1.LONDON — Britain made meteorological history on Tuesday when temperatures in some places topped 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time ever recorded in the United Kingdom, as a second straight day of record-setting heat gripped parts of Europe.-The new york times
2.Indian-origin candidate Rishi Sunak, who has become a strong face in the United Kingdom Prime Ministerial race, has emerged victorious in the fourth round of voting by his colleagues in the Conservative Party, inching closer to victory in the race.-dnaindia.com
3.Russian court fines Google for breaching data rules. Google is fined $390 million for not deleting banned content. Russia fines goggle for the second time. Google did not immediately respond on the matter.-dnaindia.com
4.Ahead of the big vote in Sri Lanka, in which the parliament will elect a new president, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa has made a request to India to keep supporting the island nation irrespective of who is elected to the top post.-ndtv.com
5.As the proceedings for the third day of the Monsoon Session began in Lok Sabha, Opposition members carried posters of ‘Gabbar Singh strikes again’ into the Well of the House to protest against the GST rates. Amid continued chaos in both the Houses, the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm.-theindianexpress.com
6.Amid protests by the opposition, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday sought to put the record straight on GST on unbranded and packed food products, saying the 5% levy was needed to check evasion and the decision, taken “with complete consensus of all the members” of the GST Council, went through multiple rounds of talks — from officers to a group of ministers.-Times of India
7.Scientists and researchers across the globe are tensed about an upcoming geomagnetic storm directed at Earth. On July 15, researchers reported that a massive solar flare will cause radio blackouts in several parts of the world.-dnaindia.com
8.Opposition parties continued their protests for the third consecutive day on the issue of price rise and the increase in goods and service tax (GST) both inside the Houses and in front of the Gandhi Statue outside Parliament.-hindustantimes.com
9.Concept Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., India’s leading environmentally sensitive hotel chain, has opened its seventh hotel in the Mumbai region with The Fern Residency, Turbhe, Navi Mumbai. With this new opening, the company now manages 20 hotels in Maharashtra and has 87 hotels operational across the country and in Nepal and Seychelles. -hospitalitybizindia.com
10.Tata Consumer Goods has launched its own brand of plant-based meats. Tata Consumer Products (TCPL, a US$9 billion giant and one of India’s leading FMCG players) has begun selling their new ‘Tata Simply Better' line of plant-based meats across India through their store on Amazon Prime and Flipkart! This nationwide launch of plant-based meats, from a company that is strongly committed to delivering better nutrition to their consumers, is a significant milestone in India’s smart protein story.-fnbnews.com
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