DMK MLA, suspended for praising PM Modi, visits BJP office in Chennai

• The DMK now functions as a family's party, says Ku Ka Selvam at BJP office
• On Tuesday, Selvam praised Modi for good governance and extended his best wishes to him for efforts to construct the Ram temple in Ayodhya

PM Modi lays foundation stone of Ram Mandir, says a long wait has ended

• Ram temple would become the modern symbol of Indian traditions, devotion and national sentiment, the Prime Minister said

SC refers to constitution bench pleas challenging validity of 10% EWS quota

• Petitioners had challenged the 103rd constitutional amendment providing 10% EWS quota in government jobs and admissions to educational institutions on the ground that economic criterion cannot be the sole basis for reservation

SC to hold final hearing in BPSL insolvency case on 8 September

• Bhushan Power was part of the original dirty dozen cases identified by the Reserve Bank of India to be referred to bankruptcy courts
• JSW Steel, with an offer of ₹19,700 crore for the bankrupt steel mill, was the highest bidder for the asset

UP minister Brajesh Pathak tests positive for coronavirus

• 'After symptoms of coronavirus, I got tested on advice of doctors. I tested positive for Covid-19', UP minister Brajesh Pathak tweeted
• Earlier, state BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh also tested positive for coronavirus

Labour panel to meet Friday to examine govt welfare schemes for migrant workers

• The Centre had announced free distribution of food grains and pulses to 8 crore migrant labourers not covered under the NFSA or the PDS at 5kg per person per month for two months, which was later extended

Ram temple groundbreaking ceremony today, PM to attend

• The event signals the start of fulfilling a promise that has been part of BJP’s poll manifestos for decades
• Members of Ram Janmabhoomi Trust consulted senior BJP leaders to draw up the list of invitees

Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking stay on release of ‘Lootcase’

• The high court reiterated that there is no copyright in any idea, subject matter, theme or plot, and violation of copyright is confined to the form, manner and arrangement and the expression of the idea by the author of the copyright at work

Plea in HC seeks to ban online labs from collecting samples for covid testing

• The plea has claimed that these illegal aggregators are neither accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories nor approved by ICMR or any other authority for testing and diagnosing the disease

Start work on Delhi smog tower project at the earliest: SC tells Centre

• In December 2019, the apex court had given Delhi and the central government three months time to set up smog towers to curb air pollution in the national capital

India's July unemployment rate down at 7.43%

• The overall unemployment rate in July came down to 7.43% from 10.99% in June
• Between, August 2019 and February 2020, the overall joblessness hovered between 8.19% and 7.16%

PM Modi to attend foundation laying ceremony of Ayodhya temple on 5 August

• In November, after years of litigation, the Supreme Court had directed that the disputed site be handed over for building a temple and that an alternative 5-acre site be given to Muslims

Lord Ram's character had served as a source of unity: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

In a statement ahead of the 'bhoomi poojan' of the Ram temple on Wednesday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said for ages Lord Ram's character had served as a source of unity for the entire Indian sub continent

Lockdown not permanent solution for covid: Telangana Minister Rama Rao

• Living with the virus was inevitable till development of a medicine or a vaccine for covid-19 and life should move on by taking precaution
• The virus should not be taken lightly but there should not be fear about it, K T Rama Rao said

Aam Aadmi Party to restructure Delhi unit: Gopal Rai

The restructuring exercise is being undertaken with an eye on the 2022 municipal polls in Delhi

Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah tests covid- 19 positive

• Karnataka has seen a spike in cases over the last few weeks and the source of most of the infections is still unknown

Government charts defence production targets

• Estimates suggest the Indian armed forces could spend about $130 billion to procure defence equipment in the next five years
• India has consistently featured among the world’s top three importers for many years

Rahul takes dig at PM as India sees over 50,000 Covid-19 cases 5 days in a row

'The right decisions at the right time means India is better off than other countries,' the Congress leader quotes the PM while attaching a graph showing India having highest number of cases in the last 24 hours in the world

India to review progress on talks with China over border disengagement

• The focus of Sunday’s talks was the pull back of Chinese troops from the banks of the Pangong Tso lake, one of many friction points along the Line of Actual Control border between the two countries

TMC must withdraw lockdown on 5 Aug for 'bhoomi pujan': West Bengal BJP chief

If dates of the lockdown could be changed keeping in mind the Eid festival on 1 Aug, then why can't the same be done on 5 August keeping in mind celebrations for the Ram temple ceremony across the country, Dilip Ghosh questioned