Inflation is going up in India, thanks to edible oil and fuel prices. All eyes will be on the RBI on whether it will take a call on changing its rates next month as inflation has crossed its limit of 6% twice. Nepal has witnessed a “landmark” judgment from its SC on who gets to be PM and finally, scroll down for a “OH MY GOODNESS ROCKY (the goldfish) IS THAT YOU?” moment.
INDIA NEWS
🦠 COVID Situation: The eight states of the northeast have the most number of districts with more than 10% positivity rate.
🐄 Assam’s Cow: The state has tabled a bill to “protect” cattle – it has banned the sale of beef within 5km of a temple and in areas predominantly Hindu, Sikh or Jain.
WORLD NEWS
🦠 COVID Situation: Israel has begun administering a third shot of Pfizer/BioNTech to patients with compromised immune systems, transplants and some cancer patients. Thailand has begun mixing shots as health workers who got both Sinovac shots got infected. The WHO has specifically told rich countries to donate their vaccine and not focus on booster shots.
The Delta Variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in Covid-19 cases and deaths.
Tredos Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General
🇳🇵 Nepal: Supreme Court says President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s move to dissolve Parliament and appoint K P Sharma Oli as PM was unconstitutional. It told her to appoint opposition leader Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba as new PM.
Sher Bahadur Deuba 
K P Sharma Oli
🇿🇦 Zuma Riots: South Africa has been hit by riots following the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma, forcing the govt to deploy the military.
💬 WhatsUp: The European Consumer Organization has flagged WhatsApp for its new privacy policy saying users said they found it difficult to understand and there was pressure to accept it.
❤️ Halal Love: The government has launched an online dating app called Hamdam for “lasting and informed” marriages. The app will ask users to undergo a psychology test and uses “artificial intelligence” into getting a match for a person. Once matched, they introduce families.
BUSINESS/ECONOMY
📈 Cost of Living: Rising edible oil and fuel prices kept inflation at more than 6% for the second straight month in June. Meanwhile, businesses have recovered sharply from 60% on May 23 to 96% on July 11.
ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECH
😔 Sea Cow: A record number of manatees have died in Florida due to starvation as water pollution has caused much of the seagrass to die out.
NEWS OF YESTERDAY
American actor Harrison Ford was born on this day in 1942
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