A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Karan Johar won't 'engage with talent' from Pakistan, says he respects Indian sentiments: The filmmaker urged people to take into account the 300 Indians who had 'put their blood, sweat and tears' into his upcoming movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
  2. Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till further orders, rules Supreme Court: The new bench, which was set up to hear issues related to the dispute all over again, urged both states to maintain peace and adjourned the matter to Wednesday.
  3. People are discussing Army's surgical strikes like they used to talk about Israel, says Narendra Modi: The prime minister said the nation had seen that the country's defence was 'no less than anybody'.
  4. We want a Ram temple in Ayodhya, not a 'lollipop' like the proposed Ramayana museum, says Vinay Katiyar: The BJP MP's remarks came as Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma visited the plot for the structure, some 15 km from the disputed Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi site.
  5. Iraqi troops, militias secure 20 villages from Islamic State group during mission to recapture Mosul: Officials said militant fighters were lighting oil fires to hamper the security forces' progress and were attacking soldiers with suicide car bombs.
  6. SC dismisses BCCI's review plea on implementing Lodha panel's suggestions: The issues over which the two are at loggerheads are one vote per state, one person-one post, age cap for office-bearers and the cooling-off period.
  7. Triple talaq practice and uniform civil code are separate issues: Petitioners tell Centre: Muslim women's bodies have condemned all attempts to politicise the matter, drawing out the differences between the two.
  8. Case filed against Bhubaneshwar's SUM hospital, four employees arrested after fire that killed 20: Three staff members have been suspended, and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered an inquiry into the blaze.
  9. Delhi court dismisses plea to summon Smriti Irani in case on her degrees: A freelance writer had claimed the affidavits the textile minister had submitted before contesting different polls showed varying data on her qualifications.
  10. Irom Sharmila launches new party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance: The activist had ended her 16-year-long fast on August 9 and said that she would contest the Manipur Assembly elections next year.