1. Pranab Bids Adieu: 'Tried to Preserve Constitution'
President Pranab Mukherjee hailed on Sunday India’s democracy and Parliament in particular, delivering an emotional farewell speech at the Central Hall where he urged lawmakers to “debate, discuss and dissent” but not disrupt.
Mukherjee, the 13th President of India, will leave the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday when his successor Ram Nath Kovind is sworn in.
“I strived to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, not just in word but also in spirit,” Mukherjee said, reflecting upon his time as India’s titular head of state that began in 2012.
Source: The Hindustan Times
2. India Implodes in Thrilling Finale
England beat India by nine runs in a pulsating final to win the Women’s World Cup at Lord’s on Sunday.
India, set 229 for victory, was on course at 191 for three but Punam Raut’s dismissal for 86 sparked a dramatic collapse.
Pace bowler Anya Shrubsole took five wickets for 11 runs in 19 deliveries as India slumped to 219 all out with eight balls to spare. India lost its last seven wickets for 28 runs. Shrubsole finished with six for 46 in 9.4 overs.
Source: The Hindu
3. Install Tank in JNU to Instill ‘Love for Army’: VC
Celebrating Kargil Vijay Diwas on campus in the presence of Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and VK Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Sunday requested the government to install a battle tank in the varsity.
The tank would instill a “love for the Army“ among JNU students, Kumar said at the celebrations, part of HRD ministry's Vijay Veerta Abhiyan.
The event was attended by celebrities such as cricketer Gautam Gambhir and members of Veteran India, an organisation of Army veterans, along with students and staff.
Source: Times of India
4. Sushma to Raise Mosul Hostages Issue in Talks Today
Iraqi authorities are trying to trace 39 Indians taken hostage by ISIS group in Mosul in 2014, the war-ravaged country’s embassy said on Sunday.
The fate of these Indians, who were in Mosul when ISIS captured the city, is set to come up during bilateral talks between foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and her Iraqi counterpart Al Ibrahim al-Jaafari on Monday.
Regarding the Indian citizens who were taken prisoner by Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group in 2014, search operations are on and there is high-level coordination between Iraqi and Indian authorities to locate them.Iraqi embassy
Source: The Hindustan Times
5. To Widen SC Scholarship Net, Govt for Raising Income Criteria
In a move that will make many more Scheduled Caste (SC) students eligible for government scholarships, the Centre proposes to raise the income eligibility criteria for such schemes.
Under the ‘Top Class Education Scheme’, the Centre provides scholarships to SC students who are pursuing higher education at IITs, IIMs, NITs, commercial pilot training institutes, medical/ law/ media and other reputed institutes.
According to the current eligibility criteria, their parents’ annual income shouldn’t exceed Rs 4.5 lakh. This figure is now proposed to be revised to Rs 6 lakh per annum.
Source: The Indian Express
6. Remember 1971, Venkaiah Tells Pakistan
The ruling National Democratic Alliance’s Vice-Presidential candidate M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday warned Pakistan against sponsoring terror, asking it to recall what happened in the 1971 India-Pakistan war when it faced a humiliating defeat and Bangladesh was born.
Our neighbour should understand that aiding and abetting terror will not help them. They had an experience in 1971, they should remember that experience and focus on creating peace and prosperity for their people.Venkaiah Naidu
Naidu’s comments came days after the United States listed Pakistan among the nations and regions that provide “safe haven” to terrorists.
Source: The Hindu
7. Individuals to Get Bankruptcy Shield
The government has begun work on laying down a process for individuals to be declared bankrupt, which will help them deal with a financial crisis rather than be bogged down by it.
The rules being framed will help a defaulter repay the money in a structured way , rather than being forced to cough it up to banks in one go.
Sources said the idea is to make the process more humane as the rules would deal with a host of individuals – from farmers and kirana shop owners to a salaried person from the middle class.
Source: The Times of India
8. Nitish to Face House Heat Over Tejashwi
Amid the simmering tension within the Grand Alliance in Bihar in the wake of corruption charges against deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, all eyes are now on 28 July when the Monsoon Session of the Assembly is scheduled to begin.
A day after party chief and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar met Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and reportedly discussed the strain in the alliance, JD(U) Sunday raised its anti-corruption pitch.
Opposition BJP, on the other hand, threatened to disrupt House proceedings if Tejashwi does not resign.
Source: The Indian Express
9. SC: ‘Legitimate State Interest’ in Linking Aadhaar to Welfare Benefits
At a time when a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court is hearing the privacy plea in the Aadhaar case, a two-judge bench of the apex court in a recent order acknowledged “legitimate State interest“ in the government's decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for welfare benefits and PAN cards.
The two-judge bench held that the State was not indulging in overreach or was motivated by suspect motives in linking Aadhaar to various transactions.
The SC in its order upheld Parliament's power to legislate the relevant laws.
Source: The Times of India
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