Top news of the day: INDIA team castigates State, Centre for violence in Manipur; blast in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa kills at least 35, and more

Top news updates from The Hindu on July 30, 2023

In a joint letter, 21-member Opposition delegation castigates both Centre and State for breakdown of law and order in Manipur

It is established beyond doubt that the State machinery has wholly failed to control the situation for almost three months since the armed conflict started on May 3 in Manipur, a joint letter penned by 21 Parliamentarians from the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) parties to Governor Anusuiya Uikey said. The members are in Manipur for a two-day tour and have visited relief camps at Churachandpur, Moirang and Imphal. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that if the Manipur ethnic conflict is not resolved soon, it may create security problems for the country. The INDIA delegation met Governor Anusuiya Uikey and submitted a memorandum on their observations. He said that the visiting MPs will present their observations on Manipur in Parliament.

At least 35 killed in blast at rally of pro-Taliban cleric’s party in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

A powerful bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hardline cleric and political leader in the country’s northwestern Bajur district that borders Afghanistan on July 30, killing at least 35 people, officials said. Senior police officer Nazir Khan said the workers convention of Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Jamiat Ulema Islam party was taking place on the outskirts of Khar, the capital of Bajur district, when the explosion took place. He said some of the wounded were taken to the city’s main hospital in critical condition and the death toll could increase.

ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C56, places Singapore’s DS-SAR and six other satellites into intended orbit

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on July 30 successfully launched the PSLV-C56 carrying Singapore’s DS-SAR satellite and six other satellites, and placed them into intended orbits. The PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite along with six co-passengers lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 6:31 a.m. The PSLV-C56 mission is ISRO’s first launch after the successful launch of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on July 14. ISRO Chairman S. Somnath said that another PSLV mission would be launched by the end of August or early September.

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