Alerts for heavy rainfall have been issued across various states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The Indian badminton pair of Satwik-Chirag secured a bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship. Here is a recap of the 10 major news headlines for Sunday.
1. **Operation Sindoor: Air Strike Planning Including Dates and Targets Completed on May 5**
Air Marshal Narmadeshwar Tiwari, Deputy Chief of the Indian Air Force, revealed that the strategy for Operation Sindoor was finalized on May 5th. This included establishing the date and time of the airstrikes. The action plan was presented to the government within 48 hours of the Palgaham terror attack, specifically on April 24. Targets were identified on April 29. Operation Sindoor began on May 7, resulting in India destroying nine terrorist bases in Pakistan and PoK, eliminating 100 terrorists, and targeting 13 Pakistani airbases by May 10.
2. **Bihar SIR: Election Commission to Review 3 Lakh Voter Registrations; Notices Sent to Individuals from Bangladesh and Nepal**
The Election Commission has sent notices to about 3 lakh voters in Bihar. Deficiencies were found in their documents. A large number of these cases are concentrated in the Kishanganj border district. The district administration suspects that some individuals holding Indian voter IDs may be citizens of Bangladesh or Nepal. Voters who have received notices must submit one of the 11 designated documents by September 1.
3. **Akhilesh Yadav on SIR: First Voting Rights, Then Ration Cards Will Be Targeted**
Akhilesh Yadav, President of the Samajwadi Party, participated in the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Patna on Saturday with Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav. Regarding the SIR, he said, it aims to steal votes. He claimed the government will first remove the right to vote and then take away caste certificates and ration cards. This is the BJP’s method, to divert attention and bring up another issue. He added that there is inflation and unemployment, but the BJP has no answers.
4. **UP, Bihar, and Other States Experience Flooding; Delhi Faces 3-Day Heavy Rainfall Warning**
Heavy rainfall has caused rivers to overflow in UP, Bihar, Punjab, and Himachal. The Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rainfall alert for Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh from August 31 to September 2. Very heavy rainfall is also expected in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from August 31 to September 5.
5. **HAL to Deliver Two Tejas Mark-1A Jets; Defence Secretary Announces Contract for 97 More**
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) may deliver two Tejas Mark-1A fighter aircraft next month, confirmed by Defence Secretary RK Singh. The government may then sign a new contract with HAL for 97 more Tejas aircraft. Currently, 38 Tejas aircraft are already in service.
6. **United States Falls Behind in Gold Production; China Leads the World**
World of Statistics shared data from the Mine Output 2023 report. China leads the world in gold production. Australia and Russia are next. China’s gold production is 370 tons. Australia and Russia’s is 310 tons each. The United States is in fifth place with 170 tons produced.
7. **Kerala to Legalize Lease Farming, Introducing a Government Bill with a Focus on Agricultural Startups**
The Kerala government is bringing a bill to legalize the leasing of agricultural land, aiming to increase the use of large areas of unused land in the state. The focus is on promoting new agricultural startups in the region. The Kerala government is modeling its bill on the Andhra Pradesh Farmer’s Rights Act-2019.
8. **World Badminton Championship: Satwik-Chirag Pair Wins Bronze Medal Again**
India’s Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty secured a bronze medal in the World Badminton Championship in Paris. Satwik-Chirag had previously won a bronze medal in 2022. While they were expected to reach the final, they were defeated by the Chinese pair of Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi in the semi-final.
9. **Israeli Airstrike Kills Houthi Prime Minister Ahmad al-Rahawi; Confirmed by Houthi Rebels**
An airstrike in Sana’a, Yemen, on August 28 claimed the life of Houthi Prime Minister Ahmad al-Rahawi. Houthi rebels confirmed on Saturday that 10 ministers, including the PM, were killed in the attack. Rahawi was reportedly holding a meeting in his apartment in Sana’a.
10. **Gujarati Film ‘Vash Level 2’ Outperforms ‘Param Sundari’ of Sidharth-Janhvi at the Box Office**
‘Param Sundari’, starring Sidharth and Janhvi, earned 9 crore on the second day at the box office. The film had a business of 7.25 crore on the first day. With this, the film has done a business of 16.25 crore in India. Meanwhile, the Gujarati film ‘Vash Level 2’ earned 1.15 crore on its first day, 80 lakhs on the second, 80 lakhs on the third, and 1.50 crore on the fourth.
