Mid-Day Top News: MVA calls for statewide bandh and more

Welcome to MidDays Top News at this hour We bring you a curated selection of the most significant and compelling news from around the globe Stay informed with the latest developments in the nation Mumbai entertainment sports and more Lets dive into the headlines shaping our world todayNifty Sensex open higher Analysts predict new alltime high next weekIndian stock markets experienced a surge on Thursday during the opening session following a flat performance the previous day Both the Nifty 50 and Sensex indices opened higher reflecting renewed investor optimism The Nifty 50 index climbed by 9320 points or 038 per cent to reach 2486340 points Meanwhile the BSE Sensex saw a gain of 30194 points or 037 per cent bringing it to 8120724 pointsBadlapur sexual assault MVA calls for statewide bandh CM Eknath Shinde terms protest politically motivatedWhile the pollbound Opposition has come up with a strategy to corner the government over the Badlapur sexual assault case by calling for a state bandh on August 24 CM Eknath Shinde has alleged that Tuesdayrsquos stir was politically motivated and planned ldquoProtests donrsquot happen this way The number of local protesters could be counted on fingersrdquo he said Read moreKerala Bomb threat on Air India flight full emergency at Thiruvananthapuram airportA full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Thursday following a bomb threat on Air India flight from Mumbai The aircraft is currently being inspected by security agencies including a bomb detection squad The passengers who travelled on the flight are presently waiting for their luggage to be delivered Read moreWhy India struggles for global medalsThe Sports Authority of Indiarsquos SAI National Centre of Excellence NCoE in Kandivli is spread across 37 acres But the extent of the shambles at the centre is a poor reflection of the facilities our athletes deserve What was once a thriving ground for development of promising athletes across disciplines now houses trainees from only two sportsmdashwrestling and hockey And the hockey turf is in such unplayable condition that the girlsrsquo team has travelled in Bhopal to train Read moreAmar Kaushik lsquoWe know what our third part will bersquoMaza aa raha hairdquo is the first thing Amar Kaushik tells us when we sit down to discuss his latest release Stree 2 The directorrsquos elation is justified The Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoorstarrerrsquos gross collections reportedly zoomed past the Rs 300crore mark on Wednesday ldquoWe all knew the buzz was good but the numbers are unprecedented What mattered to me was not the early boxoffice figure Those numbers can be attributed to the first partrsquos success so they arenrsquot to our credit Itrsquos the numbers after the third day that I care for We have made a film that people have liked thatrsquos very important to usrdquo he beams Read more