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Sporadic rains lashed Delhi on Monday, leading to a drop in mercury and traffic snarls due to waterlogging in some parts of the city, officials said. Safdarjung observatory, the city's primary weather station, recorded 12.9 mm of rain, Lodi Road 13.6 mm, Palam 10.5 mm, and Najafgarh 30 mm from 11.30 am to 5.30 pm on Monday, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). Delhi's maximum temperature settled at 31.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees below the normal, according to the IMD. The humidity level was 97 per cent at 5.30 pm. Due to the downpour, traffic was affected on Rohtak Road on both carriageways from Tikri Border to Peeragarhi due to waterlogging at Mundka, according to the Delhi Police.

Vodafone Idea's losses in Q1 narrow to Rs 6,432 crore. The company says revenue has reduced marginally.

Retail inflation declines to 3.54 per cent in July against 5.08 per cent in June, shows government data.

Industrial production (IIP) grows 5.2 per cent in June against 4.7 per cent expansion a year ago, shows government data.

The ninth edition of the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) released by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan showed that the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras retained its position as the number one institution of the country in the overall and engineering categories.

After massive stir by doctors across the state and parts of the country, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the state government will transfer the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case to CBI if police can't crack it by Sunday. 

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the CBI and ED on BRS leader K Kavitha's pleas seeking bail in corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.The bench posted the matter for further hearing on August 20. The Delhi High Court had on July 1 dismissed Kavitha's bail pleas in both the cases.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal  has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order upholding his arrest by the CBI in a corruption case related to the liquor policy case. On Aug 5, the Delhi High Court upheld the arrest of Kejriwal as legal, and said there was no malice in the acts of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which demonstrated how the AAP supremo could influence witnesses who could muster the courage to depose only after his arrest. The high court, while upholding his arrest, had asked Kejriwal to move the trial court first for seeking regular bail.

A Delhi court on Aug 8 had extended the judicial custody of Kejriwal till Aug 20 in a corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the excise policy case.

At least seven people, primarily kanwariyas, lost their lives, and 16 others were injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhanth Temple in Bihar's Jehanabad district, an official said on Monday. District Magistrate Alankrita Pandey stated that It appears that there was a disagreement among the kanwariyas over some issue which was followed by an altercation and scuffle leading to the stampede. The incident took place at around 11:30 pm on Sunday, she said. "At least seven people died and nine were injured in a stampede at Baba Siddhnath Temple in Makhdumpur of Jehanabad district. We are monitoring everything and now the situation is under control, " she told ANI. The incident occurred at the Vanavar hill of Makhdumpur block. 

The Indian Navy has requested government authorization to construct two nuclear-powered submarines equipped with conventional weapons (SSNs). This request comes in response to delays affecting 'Project Delta', the Navy's initiative to expand its submarine force. The submarine plan, which is three decades old and received approval from Prime Minister Modi's government in 2015, authorizes the construction of six SSNs (nuclear-powered attack submarines) for deployment in the Indo-Pacific region. The first step is the acceptance of necessity (AoN) for two SSNs. The matter has been raised at the apex level and and discussions are underway to accelerate the approval process. 

American short-seller Hindenburg Research in a post on X argued that Sebi chairperson Madhabi Buch's response to its report raised numerous questions. The firm alleged a “massive conflict of interest” on the part of the Sebi chief. Hindenburg Research has accused the Buch-led market regulator of not investigating its allegations against the Adani Group because Buch had stakes in the conglomerate's offshore funds.