1. Facing flak over new taxes, FM clarifies: Clarifying 5% GST on daily use items, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the decision was taken with all state governments agreeing.
2. Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes new Sri Lankan President: Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the new President of Sri Lanka. He secured 134 out of 219 votes to seal the victory.
3. Punjab Police Anti-gangster Task Force after Sidhu Moosewala killers: An encounter at Bakhna village, some 20km away from Amristar is underway, as the Punjab Police Anti-gangster Task Force tailed after two suspects involved in Singer Mossewala’s murder.
4. SC grants protection to Nupur Sharma: The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred BJP’s suspended spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s arrest in all present and future FIRs pertaining to her comments on Prophet Mohammad.
5. Rupee slides further to 80/$: The Rupee has for the first time breached 80 per dollar, as crude oil prices in the international markets shot up on Monday.
6. Too silent for pedestrians to be aware: A new norm for EVs in India would ask vehicle manufacturers to add a sound alert when electric cars and other larger vehicles ply over 20kmph.
7. One more fire accident involving EVs: Fire due to battery overheating in an EV showroom has gutted seven e-bikes, each valued at around 1 lakh rupees, in Pune.
8. One crore rupees medical airlift from the US to India: A Bengaluru woman, aged 67, suffering from a critical cardiac condition, was airlifted from Portland in the US to Chennai, where she is said to undergo surgery.
9. In seven years, more than 9 lakh people renounced their Indian citizenship: According to the ministry of home affairs 9.2 lakh people have given up their Indian citizenship between 2015 and 2021.
10. UK faces record increase in temperature: Britain recorded its highest ever temperature on Tuesday, with the UK Meteorological office registering 40.2 degrees Celcius at Heathrow Airport.