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The Nation This Week

Top national news from this week at a glimpse.

PV Sindhu beats China’s He Bingjia to win her 2nd Olympic medal and bags Bronze 

PV Sindhu beats China’s He Bingjia to win her 2nd Olympic medal and bags Bronze [Courtesy: Reuters]

Sindhu defeated He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 in straight games and claimed the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and became the first Indian woman to win two individual Olympic medals.  

With that, she became only the 4th badminton player to win two Olympics medals. It’s a  historic bronze for PV Sindhu. It is also India’s 3rd medal in Tokyo Olympics after Mirabai Chanu bagged a silver in weightlifting and Lovlina Borgohain secured a medal for India in women’s boxing. 

Babul Supriyo quits Politics 

Babul Supriyo quits Politics [Courtesy: PTI]

Babul Supriyo, Bengal BJP leader and former Union minister, said on Saturday that he is resigning as an MP and leaving politics in order to devote more time to humanitarian activities. Supriyo stated that he had disagreements with key BJP leaders before the state elections. He added that the internal fights among senior leaders were also affecting the party. Moreover, Supriyo had resigned from the council of ministers ahead of the Union cabinet reshuffle in the last month. 

Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa submits his resignation 

Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa submits his resignation [Courtesy: IANS]

On July 26, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa presented his resignation to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot in Bengaluru, concluding his fourth tenure as chief minister precisely two years after taking office. The 78- year-old Chief Minister said that his successor will get full cooperation from his side. However, Lingayat leader Basavaraj Somappa Bommai took oath as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka on Wednesday. After being sworn in, Bommai stated that the ongoing floods and Covid-19 will be prioritised. 

Bihar had the highest rate of underreporting of COVID-19 cases, whereas Kerala had the lowest: Govt. data 

Bihar had the highest rate of underreporting of COVID-19 cases, whereas Kerala had the lowest: Govt. data [Courtesy: Twitter]

The country underreported Covid cases by a factor of 33, implying that an estimated 9,265 lakh Indians were infected with the virus but only 282 lakh cases were detected. According to the Government data, Bihar did the most underreporting of the virus infection cases in India (detected one in every 134 cases) while Kerala did the least (detected one in every six cases). As per ICMR’s national serosurvey, UP detected one in 100 cases, while Maharashtra detected one in 12 cases.  

Shilpa Shetty defamation suit: HC says Shilpa’s plea will affect freedom of the press 

Shilpa Shetty defamation suit: HC says Shilpa’s plea will affect freedom of the press [Courtesy: Twitter]

Shilpa Shetty Kundra, an actress, has filed a defamation suit in the Bombay High Court against 29 media persons and media outlets. After her businessman husband Raj Kundra was arrested for allegedly creating and distributing pornographic content, she accused them of "false reporting and maligning her reputation." 

The court stated that imposing a broad gag order on the media to refrain from publishing anything negative about Shetty would have a “chilling impact on press freedom” and would amount to “pre-censorship” since it would be forced to decide what constituted good and fair journalism.

Author:

Vasundhara Tiwari