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Thirteen people died following a major earthquake in Japan on Tuesday...

 1.Thirteen  people died following a major earthquake in Japan on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said."Thirteen people have died," Takaichi said Wednesday.The mall in the town of Kashima was apparently gutted by a gas explosion, a government source told the Kyodo news agency, collapsing ceilings and walls."The explosion occurred after the customers and staff had evacuated," a spokesman for the mall's operator Aeon told AFP.Eight people were rescued from the mall, five of whom had injuries, a local official told AFP.Initial reports said that as many as 20 to 30 people were trapped inside but broadcaster NHK cited police early Wednesday as saying that the number was "lower than that".

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/5-dead-after-7-1-magnitude-earthquake-hits-japan-11835520

2.The week-long stalemate in the Lok Sabha seems to be headed for a breakthrough, with the Opposition agreeing to participate in the debate on the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill 2026, on Tuesday, after a day of hard bargaining between the government and Opposition.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Jul/27/parliament-impasse-to-end-opposition-agrees-to-debate-anti-paper-leak-bill-today

3.The Supreme Court today observed that there was a need for a fair and independent investigation into the allegations of injuries to the students and police officials during the student protests which took place across the country last week. The Court hinted that it might constitute a Special Investigation Team headed by a former Supreme Court Judge for the investigation, and sought the responses of the Union, Delhi NCT and the States of Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kerala.

https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-to-order-sit-probe-into-student-protest-violence-directs-release-of-detained-students-with-no-criminal-background-543164

4.Seven more deaths pushed the toll in the Assam floods to 75 on Tuesday, though the number of affected population came down to 3.32 lakh across seven districts, an official bulletin said.All the fatalities were reported from Nazira revenue circle of Sivasagar district, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said.Seven districts – Sivasagar, Charaideo, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon, Sonitpur and Kamrup Metropolitan are still reeling under the deluge, affecting 21 revenue circles and 622 villages, it said.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/assam-flood-seven-more-deaths-in-24-hours-over-3-lakh-people-affected-11835207

5.India's hospitality industry is poised for sustained growth over the next five years, driven by rising domestic travel, corporate mobility, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions), destination weddings, and experiential tourism, according to Vipul Mishra, Director of Sales & Marketing (DOSM), Novotel Mumbai International Airport.

https://www.fnbnews.com/Top-News/hospitality-industry-eyes-strong-growth-as-travel-and-tourism-accelerate-87456

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