Sushant Singh Rajput's father on Monday had claimed that the Mumbai Police were warned about the threat to the late actor's life in February. A few hours after that, the Mumbai Police counterclaimed KK Singh saying that he never made any written complaint about it with them.

Mumbai Commissioner Param Bir Singh, confirming the same, said that the police had was no information about the complaint made on February 25, however, in the evening, the Mumbai Police stated that there was information but there was no written complaint.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb on Monday said that he has gone into self-isolation after two of his family members tested positive for 0COVID-19.

Deb said that he had already undergone the COVID-19 test, and the results are yet to come. Till then, he has decided to self isolate himself at his residence.

The rituals preceding the 'bhoomi pujan' of the Ram temple began here on Monday with an elaborate 'Gauri Ganesh' puja.

The three-day rituals that will culminate with the 'bhumi pujan' that will be performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, began with the Ganesh puja that is considered mandatory for all major occasions in the Hindu religion.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) team of Delhi Police said on Sunday that Tahir Hussain has admitted to his role in the northeast Delhi riots that took place in the month of February against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Police said that during the interrogation the now suspended AAP councillor revealed that he wanted to teach Hindus a lesson using his political power and money. He told police that he was the mastermind of the northeast Delhi riots.

Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey on Sunday charged that Vinay Tiwari, the IPS officer from Patna who is in Mumbai to probe a case related to Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, has been forcibly quarantined by civic authorities in the metropolis.

Tiwari is heading a Bihar Police team which is in Mumbai to investigate an abetment to suicide case on the basis of a complaint filed by the late actor's father in Patna.

Fuel prices rose but demand recovery stalled in July as people remained indoors owing to the coronavirus induced lockdown in several states. While demand for diesel in July dropped 12.5 per cent over June, Petrol sales in July also fell 1 per cent, Economic Times reported.

Meanwhile, the sale of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) rose 3.8 per cent in July from a month earlier but is down 65 per cent from the July of 2019 due to the absence of international flights and limited domestic operations.

Gujarat saw 1,101 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking its total to 63,675, while the death toll rose to 2,487 with 22 patients succumbing.

The state recorded 28,795 cases during July, and in the first two days of August, 2,237 cases have been registered.

Gold prices jumped on Monday to Rs 53,460 from Rs 53,450 per 10 gram, while silver fell to Rs 65,120 from Rs 65,110 per kilogram, according to Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery prices vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges.

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), country's top drug regulator, has allowed the Serum Institute of India (SII) to conduct phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials in India on the potential COVID19 vaccine, a senior government official said.

After a thorough evaluation, the DCGI has given approval to SII to perform phase-II, III clinical trial based on the recommendations of the Subject Expert Committee (SEC), the official source was quoted by news agency ANI as saying.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Ayodhya today (i.e. August 3, Monday) to take stock of preparations for the foundation stone-laying ceremony of Ram Temple on August 5.

The Chief Minister was scheduled to visit Ayodhya yesterday but it was cancelled due to the demise of the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Kamal Rani Varun who was receiving treatment for COVID-19.

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