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1. Zomato's market capitalisation tops Rs 1 lakh crore-milestone after a blockbuster listing on stock exchanges. 2. At least 36 people have died in landslides in Maharashtra's Raigad district as incessant rain continued to batter the Konkan region of the state, leaving thousands stranded in floods and landslides. Helicopters are being used to evacuate people from the flood-hit regions in Raigad, about 70 km from Mumbai. 3. On day 2 of Kisan Sansad or farmers parliament being held at Jantar Mantar in Delhi under strict COVID-19 guidelines and police presence 200 farmers reached Jantar Mantar. Only 200 farmers have been allowed to assemble to register their protest against the three farm lwas. 4. Navjot Singh Sidhu takes charge as the new President of the Punjab Congress amid loud chants of his name from the audience. 5. Rahul Gandhi hits out at the government over the Pegasus phone hacking. Rahul says he is not a potential target but his phone has definitely been hacked. Both houses of parliament are adjourned after repeated disruptions. 6. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says new coronavirus infections in her country are rising at worrying speed and calls Germans to get their vaccinations to bring 'normality back' .7. White House press secretary Jen Psaki says the guidance for mask wearing has not changed even as the Delta variant, which spreads more aggressively, now accounts for an estimated 83 per cent of cases nationwide. 8. The head of Thailand's National Vaccine Institute apologises for a shortage in supplies that has resulted in supplies in only about 5 per cent of the population being fully vaccinated against coronavirus.