A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt confirms that his 2012 Olympics bronze has been upgraded to silver: Russian Besik Kudukhov, who beat the Indian in the pre-quarterfinals, was found guilty of using banned substances, which means he loses his medal.
  2. Car bomb explosion at Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan leaves at least one dead, three injured: The vehicle blew up after it was driven into the consulate's gate in Bishkek city, and authorities confirmed the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.
  3. India, US sign pact on sharing military technology and boosting defence trade, talk tough on terror: The deal was signed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his American counterpart Ashton Carter during Parrikar's ongoing trip to the Western nation.
  4. India's biggest spectrum auction postponed to October 1: The sale was deferred by two days from the original September 29 date after telecom operators said they wanted a three-day gap after the proposed mock bid.
  5. Australian paper restricted from publishing new data on Scorpene submarines till next Supreme Court hearing: The bench granted a temporary injunction to French shipbuilder DCNS, which makes the submarines for India.
  6. NIA to question separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's son Nayeem in connection with foreign funds in Kashmir: The Tehreek-e-Hurriyat said it was a move to 'pressurise the leadership' as authorities had been unable to clamp down on the protests in the state.
  7. Bharti Airtel cuts down data charges by almost 80% to compete with Reliance Jio: Under a special scheme, customers will get 4G and 3G mobile internet at the rate of Rs 51 per gigabyte.
  8. Rape is not criminal in a child marriage because of ‘social realities’, Centre tells Delhi HC: The Home Ministry also argued that the law protects the ‘private affairs of husband and wife based on traditional social structure’.
  9. Diesel ban in Delhi-NCR cost auto industry Rs 4,000 crore between December and August: The region accounts for 10% of India's passenger vehicle sales and an even higher chunk of luxury vehicle purchases.
  10. Scientists say we are now in the Anthropocene age – a geological era dominated by human activity: A group of researchers argued that radioactive elements will define the epoch, and the official status should be adopted within a few years.