Top GKToday’s News Headlines – 5 August 2019

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Here are the top current affairs of 5 August 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

ISRO releases first set of earth pictures captured by Chandrayaan 2
DRDO successfully test-fires QRSAM (Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile) from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur in Odisha

A law which allowed RBI to circulate Rs 1000 denomination notes to tide over the shortage of currency in the late 1990s scrapped

Franky Zapata of France successfully crosses the English Channel on a hoverboard for the first time

Vinesh Phogat wins gold in women’s 53kg category at the Poland Open wrestling tournament in Warsaw
Former English cricket commentator Anant Setalvad dies in Mumbai at the age of 84
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (UK) wins Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at Budapest followed by Max Verstappen (Netherlands) of Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari in 2nd and 3rd places respectively
India (98/6 in 17.2 overs) beat West Indies (95/9 in 20) by four wickets in the first T20I at Lauderhill, USA, bowler Navdeep Saini (3/17) is Man of the Match in his debut match
Lifetime Achievement Award of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) presented to former Bengal captain Arun Lal in Kolkata