- The 23rd meeting of the Central Zonal Council discussed the significant progress made towards expansion of banking facilities within five kilometers of all villages
- Centre committed to fully eliminate Left Wing Extremism in the country, says Home Minister Amit Shah; Steps also taken for the development of affected areas.
- Election Commission reiterated that submission of AADHAAR in Form 6B is voluntary. The Commission said no entry in electoral roll shall be deleted on the ground of non-submission of AADHAAR.
- Heavy rain batters normal life in several parts of Odisha, Madhya Pradesh Schools closed in various districts of Madhya Pradesh; Also claims five lives in Uttrakhand.
- India and Iran emphasize on sustained collaboration to make Chabahar port instrumental to regional growth.
- India hands over 21 thousand tonnes of fertilizer to debt-ridden neighbour Sri Lanka.
- Islamabad High Court granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan a protective bail until the 25th of August, in a terrorism case registered against him for threatening a female judge and police officers at a public rally.
- In a significant development in the Indian football, the Supreme Court has passed a direction to terminate the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) – which has been constituted by the Court- to manage the affairs of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
- In Sports; third and final ODI, India (289/8) beat Zimbabwe (276 all-out) by 13 runs in Harare, win three-match series 3-0.
- In Badminton, Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen advances to second round of Men’s Singles at BWF World Championships in Tokyo.
- And, Indian chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, defeats world champion Magnus Carlsen in the last round of the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami.
