. Factory activity was depressed by weak global demand and anti-virus controls that are weighing on domestic consumer spending, according to the national statistics agency and an official industry group, the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing.

Mcap of eight of top 10 firms jumps over Rs 1.91 lakh crore

Eight of the top 10 valued firms added Rs 1,91,622.95 crore to their market valuation last week, with Bajaj Finance and Tata Consultancy Services emerging as lead gainers. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,498.02 points or 2.67 per cent last week. From the winners’ pack, the market valuation of Bajaj Finance rallied Rs 57,673.19 crore to Rs 4,36,447.88 crore at close on Friday.

6.0 magnitude quake jolts Nepal

India sees 19,673 new COVID-19 infections, 39 fatalities in a day

India Pharma exports log 8% jump in Q1 to $6.26 billion

Indian pharma exports registered a growth of eight per cent during the first quarter of the current financial year to USD 6.26 billion, as officials hope for a 10 per cent growth by the end of the fiscal. Udaya Bhaskar, Director General of Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil), a body under the Department of Commerce said pharma exports to European Union and other CIS countries which were hit by the ongoing war in Ukraine and restrictions are expected to improve once the situation becomes normal.

PM Modi congratulates weightlifter Bindyarani Devi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated weightlifter Bindyarani Devi for winning a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in the UK’s Birmingham. The Prime Minister highlighted that this accomplishment is a manifestation of her tenacity and it has made every Indian very happy. “Congratulations to Bindyarani Devi for winning a Silver medal at CWG, Birmingham. This accomplishment is a manifestation of her tenacity and it has made every Indian very happy. I wish her the very best for her future endeavours,” tweeted PM Modi on Sunday morning.

ED raids Sanjay Raut properties

Enforcement Directorate carrying at searches on premises linked to Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in connection with a money laundering case

LeT militant killed in encounter in J-K’s Baramulla

One Lashkar-e-Taiba militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. The militant was identified as Irshad Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Baramulla’s Pattan, they said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Binner area of the district on Saturday evening on the basis of information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.

US: At least 25 killed in Kentucky floods

The floods in parts of eastern Kentucky have claimed the lives of atleast 25 people, including four children and are likely to increase as search and rescue operations are underway. “The death toll in flood-stricken parts of eastern Kentucky climbed to at least 25 and will almost certainly ‘get worse’ as first responders work to account for missing residents,” CNN reported citing the state’s governor Andy Beshear on Saturday.

India beat Australia in final league match of badminton mixed team event

Already through to the quarterfinals, defending champions India continued their rampaging run as they beat Australia in their final group A match of mixed team competition at the Commonwealth Games here. The Indians have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead over the Australians on Saturday.