1. DK Shivakumar, Other Cong Leaders Detained by Mumbai Police
Senior Congress leaders DK Shivakumar, Sanjay Nirupam and Milind Deora, who were camping outside the Mumbai hotel where rebel Karnataka MLAs are lodged, have been detained by Mumbai Police.
Rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs from Karnataka moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday, 10 July, alleging the Speaker abandoned his constitutional duty by deliberately delaying the acceptance of their resignations.
Meanwhile, a high-level BJP delegation is expected to meet the Karnataka governor and the Speaker in Bengaluru.
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2. India Out of World Cup Race
He came, he put on a show, but Ravindra Jadeja failed to conquer as India crashed out of the World Cup after losing to New Zealand by 18 runs in the semi-final at the Old Trafford on Wednesday, 10 July.
On a wicket tailor-made for the bowlers, Jadeja did play a blinder (77 off 59 balls, 4x4. 6x4). But it was too late in the day as the top-order collapse came to haunt India at the end. Needing 52 off the last five overs, Jadeja looked to be guiding India home under the tutelage of former skipper MS Dhoni, but Trent Boult had the last laugh as he dismissed Jadeja in the 48th over to bring New Zealand right back into the game.
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3. Bengaluru Building Collapse: Three-Year-Old Among 4 Dead, Rescue Ops On
Four people lost their lives after an under-construction building collapsed in Bengaluru’s Pulikeshi Nagar on Wednesday, 10 July.
The four who have died are Manju Devi (38), Narayan (35), his wife Nirmala (27) and a 3-year-old, Anushka.
Seven people sustained injuries and are currently undergoing treatment.
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4. Exasperated, Amrapali Buyers Forced to Live in Incomplete Flats
The Amrapali Zodiac society, located in Noida’s sector 120, looks like yet another high-rise that came into existence a decade ago from a distance away.
Except that the sprawling campus is home to buyers who never got a fully built flat despite paying almost 90 percent of the property’s worth.
Akhilesh Verma, an IT professional, did the unthinkable in June 2019. After booking a flat in Amrapali Zodiac’s tower A, Akhilesh waited for eight years, hoping that construction work will be over soon.
But when the builder dithered on his promise, Akhilesh decided to move in with his family, in a move that might be considered as ‘forced entry’.
“I did not have any other option,” says Akhilesh as he shows the video of the ‘grih pravesh’ puja (home coming) in his laptop.
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5. Journalists Thank Ekta for Support, But Continue Ban on Kangana
The Entertainment Journalists Guild has issued a fresh statement, thanking Ekta Kapoor, joint managing director of Balaji Telefilms, for her support, but has also refused to revoke the ban on Kangana Ranaut.
“The Entertainment Journalists Guild appreciates Ms Ekta Kapoor’s support and standing for what is right through her official statement. However, we will continue the ban on Ms Kangana Ranaut across all media platforms,” the statement reads.
Earlier today, Balaji Telefilms, the producers of the upcoming Rajkummar Rao and Kangana Ranaut-starrer Judgementall Hai Kya, had issued an official statement about the verbal duel between Kangana and PTI reporter Justin Rao which happened on Sunday.
The production house, headed by Ekta Kapoor, apologised for the incident. Here’s the complete statement released by Balaji Telefilms.
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