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The main accused in Agra bus 'hijack' was reportedly injured following an encounter between the police and the miscreants here in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning. The encounter took place when Fatehabad police were conducting vehicle checking on Firozabad road. In a CCTV footage going viral, bike-borne miscreants approached BJP leader from behind, shot him on the head from point-blank range and fled from the spot. These and more, get to know the top national stories of the day.

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Published : Aug 20, 2020, 9:01 AM IST

Top 10 News @ 9 am

Top 10 News @ 9 am

1. Agra bus 'hijack': Main accused detained after encounter with UP police

The main accused in Agra bus 'hijack' was reportedly injured following an encounter between the police and the miscreants here in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning. The encounter took place when Fatehabad police were conducting vehicle checking on Firozabad road.

2. Border row: India-China working mechanism meet today

A meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China Border Affairs will be taking place on Thursday as part of the dialogue between the two countries for disengagement along LAC in Eastern Ladakh and de-escalation of troops. The WMCC talks are headed by joint secretary-level officials from both sides.

3. Dhanbad: BJP leader shot dead in broad daylight

In a CCTV footage going viral, bike-borne miscreants approached BJP leader from behind, shot him on the head from point-blank range and fled from the spot.

4. Father pedals bicycle for 85 km to take son to Class 10 exam centre in MP

Shobhram, a resident of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district travelled on a bicycle with his son for around 85 kilometres to ensure he appear for his Class 10 supplementary exam being conducted under the state government's "Ruk Jana Nahin" scheme.

5. US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran: Donald Trump

The United States will demand Thursday that all United Nations sanctions be reimposed against Iran, President Donald Trump announced, a move that follows America's embarrassing failure to extend an arms embargo against Tehran.

6. Unflinching determination and grit; Swaroop fights his limitations through dance

Despite having just one lower limb, Swaroop Janardhanan blows one’s mind with his unfaltering dance moves and enthrals his audience.

7. Leopardess gives birth to 4 cubs in Nashik, wows people

A leopardess gave birth to four cubs inside a hut in Igatpuri area of Nashik on Tuesday. They are all safe and healthy. Now a video of the family has surfaced online and is making people go “wow” and “aww”, all at the same time. Forest Department Officer informed that leopards are present in big numbers in Igatpuri area. Since being shared, the video has gathered close to 87,000 views.

8. EU backs Belarus rallies, rejects poll results

European Union leaders on Wednesday said they stand beside the people protesting for democratic rights in Belarus, underlining that the EU rejects the election results that kept the country's leader of 26 years in power and is preparing a list of Belarusians who face sanctions over vote fraud and a brutal crackdown on protesters.

9. Teesta in the shadows of India-Bangladesh vaccine talks?

Even as Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla concluded a sudden two-day visit to Dhaka Wednesday by giving India’s assurance that Bangladesh will be given priority in primary stage trials for a vaccine against the Covid-19 virus, at least one observer believes that Beijing’s decision to grant a nearly $1-billion loan to Dhaka for management of Teesta river waters may well have been on the trip’s agenda.

10. Pilot dies fighting California wildfires

A pilot, who was battling a fire in central California, died after his helicopter crashed. Calfornia Fire said in a statement that the helicopter crashed on Wednesday while fighting a wildfire in western Fresno County.

1. Agra bus 'hijack': Main accused detained after encounter with UP police

The main accused in Agra bus 'hijack' was reportedly injured following an encounter between the police and the miscreants here in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning. The encounter took place when Fatehabad police were conducting vehicle checking on Firozabad road.

2. Border row: India-China working mechanism meet today

A meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China Border Affairs will be taking place on Thursday as part of the dialogue between the two countries for disengagement along LAC in Eastern Ladakh and de-escalation of troops. The WMCC talks are headed by joint secretary-level officials from both sides.

3. Dhanbad: BJP leader shot dead in broad daylight

In a CCTV footage going viral, bike-borne miscreants approached BJP leader from behind, shot him on the head from point-blank range and fled from the spot.

4. Father pedals bicycle for 85 km to take son to Class 10 exam centre in MP

Shobhram, a resident of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district travelled on a bicycle with his son for around 85 kilometres to ensure he appear for his Class 10 supplementary exam being conducted under the state government's "Ruk Jana Nahin" scheme.

5. US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran: Donald Trump

The United States will demand Thursday that all United Nations sanctions be reimposed against Iran, President Donald Trump announced, a move that follows America's embarrassing failure to extend an arms embargo against Tehran.

6. Unflinching determination and grit; Swaroop fights his limitations through dance

Despite having just one lower limb, Swaroop Janardhanan blows one’s mind with his unfaltering dance moves and enthrals his audience.

7. Leopardess gives birth to 4 cubs in Nashik, wows people

A leopardess gave birth to four cubs inside a hut in Igatpuri area of Nashik on Tuesday. They are all safe and healthy. Now a video of the family has surfaced online and is making people go “wow” and “aww”, all at the same time. Forest Department Officer informed that leopards are present in big numbers in Igatpuri area. Since being shared, the video has gathered close to 87,000 views.

8. EU backs Belarus rallies, rejects poll results

European Union leaders on Wednesday said they stand beside the people protesting for democratic rights in Belarus, underlining that the EU rejects the election results that kept the country's leader of 26 years in power and is preparing a list of Belarusians who face sanctions over vote fraud and a brutal crackdown on protesters.

9. Teesta in the shadows of India-Bangladesh vaccine talks?

Even as Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla concluded a sudden two-day visit to Dhaka Wednesday by giving India’s assurance that Bangladesh will be given priority in primary stage trials for a vaccine against the Covid-19 virus, at least one observer believes that Beijing’s decision to grant a nearly $1-billion loan to Dhaka for management of Teesta river waters may well have been on the trip’s agenda.

10. Pilot dies fighting California wildfires

A pilot, who was battling a fire in central California, died after his helicopter crashed. Calfornia Fire said in a statement that the helicopter crashed on Wednesday while fighting a wildfire in western Fresno County.

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