A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Vijay Rupani named next chief minister of Gujarat: Nitin Patel will be his deputy, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Friday.
  2. Manmohan Singh urges Centre to grant Andhra Pradesh special status, uphold his promise to the state: The former prime minister made the appeal in the Rajya Sabha after a private member's Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill was introduced in the Upper House.
  3. 13 killed, 18 injured in militant-police encounter at a busy market near Assam's Kokrajhar: One of the three terrorists who opened fire at Tenali market was shot dead, and the police suspect the involvement of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland.
  4. Rio Olympics begins with glittering opening ceremony: The Indian contingent at the Parade of Nations was led by the country's first individual gold medallist at the Games, shooter Abhinav Bindra.
  5. 3 killed, more than 150 injured in renewed clashes in Kashmir, toll reaches 53: Restrictions continued to be imposed for the 28th straight day, when thousands breached the curfew in place to take out a protest march to a shrine in Srinagar.
  6. Consider life term as punishment for milk adulteration, Supreme Court tells Centre: It also called for apt amendments to the Food Safety and Standards Act to enforce harsher penalties in cases where the adulterant can impact health adversely.
  7. ACB begins inquiry after 500 cows die in Rajasthan shelter amid protests by workers: All the 266 employees at the Jaipur Municipal Corporation's Hingonia cow rehabilitation centre have been on strike since July 21.
  8. Sacked AIADMK MP alleges threat to life from Jayalalithaa, gets police protection on court's orders: Sasikala Pushpa, who was expelled for reportedly slapping a DMK member, said the Tamil Nadu chief minister and other MPs were forcing her to resign.
  9. Popular search engine torrentz.eu shuts down, weeks after Kickass Torrents met same fate: The portal put out a message on Friday saying, 'Torrentz will always love you. Farewell.'
  10. Indian archer Atanu Das finishes fifth among 64 to progress to round of 32 at Rio Olympics: The 24-year-old from Bengal is ranked 22 in the world .