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Latest news today live updates: The Rajasthan Congress called off its Monday protest in front of the Raj Bhawan, hours after the party gave a nationwide call for agitation to protect the Constitution and democracy.

State Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasara said in a tweet, "Tomorrow, Congress workers will protest in front of Raj Bhawans as part of 'Save Democracy-Save Constitution' agitation call. But, in Rajasthan we will not do anything like that." Earlier in the day, Congress leader Ajay Maken said in a show of solidarity with the Rajasthan government, led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, and for the protection of the Constitution and democracy, Congress workers will stage protests in a "Gandhian way" in front of Raj Bhawans across the country on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation in his monthly Mann ki Baat programme, honouring soldiers killed in the Kargil War 21 years ago. 

"The correct approach, a positive approach always goes a long way in transforming distressing times into opportunities, adversities into triggers of development and progress," the Prime Minister said during his monthly "Mann ki Baat" programme.
 

2:54 AM

Lessons learnt: Delhi, Mumbai show the way on how to tame the Covid curve

With Covid-19 cases rising steadily in India, Delhi and Mumbai, which have turned a corner in fight against coronavirus, could show the way forward in tackling the pandemic.
 
While daily Covid cases have dropped significantly in Delhi — from over 3,000 in June to around 1,000 during the last week, the daily growth rate of cases has come down to 1 per cent for both cities.
 
The drop in the curve, experts say, is partially because of the pandemic playing itself out, and partially because of the two cities finally getting their act together by ramping up the testing capacity and implementing stricter quarantine norms. Read more
2:53 AM

Covid-19 crisis: Sikkim government extends lockdown till August 1

The Sikkim government has extended the statewide lockdown till August 1 to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a notification.
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A complete, six-day lockdown, imposed by the hilly state, was scheduled to end on Sunday. “After careful consideration of the situation, it has been decided to extend the period of lockdown in the entire state of Sikkim till 6 am of August 1, 2020,” a notification issued by Chief Secretary S C Gupta said.
 
The state reported its first Covid-19 death on Sunday after a 74-year-old man succumbed to the disease at a state-run hospital here, the official said.
2:52 AM

Record 36,145 Covid-19 patients recover in a single-day, says govt

As many as 36,145 patients have recuperated from Covid-19 in a span of 24 hours, the highest recorded in a day, pushing the recovery rate to 63.92 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
 
The Covid-19 case fatality rate has further dropped to 2.31 per cent, the ministry said. The total recoveries has surged to 885,576 so far, as India’s Covid-19 tally climbed to 1,385,522 on Sunday.
1:11 AM

Witness: Driver gunned down armed protester in Texas capital

A protester who was apparently armed with a rifle at a demonstration against police violence in the Texas capital was shot and killed after a witness says he approached a vehicle that had driven through the crowd and the driver opened fire.
 
The shooting happened just before 10 pm Saturday as demonstrators were marching through the downtown Austin, police spokesperson Katrina Ratliff told reporters early Sunday.
 
The man who was shot was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
 
The vehicle honked, turned onto a street and sped through the protesters before he apparently hit an orange barrier and stopped, witness Michael Capochiano, who took part in the demonstration, told the Austin American-Statesman.
1:11 AM

BCCI sends acceptance letter to Emirates Cricket Board to host IPL

12:52 AM

Blistering Broad puts England on course for series win

Two blistering spells from Stuart Broad left England in a commanding position to seal a series- clinching victory over the West Indies in the deciding third Test.
 
The Windies closed day three on 10-2 and still 389 runs from its unlikely victory target after wickets in successive overs by a rampant Broad in the final half hour at Old Trafford.
 
Rewind to before lunch and it was the paceman who took all four remaining wickets of West Indies' first innings in 22 balls to skittle the tourists for 197.
12:10 AM

Entire country worried by way elected govts being toppled: Gehlot

Taking part in the Congress' online campaign to "expose" the "BJP's designs to violate" constitutional and democratic norms, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot claimed that "democracy is in danger" and the entire country is "worried by the way elected governments are being toppled".
 
The party on Sunday carried out the "SpeakUpForDemocracy" online campaign to back Gehlot amid the political crisis in Rajasthan, and plans for nationwide protests to ramp up the pressure.
 
"Today, the entire country is worried because democracy is in danger. The 'SpeakUpForDemocracy' programme has its own message. Common people will have to understand and those in the government also will have to understand... the atmosphere in the country is worrisome," Gehlot said in a statement.
12:09 AM

Liverpool signs off Premier League-winning season in style

Liverpool crowned its Premier League-winning season with a 3-1 victory at Newcastle to equal Manchester City's record for wins and set a club record for points on Sunday.
 
Goals from Virgil van Dijk, Divock Origi and Sadio Man gave the champions their 32nd win from 38 games matching Man City's record while 99 points over the season is the second highest-ever total, one point less than City's in 2017-18.
 
Liverpool finished 18 points ahead of second-place City, one point short of City's record margin from 2017-18.
11:50 PM

Chelsea into Champions League with 2-0 win over Wolves

Mason Mount sent Chelsea into next season's Champions League with a sumptuous free kick and an assist for Olivier Giroud in a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton on the final day of the Premier League on Sunday.
 
Mount's curling strike from just outside the area put Chelsea ahead in first-half stoppage time at Stamford Bridge, before the 21-year-old England international teed up Giroud for a fine finish less than three minutes later.
 
Chelsea sealed a fourth-place finish in Frank Lampard's first season in charge, and joined champion Liverpool, second-place Manchester City and third-place Manchester United in the Champions League.
10:53 PM

BSP issues whip to its 6 MLAs in any trust vote

10:52 PM

36 Rafale fighters, 28 Apache and 15 Chinook helicopters inducted since PM Modi came to power: JP Nadda

10:51 PM

Police, protesters clash as US cities endure violent weekend

Protests took a violent turn in several US cities overnight, with demonstrators squaring off against agents outside a federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, forcing police in Seattle to retreat into a station house and setting fire to vehicles during unrest in California and Virginia.
 
A protester in Austin, Texas, who was apparently armed with a rifle was shot and killed after witnesses say he approached a car that had driven through a march against police violence.
 
And someone was shot and wounded in Aurora, Colorado, after a car drove through a protest there, authorities said.
 
The unrest Saturday and early Sunday stemmed from the weeks of protests over racial injustice and the police treatment of people of color that flared up after the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd, who was Black and handcuffed, died after a white police officer used his knee to pin down Floyd's neck for nearly eight minutes while Floyd begged for air.
10:49 PM

Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 104

Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of Gone With the Wind, but also a two-time Oscar winner and an off-screen fighter who challenged and unchained Hollywood's contract system, died Sunday at her home in Paris. She was 104.
 
Havilland, the sister of fellow Oscar winner Joan Fontaine, died peacefully of natural causes, said New York-based publicist Lisa Goldberg De Havilland was among the last of the top screen performers from the studio era, and the last surviving lead from Gone With the Wind, an irony, she once noted, since the fragile, self-sacrificing Wilkes was the only major character to die in the film.
 
The 1939 epic, based on Margaret Mitchell's best-selling Civil War novel and winner of 10 Academy Awards, is often ranked as Hollywood's box office champion (adjusting for inflation), although it is now widely condemned for its glorified portrait of slavery and antebellum life.
10:45 PM

Congress launches digital campaign

India's democracy will function according to Constitution and echo the voice of the people, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday while participating in his party's online campaign to "expose" the "BJP's designs to violate" constitutional and democratic norms.
 
He also said that people will reject the saffron party's "conspiracy of deceit and deception".
 
The party on Sunday carried out the "SpeakUpForDemocracy" online campaign that seeks to "expose" what it called the saffron party's "designs" to topple the Ashok Gehlot dispensation in Rajasthan and other state governments run by non-BJP parties.
 
A large number of Congress leaders participated in the digital campaign.
10:44 PM

New head of 2022 Commonwealth Games after diversity concerns

Commonwealth Games Federation President Louise Martin has resigned from leading the organizing committee for the 2022 event in the central English city of Birmingham following concerns about the lack of diversity on the board.
 
The Scot will be replaced by Sandra Osborne, a lawyer who is president of the Barbados Olympic Committee.
 
The resignation followed "discussions over recent months" and Osborne brings "a wealth of skills, experience and new perspectives to this important role," the CGF said.

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First Published: Jul 25 2020 | 7:22 AM IST