A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Kidambi Srikanth enters quarterfinals of badminton men's singles at Rio Olympics: The Indian World No 11 beat the fifth-ranked Jan Jorgensen of Denmark.
  2. Relatives of Una victims injured in mob attack after trying to leave Dalit rally: The family was on the highway when a crowd set upon their car near Samter village, which has been rocked by violent protests for the past two days.
  3. Police order inquiry as national flag falls to the ground at Mehbooba Mufti's Independence Day event: The incident took place when the chief minister pulled the string attached to the post.
  4. Independence Day: Narendra Modi brings up alleged human rights abuses in Balochistan, Gilgit: The prime minister said people in these regions, where Pakistan has faced problems caused by insurgency, and PoK had ‘thanked’ him.
  5. Seven low-intensity blasts reported from Assam and Manipur on Independence Day: While no casualties were reported from Assam’s Tinsukia and Charaido districts, five people were reported injured in Imphal.
  6. I had hoped PM Narendra Modi would speak on judges' appointments, but he said nothing, says CJI TS Thakur: The senior-most judge said if the issue is not addressed urgently, it will bring the judiciary to a halt.
  7. Arun Jaitley, Arvind Kejriwal caught 'napping' as Narendra Modi delivers Independence Day speech: Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia said the address was so boring that even BJP leaders and Union ministers could not help but sleep through it.
  8. Guns cannot resolve issues, whether they belong to the terrorists or us, says Mehbooba Mufti: The chief minister blamed the country's leadership over the years for the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
  9. One CRPF officer, two militants killed during gunfight in Srinagar: The area under attack, Nowhatta, is not far from where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had attended Independence Day celebrations.
  10. Bangalore police file sedition case against Amnesty International for Kashmir event: The advocacy group was booked under several sections of the IPC, including unlawful assembly and promoting enmity, based on a complaint by the ABVP.