1. India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses over 203 crore
2. Election Commission of India has said that youngsters above 17 years of age can now apply in advance for having their names enrolled in Voter’s list.
3. PM Modi will chair NITI Aayog’s Governing Council meeting on August 7, where issues related to agriculture, health and economy will be discussed,
4. Several Union Ministers have strongly condemned Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s remarks on President Droupadi Murmu for calling President Droupadi Murmu “rashtrapatni”;
5. The National Commission for Women NCW has sent a notice to Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to appear before it in person and to tender a written explanation for his remarks on President Droupadi Murmu. The hearing is scheduled for the 3rd of next month. The Commission has also written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi to intervene in the matter and to take appropriate action.
6. Home Minister Amit Shah will launch education-sector-related initiatives in New Delhi tomorrow to mark two years of the launch of the National Education Policy.
7. *ASSAM* CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, North East could play a pivotal role in strengthening Indo-ASEAN and Indo-BBN relationship not only as a means of being gateway to the South East Asian Nations but as a spring board to facilitate bilateral trades and commerce with these countries.
8. *CHHATTISGARH*: Three Naxalites with a total cash reward of ₹18 lakh on their heads surrendered in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday. They are alleged to have been involved in several attacks, including the one in Sukma district in 2020.
9. *GUJARAT* : PM Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone of multiple projects of Sabar Dairy in Sabarkantha, Gujarat.
10.*KARNATAKA*: CM Basavaraj Bommai Govt has cancelled its first anniversary celebrations of his Govt to be held in Doddaballapur and three years of BJP rule celebration in Karnataka due murder of BJP youth wing worker Praveen Nettaru in Dakshina Kannada.
11. The BJP Yuva Morcha worker Praveen was hacked to death by two bike borne attackers in Bellare village under Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday night.
12. *TAMIL NADU* : Madras HC orders TN govt to include pics of President, PM in all ads for Chess Olympiad.
13. *TELANGANA* : Due to heavy inflows water released to Left canal of Nagarjuna Sagar multi purpose Project (NSP) in July for monsoon crop under it.
14. The India Meteorological Department forecasted that Hyderabad will witness rains till August 1.
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CRIME REPORT
1. *JHARKHAND* : Special CBI Court in Dhanbad gives its verdict on Judge Uttam Anand murder case. Justice Rajinikant Pathak convicted both accused in the case, Lakhan Verma and Rahul Verma under sections 302 and 201 of IPC. Court will announce the quantum of sentence on 6th August.
2. The Supreme Court said that the mother being the only natural guardian of a child after the demise of the father has the right to decide on surname of the child. The SC said it is also the mother’s decision to give the child up for adoption. The remarks came while settling a dispute between a woman and her in-laws.
3. *PUNJAB* : A YouTuber named Ravinder Singh Vajidpur was arrested for uploading a “fake” post featuring Punjab Tourism Minister Anmol Gagan Maan. Vajidpur runs the ‘Khalsa TV Channel’ on YouTube. In a complaint to the police, Aam Aadmi Party worker Sukhwinder Singh alleged that the channel owner had uploaded a “fake” post, where Maan is purportedly seen criticising BR Ambedkar’s policies.
4. *KERALA*: A pastor named Jacob Varghese has been arrested in connection with alleged trafficking of minor girls. This comes after Railway Protection Force detained 12 minor girls who were brought from Rajasthan to Kerala without any documents. Four adults, including two who claimed to be parents, were also taken into custody. Varghese is a pastor of Ernakulam’s Karunya Charitable Trust.
5. *TAMIL NADU* : A 32-year-old man, Asif Muzabdin, was arrested in Tamil Nadu’s Erode for alleged links with ISIS after being grilled by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for over 10 hours.
6. *WEST BENGAL* : Trinamool Congress on Thursday suspended Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a school jobs scam in West Bengal. He has also been suspended from the post of General Secretary, National Vice President and three other roles.
7. *DELHI* : Over 27 people were booked after hundreds of residents of Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh started quarrelling, pelting stones, attacking police vehicles and personnel and disrupting traffic on Wednesday night.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu bought the same house in Hyderabad where she and her ex-husband Naga Chaitanya used to stay, as per reports. Samantha and Naga Chaitanya sold their Hyderabad home when they were heading for divorce but she bought it back for a higher price later.
DEFENCE:
1. *The Indian Navy received two MH 60R multi-role helicopters from the United States at the Cochin International Airport* on 28 Jul (Thursday). The helicopters were delivered by the Special Air Assignment Mission Flight of the US Air Force.
The delivery of all the 24 MH 60 R multirole helicopters will be completed by 2025. The induction of these helicopters will significantly boost the integral Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability of the Indian Navy.
The helicopters were part of the 24 MH 60 R Multirole helicopters being procured by India from the United States. Cost : ₹ 14,000 crore
The first 3 helicopters delivered last year in the US in 2021 are being utilized for training the Indian Navy crew. Another helicopter is scheduled to be delivered on August 22.
2. *IAF’s MiG-21 Fighter Aircraft Crashes in Rajasthan’s Barmer District; Both the pilots in the MiG-21 Trainer aircraft lost their lives in the crash*. A court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
3. *DRDO has signed 1,464 technology transfer agreements with Indian companies till date.*
Collaboration with foreign companies is intrinsic to India’s ambition of becoming ‘Atmanirbhar’ (self-reliant) in defence production and the relationship with them is now of co-development and co-production, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Thursday.
4. Amid a growing threat from IEDs. *The CRPF will now start the process of procuring 10 vehicles with remote-controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) jammers* . the estimated cost of one such vehicle is close to Rs 4.5 crore.
5. *Maritime history created with the Indian Navy taking delivery of the prestigious Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Vikrant, built by the Cochin Shipyard.*
The Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 28 Jul (Thursday) delivered the country’s first indigenously-built aircraft carrier (IAC-1) to the Indian Navy which would induct and commission the vessel into service as the INS Vikrant.
The 262 metre long carrier is much larger and advanced than her predecessor and is powered by four gas turbines totalling 88 MW power and has a maximum speed of 28 Knots.
Built at an overall cost of close to Rs 20,000 crores, the project progressed in three phases of contract between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and CSL, which concluded in May 2007, December 2014 and October 2019, respectively.
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KERALA* : Thiruvananthapuram
Gvnr* : Arif Mohammad Khan
CM* : Pinarayi Vijayan (CPI(M))
statehood* : 1956
Dist* : 14
🥇Gold ₹50,680 @10gm 24 (Krt)
🥈 *Silver ₹60,100@ Kg
⛽ *Petrol ₹107.44/Ltr
⛽ *Diesel ₹96.26/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 1,062/14.2 Kg
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29 Jul (Friday)
Vedic Ritu*: Varsha
Drik Ritu:* Varsha
पक्ष* :: Shuklapaksh
Month*: Sravan 15, (Purnimata)/ Sravana 01(Amanta)
Vikram Samvat* – 2079
Shaka Samvat* – 1944 Nakshatra*:Pushya (up to 9:47 am) Ashlesha
Titi*: Pratipada/Dwitiya
*RahuKaal:* 10:54 AM – 12:33 PM
*GK TODAY* : Importance of Backside of Indian currency
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