🛎 Top Headlines Today

◼️Future will be shaped by societies that invest in science & innovation: PM Modi

◼️Qualitative & quantitative reforms carried out by Govt will transform India into a global hub in higher education: PM Modi

◼️Capital expenditure by CPSEs critical driver of economic growth and need to be scaled up: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

◼️COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 88.26 %

🇮🇳National 

◼️Haj-2021 will depend on national-international Protocol Guidelines: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

◼️Annual Naval Exercise Malabar-2020 likely to held in Bay of Bengal & Arabian Sea later this year

◼️BJP President JP Nadda directs party workers to expose all corruption in TMC

◼️MoS Home G. Kishan Reddy completes 2-day visit to Leh Ladakh

◼️Apprehended PLA soldier to be returned back to Chinese officials at Chushul-Moldo meeting point: MEA

🌎International

◼️Indian and Sri Lankan navies to began their annual exercise ‘SLINEX’

◼️Chinese economy shows sign of recovery but not out of COVID-19 shadow

◼️Amid US-China tensions, China says, it welcomes US-funded multinational companies

◼️Israel, Bahrain formally establish diplomatic ties following a US-brokered deal

◼️Bangladesh invites PM Modi to join celebrations of 50 years of country’s independence

🏀Sports

◼️IPL: Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets

◼️Nozomi Okuhara clinches Women’s Singles title at Denmark Open

🇭🇰State

◼️The deadline ends for withdrawal of candidature for 2nd Phase of Bihar Assembly Elections in 94 constituencies

◼️One terrorist gunned down by security forces in J&K encounter

◼️Calcutta High Court declares Durga Puja pandals as a no-entry zone for visitors

◼️J&K UT administration launches Urban Connect program MY TOWN, MY PRIDE

◼️GOI, ADB inks 177 million dollar loan pact to upgrade 450 km of state highways & major district roads in Maharashtra

💰Business

◼️No violation of any law in bringing cooperative banks under supervisory control: RBI

◼️Paddy procurement for Kharif Marketing Season-2020-21 going on smoothly in procuring states: Centre

◼️Sensex closes above 40,000 mark; Nifty settles above 11,850

*COVID-19* – A game of chess !