1. Trade unions call for nationwide protest on July 3
Ten central trade unions including Indian National Trade Union Congress and Centre of Indian Trade Unions among others on Friday gave a call for a nationwide protest on July 3, to lodge their resentment against anti-worker and anti-people policies of the government.
2. Haryana: BJP leader Sonali Phogat beats up official with slipper; video goes viral
A video of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sonali Phogat beating up a member of Balsamand market committee secretary went viral on Friday.
3. Wild elephant had major oral wounds; did not eat for nearly 2 weeks before drowning: Autopsy report
The autopsy report of the dead pregnant elephant in Kerala, which witnessed severe outrage on social media, revealed that the tusker had major oral wounds and the animal had not taken food and water for nearly two weeks.
4. HC allows suspended Andhra doc to be discharged from govt hospital
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday allowed the discharge of Doctor Sudhakar, who is currently put up at the government hospital in Visakhapatnam.
5. 'Dawood is fine, didn't test positive for COVID-19'
Anees, who controls D-company's underworld operations and finance, told that his brother Dawood and the entire family was not affected by it and are putting up at their home. The mafia don also admitted to running a business in the UAE and Pakistan.
6. Unequal access to remote learning deepening education crisis: UNICEF
With governments across the world relying on remote learning in the absence of schools, UNICEF Chief of Education Robert Jenkins warned that the unequal access to the tools and technology required for remote learning could deepen the already existing global education crisis.
7. June 12: GST council to discuss impact of COVID on tax revenues
The 40th meeting of the GST Council, headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state counterparts, will be held via video conferencing.
8. EXCLUSIVE: Akbar Ali reveals his favourite IPL team, feeling of winning WC
Akbar,18, who hails from Rangpur, apologized to the Indian fans on the behalf of his team for the controversy that happened after the final. However, he revealed that next day morning players of both sides shared the breakfast table and a few of them did some chit-chat.
9. COVID-19: English Premier League fixtures announced
EPL 2019-20 season will resume from June 17 with Aston Villa competing against Sheffield United and Manchester City taking on Arsenal.
10. Sonu Sood funds another chartered flight for over 170 migrant workers
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has funded another chartered flight to help fly over 170 migrant workers to Dehradun in Uttrakhand from the city, in an aircraft operated by budget airline AirAsia India.
