1. Voting process to elect 16th President of India concludes; Over 99% elector turnout recorded Counting to be taken up on Thursday.
2. Monsoon Session of Parliament begins; Both Houses adjourned for the day following ruckus by Opposition members on issue of price rise, GST hike.
3. Govt informs around 60 lakh beneficiaries benefited through one lakh 50 thousand establishments under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana till July 10
4. The Consultative Committee meeting of Ministry of Civil Aviation was held in New Delhi today. The topic for discussion was ‘DIGI YATRA’. Members of Parliament, who are members of the committee, took part in the meeting and made certain valuable suggestions about the project.
5. NDA Vice Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar files nomination.
6. Railway Board Chairman Vinay Kumar Tripathi inaugurates Iconic Week Celebrations of Azadi Ki Rail Gadi aur Stations in Delhi. Highlighting the importance of 75 identified stations and 27 trains in freedom struggle. Indian Railways will organize week long celebrations till July 23
7. *ANDHRA PRADESH* CM YS Jagan says about 1.62 crore national flags would be hoisted across Andhra Pradesh as part of the Har GharTiranga programme under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, from August 13 to August 15.
8. *CHHATTISGARH* govt will start the purchase of cow urine at Rs 4 per litre from the local ‘Hareli’ festival on July 28 under the flagship ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’.
9. *J&K* : J&K LG Manoj Sinha on Sunday announced a 10% reservation in the UT’s police force for those who retire after serving in the military under the Agnipath scheme.
10. Terror hideout busted by security forces in J&K’s Ramban district. According to officials, a grenade, 35 AK rounds, explosive material and seven pistol rounds were among the items seized.
11. *MADHYA PRADESH,* a passenger bus fell into Narmada river from Khalghat bridge under Dhamnod Police Station in Dhar district. As per the information, this bus was going from Indore to Pune in Maharashtra with around 40 passengers. The rescue operation is going on. So far, the bodies of 13 passengers have been recovered.
12. *MAHARASHTRA* : CM Eknath Shinde-led faction on Monday held a meeting with Shiv Sena MLAs in Mumbai and passed a resolution electing Chief Minister Shinde as the leader of Shiv Sena.
In the meeting, 14 MLAs, who extended their support to Uddhav Thackeray during Eknath Shinde’s rebellion against the Sena leadership, also adopted resolutions for the appointment of executive members of the party.
13. *PUNJAB* CM Bhagwant Mann directs officers to ensure that work for starting construction of Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway is put on fast-track mode.
14. *RAJASTHAN* : Dr Kirodi Lal Meena, BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP, on Monday claimed that he had received death threats after he offered financial assistance to Kanhaiya Lal’s family.
Kanhaiya Lal, the 48-year-old tailor, was killed by cleaver-wielding men – Riyaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad- at his shop last month in Udaipur’s Dhan Mandi police station area over a social media post in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
15. *UTTARAKHAND* : Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) heavy rainfall forecast for Uttarakhand, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has asked all District Magistrates to be on high alert.
16. *UTTAR PRADESH* : The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for hearing a fresh plea seeking its permission to worship the ‘Shivling’, which is said to be found in the Gyanvapi mosque premises in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi during a court-ordered survey. A bench comprising CJI NV Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli posted the matter for hearing on July 21.
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CRIME REPORT
1. Supreme Court on Monday issued an interim protective order in a petition filed by Alt News co-founder and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair and asked courts and police in Uttar Pradesh not to take precipitative action on five FIRs lodged against him in the state until the SC hears the matter next on Wednesday
2. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested eight people on Monday for alleged malpractices in NEET UG 2022 exam held on July 17. The CBI claimed that candidates’ user IDs and passwords were collected by the accused, who made necessary modifications to get desired examination centres. The accused also tried to morph photographs to facilitate use of proxy candidates.
3. Two men were killed and three others were injured in an explosion on Monday morning while they were making crude bombs in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.
4. Nupur Sharma moves SC again, says ‘got rape & death threats after SC criticism’. Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a petition by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma seeking to recall the order by which she withdrew the plea to consolidate multiple FIRs filed against her across the country over her remarks on Prophet Mohammed.
5. A Delhi court has extended the four-day remand of former CEO and MD of National Stock Exchange (NSE), Chitra Ramkrishna, in a money laundering case. The case involves alleged phone tapping and snooping of NSE’s employees. Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate and CBI registered two more cases against Ramkrishna, former NSE head Ravi Narain and former Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey.
6. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain’s wife, Poonam Jain, in connection with a money laundering case. Earlier, Poonam was summoned by the ED on July 14. This comes months after the ED arrested Satyendar Jain on May 30 in connection with alleged hawala transactions related to a Kolkata-based company.
7. Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik said that he will go on hunger strike from July 22 if his demands for a fair trial are not met, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) stated. Malik moved an application to the Centre seeking personal appearance in two cases. He is currently serving a life sentence in a terror funding case
FINANCE
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BSE Sensex* *54,521.15
NIFTY* : *16,278.50
1. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) jumped 19.6 percent in May this year as against 7.1 percent in preceding month. According to the data released by the National Statistical Office, the manufacturing sector’s output grew 20.6% in May this year while the mining output climbed 10.9 % and the Electricity sector surged 23.5 %.
2. Drone startup General Aeronautics has started the commercial production of agriculture drones with an aim to produce 100 units monthly. The startup had been conducting trials for the last three years, the results of which have been validated by 15 agricultural institutes, Srikanth Srinivasan, Head of Sales and Marketing, General Aeronautics said. The manufactured drone is named ‘Krishak.’
3. iVOOMi Energy will set up an Electric Vehicle manufacturing unit in Pune with a ₹200 crore investment to enhance research and development. iVOOMi Energy aims to roll out more than 2,00,000 units by the end of FY23.
4. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup Zoho is planning to hire 2,000 people across various roles in engineering, design, content and sales as it looks to expand its operations in India and globally.
5. Prices of one of the most popular Indian edible oil brands Fortune have been cut by up to ₹30 per litre amid a fall in global prices. This is the second oil price reduction announced by the brand’s maker Adani Wilmar in two months.
ENTERTAINMENT:
1. Veteran Bollywood playback and ghazal singer Bhupinder Singh has passed away of a colon ailment at 82 in Mumbai.
2. Filmmaker Karan Johar took to Instagram to announce that the shooting for ‘Bedhadak’ featuring Shanaya Kapoor, Gurfateh Singh Pirzada and Lakshya is set to commence next year.
3. Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu will be a key guest at the 2022 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. The actress will be speaking about her own career and trajectory on August 13 before a live audience.
4. Deepika Padukone will portray Parvati in ‘Brahmastra 2’, according to a report. The actress will reportedly also make a cameo appearance in ‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’, which is set to release in theatres on September 9.
DEFENCE:
1. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande paid tribute to the Liberation War heroes by laying a wreath at Shikha Anirban in Dhaka.
Major General (Retd.) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, Security Affairs Advisor to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. They discussed steps to take forward the defence engagement between Bangladesh and India, said the Indian Army in a tweet.
2. PM Modi says, self-reliance in defence sector is very crucial for India in 21st century; Addresses Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation Seminar – Swavlamban in New Delhi.
3. India,China hold 16th round of Corps Commander talks at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on Indian side. Building on progress made at last meeting,two sides continued discussions for resolution of relevant issues along LAC in Western Sector in constructive & forward looking manner.
4. Indian and Bangladeshi delegations led by chiefs of BSF and Border Guards Bangladesh respectively met in Dhaka on Monday to commence the 52nd Director General-level border conference between the two nations. Issue of cross-border crimes and future challenges will be discussed during the conference.
5. A Delhi court has summoned four ex-IAF officers in the Rs 3,600-crore Agusta Westland scam. The court has asked the IAF officers to appear before it on July 30.
The CBI is probing the Rs 3,600 crore contract for the procurement of 12 AW101 dual-use helicopters (VVIP) choppers by the Ministry of Defence from AgustaWestland.
*VVIP CHOPPER SCAM*
In February 2010, the then UPA government had signed a deal to procure 12 AgustaWestland choppers worth 556.262 million euros. These choppers were being procured to ferry VVIPs and other important dignitaries.
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