Top 10 news at 12 PM on July 31: Amit Shah in Lucknow, Sensex soars by 133 points and more

1) Amit Shah live in Lucknow: In 3 years, Modi Govt established India as world leader, weeded out corruption, black money

BJP president Amit Shah on Monday addressed a press conference from Lucknow along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Shah, who has been on a three-day visit to Lucknow as part of his nationwide tour, attacked Opposition and previous governments for being ineffective and counted achievements of Modi Government's last three years.

2) RBI cyber-security setup not sufficient to tackle attacks, needs security setting on line of Space Commissions, IIT-Kanpur says

Cyber-security setup by the Reserve Bank of India after the Indian government initiation to push the country to a fully digitalised economy after demonetisation in 2016 are not sufficient and needs security setting on the lines of the Atomic Energy and Space Commissions, says a study conducted by Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur.

3) Sensex soars by 133 points, Nifty touches new height of 10,043

The stock market continued to be bullish on Monday as Nifty soared to a new high of 10,043.30 and the benchmark Sensex rose 133.05 points, or 0.41 per cent, to 32,442.93 in the opening trade.

4) Monsoon Session live: Uproar in Rajya Sabha by Congress over Gujarat MLAs issue

Monsoon Session of Parliament resumed on Monday after a break for the weekend. The Houses are due to consider key bills including Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment) Bill, 2017, The National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Bill, 2017, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017.

5)Not Lalu Yadav but PM Modi tuned into Nitish's Mann ki Baat

Friendship turned sour in politics is quite a cliché put to enormous use and misuse over the years by political parties of every hue and colour. This one trait in Indian political parties has consistently grabbed onomatopoeic headlines mostly centring around shock and bewilderment.

6)'Mubarakan' witnesses weekend growth at box office, 'Indu Sarkar' fails to impress audience

After creating a buzz over its release across the country Arjun Kapoor's recent release 'Mubarakan' has opened up on a good note at the box office. 'Mubarakan', which is a romantic comedy, brings together the real-life uncle-nephew pair of Anil Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor for the first time on the big screen.

7)Falcons TTC defeat Shaze Challengers to win inaugural Ultimate Table Tennis League title

Falcons TTC were crowned as the champions of the inaugural CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) after they overpowered Shaze Challengers 14-9 in the final at the NSCI in Mumbai on Sunday.

8) Things to take care of while filing your income tax returns

Earning more than Rs 2.5 lakh, e-filing is must and today is the last day for tax-return filing. In the last moment rush you must sit down with all required documents before filing your returns.

9) Amit Shah’s assets grew 300% in 3 years, Smriti Irani yet to complete her BCom degree: Rajya Sabha affidavits

BJP chief Amit Shah’s assets grew three times in five years while Union minister Smriti Irani has not completed her graduation, according to their affidavits for the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat.

10) Pak terror funding: NIA probe uncovers calendar of unrest with Geelani's signature

The National Investigating Agency sleuths have found documents which show Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelan's direct involvement in organising events to incite unrest in Kashmir Valley, sources said.