A look at the headlines right now:

  1. India, US sign pact on sharing military technology and boosting defence trade, talk tough on terror: The deal was signed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his American counterpart Ashton Carter during Parrikar's ongoing trip to the Western nation.
  2. Yogeshwar Dutt's wrestling bronze at the 2012 London Olympics may be upgraded to silver: Russian Besik Kudukhov was stripped of his medal after he was found guilty of using banned substances.
  3. Pakistani aircraft suspected to have violated Indian airspace over Kashmir's RS Pura sector: The jet was spotted by a BSF soldier, and it is unclear whether it was a drone or manned, or part of the Pakistani Army fleet.
  4. Actor Gene Wilder, the original Willy Wonka, dies at 83: Among his best known films were The Producers, and Young Frankenstein – he was nominated for an Oscar for both.
  5. NIA to question separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's son Nayeem on foreign funds in Kashmir: The Tehreek-e-Hurriyat said it was a move to 'pressurise the leadership' as authorities had been unable to clamp down on the protests in the state.
  6. Spectrum auction to be held on October 1, instead of September 29: The postponement came after telecom operators suggested there be a longer gap after the mock auction scheduled for September 26 and 27.
  7. At US Open, India's Saketh Myneni loses first round to Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely in five-sets: The 28-year-old ended up with scores of 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2 2-6 5-7 in his first ever Grand Slam main draw.
  8. Islamic State claims wedding attack in Iraq that left 15 Shiites dead: The group claimed responsibility for the carnage through the Amaq news agency, and at least four bombers are believed to have been involved.
  9. Pump action guns will not be banned, only to be fired in ‘rarest of rare cases’, says government official: A committee set up to explore alternatives to the guns is believed to have selected chilli-based ‘PAVA’ shells for use during crowd control operations.
  10. Raghuram Rajan says India yet to reach growth potential, targets 5% inflation in RBI’s annual report: The outgoing governor of the central bank also outlined areas the bank needs to work on in 2016-’17.