Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the Olympics has been nothing but disheartening for the nation. Now, India’s Olympic contingent’s chief physician, Dinshaw Pardiwala, has revealed that Phogat’s weight had increased post her semi-final bout, leading to disqualification. In other news, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of a “large-scale provocation” in Russia’s Kursk region amidst ongoing battles. Meanwhile, in Bangladesh, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is set to lead an interim government, with a likely swearing-in on Thursday. Khaleda Zia thanked the protesting students for achieving the “impossible” after her escape from house arrest. Finally, billionaire Elon Musk’s X has sued major advertisers, alleging an unlawful boycott.

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India Olympic contingent’s chief physician Dinshaw Pardiwala has revealed that wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s weight had increased post her participation in the semi-final bout.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (August 7) accused Ukraine of launching a “large-scale provocation” in Russia’s Kursk region, where intense battles raged for the second day. 

Bangladesh army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said Wednesday that a new interim government was likely to be sworn in on Thursday evening after Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus returned to the country.

Khaleda Zia, the arch-rival of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country just days earlier after being freed from years of house arrest, on Wednesday (August 7) thanked protestors for making the “impossible possible”.

A helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Kathmandu on Wednesday (Aug 7) resulted in the deaths of five people, including four Chinese tourists.

British Police braced for further anti-Muslim riots on Wednesday as far-right groups planned to target asylum centres and immigration law firms across the country, prompting anti-fascist protesters to organise counter demonstrations.

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has sued a global advertising group and several major companies, including Mars and CVS Health. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas federal court, accuses the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), Unilever, Orsted, Mars, and CVS Health of unlawfully conspiring to boycott X, leading to substantial revenue losses.

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (August 7) said “we heard the people” as she confirmed revised real estate indexation rules in the Parliament. 

A Polish man was sentenced to four months in prison on Wednesday for punching Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen while she walked through Copenhagen in June, in a case that raised concern over the safety of public officials in the Nordic country.

Pope Francis’ weekly general audience on Wednesday (August 7) was briefly interrupted by animal rights activists protesting against bullfighting.