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1. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s mission to place its Earth Observation Satellite EOS-03 'could not be accomplished fully' because of an anomaly, the space agency says after the launch early this morning. The GSLV-F10/EOS-03 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota at 5.43 am today after a 26-hour countdown. But shortly afterwards, it was announced in the Mission Control Centre by the Range Operations Director 'mission could not be accomplished fully due to performance anomaly'. 2. Indo-Tibetan Border Police officials inform that the number of corpses recovered from the landslide site of Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur has climbed to 13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of those who were killed and Rs 50,000 for those injured in the tragedy. 3. More than 100 villages marooned amid flood fury in Uttar Pradesh, and at least 600 villages affected so far. Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes stock of the situation in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, and assures all help to the officials. 4. The MPs of Opposition parties to hold a protest against the alleged manhandling of women members in Rajya Sabha in front of Mahatma Gandhi Statue at Parliament today. Before the protest, the floor leaders of Opposition parties in both the Houses will hold a meeting in the Chamber of Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha to discuss the incidents that happened in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. 5. Maharashtra government issues revised guidelines of COVID-19 restrictions with few relaxations, and allows gyms, parlors and salons in the state to open with 50 per cent capacity with effect from August 15. Cinema halls, multiplexes and religious places will remain closed. 6. Amid Taliban forces increasingly gaining ground in Afghanistan with some accounts putting 60 per cent of its territory under their control, the White House has said it is for the Afghan leadership to determine if they have the political will to fight back. The Biden administration asserts that the Afghan national forces, which has been trained by it for two decades now, has the capabilities and equipment to fight back.
