From Pak political crisis to Anil Deshmukh money laundering case: Top 5 news stories of the day

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested four persons from Mumbai for their alleged involvement in the violence in West Bengal's Birbhum.

Read More: West Bengal: CBI makes first arrests in Birbhum violence, four nabbed from Mumbai

2) Not aware of any crypto exchange using UPI, says NPCI:

The National Payments Corporation of India on Thursday clarified that the organization is not aware of any virtual digital asset exchange using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for transactions.

Read More: Not aware of any crypto exchange using UPI, says National Payments Corporation of India

3) Maharashtra's former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh 'mastermind' in money laundering case:

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday opposed Maharashtra's former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's bail plea in the Bombay High Court stating that he was the "mastermind" behind the money laundering case and that he had misused his official position to amass wealth.

Read More: Maharashtra's former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh 'mastermind' in money laundering case: ED

4) Pakistan Political turmoil: Opposition demands postponement of Balochistan LG election:

Pakistan Opposition party Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif demanded the postponement of the local government election in Balochistan in view of the political situation in the country, local news reported.

Read More: Pakistan Political turmoil: Opposition demands postponement of Balochistan LG election

5) Severe heatwave likely to continue in Northwest, Central India; check out full report:

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted severe heatwave conditions in isolated pockets are very likely over West Rajasthan.

Read More: Weather update: Severe heatwave likely to continue in Northwest, Central India; check out full report