Congress in crisis, Bayern edge PSG and more: A round-up of the top stories on August 24, 2020

A brief look at all the news you need to start the day with during the time of social distancing. Follow live updates on COVID-19 here.

Gandhis vs collective leadership: Cracks wide open in Congress on CWC eve

All eyes are now on the CWC meeting to see whether Sonia Gandhi resigns as she did in 1999 after the then Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sharad Pawar questioned her foreign origins. Read More

India threatens to expose Pak bid to mislead international community on Dawood

Following up on their claim that Pakistan's 2015 and 2019 statutory resolution mentioning Ibrahim, India’s most-wanted terrorist, were ‘back-dated lies,’ Indian agencies have used technology to establish that all these documents of 2015 and 2019 were uploaded in 2020 and the move is only an attempt by the neighbouring nation to save face. Read More

To strike in Delhi, ISIS operative stocked up 19 dangerous items

Abdul Yusuf Khan alias Abu Yusuf was arrested on Saturday by the Special Cell of the Delhi police. He is a resident of Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh. Read More

Had turned down MP deputy CM's post offered by Cong, says Scindia

In March this year, veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had said that Jyotiraditya Scindia was offered the post of MP deputy chief minister, but Kamal Nath had refused to accept a 'chela'. Read More

US approves use of blood plasma treatment on coronavirus patients

President Donald Trump said the treatment could reduce deaths by 35%. It comes a day after he accused the Food and Drug Administration of impeding the rollout of vaccines and therapeutics for political reasons. Read More

Amitabh Bachchan shares pic from KBC 12 shoot, says ‘back to work'

The megastar has shot for the upcoming season 12 of Kaun Banega Crorepati from the confines of home, in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The actor was himself diagnosed with the viral infection in July and has recently recovered fully. Read More

‘Want to pound your mouth with punches’: Bolsonaro threatens to hit reporter

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatened to punch a reporter after being asked about his wife's links to an alleged corruption scheme. The president ignored protests from other journalists after the remarks and left without making further comments. Read More

Anderson takes five as England force Pakistan to follow on

James Anderson claimed his fifth wicket as England enforced the follow-on against Pakistan on the third day of the third and final Test at the Rose Bowl on Sunday, despite a battling century by visiting skipper Azhar Ali. Read More

Steely Bayern edge PSG to claim Champions League crown

Bayern Munich were crowned European champions for the sixth time after beating Paris St Germain 1-0 thanks to a second-half header from former PSG youth academy graduate Kingsley Coman in an absorbing Champions League final. Read More

Donald Trump declares major disaster over California wildfires

More than 14,000 firefighters are battling 585 fires that have ravaged about a million acres of land - an area roughly one-fifth the size of Wales. Read More