Top 5 stories at 1 PM on Aug 8: Dipa’s historic act, GST in Lok Sabha and more

Tripura-girl Dipa Karmakar, India’s first woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics, managed to perform her much-appreciated ‘Produnova’ vault cleanly to secure 14.850 points after two attempts. As she reached vault finals she scripted nothing but history for India. Here are other top five stories at 1 PM on August 8.

1. Rio Olympics 2016: Dipa Karmakar scripts history, qualifies for vault finals

Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar scripted history as she became the first Indian to make the cut for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games after finishing 8th in the qualifying round.

2. Rio Olympics 2016: Michael Phelps powers US to victory, bags his 19th Olympic gold medal

Michael Phelps on Sunday won his 19th gold medal, powering US to win 4x100 relay at the Rio Olympics 2016. America’s prime rival France managed to stay at number two position, while Australia settled at third place.

3. GST Bill back in Lok Sabha, PM Modi likely to intervene

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to intervene during the debate on the Bill in Lok Sabha. The Bill was passed by Lok Sabha in 2015 and now it has come back to the Lower House for incorporating the amendments approved by Rajya Sabha.

4: Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Salahudeen warns of nuclear war between India and Pakistan

Terror outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen leader Sayeed Salahudeen did not rule out today indicated possibility of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan over raising Kashmir issue. He claimed that armed jihad is the only option left with Kashmiris to come out of the current situation.

5. Mayawati slams PM, says Modi speaking in Dalit’s favour to gain political mileage

BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday Morning lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for showing sudden sympathy to Dalit community. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is speaking in favour of Dalits to gain political mileage for upcoming Assembly Polls in Uttar Pradesh," said BSP supremo Mayawati.