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1. The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's second biggest city of Kandahar, officials says today, fuelling fears the U.S. backed government could fall to the insurgents as international forces complete their withdrawal after 20 years of war. 2. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today accuses Twitter of being biased and interfering in the country's political process by locking his account. In a strong attack, Gandhi says Twitter is denying his millions of followers the right to an opinion and terms it as an attack on the democratic structure of the country. 3. Mumbai has reported its first death from the Delta Plus Covid variant. A 63-year-old woman dies on July 27 after testing positive on July 21. She had several comorbidities including diabetes 4. Covid-19 scare in schools after dozens of children tested positive in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. Haryana had opened schools for classes 9 to 12, Punjab had allowed all classes from pre-nursery to Class 12 while Himachal Pradesh had reopened schools for 9th to 12th. Schools have now shut down in Himachal after 62 children tested positive. 33 school children in Punjab and 6 in Haryana have also tested positive since the reopening of schools. 5. KL Rahul marks a full century at Lord's, puts India in a strong position. 6. India's boxing sensation Lovlina Borgohain has an emotional moment. A reunion with her father on the sidelines of the press conference.