Afternoon News Headlines (June 29, 2018)

— Protests at IMFA in Rayagada: Tripartite meeting chaired by District Collector successful; local tribals who staged protest to call off agitation after assurance that their demands will be fulfilled within 3 months.

— PM Modi visits Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is currently undergoing treatment for a urinary tract infection at AIIMS in Delhi.

— 2 soldiers injured in Jammu and Kashmir attack.

— Ranchi High Court extends provisional bail of Lalu Prasad Yadav till August 17 on health grounds.

— Crime Branch to probe Kerala Malankara Church sleaze case.

— Congress MLAs continue with ‘parallel’ Assembly session in Madhya Pradesh.

— Google Doodle honours Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, regarded as the chief architect of Indian statistical system as well as father of statistical science in India.

— PM Modi lays the foundation stone of National Centre for Ageing at AIIMS; dedicates Super Specialty Block at the Safdarjung Hospital to the nation.

— Four Odisha rowers Ritu Kaudi, Sonali Swain, Deepika Xess and Jharna Hasti win gold at Junior Asian Rowing Championship 2018 in South Korea.

— Deep Grace Ekka, Lilima Minz, Namita Toppo and Sunita Lakra selected for senior Indian women’s team for upcoming Hockey Women’s World Cup London 2018, scheduled to begin on July 21.

— Abu Dhabi, capital of UAE, has topped the list of “smart cities” in the Middle East and Africa.