Here’s your quick, 5-minute brief on things you need to know from across the country, the globe, as well as, from the world of sports and entertainment. Good morning.
When it was first announced that Jitendra Kumar would replace Vikrant Massey as Bablu in Mirzapur: The Movie, many people did not approve of the choice. However, after the film’s release and its subsequent success at the box office, that narrative has changed. In a recent interaction, Shweta Tripathi spoke about Jitendra replacing Vikrant’s character in the film. Read More The sun may have set on the British Empire, but former India captain Sunil Gavaskar reckons there is no such ending in sight for Indian cricket’s season. In his column for Sportstar, Gavaskar called for a reconsideration of the packed calendar for Indian cricketers, warning against pushing players from one series and tournament to another without adequate breaks. The remarks came a week after BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia attributed the recent spate of injuries plaguing Indian cricket to the high volume of matches the team is playing, with the board eager to find a solution. Read More
New Delhi is all set to host the BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13, with several world leaders and senior delegations arriving in the national capital from late Thursday evening through early Friday morning. Follow LIVE Updates Two hijacked planes cutting through the Manhattan sky into the World Trade Center, a plume of thick smoke rising above the Pentagon, and a shattered field in Pennsylvania: the images of September 11, 2001, remain burned into memory even a quarter-century later. Nineteen al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial aircraft 25 years ago on this day. The warning came after inspections were carried out in the wake of yet another fatal incident that exposed regulatory deficiencies, gaps in enforcement and general civic apathy in the Capital–a fire that ripped through a bed and breakfast in Hauz Rani, killing 23 people.
They turned three of the planes into weapons against the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon near Washington. The fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back. Read More Police flagged safety concerns, mainly fire risks, about buildings in Satya Niketan around three months before a multi-storey hostel collapsed in the South Delhi locality last Sunday, killing seven people, mostly students. Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday, marking the beginning of a three-day visit to India to participate in the BRICS Summit and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss expanding bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation.
