- 1. India’s population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world’s most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said.
- 2. Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ loses a vote of confidence in Parliament.
- 3. The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a Delhi Medical Association (DMA) plea seeking directions for the protection of doctors from violence, saying laws already exist to deal with such instances.
- 4.The government has decided to observe June 25, the day the Emergency was declared in 1975, as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ to commemorate the ‘massive contributions’ of those who endured inhuman pains of the period, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced Friday.
- 5.Justice Rajiv Shakdhar, a senior judge from Delhi High Court, has been recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium to become the new Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
- 6.The ruling Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP in Maharashtra Friday won all the nine seats it contested in the biennial elections to 11 seats for the state legislative council.
- 7.Nearly 6,500 adolescent girls die in childbirth in South Asia every year, said UN agencies Friday, calling for prioritisation of the health of girls and adolescents in South Asia.
- 8.Strict action will be taken against those who indulge in indiscipline during the Bahuda Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri, a senior official said Friday amid outrage over the idol of Lord Balabhadra falling on some servitors during Rath Yatra.
- 9.Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Asia’s richest man, Friday married pharmaceutical heiress and childhood sweetheart Radhika Merchant at a star-studded event attended by celebrities from across the globe, politicians, who’s who of Hindi and south Indian cinema world and almost all the top cricketers of the country.
- 10.Wife of a Raj Bhavan employee in Puri alleged that her husband was beaten up by the Governor’s son and five others on the night of July 7. However, there is no official confirmation either from the Raj Bhavan or police regarding the incident.
- 11.As many as 488 dengue cases have been reported from across the state during this season, said sources. Last year, Capital city had reported around 4,000 dengue cases. Khurda district has reported 130 dengue cases - the highest in the state - while Bhubaneswar logged 83 cases (36 cases in July only).
- 12. Tata Power-led power distribution companies (discoms) have invested `4,245 crore in infrastructure expansion and network upgradation in the state over the past three to four years, the company said Friday.
- 13.The Odisha chapter of Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has started listing and documentation of Kalingan heritage sites found in Andhra Pradesh.
- 14.Vigilance sleuths Friday arrested Bolangir Chief Civil Supplies Officer (CCSO) G Prabhakara Patro on charges of demanding and accepting `50,000 as bribe from a complainant for clearing his pending bills.
- 15.The Patna High Court Friday granted the CBI the custody of 13 people arrested by the Bihar police in connection with NEET-UG paper leak case.
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