One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case - Pawan Kumar Gupta has moved a curative plea in the Supreme Court seeking commutation of his death penalty to life imprisonment. He is the lone convict among the four who has not exhausted his legal remedies of filing a curative petition and subsequent mercy plea with the President. His lawyer AP Singh&nbsp;told the court that the Gupta didn't&nbsp;know about the seven-day deadline&nbsp;to avail his legal options and therefore he&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;file either a curative petition or a mercy petition so far.

One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case - Pawan Kumar Gupta has moved a curative plea in the Supreme Court seeking commutation of his death penalty to life imprisonment. He is the lone convict among the four who has not exhausted his legal remedies of filing a curative petition and subsequent mercy plea with the President. His lawyer AP Singh told the court that the Gupta didn't know about the seven-day deadline to avail his legal options and therefore he didn't file either a curative petition or a mercy petition so far.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday once again targeted the Narendra Modi government, calling its demonetisation policy and implementation of Goods and Services Tax failures. In a tweet, he also said that these policies along with the government&rsquo;s failure in handling of the coronavirus situation will be studied by the Harvard Business School.

The licence of a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh&rsquo;s Meerut has been suspended after a video showing its staff member providing fake Covid-19 report had gone viral. In the video, the person can be heard saying that they provide Covid-19 negative report for Rs 2,500, officials said, adding that the man has been identified and an FIR has been registered.

As monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India gear up to reopen on Monday, the Taj Mahal&nbsp;will not reopen for tourists owing to a spike in Covid-19 cases in Agra. Agra district magistrate&nbsp;stated that all monuments, including Agra Fort and Akbar tomb, will be closed in the city until further notice. The decision was taken in a meeting between a district level Covid-19 team and ASI members on Sunday evening, who stated that the reopening of the monuments will allow tourists in and foster crowds increasing Covid&nbsp;risk. Agra currently has 71 containment zones and saw 55 new Covid-19 cases in the past 4 days. In other sites,&nbsp;practices, like sanitisation, social distancing&nbsp;and wearing masks will have to be followed, in line with new Covid-19 rules.

Lightning strikes have killed almost 150 people in Bihar over the last 10 days, officials said on Sunday, warning of more extreme weather conditions to come, driven by climate change. "I was informed by weather experts, scientists and officials that rising temperatures due to climate change is the main cause behind the increasing lightning strikes," Bihar's Disaster Management Minister Lakshmeshwar Rai said. Lightning strikes during the monsoons are fairly common. But officials said this year number of deaths in Bihar has already surpassed the total number recorded annually for the state over the past few years. Last year, 170 people were killed in lightning strikes during the monsoon period.

Approval for human clinical trials for two made-in-India Covid-19 vaccine candidates marks the "beginning of the end" for the coronavirus pandemic, the government said on Sunday. Striking an optimistic note, a letter by the Ministry of Science and Technology said there were more than 100 vaccine candidates in the world currently, of which 11 were in human trials, including 2 in India. Covid-19 has infected over 1.12 crore people worldwide and left more than 5.3 lakh dead. The ministry's statement comes amid a row over a letter by the ICMR setting August 15 - Independence Day - as the target for releasing a coronavirus vaccine.

The Assam govt has sounded the community transmission alert as the state coronavirus tally crossed the 11,000-mark on Sunday. "It is in the community. With this, Guwahati has formally entered into the pandemic situation now and it is becoming bigger and bigger," state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. Assam reported over 1200 cases on Sunday, with the Capital Guwahat alone accounting for 777 of these. The city is already under a strict 14-day lockdown since June 29.

The Kerala government has imposed a triple lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram following a spike in coronavirus cases. The lockdown from Monday morning will last for a week. The announcement came after the state tourism minister said the district was ''sitting on an active volcano'' with rising number of COVID-19 cases and there was no guarantee that there would be no community spread. There will be strict restrictions with no public transport. Only the medical, other essential shops and hospitals will function.

India has now jumped to the third spot in the list of nations worst hit by coronavirus. The country logged more than 6.9 lakh cases on Sunday evening, according to data from state governments, overtaking Russia, which had 6.8 lakh. Only US and Brazil now have more cases than India. The US has more than 28 lakh cases and Brazil has over 15 lakh. India added a record number of coronavirus cases on Sunday. The health ministry reported just under 25,000 cases and 613 deaths in 24 hours -- the biggest daily spike so far.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the Central government is putting lives of people&nbsp;at risk by purchasing sub-standard ventilators for the fight against coronavirus. Quoting an article, Rahul tweeted, under&nbsp;PMCares&nbsp; fund public money is used to buy sub-standard products. Quoting a former employee, the news article alleged that PM CARES Ventilator Maker AgVa has "fudged" software in order to hide "poor performance".&nbsp;Rahul's tweet comes soon after Congress asked four specific questions to the Centre, mostly revolving around the makers, the tendering process and price.

India has blocked the Russian portal which was used by banned pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice for online voter registration for 'Referendum 2020' to demand Khalistan, which seeks a separate homeland for the Sikhs.&nbsp;The group&nbsp;had&nbsp;appealed to Punjab residents aged 18 or above from any religion as well as the Sikhs living anywhere else in India to register their votes for participation in the Referendum&nbsp;and claimed to have distributed 10,000 voter registration forms throughout the state in a day.&nbsp;The secessionist group chose July 4 to launch the campaign in memory of Sikhs killed during the 1955 attack at Darbar Sahib.&nbsp;The Hindustan Times reported that the Centre on Sunday blocked 40 websites linked to Sikhs for Justice.&nbsp;

TMC MP Kalyan&nbsp;Banerjee&nbsp;on Sunday made controversial remarks while criticising Finance Minister Nirmala&nbsp;Sitharaman's&nbsp;handling of the economic crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Equating the Finance Minister with a 'naagin', Banerjee&nbsp;said that just like&nbsp;poisonous snakes kill people, her policies are killing the country's economy. The Lok&nbsp;Sabha&nbsp;MP made the comments while addressing a rally in West Bengal's Bankura&nbsp;organised to protest against fuel hike. The BJP&nbsp;has reacted very sharply to&nbsp;Banerjee's&nbsp;comments and plans to file a complaint.&nbsp;While Bengal BJP&nbsp;President Dilip&nbsp;Ghosh&nbsp;claimed&nbsp;Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee&nbsp;had lost her hold over the party leaders, national spokeserson&nbsp;Sambit&nbsp;Patra&nbsp;called Kalyan&nbsp;Banerjee's&nbsp;comment misogynistic.

Ahead of the assembly elections scheduled for November this year, Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal United national president Nitish Kumar will launch party&rsquo;s election campaign on August 7, through a virtual rally that aims to reach out to 10 lakh people through various social media platforms.&nbsp;Nitish&rsquo;s rally is in line with the trend of virtual rallies, kick started by BJP leader Amit Shah last month in wake of Covid-19 situation, and will be the first big political event by the head of NDA ally JD(U). During the rally&nbsp;Kumar is likely to spell out his developmental initiatives and urge people to ensure the return of the alliance to power for another term.&nbsp;

The Kerala&nbsp;government has extended safety rules for the coronavirus pandemic for the next one year. This means wearing masks in public and social distancing will be mandatory and face covers will also have to be worn at workplaces and six feet of social distancing will apply everywhere. The government said weddings can only be attended by up to 50 people and funerals by 20. No gatherings or protests can be held without written permission from authorities&nbsp;and the&nbsp;participants in such gatherings will not exceed 10 people. In shops and all other commercial establishments, the maximum number of people or customers allowed at a time shall not exceed 20 depending on the size of&nbsp;establishment.&nbsp;Spitting in public places&nbsp;is&nbsp;strictly&nbsp;prohibited&nbsp;and passes will not be needed for interstate travel but passengers will need to register at&nbsp;a govt&nbsp;e-platform.&nbsp;

The number of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalisation in Delhi is decreasing as more and more of them are getting cured while staying in home isolation, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday.The number of patients in hospital has gone down and there are 9,900 COVID beds currently vacant, he said.&nbsp;The chief minister also thanked the Union government for 1000-bed COVID-19 hospital built by DRDO&nbsp;in Delhi.

2 days after visiting Ladakh&nbsp;Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;met President Ram Nath&nbsp;Kovind&nbsp;at the Rashtrapati&nbsp;Bhavan&nbsp;on Sunday. The Prime Minister briefed the President about issues of national and international importance, according to the Rashtrapati&nbsp;Bhavan. PM Modi&nbsp;had made an unannounced visit to Ladakh&nbsp;on&nbsp;Friday to review the situation amid a standoff with China. During his visit he interacted with soldiers at Nimu&nbsp;and also met the soldiers who were injured in Galwan&nbsp;clashes.&nbsp;

Resentment over Thursday's expansion of the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh continued with ruling party MLA Ajay&nbsp;Vishnoi&nbsp;shooting off a letter to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.&nbsp;Vishnoi, a former minister and a&nbsp;four time&nbsp;MLA, in his letter&nbsp;claimed there was resentment among the people of Jabalpur and Rewa divisions.&nbsp;In&nbsp;a&nbsp;apparent reference to Congressman-turned-BJP Rajya Sabha MP&nbsp;Jyotiraditya&nbsp;Scindia&nbsp;whose loyalists managed to corner a sizable share of the berths, the BJP MLA wrote to Chouhan, saying he&nbsp;can understand&nbsp;CM&rsquo;s&nbsp;difficulties but people can't.&nbsp;On Thursday, a supporter of Indore BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola tried to immolate himself after the cabinet expansion.&nbsp;

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday had said that a maximum of 500 pilgrims can be allowed to undertake the Amarnath Yatra&nbsp;per day. Reviewing arrangements for the pilgrimage, J&amp;K Chief Secretary said that the yatra this year would have to be undertaken in a restricted manner so that the SoPs for Covid-19 are strictly adhered to during the period. The curtailed pilgrimage is likely to be held from July 23 to August 3 this year from the shorter Baltal route.

On a day two Uttar Pradesh ministers tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, chief minister Yogi&nbsp;Adityanath&nbsp;said&nbsp;big events can be held while adhering to the protocol pertaining to&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;and the &lsquo;Van Mahotsav&rsquo; will be a witness to this.&nbsp;His government has set a target of planting 25 crore saplings during the &lsquo;Van Mahotsav&rsquo;. Earlier in the day&nbsp;Uttar Pradesh Minister for Rural Development Rajendra Pratap Singh, his wife, son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren tested positive for the virus.&nbsp;The second Minister to test positive is Dharam Singh Saini, who heads the&nbsp;Ayush&nbsp;Ministry.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Bollywood actor&nbsp;Akshay Kumar's&nbsp;chopper ride to Nashik&nbsp;during the&nbsp;lockdown has sparked a controversy. Reacting to the alleged trip,&nbsp;Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal&nbsp;told PTI&nbsp;that he will order an inquiry &amp; look into the special permission obtained by the actor for the air travel and stay at a resort in Nashik.&nbsp;While the neither the actor not his spokespersons commented on the matter, reports claim that Akshay&nbsp;flew to Nashik with special permission to see a doctor.

An aide of notorious gangster Vikas Dubey, who is the main accused in the cold-blooded murder of eight UP cops, on Sunday admitted that someone from the police department had called Dubey and tipped him off about the raid.&nbsp;

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