The big news: PV Sindhu wins opening badminton match in Rio, and nine other top stories
The MEA said Pakistan had no locus standi on the Kashmir issue, and Delhi government said it will pitch to incentivise people for assisting accident victims.
A look at the headlines right now:
- PV Sindhu wins opening badminton match in Rio against Hungary’s Laura Sarosi: Boxer Shiva Thapa lost, and the Netherlands hockey team defeated India.
- Pakistan has no locus standi in addressing Kashmir situation, says External Affairs Ministry: Vikas Swarup said arrested militant Bahadur Ali's confessions were proof of Pakistan's continued involvement in cross-border terrorism and infiltration.
- Delhi will soon have ‘Good Samaritan Policy’ to incentivise people for helping accident victims: Health Minister Satyendra Jain said the Arvind Kejriwal government will also set up a team to provide legal assistance to those who rescue victims.
- Rajya Sabha approves Bill increasing paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks: Mothers who have children through surrogacy and those adopting will also be included under the law.
- Wipro's Azim Premji and HCL's Shiv Nadar only Indians in Forbes list of 100 richest tech moguls: While Microsoft chief Bill Gates has topped the list, Jeff Bezos of Amazon is the second richest person in the industry.
- Flipkart shares get 10% markup by US mutual fund: With this, the company is now valued at around $11.55 billion, higher than its earlier $10.5 billion.
- US supports India's military help to Afghanistan, says top NATO commander: General John Nicholson said the United States has been increasingly pressuring Pakistan to do more to contain jihadists.
- Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy lose first match in Olympics badminton doubles clash: Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also lost their doubles opener in Rio.
- Archer Deepika Kumari loses in straight sets at Rio to Tan Ya-Ting from Chinese Taipei: Bombayla Devi also lost to Mexico's Alejandra Valencia, bringing the Indian women's campaign to an end.
- CBI files chargesheet against ex-ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair in Antrix-Devas case: He was also the chairman of Antrix, the commercial arm of the space research organisation when the controversial deal was struck.