A look at the top headlines of the day:
Police officials, BJP leaders injured as they clash during protest march in Kolkata: The police used tear gas shells and water cannons to disperse the agitators marching toward the secretariat building in protest against the Trinamool Congress government.Eight out of ten Indian prisoners were awaiting trial in 2021, report shows: Out of the total undertrials in the country, 21.08% belonged to Scheduled Caste, 9.88% to Scheduled Tribes and 18% were Muslims. The report made the observation after analysing the Prisons Statistics India report 2021, which was released last month.India to host G20 Summit in September 2023: The country will assume the presidency of the intergovernmental forum from December. The G20 accounts for 85% of global gross domestic product, 75% of international trade and two-thirds of the world population.IPS officer Satish Verma, who led probe in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, dismissed from service: Verma has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s decision allowing Union home ministry to implement the dismissal order.‘103rd amendment is fraud on Constitution,’ say petitioners challenging EWS quota: The provision is being seen as an instrument to protect the privileged, rather than safeguarding the marginalised, the lawyer for the petitioners said.Public spending on health fell to 1.28% of GDP in 2018-’19, shows government…
