Wangchuk vows to continue fast, Modi flags off India's first hydrogen train, & more

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk says he will "stay alive till July 20" as his indefinite hunger strike enters its 20th day despite doctors warning his condition is critical, Delhi High Court agrees to hear a plea challenging alleged police surveillance of the Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off India's first hydrogen-powered train between Jind and Sonipat, the Supreme Court agrees to examine whether voters deleted during the Special Intensive Revision can be denied welfare benefits, the Delhi High Court says anyone with a phone cannot simply claim to be a reporter while granting bail in an assault case involving YouTube freelancers, the High Court seeks Delhi Police's response on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea, the Madras High Court refuses to quash an FIR against political commentator V. Ponraj, a Lucknow activist seeks an independent audit and "Donor Assurance Certificate" from the Ram Mandir Trust, Aaditya Thackeray urges the Centre to offer consumers a choice between pure and ethanol-blended petrol, Akhilesh Yadav attacks the BJP over a demolition notice to Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, Pinarayi Vijayan criticises the Kerala government's Waqf Board reconstitution, four people are arrested for allegedly harassing a Booth Level Officer during Delhi's voter revision exercise, the Delhi High Court gives Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia two final weeks to respond in the excise policy case, a bipartisan U.S. Senate Bill proposes 100% tariffs on India and four other countries over Russian oil purchases, Iran launches fresh attacks on U.S. military facilities after another night of American strikes, Andy Burnham is elected leader of Britain's Labour Party, Japan approves changes retaining male-only succession to the imperial throne, Sri Lanka arrests Lanka Premier League co-owner Manjot Kalra over alleged match-fixing, the White House confirms Donald Trump will attend the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, and Aamir Khan clarifies that Rancho in 3 Idiots was not based on Sonam Wangchuk while wishing him a speedy recovery. Watch ThePrint Headlines with Sabika Syed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8