A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian to qualify for a gymnastics final at the Olympics: The athlete from Tripura just made it to the last round by scoring 14.850 on the vault, which is her specialty.
  2. 'It is our duty to protect the Dalit people of our country': Narendra Modi slams gau rakshaks again: A day after he condemned cow vigilante groups, the prime minister said recent assaults by such people had caused 'unbearable pain’.
  3. Iran executes nuclear scientist for 'spying' and 'providing vital information' to the US: Shahram Amiri had allegedly defected to the US in 2009, and a spokesperson for the judiciary said he had shared 'crucial intelligence' with their 'sworn enemy'.
  4. Indian women’s archery team bows out in the quarter-finals at Rio Games: The medal hopefuls fell two points short of a spot in the semis, losing 23-25 to Russia.
  5. Toll reaches eight in building collapse at Mumbai's Bhiwandi suburb after 12-hour rescue operation: The local civic body had served the structure a number of evacuation notices and had cut off electricity and water supplies the day before a part of it fell.
  6. Vijay Rupani sworn in as chief minister of Gujarat: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Patel is the new deputy chief minister of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state.
  7. Senior RSS leader shot at in Punjab, SIT set up to investigate attack: Brigadier Jagdish Gagneja (retired) was in critical condition after sustaining three bullet injuries.
  8. Allahabad school principal resigns after ban on national anthem ahead of Independence Day: Reports said that eight teachers at the institution also quit.
  9. Twenty-six blackbucks die in Telangana after reportedly eating pesticide-laced crop: Their bodies were sent for postmortems and tissue given for forensic examinations.
  10. Financial Technology founder Jignesh Shah granted bail in NSEL scam: A special court that deals with cases related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act set his bail bond at Rs 2 lakh.