1. Convicts in the Bilkis Bano case were felicitated in Godhra: The eleven convicts in the Bilkis Bano case who were set free by the Gujarat government through its remission policy were felicitated at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Trust auditorium purportedly by an RSS member.
2. Security van falls into gorge, killing seven ITBP Jawans: A van that was bringing ITBP personnel from Amarnath yatra duty fell into a deep gorge in Pahalgam on Tuesday morning, killing seven Jawans and injuring 32 others.
3. Targeted attacks on the rise in J&K: Fifteen civilians and six army men have been killed in targeted killings in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir this year. Militants are trying to terrorize the minority communities in Kashmir, including Kashmiri Pandits and migrant laborers from other states of the country.
4. SL President on leasing ports to China: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has justified leasing ports to China stating that other countries too lease their ports. However, he said that Sri Lanka would not allow the Hambantota port to be used for military purposes.
5. Heatwave to Thunderstorm: After weeks of scorching temperatures and dry weather London received its first spell of rain. A yellow thunderstorm alert given by the UK Met Office warned of heavy rains and flash floods.
6. Delhi witnesses a 100 percent spike in covid hospitalization: An exponential increase in Covid in the last few weeks has led to a near 100 percent spike in hospitalizations. Manish Sisodia remarked that those who received booster shots are safer than those who just received Primary and Secondary shots.
7. RJD gets more than half of the ministries: RJD gets 17 of the 31 portfolios in the newly formed Bihar government. However, CM Nitish Kumar has retained Home, General administration, and Cabinet Secretariat portfolios.
8. SC to hear Activist Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea on Aug 22: Teesta Setalvad has moved the Supreme Court seeking bail. The plea would be heard by Justice Lalit-led bench on Aug 22.
9. Funds frozen would not be released: The US administration has categorically stated that it would not allow the release of the $3.5 billion fund of Afghanistan that were frozen after the Taliban takeover.
10. Israel and Turkey to restore ties: After years of strained relationship between the two nations, Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid said his country is going to restore complete diplomatic ties with Turkey.