Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 08.08.2024
National News
•ECI announces by-polls schedule for 12 Rajya Sabha seats in 9 states
•Vinesh Phogat disqualified from Paris Olympics for being overweight
•CBI takes over probe into deaths of three IAS aspirants in flooded basement of coaching centre in Delhi
•Centre says state governments of Punjab, Telangana, Kerala & West Bengal have not implemented RTE act
•RBI asks banks to provide short term crop loans to farmers
•Amrit Udyan at Rashtrapati Bhavan to be opened for general public
•Government appointed C S Setty as Chairman of SBI
International News
•Heavy rains trigger devastating floods,landslides across Nepal
•Pakistani national with purported ties to Iran has been charged for plotting to assassinate former President Donald Trump
•Bangladesh President appoints Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as head of interim government
Sports News
•Double Olympic Medalist and Star Indian shooter Manu Bhaker returned to India
•USA’s sprinter Noah Lyles secures historic victory in men’s 100 meters
•Indian Men’s hockey team lost 2-3 to Germany in semifinals of Paris Olympics
•Final ODI between India and hosts Sri Lanka to be played in Colombo