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1. 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. 2. Three deaths from the Delta Plus Covid variant have been reported from Maharashtra, including one in Mumbai, at a time the state is trying to ease tough restrictions in place for months. A 63-year-old woman who died on July 27 is reported to be Mumbai's first Delta Plus death. 3. The Taliban have captured Afghanistan's second biggest city of Kandahar, officials says Friday, fuelling fears the U.S. backed government could fall to the insurgents as international forces complete their withdrawal after 20 years of war. 4. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday 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. 5. Sensex ends above 55,000 for the very first time, it jumps as much as 644 points to hit a record high. 6. KL Rahul marks a full century at Lord's, puts India in a strong position. 7. India's boxing sensation Lovlina Borgohain wants to encourage the youth and inspire the youngsters of Assam. They will get to touch and feel the Olympic Bronze medal to get inspiration.