| Welcome to the Evening Wrap newsletter, your guide to the day's biggest stories with concise analysis from The Hindu. We hope you are staying safe. Karnataka orders District Magistrate-level probe into Bengaluru riots At least 110 rioters have been arrested for the violence that erupted in eastern Bengaluru's DJ Halli area following protests against a social media post by a relative of Congress MLA R. Akhanda Srinivasamurthy on Tuesday night. The Karnataka government has ordered a probe by the District Magistrate. Naveen P, nephew Srinivasamurthy, has been arrested for allegedly sharing an inflammatory post on Facebook. Nearly 60 policemen and at least one media person were injured during the riots. The police have now clamped a curfew in the riot-affected areas. Tension prevailed on Tuesday night after the post went viral. Soon, people started gathering in front of the MLA's house to protest against the post. While the MLA was not at home, the mob pelted stones at his house and later set portions of it on fire. The police rushed to the spot and picked up Naveen even as a mob of about 1,000 demanded that he be handed over to them, police officials said. The mob accused the police of "rescuing" Naveen and soon turned against them. The violence swiftly spread to other parts of the area. "We have detained Naveen in connection with the post he made. The mob, if they'd had their way, would have lynched him," said a senior police official. An angry mob of over thousand people gheraoed DJ Halli Police Station. Meanwhile, Karnataka Minister CT Ravi has said that the state would recover the costs of the assets destroyed in the violence from the people who had rioted. "The riot was planned. Petrol bombs and stones were used in destruction of property. We will do asset recovery from rioters like in Uttar Pradesh," he told reporters. Kamala Harris becomes first Black and Indian-origin woman to be on a presidential ticket U.S. Senator from California Kamala Harris has been named running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Harris, 55, is the first woman of Indian descent and black woman to be on the presidential ticket of a major political party in the U.S. The move puts her in a powerful position to lead the Democratic party in the near future and with a shot at the presidency in four to eight years. Born to Shyamala Gopalan, a cancer researcher originally from Chennai, and Donald Harris, an economics professor from Jamaica, Harris has decades of public service to her name. In 2010, she became California's Attorney General, the first Black woman to hold the position. In 2016, she was elected to the Senate.  In a country that is in the throes of a debate on race and policing, not only Harris's African-American origins but also her former role as a prosecutor is expected to come to the fore. As a presidential candidate, she outlined her plans for criminal justice reform that included legalising marijuana, abolishing the death penalty, and banning private prisons. However, her record as California Attorney General has been criticised, especially by the progressive wing of the Democratic party, for its "tough on crime" policies. Last year, Harris was a lead co-sponsor for legislation (which ultimately did not pass), whose impact would be to increase the number of green cards that could go to countries like India and China, which normally max out their annual resident visa quotas. On her ethnic origins, Harris has said she has not spent a lot of time trying to categorise herself. "You might need to figure it out, but I'm fine with it," she said in an interview to The Washington Post. Covid Watch: Numbers and Developments The number of coronavirus cases reported from India stood at 23,84,760 at the time of publishing this newsletter, with the death toll at 47,407. The Health Ministry today said India's recovery rate has soared past 70% with 16,39,599 people having recuperated from the disease so far, while active cases comprised only 27.64% of the total caseload. The case fatality rate has further declined to 1.98%, it said.  A health worker calling out residents of Dharavi to come for screening for during the COVID-19 medical camp conducted on August 11, 2020. Dharavi pattern to curb coronavirus is appreciated world wide. Experts have pointed out that the emphasis on recovery rate could be misleading. Since the majority of patients recover from the disease and the mortality rate from it is low, it necessarily follows that recovery rates in all countries will eventually be in the high nineties. Catch this episode of The Hindu's In Focus podcast for more details about the numbers that truly matter. Meanwhile, Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Y Naik has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. "I underwent Covid-19 test today and it has turned out asymptomatically positive. My vitals are within normal limits and I have opted for home isolation," he said in a tweet. Former President Pranab Mukherjee's health condition continues to remain critical, the Army's Research and Referral (R&R) Hospital said on Wednesday. "Presently he is haemodynamically stable and on ventilator," the hospital said in a bulletin. Mukherjee underwent a life-saving emergency surgery for a brain clot on Monday and has been on ventilator support since. In brief:  A view of the Parliament House and Central Vista. File The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has selected three firms — Larsen and Toubro Limited, Shapoorji Pallonji and Co. Ltd. and Tata Projects Ltd. — from the seven that applied for pre-qualification to bid for the project to construct the new Parliament building. The project is a part of the government's proposed redevelopment of the Central Vista. It is estimated to cost ₹889 crore and take 21 months to complete, according to the CPWD. A National Investigation Agency (NIA) officer leading the Bhima Koregaon (Maharashtra) investigation and a Delhi Police officer heading the team probing the riots last February in north-east Delhi are among the 121 recipients of the Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Investigation that was announced today. "This medal was constituted in 2018 with the objective to promote high professional standards of investigation of crime and to recognize such excellence in investigation by investigating officers," the Home Ministry said. Delhi Police on Wednesday said they have received a complaint from a news magazine that three of its journalists, including a woman, were assaulted by a mob in northeast Delhi, where they had gone to report on a story linked to the riots that had taken place in February. The Caravan magazine alleged that the incident took place on Tuesday afternoon. "We have received complaints from both the sides (magazine and locals) and are looking into them," Joint Commissioner of Police (eastern range) Alok Kumar said. Evening Wrap will return tomorrow. | 
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