🏆 New AEW World Trios Champions Crowned in Mexico

Brody King, ROH World Champion Bandido, and Hangman Adam Page have secured the AEW World Trios Championship. They achieved this victory against The Demand at AEW Grand Slam Mexico on Wednesday evening. The newly crowned champions defeated Ricochet, Bishop Kaun, and Toa Liona in the match. The Demand had only held the titles for one week after beating Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, and Roderick Strong on Dynamite last week. This new trio reign marks a significant shift in the division's landscape.

😠 Bangladesh outraged over Hasina's Delhi press conference

Bangladesh's foreign ministry expressed outrage regarding Sheikh Hasina's press conference in New Delhi. The interaction, held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, was her first public appearance since she fled in August 2024. Hasina stated her intention to return in December, demanding the lifting of the Awami League ban and release of political prisoners. Dhaka accused Hasina of denying UN facts about the 2024 unrest, which cited potential crimes against humanity. This event has reportedly damaged bilateral ties between the two nations. 😠

📉 Nikita Bier steps down as X product chief

Nikita Bier is stepping down from his role as Head of Product at X, Elon Musk's platform. He made the announcement on X, confirming his move away from leading product for the company. Since his appointment in July 2025, he oversaw 30 new products and helped X climb 70 spots in the App Store. He stated that running the app is a 24/7 job and he needs a breather. Bier will remain with X in an advisory capacity moving forward. 🚀

🎬 Ramayana vs Godzilla: Epic Box Office Clash Incoming

Two massive films, 'Ramayana' and 'Godzilla Minus Zero', are set to release worldwide on November 6, 2026. Nitesh Tiwari's mythological epic will feature Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, and Yash, while Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla film is also dropping that day. 'Godzilla Minus Zero' previously earned over USD 110 million globally and won an Oscar. Both movies are aiming for IMAX screens, though Godzilla seems to have secured the primary rollout. This simultaneous release promises a huge battle for cinema audiences. 💥

🤔 BJP's catch-22 with FCRA and delimitation bill

The BJP faces a dilemma balancing the FCRA amendment bill with the need for delimitation bill support. Many potential allies, like DMK and NCP-SP, strongly oppose the FCRA bill in its current form. These parties fear the bill could lead to a witch-hunt against minority institutions and NGOs. They are wary of supporting the BJP's delimitation proposal without changes to FCRA. The BJP might try pushing the delimitation bill again within the next six months. 😬

🔬 Demis Hassabis plans to step down as DeepMind CEO

An anonymous report suggests Demis Hassabis wanted to leave his DeepMind CEO role voluntarily for a while. The move comes as part of a larger leadership change announced by Alphabet on Wednesday. Sources indicate the Nobel Prize recipient felt increasingly unsatisfied with his executive job. This transition has reportedly been underway for at least a year, with duties shifting to Koray Kavukcuoglu. Hassabis will remain the chair of Google DeepMind and lead Isomorphic Labs. 🔬

💧 Tirupati teams up to stop monsoon floods

TUDA and TMC are working together to flood-proof the temple city of Tirupati before the monsoon season starts. The joint team, led by TUDA Chairman C. Divakar Reddy and TMC Commissioner Sarada Devi, inspected Kapila Theertham and Malvadigundam waterfalls on August 5, 2026. This effort is part of Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu’s ‘City of Tanks and Lakes’ project. They are planning hydrological assessments and groundwater recharge by building storage ponds. Next, they will assess recharge potential downstream of Divyaramam and develop park infrastructure.

🏚️ House collapse kills six in Pratapgarh

Six family members tragically died after the roof of their old house collapsed early on Thursday. The incident took place in Mahuli ward of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The casualties include Pramod Srivastava (60), Rita (55), Nitin (25), Madhuri (23), and two infants, with the collapse happening around 2 am. The ageing structure gave way during heavy rainfall, trapping all seven family members inside. The lone survivor, Aman (28), is critically injured, and CM Yogi Adityanath has directed relief operations.

🏚️ Old house collapses in Pratapgarh, six dead

Six family members tragically died when the roof of an old house collapsed early Thursday morning. The incident took place in Mahuli ward under the Kotwali police station limits in Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. The victims included Pramod Srivastava (60), his wife Rita (55), their son Nitin (25), daughter-in-law Madhuri (23), and two infants, Madhav and Babu (10 months old). The collapse of the nearly 100-year-old structure buried the family while they were asleep. Police and rescue teams were alerted by neighbours and rushed to pull out the victims, with the sole survivor Aman (28) hospitalized.

🚀 Top stocks to watch on August 6th 📈

The domestic stock market is anticipated to open higher on Thursday, August 6th, with NIFTY50 futures suggesting a 47-point rise. Sixteen companies, including LIC and Trent, are set to announce their June quarter results on this day. PB Fintech saw a 92% YoY jump in net profit to ₹163 crore, while Mindspace REIT reported a 28% increase in NOI to ₹788 crore. Cipla plans a ₹200 crore expansion in Bengaluru, and Bayer CropScience posted a 15.39% net profit rise to ₹321.6 crore.

🔬 Blocking a protein might stop cancer spread

Research found that blocking the ZFP36L2 protein could interrupt the metastatic growth of colorectal cancer. This mechanism was studied by a team from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at MSK. The findings, published on August 5 in Nature, showed that ZFP is vital for cells to revert to a stem-cell state during repair. Cancer cells use this exact process to spread to new organs, like the liver or lungs. Disrupting ZFP could compromise cancer cells' ability to form new tumors in other parts of the body. 🧬