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Karnataka Govt has withdrawn the pre-show cause notice and has directed Infosys to submit further response to DGGI central authority on this matter.

Ola Electric received more than $2 billion worth of bids for $330 million quota reserved for big institutions for its much-awaited IPO, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. SBI and HDFC Mutual Funds were allocated shares worth $30-$36 million each, while Nomura and Norges Bank were allocated $24 million each, the source added.

HDFC Life gets order for tax demand at Rs 11.8 million.

GST gross collections rise 10.3 per cent in July to over Rs 1.82 trillion, according to government data.

Tata Motors net profit rose 74 per cent on-year to Rs 5,566 crore from Rs 3,203 crore, beating street expectations.

A Delhi court has denied anticipatory bail to Puja Khedkar, the former IAS probationer who was facing accusations of cheating and forgery. After the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) found her guilty of faking her identity to take the exam multiple times, Khedkar's selection was cancelled and she has been barred for taking the entrance exam for life.

India is predicted to record above-normal rainfall in August and September, with a good chance of favourable La Nina conditions developing by the end of August, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated today.

The Supreme Court, by a 6:1 majority, held that states are empowered to make sub-classifications in SC, ST for quota.

The torrential downpour, which saw parts of the city submerged under rainwater, has led to the death of seven people in Delhi-NCR, according to a report by NDTV.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will chair an all-party meeting in Wayanad district on Thursday as various agencies and armed forces continue search and rescue operations in landslide-affected areas. As of Wednesday night, the disaster has claimed 167 lives, with 191 people missing and over 200 injured. Authorities have identified 100 of the deceased. Rescue efforts enter their third day, with army, navy, and coast guard teams conducting detailed searches at Attamala, Mundakkai, and Chooralmala. Each team will be accompanied by a dog squad.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today headed to Wayanad to take stock of the situation in Kerala constituency. Two massive landslides struck Mundakkai and Churalmala in Wayanad in the early hour of July 30, causing extensive destruction. Rescue operations are being intensified, political leaders are engaged in discussions, and financial aid is being mobilised for the region. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were initially set to visit Wayanad on Wednesday morning, but the authorities informed them that they would not be able to land due to incessant rain and adverse weather conditions.

Heavy rainfall severely disrupted normal life in Delhi yesterday, resulting in waterlogging across numerous areas of India's capital city.In north Delhi's Sabji Mandi area, a house collapsed near Robin Cinema injuring one person, whereas in Vasant Kunj, a woman suffered injuries when a wall collapsed due to the heavy rains. Multiple underpasses were flooded in Noida due to the heavy rainfall.

9:45 PM

Pre-show cause notice to Infosys withdrawn

Karnataka Govt has withdrawn the pre-show cause notice and has directed Infosys to submit further response to DGGI central authority on this matter

9:14 PM

DGHS urges BCCI to implement tobacco ad restrictions

8:08 PM

Ola Electric's IPO receives $2 billion worth of bids from big institutions, source says

India's Ola Electric received more than $2 billion worth of bids for $330 million quota reserved for big institutions for its much-awaited IPO, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

SBI and HDFC Mutual Funds were allocated shares worth $30-$36 million each, while Nomura and Norges Bank were allocated $24 million each, the source added.

7:51 PM

HDFC Life gets order for tax demand at Rs 11.8 million

7:51 PM

Small Indian banks back online after ransomware attack

Nearly 300 small Indian banks which were forced to go offline a day earlier due to a ransomware attack were back online on Thursday, the National Payments Corporation of India, an authority that oversees payments systems, said.

6:43 PM

JNU students' union protests waterlogging, seepage in hostel rooms

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) protested on Thursday against waterlogging on campus and seepage through the ceiling in hostel rooms.

They gathered outside the office of the Dean of Students and demanded immediate action to redress their issues.

According to the JNUSU, Dean of Students Manuradha Chaudhary assured the protesting students of getting the hostel rooms repaired urgently.

The drainage system outside the hostels and that along the roads, especially the new one from Sabarmati to barrack, will be built and other repair work will also be undertaken, it added.

6:41 PM

Rainfall breaks 44-year record in Lahore, leaves city flooded

Monsoon rains on Thursday broke the 44-year record for maximum rainfall in a day for Lahore, flooding streets, homes, and even public hospitals in the capital city of Pakistan's Punjab province, which also killed three persons, officials said.

More rains are forecast for a few days and the authorities have warned of moderate to high flooding in Jhelum river at Mangla.

According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) spokesperson Mazhar Hussain, the 44-year record for maximum rainfall in a day during monsoon was broken on Thursday with maximum rainfall -- 337 millimetres -- recorded at the Lahore airport area.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said, Strong monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal are expected to bring torrential rains to upper parts of the country from August 1 to 6, with intermittent breaks.

Rain flooded streets, homes, and even public hospitals, disrupting electricity supply across Lahore. Around 300 feeders have tripped in the city. Three people were killed in rain-related incidents in the city, officials said.

6:26 PM

GST gross collections rise 10.3 per cent in July to over Rs 1.82 trillion, according to government data.

5:51 PM

Priyanka Gandhi on Wayanad landslides survivors

After meeting Wayanad landslides survivors, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "We have spent a whole day meeting people who have suffered. It's an immense tragedy. We can only imagine the kind of pain the people are suffering. We are here to give as much comfort and support. There has been a big tragedy in Himachal Pradesh as well. Tomorrow, we plan to sit and chalk out how we can help especially the children who are left on their own now."

5:50 PM

Rahul Gandhi on deaths due to Wayanad landslides

On deaths due to Wayanad landslides, Congress MP & LoP Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said, "Today, I feel how I felt when my father died. Here people have not just lost a father but an entire family. We all owe these people respect and affection. The whole nation's attention is towards Wayanad."

5:07 PM

Himachal: MeT office issues 'red alert' of heavy rains in 3 districts on Thursday

The meteorological office here has issued a "red alert" of heavy to extremely heavy rain along with thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in three districts of Kangra, Kullu and Mandi on Thursday.

It also warned of landslides, mudslides and land sinking, besides disruptions of essential services like water and electricity, communications and related services, damage to fruit and standing crops and risk to vulnerable structures and 'kutcha' houses due to strong winds and waterlogging in low-lying areas.

Four people were killed and about 50 went missing following several incidents of cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh where rains washed away many houses, bridges and roads on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.

Moderate flash flood threat is likely in isolated parts of Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Sirmaur and Shimla districts in the next six hours, the MeT office said.

5:06 PM

Parts of Delhi remain waterlogged, 5 killed in rain-related incidents

Several parts of Delhi remained waterlogged on Thursday, a day after heavy showers unleashed chaos in the city, officials said, adding that five people have died in separate rain-related incidents so far.

Six weather stations across Delhi recorded over 100 mm of rain in a single day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday, categorising it as an "extremely intense spell".

According to the IMD, the city's primary weather station, Safdarjung, recorded 107 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. Other stations, which also received significant rainfall, included Mayur Vihar (147 mm), Najafgarh and Ridge (113 mm), Lodi Road (106 mm) and Delhi University (104 mm), it said.

Rajinder Nagar area, which has become the epicentre of protest following the death of three UPSC aspirants in a flooded basement of a coaching centre, was heavily waterlogged on Wednesday, with MCD officials toiling till early hours to pump out the water. Students continued to protest despite the adverse weather conditions demanding accountability from authorities.

5:06 PM

Delhi coaching deaths: Have dropped culpable homicide charge against SUV driver, police tell court

The Delhi Police on Thursday told a court here that they have decided to drop harsher charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the SUV driver in the coaching centre death case.

The decision to drop the charge was conveyed by the investigating officer (IO) to Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Kumar who is hearing an appeal against the denial of bail to the SUV driver, Manuj Kathuria, by a magisterial court on Wednesday.

The judge has also reserved the order on the second bail plea of the driver, arrested for his alleged role in drowning of three civil services aspirants in the flooded basement of a coaching centre here.

The IO said, During the further investigation, as carried out in the proceedings 48 hrs, it has transpired that the ingredients of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) is, at this stage, not being sufficiently established.

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