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1. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh writes to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday expressing reservation over Navjot Singh Sidhu's possible appointment as the state party chief. In another development, AICC general secretary and in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat is likely to arrive in Chandigarh to meet Amarinder Singh on Saturday even as suspense over the much-awaited announcement from the Congress high command on the resolution of the infighting in the party's state unit continues. 2. After flying to delhi to meet with prime minister narendra modi, chief minister BS Yediyurappa laughs off talk of any crisis for his government in Karnataka, says "I don't know of any rumour about leadership change. You tell me." 3. Rahul Gandhi on Friday says the Congress needs fearless leaders and those in the party who are afraid should be thrown out, in a pep talk to the party's social media team that ended up as a scorching message to defectors and dissidents. 4. The Tamil Nadu government on Friday extends the coronavirus lockdown in the state till July 31 while easing more curbs. The graded relaxations come amid a dip in the daily COVID-19 cases. 5. Reliance Retail, the retail arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited, acquires a stake of 40.95 per cent for Rs 3,497 crore in leading internet technology B2B company Just Dial. As per the definitive agreements on July 16, the retail company will make an open offer to acquire up to 26 per cent in accordance with takeover regulations set by market regulator SEBI. 6. World leaders pledge to double the fight against pandemic. 7. It is just 6 days to go for Olympics and 6 new cases of Covid have been found.