Evening news wrap: Indonesia ferry fire kills 5, rescue teams recover Nirmal Purja's body & more
At least five people died and 41 remain missing after the passenger ferry KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 caught fire off Indonesia's Madura Island, carrying around 250 people.
Rescuers recovered the body of mountaineer Nirmal "Nims" Purja after an avalanche on Broad Peak in PoK, confirming all 10 climbers dead; Purja set a record by climbing all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres in 189 days.
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar called the Mekedatu dam project the "permanent solution" to the Cauvery water dispute, urging stakeholders to move forward despite Tamil Nadu's opposition over downstream water availability.
Assam boxer Lovlina Borgohain objected to a Glasgow restaurant displaying an India map without the Northeast on napkins, saying the omission 'hurt us'.
Foreign portfolio investors returned to Indian equities in July, investing Rs 20,200 crore after four months of outflows.
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