Top news of the day: Congress says Ashok Gehlot ready to face floor test; India’s COVID-19 case fatality rate drops below 2.5%\, says Health Ministry\, and more

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Top news of the day: Congress says Ashok Gehlot ready to face floor test; India’s COVID-19 case fatality rate drops below 2.5%, says Health Ministry, and more

Actors wearing protective masks perform as they rehearse for a play at the Bidhan Auditorium in Kolkata on July 19, 2020.   | Photo Credit: REUTERS

The major news headlines of the day, and more.

Rajasthan political crisis | Ashok Gehlot ready to face floor test, says AICC Rajasthan in-charge Avinash Pande

Party to decide re-entry of rebel MLAs on ‘merit’.

As per data issued by the Ministry, currently there are 29 States and UTs with CFR lower than the India average. Five States and UTs have a CFR of zero; 14 States and UTs have a CFR of less than 1%.

In his bail application, Prof. Saibaba said his weak health along with comorbidities make him vulnerable to coronavirus infection.

The Rajya Sabha chairman said he has held several rounds of discussions with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

The team led by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare department Joint Secretary Luv Agrawal comprises Dr. S.K. Singh of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) and Dr. Niraj Nischal from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

BJP has ‘institutionalised’ lies and India will have to pay a price, says Rahul Gandhi

“The BJP has institutionalised lies — [on] COVID-19 by restricting testing and misreporting deaths; [on] GDP by using a new calculation method; and [on] Chinese aggression by frightening the media. The illusion will break soon and India will pay the price,” Mr. Gandhi tweeted and tagged a report of The Washington Post that claimed India’s COVID-19 death figures were either ‘misreported or missed’.

Three Bangladeshi nationals lynched in Assam

Kumar Sanjit Krishna, the district’s Superintendent of Police said the incident happened at Bogrijan Tea Estate under Patharkandi police station near the 134 Battalion of the Border Security Force’s E Company. The area is close to the border with Bangladesh and about 1.5 km from the nearest police outpost.

Heavy rains lash Delhi; man drowns in waterlogged underpass

A 56-year-old man drowned while trying to manoeuvre his tempo through the waterlogged underpass at Minto Road, a senior police officer said.

Indian-American votes important for ‘battleground States’, says Democratic National Committee chairman

With about three and a half months to go for the election day, prominent Democrats urged the Indian-American community to vote this year and support presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden — emphasising his character and history of support for the India-U.S. relationship.

Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute, Zydus Cadila, Panacea Biotec, Indian Immunologicals, Mynvax and Biological E are among the domestic pharma firms working on the coronavirus vaccines in India.

At least 401 infrastructure projects show cost overruns of ₹4.02 lakh crore

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which monitors infrastructure projects worth ₹ 150 crore and above, also said of the 1,692 such projects, 552 projects time escalation.

Dubai-based Indian girl Samridhi Kalia breaks world record in performing yoga poses

Samridhi Kalia’s performance was recorded at the iconic Burj Khalifa’s viewing deck on July 16.

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