The big news: HC allows women inside Haji Ali, but stays order for 6 weeks, and 9 other top stories
India said it will only discuss terrorism with Pakistan, not the Kashmir dispute, and more information on the Scorpene submarines was leaked.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Mumbai High Court order lifts ban on women inside inner sanctum of Haji Ali Dargah, but stays order for six weeks: The shrine's trust had barred women from entering it in 2011, saying it was a 'sin' in Islam for them to be in close proximity of a male Muslim saint's grave.
- India writes to Pakistan, says New Delhi will only discuss terror: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar also reiterated the country's stand that Islamabad must move out of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.
- More data on Scorpene submarines published after India says documents do not pose security risk: The Centre has ordered an internal inquiry and asked the French government to also look into the breach.
- Leaked tapes in Sheena Bora murder case indicate accused Indrani and Peter Mukerjea's cover-up attempts: Peter Mukerjea's son Rahul reportedly recorded their phone conversations over a period of two weeks after the killing and handed over the audio clips to the CBI.
- Bolivian Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes beaten to death by protesting miners, 100 arrested: He was kidnapped after he went to speak to the striking mineworkers, and the state is now trying to recover his body, Minister of Government Carlos Romero said.
- Allahabad High Court stays arrest of Dadri lynching victim Mohammad Akhlaq's family: In July, a Noida court had asked the Uttar Pradesh Police to file a case against them after a petition was filed by villagers.
- Odisha hospital workers break woman's body at hip, carry it on a sling because of no ambulance: The incident took place a day after reports said a man in another part of the state was forced to carry his wife's dead body as he was denied an ambulance.
- Supreme Court to hear petition on triple talaq after Muslim woman says she was divorced over the phone: The Howrah resident said she 'wanted justice' as she did not 'accept the talaq by phone' and also sought maintenance for her children's upbringing.
- At least 9 killed, 45 injured in car bomb explosion in Turkish town Cizre: State media held the Kurdistan Workers Party responsible for the police checkpoint attack in Sirnak province, which shares a border with both Iraq and Syria.
- Bihar flood toll reaches 37 with eight more deaths: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited relief camps in Patna and asked officials to focus on the quality of relief materials.