Man Utd thrash Chelsea 4-0 as Lampard makes debut as PL manager
Forward Marcus Rashford scored a brace as Manchester United defeated Chelsea 4-0 in their opening game of the Premier League 2019-20 season at Old Trafford. The win was United’s biggest over Chelsea in a top-flight match since their 4-0 victory in March, 1965. Further, it was Frank Lampard’s first competitive match as Chelsea manager.
Aishwarya Pissay 1st Indian to claim a world title in motorsports
Racer Aishwarya Pissay became the first Indian to claim a world title in motorsports after finishing fourth in the final round of the women’s category at FIM World Cup in Hungary. The 23-year-old completed the rally with 65 points overall, winning the title by a margin of four points. Pissay also finished second in the FIM Junior category on Sunday.
Indian women’s football team given special trophy in Spain
Indian women’s football team was on Monday handed a special third-place trophy for their performance at COTIF Cup, Spain by the tournament’s President Eliseu Gómez Tormos. India played four matches in the COTIF Cup, out of which they won and lost two matches each. India, who achieved their best finish in the tournament also won the Fair Play Award.
Naomi Osaka returns to WTA world no. 1 ranking
Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka returned to the world number one spot in women’s WTA rankings replacing Ashleigh Barty despite a quarterfinal exit from Rogers Cup. Bianca Andreescu, who became the first Canadian woman to win Rogers Cup in 50 years, became world number 14 from world number 27. Andreescu broke into top 20 for the first time.
Kashmir will not be part of India on 100th I-Day: MDMK chief
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko on Monday said that Kashmir will not be a part of India when the country celebrates its 100th year of freedom. The Rajya Sabha MP further accused the BJP of smudging Kashmir in mud. The Centre has revoked Article 370 and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Delhi airport operations affected for 70 mins after hoax bomb threat
The operations at Terminal-2 of Delhi international airport were suspended for 70 minutes after the police received a hoax bomb threat at 8:49 pm on Monday. The departure area was immediately evacuated and all passengers were moved to Gate No. 4, while arriving passengers were on hold inside aircraft. Normal operations were restored at 10 pm after detailed search operations.
Korean owner of guesthouse in Tamil Nadu abuses Indian workers, booked
A Korean owner of a guesthouse in Tamil Nadu’s Thandalam has been booked after a video showing him physically and verbally assaulting employees from Northeast went viral. “He beat us every day…He used to drink during dinner daily and then beat us because of the bills. He never used to listen to us,” one of the workers said.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh hosts Kashmiri students on Eid
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Monday hosted 125 Kashmiri students for lunch at Punjab Bhawan on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. “We cannot replace your families but I hope you consider us as your family too,” Singh told them. He told them he was confident that their families were safe back home, adding that he considered Kashmir his second home.
I had 40 missed calls in 5 minutes: Ayushmann on National Award win
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who won the ‘Best Actor’ National Film Award for ‘AndhaDhun’, said he was shooting a scene when the awards were announced. He added that he came back to find 40 missed calls in five minutes on his phone. “Vicky Kaushal was the first one to call me after I got to know about my win,” said Khurrana.
Madhya Pradesh coal plant fined over fly-ash
Essar Power MP Ltd (EPMPL) in Singrauli, MP has been fined with ₹50 lakh for fly-ash leakage from company’s Mahan Power Plant which allegedly led to the damage of 198 acres of crops, as per officials. “A three-member committee…is looking into the reasons behind the incident…I have written to Essar to immediately deposit ₹50 lakh,” said the district collector.
Chandigarh mall evacuated after bomb alert, turns out to be hoax
Chandigarh Police on Monday evacuated the city’s Elante Mall following a call about the information of a bomb being placed there. Search operations were conducted for four hours by bomb disposal team, Crime Branch and local police units, but the call turned out to be a hoax. A case is being registered and the caller will be arrested, police said.
Bandh in Punjab over Guru Ravidas temple demolition in Delhi
Members of the Ravidas community are staging a bandh in parts of Punjab to protest against the demolishing of the Guru Ravidas temple in Delhi’s Tughlakabad. The community called it a peaceful bandh, adding that ambulances, marriage vehicles, children and foreigners will not be stopped. They further said that roads will be blocked only if people don’t support the bandh.
US, UK unlawfully assassinating my son: Julian Assange’s mother
Julian Assange’s mother Christine Assange has accused the US and UK governments of “slowly, cruelly and unlawfully” assassinating the WikiLeaks founder for “multi-award winning journalism revealing war crimes and corruption”. She tweeted a link to a report from UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, who said that the “collective persecution” of Assange “must end now”.
Pak envoy to UN called thief, told ‘you don’t deserve to represent us’
Pakistan Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi was called a “thief” by a Pakistani man who accused her of corruption. He told Lodhi, “You don’t deserve to represent us…What have you done in the past 20 years.” Notably, Lodhi had used a fake picture at the UN in 2017 to accuse India of “shooting Kashmiri children with pellet guns”.
Family of Army man run over by bus in 2016 to get ₹1.17 crore
A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has awarded ₹1.17 crore compensation to the family of an Army man who was run over by a Delhi Transport Corporation bus in 2016. The bus had jumped the red light and crossed on to the wrong lane before hitting Ram Kumar Yadav, who was crossing the road while the signal for pedestrians was green.
IndiGo flight with Gadkari onboard aborted before take-off due to snag
The pilot of a Nagpur to Delhi IndiGo flight, which had Union Minister Nitin Gadkari among the passengers onboard, aborted take-off after detecting an error. The aircraft was brought back to the taxiway from the runway and the passengers of the plane were deboarded. More details on the incident are awaited.
Shobhaa De denies ex-Pak envoy’s claim he influenced her J&K article
Shobhaa De has denied ex-Pakistan envoy to India Abdul Basit’s claims that he influenced her to write the 2016 article where she “advocated plebiscite” in J&K after Burhan Wani’s death. She said she only met him this year at Jaipur Literature Festival where he “intruded into a small group” and “was snubbed and almost as good as asked to leave”.
J&K move won’t impact Line of Actual Control: India to China
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that the bifurcation of J&K is India’s internal matter and has “no implication for either the external boundaries of India or the Line of Actual Control with China.” He added that India is “not raising any additional territorial claims” and that China’s concerns are “misplaced”.
Liam confirms separation from Miley 7 months after their wedding
Actor Liam Hemsworth on Tuesday issued an official statement, confirming his separation from singer Miley Cyrus seven months after their wedding. “I wish her nothing but health and happiness going forward,” he wrote. “This is a private matter and I have not made, nor will I be making any comments…Any reported quotes attributed to me are false,” Liam added.
UN won’t be waiting for us with garlands: Pakistan Foreign Minister
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi while talking about raising concerns in the UN Security Council over revocation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir, said, “The UN won’t wait with garlands to accept our objections.” “Pakistanis should not live in a fool’s paradise,” he added. “Any of the 5 permanent UNSC members can be a hurdle,” Qureshi further said.
Trump said Kashmir mediation offer not on table anymore: Indian envoy
Indian Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said that US President Donald Trump has “made it clear that his offer to mediate on the Kashmir issue is not on the table anymore”. He further said that Trump’s offer was dependent on both India and Pakistan accepting it, adding that India had rejected it as the matter is bilateral.
