Another breather for the Rajasthan Congress rebel Sachin Pilot and another blow for the Gehlot camp as the Rajasthan High Court ruled that No action can be taken against Sachin Pilot and other rebel Congress leaders for now. The court said there will be "status quo" until its decision on the rebels’ petition against disqualification notices. Veteran BJP leader LK Advani recorded his statement in the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case before a special CBI court through video conference. The 92-year-old is named among the accused in the case related to the razing of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya appeared before the special CBI court in Lucknow via video link. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday has issued an advisory for the Independence Day celebrations on August 15 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. It has asked all the government offices, states, Governors etc to avoid congregation of public and use technology for the celebrations. A record single-day jump of 49,310 new coronavirus patients registered in the last 24 hours has taken India’s COVID-19 tally to 12.87 lakh cases, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. The 13th season of the IPL will begin on September 19 in the UAE and will conclude with the final on November 8, its chairman Brijesh Patel announced on Friday. President Donald Trump has cancelled the pre-election Republican party convention in Florida, blaming the coronavirus flare-up. He said It’s not the right time for that, adding that he would still give a convention speech in a different form.
