August 5  

Mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir will resume from the afternoon of October 14.  All network and landline connections were suspended across Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, in view of security concerns in the region following Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370.

Mobile network and landline connections were suspended across Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, in view of security concerns in the region following Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370

China has made it clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China’s President Xi Jinping will not be discussing the Kashmir issue when they meet. Tension between India and Pakistan escalated after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status granted under Article 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution on August 5. 

India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against West Indies after Virat Kohli’s 42nd ODI hundred while Chris Gayle broke Brian Lara’s record. In volleyball, India bagged a silver at Asia Under-23 championships. All these and more in MyNation’s Sportstop weekly sports review show (August 5 to 11)

The counting of votes for Vellore Lok Sabha constituency was held today (August 9). The election happened on August 5. DMK's DM Kathir Anand won

The Vellore Lok Sabha constituency went to polls on August 5 after it was cancelled following tax raids and cash seizures in April

The poll to the Vellore Lok Sabha seat, originally scheduled to be held in April alongside some other seats in Tamil Nadu, was cancelled following tax raids here and cash seizures. The poll was held on August 5

Rajya Sabha on Monday (August 5) cleared the resolution to scrap Article 370 with two-thirds majority, along with another resolution to bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir to two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

The election to the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency began at 7:45 am today (August 5) with the city recording 72% voter turnout by the end of polling. Counting of votes will be held on August 9.

A Delhi court ordered that Unnao rape accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar be shifted from Sitapur prison to Tihar jail
 

Floods in Godavari have inundated 30 villages in Andhra Pradesh. Warning with respect to heavy rains until August 5 has been issued.

The AIADMK and the DMK are going all out to secure the Vellore seat which goes to poll on August 5. The AIADMK seeking to emerge out of the shadows of the BJP has a major point to prove.

The Vellore Lok Sabha seat was the single constituency that didn't go to poll on April 18 when the rest of Tamil Nadu was participating in the Lok Sabha and by-polls, following mass cash seizures on the DMK's side. The poll is scheduled for August 5 and Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has not stopped himself for blaming MK Stalin

Earlier, the Lok Sabha election to the Vellore constituency was cancelled by the Election Commission (EC) two days ahead of the polling (earlier scheduled on April 18), following recovery of huge amount of cash