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India have been dealing with multiple injury concerns as they gear up to face Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series from August 15 onwards. The Shubman Gill-led side will be missing out on their talisman Jasprit Bumrah, who has been ruled out of the series due to a knee injury he picked up during the England ODIs last month.

An India-flagged cargo vessel capsized and sank after being hit by a projectile near the Yemeni coast on Tuesday ( August 4), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. All 14 crew members aboard, including 13 Indian seafarers, were safely rescued by the Yemeni Coast Guard and brought to the Port of Mokha.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken significant organisational action following its defeat in the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh. Acting on the recommendations of a committee constituted to review the party’s performance, the BJP has dissolved its entire Datia district organisational structure with immediate effect. The decision comes just hours after the party constituted a two-member committee to assess the reasons behind the unexpected electoral setback.

After being released in the Trisha remark case, former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin launched a sharp attack on the ruling TVK government, alleging that he was treated “like a terrorist” during the proceedings.

Veteran actor Pradeep Rawat, remembered for memorable performances in films such as Lagaan and Ghajini, has died at the age of 74. The actor, who also built a strong presence in South Indian cinema and television, had reportedly been battling cancer for quite some time.

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s performance in the 2026 byelections in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat was quite disappointing after it lost the Bankipur seat to Jan Suraaj’s Prashant Kishor and the Datia constituency to the Congress, while managing to retain Manjalpur. 

Fresh tensions have surfaced in the Karnataka Congress after the Cabinet expansion on Monday, as 19 got ministerial berths. Two Congress MLAs with ministerial berth aspirations have offered resignations while CM D K Shivakumar looks to pacify them. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday suffered a massive setback in byelections across Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat, losing the Bankipur and Datia constituencies to Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishore and the Congress, respectively. The biggest setback for the party was losing Bankipur, a seat that was considered to be a fortress of BJP national president Nitin Nabin.

After a relatively quiet June and July at the box office, theatres are gearing up for a busy August. Several highly anticipated films across Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Hollywood cinema are lined up for release between August 7 and August 28.

The Indian team is all set to take on Sri Lanka in a two-game Test series starting from August 15. Ahead of the series, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) came forward and announced the departure of the Indian team’s fielding coach T Dilip.