Morning Digest | Will obey Sonia Gandhi’s determination, says Amarinder; Italy hold nerve to beat Spain on penalties and reach Euro 2020 ultimate, and more

Punjab Chief Minister Capt. (retd) Amarinder Singh on Tuesday stated he would settle for any determination taken by Congress president Sonia Gandhi with regard to modifications within the social gathering in Punjab and the State authorities. He was talking after assembly Ms. Gandhi in a effort to finish the factionalism within the State unit.

Italy reached the Euro 2020 ultimate after holding their nerve from the penalty spot to edge Spain 4-2 in a shootout following a compelling 1-1 draw after further time on Tuesday.

Kitty Kumaramangalam, spouse of late former Union Minister Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, was murdered in a theft try at her residence in South West Delhi’s Vasant Vihar on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 night time. The accused has been arrested, police stated.

The third and fourth periods of the all-India engineering entrance examination JEE-Main might be held from July 20 to 25 and from July 27 to August 2 respectively, the National Testing Agency introduced on Tuesday.

The loss of life of 84-year-old tribal activist Father Stan Swamy in a Mumbai hospital on Monday due to illnesses exacerbated by his incarceration with out bail within the Bhima Koregaon case, has turned the highlight on the opposite accused in case who stay in jail with medical situations.

Amid a a lot anticipated Cabinet reshuffle on the Centre, Rashtrapati Bhawan has introduced a slew of gubernatorial appointments, together with that of Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot as Governor of Karnataka, changing Vajubhai Vala. This was the surest signal {that a} Cabinet reshuffle, usually postponed for the reason that COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, will lastly come to cross as early as Wednesday night or Thursday morning.

All 10 Bhima Koregaon accused lodged on the Taloja Central Jail will go on a day-long starvation strike on July 7 to protest in opposition to the “institutional murder” of Father Stan Swamy. The 84-year-old tribal activist, who was repeatedly denied bail regardless of his deteriorating well being, died at a Mumbai hospital on Monday.

India is watching the scenario within the Afghan cities of Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif carefully, with issues for its missions and diplomatic employees there rising because the Taliban positive aspects management over a lot of provincial cities, stated officers. However, the federal government denied it had shut down operations at its consulates there, calling experiences that stated India was pulling out its diplomatic personnel “incorrect”.

Aryna Sabalenka ended Ons Jabeur’s historic run at Wimbledon on Tuesday, the second-seeded Belarus participant’s energy getting the higher of the guile of the Tunisian. Sabalenka gained 6-4, 6-3 in 74 minutes.

A Mathura court docket on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who has been in jail for 9 months for varied offences beneath the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA.

India will expertise a quick financial restoration following the second wave of COVID-19 and emerge as a “friendlier business destination”, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated on Tuesday.