A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Opposition delegation seeks ban on pellet guns in Kashmir, urges Narendra Modi to hold talks on unrest: The Omar Abdullah-led group warned the prime minister that delaying the dialogue will 'further deepen the sense of alienation' in the Valley.
  2. Two convicts get death penalty Jigisha Ghosh murder case, one sentenced to life: The prosecution had sought capital punishment for all three men, but the lawyer for one of them had argued that his client was mentally unfit.
  3. Finance Ministry may advance Union Budget by a month: The government is considering doing away with the distinction between plan and non-plan expenditure and replacing it with capital and revenue expenditure.
  4. Accessing torrent websites now comes with a warning – Three years in jail and a fine up to Rs 3 lakh: A number of Internet Service Providers have been showing a notice as a cautionary message against 'viewing, dowloading, exhibiting' content under a blocked URL.
  5. Bronze-medallist Sakshi Malik India’s flagbearer at the Rio Olympics closing ceremony: The wrestler was the first to win for the country at the Games.
  6. Shares of Welspun India drop 20% after Target Corp terminates ties with the textile manufacturer: The US company said it found out last month that Welspun substituted Egyptian cotton in about 7.5 lakh bedsheets and pillow covers with non-Egyptian ones.
  7. Bengaluru is country's biggest tech startup hub, India ranks third worldwide, says study: The ASSOCHAM-Thought Arbitrage paper found that 26% of India's tech startups were in the Karnataka capital, followed by Delhi-NCR (23%) and Mumbai (17%).
  8. Police carry Shivraj Singh Chouhan across ankle-deep water as he visits flood-hit areas: Reports said the collector and local police chief decided to carry him as they could not risk him getting hurt or being bitten by snakes.
  9. As a growing power, India has a role to play in fighting terrorism, says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: In a meeting with Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar, he also agreed to boost security consultations between the two countries.
  10. Arvind Kejriwal's new liquor policy politically motivated to attract voters, says Prashant Bhushan: The advocate and Swaraj Abhiyan founder questioned whether the rule will be continued after Delhi's civic polls and the Assembly elections in Punjab.