Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Ram Temple on August 5, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust said on Wednesday.

Swami Govind Dev Giri, the treasurer of the trust, said that social distancing norms will be ensured at the programme, with not more than 200 people attending the ceremony.

Amid rising coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh, particularly in Bhopal, the state government on Wednesday announced a 10-day complete lockdown in the capital to check the spread of COVID-19 infection.

The lockdown will come into effect at 8 pm on July 24.

Gold prices on Wednesday jumped to record high of Rs 49,440 from Rs 49,343 per 10 gram while prices of silver also rallied from Rs 54,500 to close at Rs 54,850 per kg, according to India Bullion and Jewellers Association.

Rising number of Covid-19 cases pushed up prices of gold and silver to all-time high, as investors look for safe-haven assets.

The government on Tuesday said it has extended connectivity norms for work from home for IT and BPO companies till December 31.

The time period for work from home was expiring on July 31.

DoT has further extended the relaxations in the terms and conditions for other service providers up to 31st December 2020 to facilitate work from home in view of the ongoing concern due to Covid-19, the Department of Telecommunications said in a late night tweet.

As the political crisis in Rajasthan rages on, Former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot on Tuesday sent a legal notice to Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga for alleging that he was offered a bribe of Rs 35 crore to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

A statement released by Sachin Pilot's office stated that he has sued Giriraj Malinga over 'false and malicious statement' made by him in the press.

In what comes as an alarming report, six members of the same family in Jharkhand's Dhanbad all passed away from the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19), raising dread and apprehension in the locality. The Dhanbad district administration has now sealed all border areas and issued alerts asking to avoid unnecessary visits to the city.

On to more details of the case, the novel coronavirus had made inroads into the family when the eldest member, an 88-year-old woman, had died of COVID-19 nearly a fortnight ago. However, the bizarre part came later, when one by one, her five children succumbed to the virus, with the latest victim being the fifth son.

As the threat of contracting coronavirus has forced the hand of authorities to close down educational institutions, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to reopen schools from September 5. However, the date is tentative, and the final decision will be taken based on the COVID-19 situation at that time.

Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh told reporters after the review meeting on education that while the government has set September 5 as the date, the final decision will be taken based on the real-time situation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the India Ideas Summit on Wednesday. The Summit is being hosted by the US-India Business Council.

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the formation of the US-India Business Council. The theme for this year’s India Ideas Summit is ‘Building a Better Future’.

This year, the summit is being held virtually in view of COVID-19 pandemic.

As India's Chandrayaan-2 mission marked the completion of one year of its launch by GSLV MkIII –M1, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Tuesday all its payloads are performing well.

The mission took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 22. After revolving around the Earth's orbit for nearly 23 days, the craft began its journey to the moon on August 14. The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was inserted into lunar orbit on August 20, 2019.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday said lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus is not the solution as people need to get back to work.

Yediyurappa's statement came as about a week-long lockdown in Bengaluru, aimed at controlling the spike in COVID cases, ends on Wednesday. Bengaluru urban and rural areas are currently under complete lockdown from 8 pm of July 14 till 5 am on July 22.

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