A German man is believed to be the 7th person to be ‘cured’ of HIV, according to doctors, who have dubbed him the “next Berlin patient.” In India, an Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco was diverted to Russia due to a technical issue, but passengers are safe. Meanwhile, a Jamia professor and two others are facing an FIR for an alleged caste slur against an employee.
Protests in Bangladesh over quotas have turned violent, with a TV station being torched and the internet being shut down, resulting in 32 deaths. Puja Khedkar’s mother used a fake ID card to hide in a lodge, and an eyewitness described hearing a loud explosion and cries during the Dibrugarh Express accident.
In world news, there are reports that former President Obama is pressuring President Biden to reconsider his 2024 presidential run, with Nancy Pelosi also cautioning Biden. JD Vance has declined to debate Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the DNC, and the Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that vehicles seized in drug cases can only be confiscated after trial.
In city news, Punjab is seeking approval for BG-3 cotton seeds to combat pest attacks, the high court is seeking a report on non-appointments of information commissioners, and experts warn of a whitefly attack on cotton crops in the next 7 days. Additionally, arrests have been made in drug and weapons cases near the border, and a political leader has skipped SIT summons in a drugs case.
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