INDIA
– Nitish Kumar ends alliance with BJP, quits as Bihar CM
– Marathi actor Pradeep Patwardhan passes away at 52
– Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise “Ex Vajra Prahar 2022” starts at Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– 12th edition of Defence Expo to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat in Oct; theme: is ‘Path to Pride’
– Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar lays foundation stone of Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables in Chandauli, UP
WORLD
– International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples celebrated on August 9
– Afghan Taliban’s security forces and Pakistani military clash on Durand Line in Dangam district of eastern Kuanr province
– Pakistan: 4 army personnel killed in suicide blast at military convoy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district
– US returns 30 stolen works of art and antiquities to Cambodia
SPORTS
– 44th Chess Olympiad held in Chennai: Uzbekistan win gold in open section, Ukraine in women’s; India win bronze in both
– Former South African cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen dies at 73; umpired in 128 Tests, 250 ODIs. 19 T20Is
– Former Indian bowler Manoj Prabhakar takes over as Nepal cricket team coach
