Actor Anupam Shyam died in Mumbai at the age of 63 of multiple organ failure. The actor was best known for his work on the TV show Mann Kee Awaaz: Pratigya and appearances in films like Slumdog Millionaire and Bandit Queen.
August 9 is observed as the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. It is a day that is aimed at raising awareness about the indigenous populations around the globe.
Quit India Movement Day is celebrated on 8 August each year in India. Quit India Movement was a mass civil disobedience movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942.
Indian Navy undertook bilateral exercise 'Zayed Talwar 2021' with UAE Navy off the coast of Abu Dhabi. INS Kochi, with two integral Sea King MK 42B helicopters, deployed in the Persian Gulf, participated in the exercise.