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Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.

 1.At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings.The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province, the country's geological service said. It was felt across an enormous area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20e360lx0vo

2.Away from the frenzied social media narratives and peaked emotions, India and Bangladesh are quietly working behind the scenes to normalise relations between the two countries, ThePrint has learnt. Government sources said that India’s High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi, a political appointee, calling on Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday is a reflection of what is actually happening on the ground.

https://theprint.in/diplomacy/india-bangladesh-ties-may-be-moving-towards-thaw-back-channel-talks-on-high-level-team-in-dhaka/3010363/

3.Both houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till  2 pm on Monday amid protest by the Opposition over various issues.Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned amid noisy protest by the Opposition, which is seeking a response from the government on police action on protesting students and alleged theft of Ram temple donations.The Lok Sabha has not been able to complete the Question Hour for three straight weeks now and Monday was the 16th day when the Question Hour could not be completed.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/parliament-monsoon-session-2026-news-lok-sabha-rajya-sabha-opposition-protest-key-bills-tribunals-reforms-bill-2026-kerala-name-change-bill-fcra-row-11887934

4.In a bid to arrest the frequent and recurring incidents of milk adulteration in Maharashtra, the State’s Food and Drug Administration has planned a massive digitisation initiative for end-to-end traceability of milk. The project intends to digitise milking records and link them to the milch animals, thereby helping authorities monitor real milk output.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/maharashtra-fda-to-introduce-end-to-end-traceability-of-milk-to-fight-adulteration/article71325631.ece

5.Karnataka Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety Wing under the guidance of the State health and family welfare UT Khader with 30 teams of food safety officers have observed major violations during inspections of 3-star and 5-star hotel kitchens. These included unhygienic conditions in the food cooking and storage areas. Meat products were not labelled in accordance with the FSSAI requirements. Storage of expired milk products, bakery items, chicken, fish, meat and vegetables.

https://www.fnbnews.com/Top-News/karnataka-fda-cracks-down-on-3star-and-5star-hotels-87565

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