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Published : Aug 9, 2021, 8:58 AM IST

Updated : Aug 9, 2021, 2:29 PM IST

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14:26 August 09

1. PIL filed in Delhi HC to register FIR against Rahul Gandhi

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for having disclosed the identity of the minor rape victim and her parents.

2. Zydus Cadila likely to get emergency use approval for its COVID vaccine this week: Sources

Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila's three-dose COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D is expected to get an emergency-use nod from the expert committee this week, sources said

3. Himanta Biswa Sarma meets PM Modi, discusses Assam-Mizoram border issue

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital to discuss the Assam-Mizoram border issue. The Chief Minister will meet Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya later today. However, Assam and Mizoram in a joint statement agreed to take forward the Centre's initiative of letting neutral forces patrol the disputed areas of the inter-state border for maintaining peace

4. Mehbooba Mufti slams central government for using NIA in J-K

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday alleged that the Central government through its agency NIA is waging a war against Jammu and Kashmir.

5. Australian PM's special trade envoy calls for trade deal with India, says China exploited West's goodwill

Trade deals are about politics as much as economics, a swift deal between India and Australia would be an important sign of the democratic world's tilt away from China, said Australian Prime Minister's Special Trade Envoy Tony Abbott.

13:40 August 09

1. Lok Sabha passes important OBC Bill

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The Bill amends the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order of 1950 and permits the Parliament to modify the list of notified STs in it.

2. Amit Shah behind attacks on Abhishek, TMC activists in Tripura: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was responsible for the recent attacks on her nephew and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other party workers, and asserted that she won't be cowed down by such acts.

3. SAI to felicitate Olympic medallists today at National Stadium

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) will felicitate country's Olympic medallists at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here on Monday evening.

4. Centre ready to discuss Pegasus and farms laws: BJP Jharkhand Chief

Rajya Sabha MP and BJP's Jharkhand chief Deepak Prakash speaking to ETV Bharat on Monday said that the monsoon session of Parliament has entered its last week, and hence the Opposition needs to coordinate. He added that the Centre is ready to discuss on issues related to the Pegasus spyware row and the three agricultural laws.

5. 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup winning team member works as labourer in Gujarat's Navsari

Naresh Tumda, who was part of the team that helped India lift the Blind Cricket World Cup in 2018, has been forced to sell vegetables and do labour work due to COVID-19 induced lockdown in Gujarat's Navsari. Naresh Tumda, a blind cricketer from Gujarat's Navsari, was part of the playing XI of the World Cup-winning team. They played the final against Pakistan in Dubai.

12:30 August 09

1. Opposition backs Centre on key OBC Bill

After weeks of doggedly stalling Parliament over Pegasus spyware scandal and repeal of three farm laws, the Opposition on Monday finally agreed to back the Centre on a constitution amendment bill that gives states the right to make their own list of Other Backward Classes.

2. Congress spokesperson seeks evacuation of Hindus, Sikhs from Afghanistan

Congress spokesperson and Supreme Court lawyer Jaiveer Shergill has sought the government's help in evacuating around 700 Hindus and Sikhs stuck in Afghanistan in the face of the ongoing Taliban offensive in the war-torn country.

3. Putin, Blinken to participate in PM Modi's UNSC virtual meet on maritime security today

In a first for an Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will on Monday chair the High-level Open Debate on ‘Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation’ video conferencing.

4. Monsoon Session: Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm, stalemate continues

As the Monsoon Session entered the final week, Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 pm and Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm amid ruckus by the Opposition.

5. Delhi Police register case over inflammatory slogans raised at Jantar Mantar

Delhi Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the law after inflammatory slogans were allegedly raised by protesters at an event held near Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Sunday. As per reports, the protest was called by a Supreme Court lawyer.

11:12 August 09

1. Dhyan Chand could have been honoured without insulting sacrifice of Rajiv Gandhi: Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena on Monday slammed BJP-led Central government for changing the name of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour, to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award and accused it of indulging in "political games" with "revenge and malice".

2. Spirit of Quit India Movement energised youth of our nation: PM Modi

On the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the spirit of movement reverberated across India and energised the youth of our nation.

3. Foreign national held, drugs worth Rs one cr seized by NCB Mumbai

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Mumbai arrested a foreign national from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on Sunday night and allegedly seized drugs worth Rs one crore from him.

4. Reservation in pvt sector need of the hour, says IPS officer-turned-politician Praveen Kumar

Former IPS officer R.S. Praveen Kumar, who quit the elite service last month, formally joined the Bahujan Samaj Party on Sunday. Kumar, who is credited with giving wings to the dreams of several children from the marginalised sections of the society, in his maiden speech as a politician at a 'Rajyadhikara Sankalpa Sabha' public meeting in Nalgonda, pressed for reservation in the private sector too.

5. Wuhan completes citywide testing to curb Covid resurgence

Authorities in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province where the pandemic originated in 2019, have completed a round of all-inclusive nucleic acid testing in five days to contain the latest Covid-19 resurgence, officials said.

10:04 August 09

1. PM Modi to chair UNSC Open Debate on maritime security today

2. Indian Army tank regiments prepared for operations in high altitude areas of Eastern Ladakh

More than a year after the Indian Army started deploying its tanks in a massive way in Eastern Ladakh, the armoured regiments have evolved their standard operating procedures to use their machines more effectively at altitudes ranging from 14,000 feet to 17,000 feet in the area.

3. India records 35,499 fresh COVID-19 infections, 447 fatalities

A single-day rise of 35,499 new infections, 447 fatalities push India's COVID-19 tally of cases to 3,19,69,954, death toll to 4,28,309, as per the data updated by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry at 8 am on Monday. The count of active COVID-19 cases in India dropped to 4,02,188.

4. Assam CM to meet PM Modi today over Assam-Mizoram border issue

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Monday to discuss the Assam-Mizoram border issue.

5. Ailing woman gives birth to quadruplets after Ollywood actor renders timely help

A poverty-stricken, ailing woman, gave birth to four baby girls at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, thanks to the timely help by Ollywood actor and philanthropist Sabyasachi Mishra.

08:58 August 09

1. Covid vaccination certificate now available through WhatsApp

Citizens who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 can now get their vaccination certificate through WhatsApp within seconds, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya's office said on Sunday. Presently, people have to download their vaccination certificates by logging into the CoWin portal.

2. Delhi: Graded Response Action Plan to curb 3rd Covid wave

In a first, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Sunday launched the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to curb the possible 3rd Covid wave, under which curbs will be implemented in accordance to the severity of the situation in the national capital.

3. UP election 2022: To take on BJP govt, Congress to hold march in every assembly constituency

Congress workers will hold a march in assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh against the state government over the issue of rising inflation, unemployment, the plight of farmers and collapsed law and order situation, a top source in the party informed.

4. 'I will handle them': Bommai on disgruntled ministers

With two ministers raising their voice against allocation of portfolios to them, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said that both he and the party were "capable of handling" the dissatisfaction among some members of his government.

5. Taliban seizes Kunduz after capturing Takhar, Jawzjan, Nimroz provinces

In a major blow to the Afghan government, the Taliban on Sunday seized Kunduz in northern Afghanistan - a significant military prize after capturing the provinces of Takhar, Jawzjan, and Nimroz due to a vacuum left by US troop withdrawal.

08:08 August 09

1. Congress annoyed with 'temporary suspension' of Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account, will protest today

Indian Youth Congress and National Students Union of India (NSUI) will protest on Monday against Twitter India over the "temporary suspension" of party leader Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account, sources said.

2. 20-yrs and Rs 33 crores spent, Charar-e-Sharief shrine construction still on in J&K

Twenty years since the construction of the damaged shrine Charar-e-Sharief in Central Kashmir's Budgam district and Rs 33 crores having been spent till date, the work on a grand mosque is still going on.

3. Popular television actor Anupam Shyam passes away at 63

4. Soldier found dead under mysterious circumstances in J-K's Rajouri Garrison: Army

A 24-year-old Indian Army soldier was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the Rajouri Garrison area of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening. Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of death, informed the Indian Army.

5. Nagasaki pays homage to 1945 atomic bomb victims

Seventy-six years ago today (August 9) Nagasaki faced the brunt of the atomic bomb dropped by the US that marked the end of the Second World War. Nagasaki will pay homage to the tens of thousands of lives lost in the southwestern Japanese city.