THIS DAY, THAT YEAR-3RD AUGUST: 1900: Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded. The American tire company was founded by Harvey Samuel Firestone in Akron, Ohio. In 1988, the company was taken over by Japan’s Bridgestone Corporation.

THIS DAY, THAT YEAR-3RD AUGUST: 1946: World’s first theme park opens its doors in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA. Santa Claus Land is now known as Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari.

3RD AUGUST-“Esther” day is celebrated by professing one’s love for family and friends by telling that we love them, even if it is sometimes difficult to say out loud and let them know how much they mean to us.

3RD AUGUST-“Black Women’s Equal Pay” day is observed to encourage all coalition of women’s and civil rights organizations, labour unions, professional associations and individuals working to eliminate sex and race based wage discrimination and to achieve pay equity.

3RD AUGUST-“Clean Your Floor’s” day is a reminder to getting down and scrubbing that floor clean is just as essential a part of your household cleaning routine as the counters and dishes.

3RD AUGUST-“National Watermelon” day is celebrated to recognize the refreshing summertime treat enjoyed at picnics and fairs and since watermelon is 92% water, it is very satisfying in the summer heat.

3RD AUGUST-“Grab some Nuts” day is observed to encourage people to include nuts as part of their daily diet as nuts are rich in nutrients and minerals, and if eaten in the correct quantities, are great for improving their health.

New Delhi: ICMR [Indian Council of Medical Research] claims that Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, India’s first indigenous vaccine to fight Covid-19, is effective against the Delta Plus (AY.1) variant of SARS-CoV2 virus. Covaxin has been developed by the Hyderabad-based pharma major, in collaboration with ICMR.

New Delhi: Indian missions in the countries adjoining the frontiers to hold meetings on half yearly/yearly basis with officials of the bordering States/Union Territories and border guarding forces to have a better sensitisation and assessment of security concerns.

Washington: Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democrat leaders call on the Biden administration to immediately extend the nation’s eviction moratorium, calling it a “moral imperative” to prevent Americans from being put out of their homes during a COVID-19 surge.

London: James Cleverly, UK minister for the Middle East, summons Mohsen Baharvand, Iran’s ambassador to the British Foreign Office in response to the attack on MV Mercer Street, which killed a British national and Romanian. US, UK and Israel alleged that Iran carried out the fatal drone strike on the oil tanker, though Tehran denies involvement in the attack.

Brisbane: Lockdown in Australia’s third-largest city Brisbane and several surrounding municipalities in Queensland State extended because of a growing Covid outbreak. The Queensland government announced the extension after 13 locally acquired infections of the highly contagious delta variant were detected in the latest 24-hour period.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Mumbai: Actor Shahid Kapoor set to collaborate with South star Vijay Sethupathi for his upcoming series helmed by filmmaker duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK. There has been no official announcement from Amazon on the casting of Sethupathi — known for performances in Tamil films like “Master” and “Super Deluxe”, for which he won the National Award for best supporting actor.

SPORTS – Cricket: IND tour of ENG: 1ST Test: India opening batsman Mayank Agarwal ruled out of the first Test in Trent Bridge against England due to a concussion.

SPORTS – 2. Cricket: ENG tour of BAN: England’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh, scheduled shortly before the start of the men’s T20 World Cup postponed indefinitely.England players to be part of the IPL, beginning September 19th.

SPORTS – Tokyo Olympics: Hockey: India women stun Australia; enter hockey semis.

SPORTS – Tokyo Olympics: Hockey: “Gold Dream” crushed as Indian men lose 2-5 to Belgium in the Semi-Finals.