Important News of the Day
1. Nasa’s latest Mars rover, Curiosity, will land on the red planet (fingers crossed) at 11am India time on August 6. Curiosity will explore if the Martian environment can support microbes and will lay the ground for future human exploration.
2. Falling at speeds of up to 355 kmph, 138 skydivers broke the vertical skydiving world record on Friday as th
1. Nasa’s latest Mars rover, Curiosity, will land on the red planet (fingers crossed) at 11am India time on August 6. Curiosity will explore if the Martian environment can support microbes and will lay the ground for future human exploration.
2. Falling at speeds of up to 355 kmph, 138 skydivers broke the vertical skydiving world record on Friday as th
ey flew heads-down in a snowflake formation in Ottawa, Illinois.
3. Sudan said it had reached an oil revenue-sharing deal with South Sudan pending a border pact — a first step towards ending a dispute which brought the neighbours close to war.
4. Iran test-fires short-range missiles.
5. Saina Nehwal walks away with bronze after opponent Wang Xin of China retires injured.
6. SERENA WILLIAMS of USA won women’s singles tennis gold after beating Russia’s Maria Sharapova.
7. CHINA’S LI XUERUI beat compatriot Wang Yihan to win women’s singles gold in badminton.
8. India win series against Srilanka by 4-1, gets no. 2 slot in ODI ranking.
3. Sudan said it had reached an oil revenue-sharing deal with South Sudan pending a border pact — a first step towards ending a dispute which brought the neighbours close to war.
4. Iran test-fires short-range missiles.
5. Saina Nehwal walks away with bronze after opponent Wang Xin of China retires injured.
6. SERENA WILLIAMS of USA won women’s singles tennis gold after beating Russia’s Maria Sharapova.
7. CHINA’S LI XUERUI beat compatriot Wang Yihan to win women’s singles gold in badminton.
8. India win series against Srilanka by 4-1, gets no. 2 slot in ODI ranking.
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