- The Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the states to focus on promoting 3Ts -- Trade, Tourism, Technology -- with a view to reducing imports and increasing exports at the seventh meeting of the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog.
- Indian Space Research Organisation’s tryst with history suffered a setback Sunday, as the maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) suffered ‘data loss’ at the terminal stage, although three stages ‘performed and separated’ as planned and the scientists were currently analysing the data to ascertain the cause behind it
- The indomitable Nikhat Zareen added a Commonwealth Games light flyweight (50kg) title to her bulging trophy cabinet, while Amit Panghal (51kg) began his redemption journey with a much-needed gold winning show, here Sunday.
- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Sunday asked the state Chief Secretary to take every possible step for the implementation of Prevention of WitchHunting Act, 2013।
- On the occasion of Friendship Day, State Transport Authority Sunday asked commuters to wear helmet while riding two-wheelers and seatbelt while driving cars.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is likely to expand his cabinet this week by inducting at least 15 ministers and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is expected to keep the crucial Home portfolio, sources said Sunday
- Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu will be accorded a farewell in the House on Monday. His successor Jagdeep Dhankhar will take the oath of office on August 11.
- City mayor, a local BJP MLA and a former party legislator are among the 40 people whom the Ayodhya Development Authority has accused of illegally trading plots and building infrastructure in such land.
- Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal Sunday promised implementation of the Constitution’s Fifth Schedule and the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act in tribal regions of Gujarat if the AAP is voted to power in the state.
- Interpreters and special desks at 10 airports, a multi-lingual portal and simplified visa norms are going to be the highlights of the government's 'Heal in India' initiative to boost medical tourism.
- Senior scientist Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has been appointed as the first woman Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), a consortium of 38 research institutes across the country.
- After turning net buyers last month, foreign investors continued their positive stance on Indian equities and invested over Rs 14,000 crore in the first week of August amid softening of the dollar index.
- Sebi has given its nod to 28 companies to raise funds totalling Rs 45,000 crore through initial public offerings (IPOs) in April-July period of 2022- 23 which has already seen 11 debutantes raising over Rs 33,000 crore.
- Skipper Savita Punia led from the front with a spectacular display as the Indian women’s hockey team overcame the stopwatch controversy to beat New Zealand 2-1 in shootout and win the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) here Sunday.
- A Guwahati-based businessman will be questioned today in in connection with a case where three Jharkhand Congress MLAs with ₹ 48 lakh in cash were arrested in Bengal's Howrah.
- With 18,738 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 4,41,45,732 while the active cases have increased to 1,34,933, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
- In a leg-up to the Indo-US strategic partnership, US navy ship Charles Drew on Sunday arrived at Larsen and Toubro shipyard at Kattupalli in Tamil Nadu for undergoing repairs and allied services.
- Meghalaya BJP vice president Bernard N Marak, who was arrested last month on the charge of running a sex racket at his farmhouse in the North-eastern state, is not cooperating with the investigation, police said.
- The Bharati Bhavan Library, which often served as the meeting place for several leaders during India's freedom struggle, has been served a house tax notice of ₹ 2.87 lakh by the Prayagraj Nagar Nigam.
- Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday sacked the party's Nanded district chief Umesh Munde for indulging in "anti-party activities".
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