A look at the headlines right now:

  1. This is a fight in SP government, not within the family, says Akhilesh Yadav: The chief minister had stripped his uncle Shivpal Yadav of key ministerial posts after he was made the state's party head on Tuesday.
  2. Cauvery dispute caused losses of Rs 25,000 crore in Karnataka, says Assocham: A senior police officer said vehicles are back on the roads and shops are open, but a few schools and colleges remain closed.
  3. Super Typhoon Meranti hits southern Taiwan, China puts emergency measures in place: Two people were injured, more than 2.6 lakh houses are facing blackouts, and thousands of people were evacuated from regions facing winds of 234 kmph.
  4. Navjot Kaur Sidhu resigns from BJP, calls it a dictatorship: Her husband, Navjot Singh Sudhu also put in his formal resignation from the party, days after he launched his new political front 'Awaaz-e-Punjab'.
  5. Indian Army deploys operation 'calm down' to South Kashmir to tackle protestors and militants: The soldiers, state police and CRPF have been instructed to use 'minimum force'.
  6. Defence Ministry seeks CBI probe into bribery allegations in 2008 Embraer aircraft deal: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had said his office cannot investigate a criminal angle.
  7. Amit Shah has insulted Malayalis with Vaman Jayanti tweet on Onam, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: The BJP president added fuel to a debate started by RSS mouthpiece Kesari, which suggested Malayalis should celebrate Vishnu's avatar, and not king Mahabali.
  8. Devendra Jhajharia wins gold in men’s javelin throw at Rio Paralymics: The athlete from Rajasthan broke his own world record on his way to the podium.
  9. Leave Bihar coalition if you are not happy with Nitish Kumar as CM, Congress tells RJD: Lalu Prasad Yadav, however, said the alliance is intact and reports on tension between the partners was 'a media creation'.
  10. Rivers of blood run down Dhaka's streets as heavy downpour coincides with Bakr-Eid: Citizens criticised the two city corporations for failing to keep its drainage systems functional and not cleaning the sacrificial waste.