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Published : Aug 5, 2021, 9:37 AM IST

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Updated : Aug 5, 2021, 2:21 PM IST

14:19 August 05

1. SC adjourns hearing into Pegasus snoop gate to Tuesday

The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing into the Pegasus snoop gate to Tuesday. The bench asked the petitioners to serve a copy of the petitions to the Union of India and sought a reply from the government by next Tuesday.

2. Justice Arun Mishra in Pegasus web?

If you think the notorious Pegasus spyware allegedly used to spy only on some of the leading opposition leaders, journalists and businessmen in the country, then think again. New revelations have now surfaced pointing to that even top Judges, advocates and senior officials in the Supreme Court are not spared.

3. JDU's stand on Pegasus case, caste census will not affect NDA alliance: Bihar Dy CM

With Janata Dal (United) demanding a probe on the Pegasus spyware issue, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tarakeswar Prasad(तारकेश्वर प्रसाद) has claimed that the JDU's stand on the case will not affect the ruling NDA alliance in the state. In an exclusive interaction with ETV Bharat, the senior BJP leader said that every party has the right to express its views and in this case, the alliance of BJP and JDU is strong in Bihar.

4. L-G holding 'parallel' meetings with officials 'behind back' of elected govt, alleges Delhi CM

The long-drawn power tussle between the Delhi LG and the AAP dispensation resurfaced on Wednesday with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accusing Anil Baijal of holding "parallel" meetings with officials "behind the back" of the elected government. Kejriwal's remarks came in response to a tweet by Lt Governor Baijal sharing details of a Covid review and preparedness meeting held by him along with top Delhi officials, including Chief Secretary Vijay Dev.

5. Veena Reddy appointed USAID Mission Director to India

U.S. Mission to India Chargé d’Affaires Ambassador Atul Keshap on Thursday announced that Veena Reddy, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, has arrived in New Delhi to take charge as the new Mission Director for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in India

11:03 August 05

1. Pornography case: Mumbai court rejects Raj Kundra's bail plea

The metropolitan magistrate court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of actor Shilpa Shetty's husband and businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe in the pornography case, stating that release of the accused will 'hamper the investigation' and the alleged offence is 'detrimental to the health of the society'.

2. Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi congratulates Indian men's hockey team for winning Bronze

Minutes after the Indian men's Hockey team won the Bronze medal by beating beat Germany 5-4 on Thursday, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the team and said that this day will be etched in the memory of every Indian.

3. IT raids Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan's residence in Bengaluru

Income Tax officials on Thursday carried out raids at the offices and residences of Congress MLA BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan in Bengaluru and Delhi. At 5 am, an IT Team in Bengaluru and Delhi simultaneously raided the offices and residence of the Chamrajpet MLA.

4. India logs 42,982 new COVID-19 cases; 533 deaths

India reported 42,982 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the data updated by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry at 8 am on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 4,26,290 with 533 daily fatalities. The active cases stand at 4,11,076.

5. Tokyo Olympics: Vinesh Phogat loses to Belarus's Vanesa in women's 53kg quarterfinal

The number one seed wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Thursday lost to Belarus's Vanesa Kaladzinskaya in the women's 53kg quarterfinal here at the Tokyo Olympics.

09:32 August 05

1. Dream meets reality after 41 years: India get bronze, beat Germany 5-4

A moment of poetic justice or redemption? Call what you may, but the Indian team led by Manpreet Singh has done what wasn't achieved in decades. They won Bronze for India. In what was an absolute masterclass and an error-free performance, the team beat four-time gold medalists Germany -- a team who had four successive podium finish before this. But not this time as the Indians had different ideas in their heads. A win, nothing less than that.

2. MP Home Minister rescued, airlifted from flooded village

Home Minister Narottam Mishra, who was surveying the flood-affected villages in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district on Wednesday got caught in the floods and had to be rescued and airlifted. The minister was on a boat of the State Disaster Response Force when a tree broke off and fell on his boat, damaging the motor.

3. Tokyo Olympics: Vinesh Phogat beats Sweden's Sofia Magdalena, advances to quarterfinals

A dominant Vinesh Phogat defeated veteran Sofia Magdalena Mattsson of Sweden 7-1 in Women's 53kg Freestyle wrestling in pre-quarterfinals here at the Tokyo Olympics. The top seed wrestler has now advanced to the quarterfinals.

4. Law and order has improved since Article 370 abrogation: IG CRPF

Two years after the abrogation of Article 370, the law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the Valley, has improved considerably, said IG CRPF Charu Sinha. In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, Sinha said fighting extremism is the biggest challenge in the sensitive Jammu and Kashmir.

5. Delay in delivery of Sputnik V to be fully resolved in August

The Sputnik V team on Wednesday confirmed that the temporary delay in delivery due to production scale-up will be fully resolved in August. "Sputnik V team confirms that owing to a major scale-up in vaccine production capacity temporary second component delivery delays that occurred due to this production scale-up will be fully resolved in August," a press release read.

14:19 August 05

1. SC adjourns hearing into Pegasus snoop gate to Tuesday

The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing into the Pegasus snoop gate to Tuesday. The bench asked the petitioners to serve a copy of the petitions to the Union of India and sought a reply from the government by next Tuesday.

2. Justice Arun Mishra in Pegasus web?

If you think the notorious Pegasus spyware allegedly used to spy only on some of the leading opposition leaders, journalists and businessmen in the country, then think again. New revelations have now surfaced pointing to that even top Judges, advocates and senior officials in the Supreme Court are not spared.

3. JDU's stand on Pegasus case, caste census will not affect NDA alliance: Bihar Dy CM

With Janata Dal (United) demanding a probe on the Pegasus spyware issue, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tarakeswar Prasad(तारकेश्वर प्रसाद) has claimed that the JDU's stand on the case will not affect the ruling NDA alliance in the state. In an exclusive interaction with ETV Bharat, the senior BJP leader said that every party has the right to express its views and in this case, the alliance of BJP and JDU is strong in Bihar.

4. L-G holding 'parallel' meetings with officials 'behind back' of elected govt, alleges Delhi CM

The long-drawn power tussle between the Delhi LG and the AAP dispensation resurfaced on Wednesday with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accusing Anil Baijal of holding "parallel" meetings with officials "behind the back" of the elected government. Kejriwal's remarks came in response to a tweet by Lt Governor Baijal sharing details of a Covid review and preparedness meeting held by him along with top Delhi officials, including Chief Secretary Vijay Dev.

5. Veena Reddy appointed USAID Mission Director to India

U.S. Mission to India Chargé d’Affaires Ambassador Atul Keshap on Thursday announced that Veena Reddy, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, has arrived in New Delhi to take charge as the new Mission Director for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in India

11:03 August 05

1. Pornography case: Mumbai court rejects Raj Kundra's bail plea

The metropolitan magistrate court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of actor Shilpa Shetty's husband and businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe in the pornography case, stating that release of the accused will 'hamper the investigation' and the alleged offence is 'detrimental to the health of the society'.

2. Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi congratulates Indian men's hockey team for winning Bronze

Minutes after the Indian men's Hockey team won the Bronze medal by beating beat Germany 5-4 on Thursday, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the team and said that this day will be etched in the memory of every Indian.

3. IT raids Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan's residence in Bengaluru

Income Tax officials on Thursday carried out raids at the offices and residences of Congress MLA BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan in Bengaluru and Delhi. At 5 am, an IT Team in Bengaluru and Delhi simultaneously raided the offices and residence of the Chamrajpet MLA.

4. India logs 42,982 new COVID-19 cases; 533 deaths

India reported 42,982 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the data updated by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry at 8 am on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 4,26,290 with 533 daily fatalities. The active cases stand at 4,11,076.

5. Tokyo Olympics: Vinesh Phogat loses to Belarus's Vanesa in women's 53kg quarterfinal

The number one seed wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Thursday lost to Belarus's Vanesa Kaladzinskaya in the women's 53kg quarterfinal here at the Tokyo Olympics.

09:32 August 05

1. Dream meets reality after 41 years: India get bronze, beat Germany 5-4

A moment of poetic justice or redemption? Call what you may, but the Indian team led by Manpreet Singh has done what wasn't achieved in decades. They won Bronze for India. In what was an absolute masterclass and an error-free performance, the team beat four-time gold medalists Germany -- a team who had four successive podium finish before this. But not this time as the Indians had different ideas in their heads. A win, nothing less than that.

2. MP Home Minister rescued, airlifted from flooded village

Home Minister Narottam Mishra, who was surveying the flood-affected villages in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district on Wednesday got caught in the floods and had to be rescued and airlifted. The minister was on a boat of the State Disaster Response Force when a tree broke off and fell on his boat, damaging the motor.

3. Tokyo Olympics: Vinesh Phogat beats Sweden's Sofia Magdalena, advances to quarterfinals

A dominant Vinesh Phogat defeated veteran Sofia Magdalena Mattsson of Sweden 7-1 in Women's 53kg Freestyle wrestling in pre-quarterfinals here at the Tokyo Olympics. The top seed wrestler has now advanced to the quarterfinals.

4. Law and order has improved since Article 370 abrogation: IG CRPF

Two years after the abrogation of Article 370, the law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the Valley, has improved considerably, said IG CRPF Charu Sinha. In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, Sinha said fighting extremism is the biggest challenge in the sensitive Jammu and Kashmir.

5. Delay in delivery of Sputnik V to be fully resolved in August

The Sputnik V team on Wednesday confirmed that the temporary delay in delivery due to production scale-up will be fully resolved in August. "Sputnik V team confirms that owing to a major scale-up in vaccine production capacity temporary second component delivery delays that occurred due to this production scale-up will be fully resolved in August," a press release read.

Last Updated : Aug 5, 2021, 2:21 PM IST

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