Shuttler PV Sindhu scripted history after winning the bronze medal in badminton at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Sindhu, along with Mirabai Chanu and Lovlina Borgohain, led the Indian charge from the forefront at the world's biggest sporting event - a show of India's 'nari shakti'.

Back home, schools reopened for students of all classes in Punjab and Chhattisgarh. In the north east, there are signs of a rapprochement between Assam and Mizoram. All this and more in this edition of First Up.