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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will head the talks today with representatives of mainstream political parties from Jammu and Kashmir. The first such engagement after the statehood was removed. They will be pushing for a return to statehood. 2. India adds 54,069 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 1,321. According to the health ministry, the country's overall caseload now stands at 3,00,82,778, while total fatalities are at 3.91 lakh. 3. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives today at a magistrate's court in Gujarat's Surat to record his statement in a criminal defamation suit filed by a BJP MLA over his comments on the "Modi surname". 4. The head of Twitter India, Manish Maheshwari has been asked to appear before the Ghaziabad Police today after a second summon was sent. 5. The Andhra Pradesh government will be held responsible "if there is even one fatality" as a result of holding in-session Class 12 exams next month, the Supreme Court says. The court also says "it may order compensation amounting to ₹ 1 crore" in the event of any deaths. 6. Vismaya Nair, 24-year-old woman who sent WhatsApp messages to her family sharing photos of alleged torture over dowry, has been found dead at her husband's home. 7. A massive protest is being planned in the Navi Mumbai over naming of new airport.