The big news: India, US sign defence pact during Manohar Parrikar’s visit, and 9 other top stories
Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s 2012 Olympics bronze medal may be upgraded to silver, and a Pakistani jet is believed to have violated Indian airspace in Kashmir.
A look at the headlines right now:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.