1. MHA orders 'immediate' withdrawal of 100 CAPF companies from J-K
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered "immediate" withdrawal of 100 companies of various Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) from Jammu Kashmir after a security review.
2. Delhi: Country's first post-COVID clinic to open on Thursday
The Delhi-government run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital will start a post-COVID clinic to analyse patients seeing a re-emergence of coronavirus symptoms after recovering from the infection. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejariwal will inaugurate the clinic on Thursday.
3. Himachal Pradesh's first COVID-19 AYUSH hospital opens in Sirmaur
State’s first COVID-19 AYUSH hospital kick-started its services at Nahan in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district on Wednesday.
4. SP Balasubrahmanyam's health condition continues to be critical: Hospital
Veteran singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, who is undergoing treatment at Chennai's MGM Healthcare following coronavirus diagnosis, continues to be in critical condition, the hospital said on Wednesday.
6. Indian Navy ready for any 'proactive response': Rajnath
The Indian Navy has effectively carried out mission-based deployment to protect maritime interests by positioning ships and aircraft at major and sensitive locations, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, amid a tense border row with China.
7. Two ISIS operatives plead guilty before Delhi court
Two persons on Wednesday pleaded guilty before a Delhi court in a case of criminal conspiracy by the ISIS to establish its base in India by recruiting Muslim youths through different social media platforms in order to carry out acts of terrorism in the country.
8. George Gamow, an American physicist famous for The Big Bang Theory
Russian-born American nuclear physicist and cosmologist, Geroge Gamow, was one of the foremost advocates of the big-bang theory, according to which the universe was formed in a colossal explosion that took place billions of years ago.
9. Trump posts will be taken down if they violate norms: Facebook
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has said that posts uploaded by US President Donald would be taken down if they violate the company's policies on hate speech and false information.
10. On This Day: Debutante PV Sindhu wins Olympic silver, enthrals India
Four years back on this day, August 19, a country starved of Olympic champions got a taste of success in the pinnacle of sporting events, the Olympic Games when PV Sindhu fetched India a silver medal in badminton in Rio de Janeiro. Sindhu's silver came as a fresh air of hope to India's rather desolate campaign in Rio 2016.
