New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.40 pm:
NATION
DEL106 US-TRUMP-LDALL INDIA
* Trump calls India a 'dead economy', Rahul backs remark; Goyal's response, "India is fastest-growing major economy"
Washington/New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has called India a "dead economy" sparking a political firestorm in India, hours after he announced a 25 per cent tariffs on import of Indian goods along with an unspecified "penalty" for buying "vast majority" of Russian military equipment and crude oil. *
PAR22 LS-GOYAL-ECONOMY
* India fastest growing major economy in world: Goyal
New Delhi: With US President Donald Trump terming India and Russia as "dead economies", Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday asserted in Parliament that India is the world's fastest-growing major economy and will soon become the third largest. *
DEL100 LD ALL CONG-BJP-ECONOMY
* Rahul says everybody except PM, FM knows Indian economy is 'dead'; BJP hits back
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday echoed US President Donald Trump's criticism of the Indian economy and said everybody except Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman knows that the country's economy is "dead", evoking a sharp rebuke from the BJP. *
BOM45 MH-COURT-2ND LDALL MALEGAON BLAST
* Court acquits all 7 accused in Malegaon blast case; BJP says ‘saffron terror’ narrative fell flat
Mumbai: Nearly 17 years after a blast in Malegaon town of north Maharashtra claimed six lives, a special court in Mumbai on Thursday acquitted all the seven accused, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, noting there was "no reliable and cogent evidence" against them. *
PAR21 LS-GOYAL-2NDLD TARIFF
* India to take all steps to protect national interest: Goyal on US tariff
New Delhi: India will take all necessary steps to safeguard and promote national interest, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, a day after US President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs plus a penalty on domestic exports to America from August 1. *
DEL93 PM-PROJECTS-VARANASI
* PM Modi to launch projects worth around Rs 2,200 crore in Varanasi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch multiple development projects worth around Rs 2,200 crore for Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, on Saturday. *
DEL92 INDOUS-TRUMP-ROADBUMP
* Two decades of momentum in India-US ties hits road bump
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariffs on India, his "bullying tactics" and increasing attempts to hyphenate New Delhi with Islamabad are worrying signs after over two decades of unfettered upswing in bilateral ties, strategic affairs experts said on Thursday. By Manash Pratim Bhuyan *
PAR19 RS-4THLD ADJOURN
* Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid Opposition uproar over SIR issue
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Thursday after repeated disruptions by Opposition members over the issue of revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and the demand that it should be withdrawn. *
PAR17 LS-2NDLD ADJOURN
* Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid opposition protests on SIR
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Thursday soon after Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal made a statement on the imposition of 25 per cent tariff by the US on India as Opposition members continued their protest over voter list revision exercise in Bihar. *
DEL96 THAROOR-US-PAK-OIL
* US may have some illusions about finding oil in Pakistan, I wish them luck: Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor took a swipe at the US on Thursday after it announced a deal for working with Pakistan to develop "massive oil reserves" in the South Asian country, saying Washington may have "some illusions" about finding oil in Pakistan and "I wish them luck". *
DEL91 LDF-KERALA NUNS-SHAH
* LDF MPs reach out to Shah, seek intervention in arrest of Kerala nuns in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: Left Democratic Front (LDF) MPs on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and submitted a memorandum seeking his intervention in the arrest of two nuns from Kerala in Chhattisgarh on allegations of human trafficking and conversion. *
DEL86 MEA-PHILIPPINES-VISIT
* Philippines President to visit India from Aug 4-8, hold bilateral talks with PM Modi
New Delhi: President of the Philippines, Ferdinand R Marcos Jr., is slated to visit India from August 4 to 8 during which he will meet President Droupadi Murmu and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said. *
DEL77 OWAISI-MALEGAON-CENTRE
* Malegaon verdict: Owaisi questions Centre's 'hypocrisy', hopes decision will be challenged in SC
New Delhi: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday questioned the "hypocrisy" of the BJP government on terrorism over the acquittal of all the seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, and hoped the Centre will challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court. *
BOM35 MH-MALEGAON BLAST-CHAVAN
* Malegaon blast case verdict: Govt owes it to people to nab culprits, says Prithviraj Chavan
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said the responsibility of presenting evidence in the Malegaon blast case was with the Union government and the National Investigation Agency. *
BOM34 MH-MALEGAON BLAST-VICTIMS-KIN
* Justice not done, will move higher courts, say kin of Malegaon blast victims
Mumbai: The verdict of the trial court in the 2008 Malegaon blast was "wrong" and he will move even the Supreme Court to get justice if necessary, said the father of Farheen (10), the youngest victim of the tragedy, on Thursday. *
MDS24 TN-PANNEERSELVAM-2ND LD NDA
* Ex-TN Chief Minister O Panneerselvam snaps ties with NDA
Chennai: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam-led AIADMK Cadres Rights Retrieval Committee on Thursday walked out of the BJP-led NDA coalition, a year after joining the bloc. *
BOM32 MH-COURT-PARTY-DRUGS
* Pune drug party case: Ex-minister's son-in-law among 5 accused sent to judicial custody
Pune: A court in Pune on Thursday remanded five accused, including former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse's son-in-law Pranjal Khewalkar, in judicial custody in the drug party case. *
CAL39 WB 2ND LD MAMATA
* Mamata hikes Durga Puja grant to Rs 1.10 lakh, waives taxes; oppn sees 'poll gift'
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hiked the Durga Puja grant to Rs 1.10 lakh for 40,000 committees, waived taxes, announced an 80 per cent electricity concession, drawing cheers from organisers and criticism from the opposition ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. *
MDS29 KA-MINISTER-TCS-LD LAYOFFS
* Summoned TCS for consultation on layoffs: Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad
Bengaluru: Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad on Thursday said that his department has asked Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to explain the reason behind large-scale layoffs. *
CAL36 BH-CHILDREN-LD BODIES
* Burnt bodies of 2 children found inside Patna house, probe underway
Patna: The burnt bodies of two children have been recovered from a house in Patna's Janipur locality, a police officer said on Thursday. *
MDS20 TN-HONOUR-KILLING-VIDEO
* TN Dalit techie honour killing: Woman breaks silence, says her parents not involved
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu): In an alleged honour killing of Dalit software engineer, the woman, who was known to be in love with the victim, is heard saying in a video that her Sub Inspector parents were not involved in the crime. *
BUSINESS
DEL84 BIZ-US-TARIFF-SCINDIA
* India will remain competitive: Scindia on US tariff impact on telecom equipment exports
New Delhi: Indian telecom equipment exports to the US will remain competitive even after imposition of additional tariffs, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday. *
LEGAL
LGD40 SC-BAIL
* SC directs HCs, trial courts not to grant bail on undertaking to deposit particular amount
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the high courts and trial courts not to pass orders granting bail on any undertaking by an accused or their family members to deposit a particular amount, saying this practice has to be stopped. *
LGD30 SC-FIR-QUASHING
* SC quashes FIR for 'dharna' in Andhra Pradesh when Model Code of Conduct was in force
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR lodged against some people in connection with a "dharna" in Andhra Pradesh in March 2019, saying they were exercising their right to freedom of speech and expression and to assemble peacefully. *
LGD39 DL-HC-BLOOD MONEY
* 'Approving settlement would be sanctifying blood money': Delhi HC refuses to quash FIR in death case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has refused to accept a settlement between two parties in a case of death of a five-year-old child by a car, saying that approving such an agreement would be tantamount to sanctifying blood money as no civilized society would approve of blood money. *
LGD28 DL-COURT-SWARAJ
* Court dismisses Satyender Jain’s appeal in defamation case against Bansuri Swaraj
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by AAP leader Satyendar Kumar Jain challenging a trial court order refusing to take cognisance of his complaint seeking prosecution against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj for alleged defamation. *
FOREIGN
FGN47 US-TRUMP-2NDLD INDIA
* Trump: India, Russia can take their dead economies down together
Washington/New Delhi: India and Russia can take their "dead economies down together", US President Donald Trump has said in a fresh attack on the two countries for their close trade ties even as New Delhi continued to analyse the possible impact of his decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Indian goods. *
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