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00:00:17Hello and welcome to this special bulletin Express 100 of DD News,
00:00:21where we bring you all the big news from the world of politics,
00:00:25country, world, sports and business in an express,
00:00:28i.e., quick style. I am Sandhya Sharma with you. So here are the news at a fast
00:00:31pace.
00:00:35Today is the 14th day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Along with important legislative work in both houses,
00:00:38the Question Hour is listed. Reports of departmental standing committees related to
00:00:42several ministries will be laid on the table of the House.
00:00:48culture In the Lok Sabha today, the Finance Bill,
00:00:52Taxation and Other Laws Amendment Bill 2026 will be discussed in the House.
00:00:56Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present this bill in the House for consideration and
00:01:00passage.
00:01:01The
00:01:05objective of the Bill is to make India a more attractive and reliable place
00:01:09for global capital manufacturing and business.
00:01:12Through the Bill, taxes and several rules and
00:01:16procedures will be simplified to promote foreign investment.
00:01:19In
00:01:24the Lok Sabha, a proposal will be made to extend the deadline for presenting
00:01:28and accessibility of education. the report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee constituted on the Developed India Education
00:01:30Establishment Bill 2025. According to the proposal,
00:01:34the committee will be given additional time to submit its report
00:01:37by the last week of the winter session of 2026. In
00:01:41the Rajya Sabha,
00:01:45after the Question Hour, reports of standing committees related to
00:01:48various ministries will be laid on the table of the House. In
00:01:50the Upper House,
00:01:55the government will move a motion for consideration and return
00:01:58of the Appropriation Bill No. 3 to the Lok Sabha.
00:02:01Amidst
00:02:05the uproar by the opposition, yesterday the Bankers' Witnesses Bill 2026
00:02:09was passed by voice vote in the Lok Sabha.
00:02:11and counter-accusations Meanwhile, the bill to increase the number of judges was passed by the Rajya Sabha. Union
00:02:15Minister
00:02:19of New and Renewable Energy and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,
00:02:24that helps in the arrest of Mohammed Latif Bhat, Pralhad Joshi, will address the CII International
00:02:27Energy Conference and Exhibition in Delhi. Steel and Heavy Industries Minister
00:02:30H.D. Kumaraswamy will also attend the program.
00:02:34Union
00:02:38Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh will inaugurate the 10th
00:02:42India International Footwear Fair 2026
00:02:46at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan,
00:02:47उद्घाटन
00:02:52of changing India Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologized to the Government of India
00:02:56AI can be a great opportunity for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), deepfake content, and operating system errors.
00:03:00Meta admitted that a large amount of money
00:03:04was paid to promote certain types of content. Meta has apologized
00:03:08to the government
00:03:09and expressed regret for its mistake.
00:03:13The IT Ministry has made it clear to all social media platforms, including Meta,
00:03:16that they will have to comply with Indian laws.
00:03:20Prime Minister Narendra Modi was met
00:03:24by Ted Sarandos,
00:03:25Co-CEO of Netflix.
00:03:29During this, the immense possibilities of
00:03:33India's media and entertainment sector
00:03:36the women's power, were discussed. PM Modi said that India has a rich
00:03:40tradition of storytelling
00:03:44and an extraordinary reservoir of creative talent,
00:03:48which can be used to strengthen the country's position as a global hub
00:03:51for content creation. On the occasion of Netflix completing
00:03:5510 years in India, a special fireside chat was organized
00:03:58at the National Gallery of Modern Art
00:04:02in New Delhi. Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra
00:04:05Singh Shekhawat and Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO of Netflix,
00:04:09participated in the dialogue. Union
00:04:13Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that India's diverse
00:04:16culture, history and
00:04:17traditions
00:04:22have immense potential to attract audiences worldwide.
00:04:25He described film and OTT platforms
00:04:29as effective means of promoting Indian heritage
00:04:33and tourism. External
00:04:36Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar
00:04:37attended
00:04:41the grand celebration of Africa Day 2026 in Delhi.
00:04:45Heads of African missions and the political community
00:04:49actively participated in the ceremony. The
00:04:52External Affairs Minister said that India and
00:04:56Africa are not only together today, but people of both civilizations
00:05:00have been in contact with each other for thousands of years
00:05:04and this relationship has always stood the test of time.
00:05:08The
00:05:09third edition of the auction of gifts received by President
00:05:13Droupadi Murmu on the e-gift portal
00:05:17has begun. This time, a total of 300 gifts
00:05:20have been put up for auction, whose total reserve value is
00:05:24approximately ₹40 lakh. The
00:05:26amount received from the auction
00:05:30will be used for various social welfare works such as education of girl students
00:05:33and health of children. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways
00:05:37Nitin Gadkari
00:05:44honored 12 mine workers with the best
00:05:48life saving medal for their extraordinary courage
00:05:51and selfless service during the Salkhyara tunnel rescue operation.
00:05:54Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the collapse of the Silkyara tunnel
00:05:57was one of the most challenging
00:06:01rescue operations in recent years. He said that Prime Minister Narendra
00:06:05Modi had closely monitored the developments and ensured
00:06:09that all possible resources were mobilized to safely evacuate the trapped workers.
00:06:12Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi
00:06:16held a meeting with senior officials of the Ministry of Education
00:06:18to review
00:06:21the ongoing initiatives to strengthen
00:06:25India's education sector. The Union Education Minister stated
00:06:29that in the meeting,
00:06:30he discussed measures
00:06:34to accelerate the effective implementation of key programs,
00:06:37as well as to improve the quality
00:06:40The Monsoon Session of the Jharkhand Assembly
00:06:44is starting today amidst protests
00:06:45against alleged irregularities
00:06:49in JPSC and JSSC examinations. This session of the Assembly
00:06:52will continue till
00:06:55In the brief seven-day session,
00:06:59a strong political tussle
00:07:00between the ruling party
00:07:04and the opposition can be seen. This time,
00:07:08regarding the alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations
00:07:12and employment issues, the opposition in the state
00:07:15has already made a strategy to corner the Soren government from all sides.
00:07:19In
00:07:20Jharkhand, students have intensified
00:07:24their protest against alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.
00:07:27Five more protesters are sitting on an indefinite
00:07:30hunger strike. With this, the number of people
00:07:33sitting on a hunger strike at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium has increased to six.
00:07:37The protesters have been demanding
00:07:41the cancellation of the 14th JPSC examination and reforms in the commission
00:07:44and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission since July 25.
00:07:48There is also a demand for an independent panel of former judges
00:07:52of the High Court from outside the state
00:07:55to investigate the alleged irregularities
00:07:57in the examination.
00:08:01The CID, which is investigating alleged irregularities in JPSC examinations
00:08:05in Jharkhand, arrested five more people on Wednesday. The total number
00:08:09of arrests has now reached 19. To
00:08:15accelerate the modernization of broadcasting services in the country, the government has extended
00:08:19the Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development Scheme
00:08:22till March 31, 2027. Under this scheme,
00:08:25the broadcasting infrastructure of Prasar Bharati is being developed,
00:08:28modernized, and upgraded. The
00:08:31government informed the Lok Sabha
00:08:34that information related to budgetary allocation,
00:08:37actual expenditure, and revenue under the scheme is available on the Prasar Bharati website.
00:08:41The
00:09:12Union Minister assured that no negligence will be shown
00:09:16in relief efforts.
00:09:18Central
00:09:22government teams are conducting a detailed assessment of the damage so that full financial assistance
00:09:26can be provided to the state as soon as possible and normal life can be restored.
00:09:29J.P. Nadda lauded the work of the administration and relief agencies,
00:09:33saying that helping the affected and their rehabilitation
00:09:37is the government's top priority.
00:09:37Continuous
00:09:42rain in Kerala has severely affected normal life.
00:09:45Several districts of the state are facing flood situation. Relief and rescue
00:09:49operations are underway on a war footing. So far, 25 people have died due to floods,
00:09:53four people are still missing. More than 18 thousand
00:09:56people have taken shelter in relief camps.
00:10:00The Kerala government has announced immediate financial assistance of ₹1000
00:10:04to each affected family and has also granted full administrative and financial powers
00:10:08to the district administration to expedite
00:10:10relief efforts.
00:10:13Tributes are being paid across the state to swimming instructor R. Rajesh,
00:10:17who sacrificed his life while saving people
00:10:20during the floods in Pulingom, Kannur district. The
00:10:23Meteorological Department predicts
00:10:26that heavy rainfall will continue today and tomorrow in all districts of Kerala.
00:10:30An Orange Alert has been issued today for Kasaragod, Kannur, Idukki, Ernakulam, Kottayam,
00:10:33Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts,
00:10:37while a Yellow Alert
00:10:38has been issued for the other seven districts.
00:10:42In view of Independence Day, an inter-state coordination meeting
00:10:46was organized at the Delhi Police Headquarters to further strengthen the security arrangements
00:10:50in the capital Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar.
00:10:53In
00:10:57the meeting, security arrangements during the Independence Day celebrations, international coordination,
00:11:00monitoring of sensitive locations, exchange of intelligence information,
00:11:04and strategy for joint action were discussed in detail.
00:11:07The
00:11:11second day of the BRICS Culture Working Group meeting
00:11:15in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, is today. Discussions are ongoing
00:11:18on important topics such as cultural heritage, museums, creative economy, and cultural exchange.
00:11:22The
00:11:26BRICS Cultural Festival is being organized
00:11:29in Bhopal from today. This festival, based on the culture of BRICS countries,
00:11:33will run till August 7.
00:11:34The
00:11:39meeting of BRICS culture ministers will be held on August 8.
00:11:43Culture ministers, deputy ministers, and representatives of the 11 BRICS member
00:11:46countries will participate
00:11:47in the meeting.
00:11:51Bihar government minister Deepak Prakash has been nominated to the Legislative Council
00:11:54by the Governor. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit
00:11:58Shah, including all NDA allies, for this decision.
00:12:01Health
00:12:04services have been affected by the indefinite strike of doctors in government medical colleges
00:12:08in Maharashtra. Doctors are protesting the government's decision
00:12:12to allow homoeopaths to prescribe allopathic medicines
00:12:16after registering with the Maharashtra Medical Council and obtaining a six-month certificate.
00:12:20The CBI has succeeded in bringing back
00:12:23Vishakha Rathore, accused in a major scam and wanted
00:12:27on an Interpol red notice, from the United Arab Emirates to India.
00:12:31In coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs,
00:12:34Vishakha Rathore was deported from the UAE on August 3.
00:12:38Jammu
00:12:41and Kashmir Police and security agencies have announced a cash reward of ₹15 lakh
00:12:45for those who provide credible information
00:12:49a wanted and notorious Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist. His wanted posters
00:12:52have been put up in several prominent and busy areas
00:12:55of Srinagar.
00:12:59Uma Shankar Singh, a senior leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party
00:13:02and the party's sole MLA in Uttar Pradesh, has passed away. He was an MLA from the Rasra assembly constituency
00:13:06in Ballia district. Uma Shankar Singh had been suffering from cancer for the past two years
00:13:10and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi.
00:13:11The
00:13:15DC and SP of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh have been changed. The government took this decision
00:13:19after the High Court's orders. Abhishek has been given
00:13:22the charge of SP. ADM Surjit Singh will look after the additional
00:13:26charge of DC.
00:13:30One year of Karma Bhawan Three, built under the Central Vista Redevelopment Project,
00:13:34has been completed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated this building
00:13:37located on Kartavya Path in New Delhi on August 6, 2025.
00:13:40Karma
00:13:44Bhawan houses several important ministries, including the Ministry of Home Affairs,
00:13:48under one roof. It includes the Ministry of Home, External Affairs,
00:13:51Rural Development, MSME, Personnel and Training Department, Ministry of Petroleum,
00:13:55and the office of the Principal Scientific
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00:15:10Welcome back to Express 100 after the break. Let's quickly go through the rest of the news.
00:15:14The Delhi High Court has issued a notice
00:15:18to the central government on a petition related to TDS refund
00:15:21without filing income tax returns. The petition claims that
00:15:37RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said that this would be possible
00:15:41if the field trials were successful. They plan to introduce them after completing the field trials.
00:15:45Indian
00:15:49Railways has spent 39% of its capital expenditure for the financial year 2026-27
00:15:52by July. Out of a budget of ₹2.93 lakh crore,
00:15:56₹1.15 lakh crore has been spent.
00:15:57The
00:16:01government said that the work of expanding the scope of Kavach and modernizing the rail network
00:16:05is going on rapidly. As of July 31, 2026, Kavach has been implemented
00:16:08on 4,2633 route kilometers. The
00:16:11central government's net
00:16:15receipts in the first quarter were ₹10.49 lakh crore.
00:16:19This is 28.7% of the budgetary target for the entire financial year 2026-27.
00:16:22Capital expenditure in the first quarter increased by 23.7%
00:16:25to reach ₹3.40 lakh crore. Air
00:16:28India has appointed Towel Gabre Mariam
00:16:32as the company's new CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
00:16:35and seized
00:17:37dates. The investigation revealed that in the documents, this consignment
00:17:41was stated to be from UAE, while in reality
00:17:43it was sent from Pakistan.
00:17:47To strengthen the pilot training ecosystem and support the country's rapidly growing civil
00:17:51aviation sector, Union Minister for Civil Aviation K. Rammohan Naidu
00:17:54issued letters of intent for the establishment of 11 new flying
00:17:58training institutes at seven Airports Authority of India airports.
00:18:00In
00:18:04the last 12 years, ₹3.4 lakh crore has been invested
00:18:07in three PCPIRs. These areas have created more than 3.7 lakh jobs
00:18:11and more than 2200 units have been established.
00:18:13In
00:18:16the chemical sector, 100% FDI in most categories
00:18:20is automatically approved. During 2014-2026, FDI of ₹14,895
00:18:24crore came into this sector.
00:18:27According
00:18:30to a new World Bank report,
00:18:34for developing countries to accelerate economic growth. The report states
00:18:38that with the help of AI, these countries can achieve in a decade the progress
00:18:41that would otherwise take much longer.
00:18:44According to research, Chinese AI models
00:18:48refuse to answer many politically sensitive questions. Due to government censorship,
00:18:51their global acceptance and trust are being affected. Many countries
00:18:55have imposed bans or restrictions on the use of Chinese AI model DeepSeek. The
00:18:59BSE has issued a new advisory
00:19:02regarding the closing auction session. A new order processing
00:19:06will be implemented from 2:20 PM until the market closes.
00:19:09Market and limit orders will be accepted
00:19:13until 3:25 PM, after which only limit orders will be accepted.
00:19:15TRAI has issued
00:19:19a new draft for amendments to the Telecom and Broadband Service
00:19:22Quality Regulations 2024. Its main objective
00:19:25is to protect consumer interests by reducing call drops, slow internet,
00:19:29and network problems. The
00:19:33government said that foreign-owned
00:19:36retail e-commerce companies like Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart
00:19:40will have to set up separate statutory entities in India
00:19:43under the inventory model for the export of made-in-India products.
00:19:47According
00:19:48to a new report,
00:19:52Indian women physicists are making significant contributions
00:19:56globally. In India, the share of women in science graduates
00:19:59is more than 40%.
00:20:01The
00:20:04Tamil Nadu government has announced relief for the fishing ban period.
00:20:33can reopen. However, the agreement depends on the US lifting sanctions
00:20:40Amidst the US-Iran tension, Iran has warned that in case of a new attack, it can
00:20:44target important energy installations in the Gulf region.
00:20:47According to Reuters, this message was sent to the US-allied Gulf countries.
00:21:20150 people were safely evacuated. No casualties have been officially confirmed
00:21:23in the incident. Russia
00:21:26launched a fierce air attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
00:21:3014 people died and 27 were injured in the attack.
00:21:33Russian
00:21:36President announced several senior military appointments
00:21:40and reshuffles in the Ministry of Defense. He said that the aim of these changes
00:21:44is to strengthen the functioning of the army, weapons supply system and military
00:21:47command.
00:21:50Singapore has said that the new US
00:21:5312.5% tariff will affect almost one-third
00:21:56of its exports to the US. The value of the affected exports
00:22:00is estimated at about 9.5 billion Singapore dollars.
00:22:03Singapore's
00:22:06Trade Minister said that the tariff
00:22:09will apply to optical equipment and chemical products.
00:22:12Semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and some electronics
00:22:16have been exempted from this.
00:22:19On the completion of three years of imprisonment of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan,
00:22:23PTI supporters protested across the country. Police took action in Punjab and Sindh
00:22:27and arrested more than 100 people. Khyber
00:22:29Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister
00:22:32Muhammad Sohail Afridi has said that if Imran Khan does not get justice,
00:22:36a march will be held in Islamabad on September 27.
00:22:39He said this at a gathering of PTI supporters.
00:22:43Afridi
00:22:45demanded early hearing of cases related to Imran Khan and his wife
00:22:49and restoration of permission to meet them. He said that the party
00:22:53will continue its movement constitutionally and democratically.
00:22:55According
00:22:58to reports, the US has increased its intelligence activities in Cuba
00:23:01in recent months. This includes the deployment of additional intelligence personnel
00:23:05and resources. After President Donald Trump's recent statement, Cuba accused
00:23:09the US of attempting interference. The
00:23:12US has announced a reward for information leading to the arrest
00:23:16of Juan Carlos Gonzalez and Pilon, members of Mexico's drug trafficking cartel.