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1. A day after five officers of Assam Police were killed and 50 others injured in clashes at the border with Mizoram, the central government has assured that the 'situation is under control', adding that more troops have been deployed. The Union Home Ministry has said it's keeping a tab on the situation, and that the 'CRPF troops are deployed to keep a check on both sides'. 2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacks the Congress, accusing it of not allowing the monsoon session of parliament to function, and asks BJP MPs to 'expose the party before the public and the media'. The session has been marked by protests from the opposition and demands for discussions on the Pegasus phone-hacking row, the farm laws and other issues. 3. COVID-19: 29,689 new cases and 415 deaths reported in the past 24 hours. This is the first time in 132 days that daily cases have dipped below 30,000, and it is 9,672 fewer than was reported on Monday. 17.2 lakh samples were tested on Monday. 4. Several devotees, including women and children, are injured following a stampede at Ujjain's famous Mahakaleshwar Siva Temple. The crowd turned uncontrollable after visits by some VIPs, including Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, affected the smooth flow of devotees. 5. Reports on Israeli Pegasus spyware allegedly being used to spy on opposition leaders, two union ministers and 40 journalists among others should be investigated by a sitting or former judge, senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar say in a petition to the Supreme Court. 6. Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and G Kishan Reddy to be the BJP's central observers for the Karnataka legislative party meeting today to elect a new leader to replace B S Yediyurappa as the state's chief minister.