A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Reliance Jio will offer the lowest data charges in the world: Mukesh Ambani at launch event: According to him, Jio’s 4G network will cover 18,000 cities and towns, and more than two lakh villages.
  2. Reliance Industries Ltd made unfair gains from ONGC’s field in KG basin: Justice AP Shah committee: The Mukesh Ambani-led company should compensate the government for illicitly using 8.9 billion cubic metres of gas that flowed into its own field.
  3. Gabon Parliament building set on fire by supporters of Opposition as new president is announced: The incumbent Ali Bongo was declared the winner by a narrow margin, with suspicious numbers from his home province, causing opponents to demand a recount.
  4. Not enough evidence to book Zakir Naik for influencing militant action, says Law Ministry, reports PTI: The investigators are going through speeches delivered by the televangelist to find concrete proof against him and his NGO.
  5. Charges filed against gangster Chhota Rajan in J Dey murder case: The special court that deals with cases related to Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act will hear the case next on September 7.
  6. Arvind Kejriwal sacks Delhi's social welfare minister after receiving CD with 'objectionable' videos: The disk reportedly contained photos and videos of Sandeep Kumar in a compromising position with two women.
  7. Brazil Senate votes to impeach President Dilma Rousseff: After a five-day hearing, 20 senators voted in her favour and 61 were against it, but she is likely to challenge the decision in court.
  8. Indian economy recorded 7.1% GDP growth in April-June, down from 7.9% in first quarter:Economists had predicted 7.6% growth for the quarter.
  9. Supreme Court quashes land deal in Singur, tells West Bengal to return plot to farmers in 12 weeks: The two-judge bench observed that the state had bypassed rules in 2006 to acquire the 1,000-acre plot to let Tata Motors set up its Nano manufacturing plant.
  10. BJP’s Rajya Sabha MPs assigned constituency lost in 2014 elections: Party president Amit Shah made the move, suggesting the members of the Upper House nurture the seats ahead of the 2019 polls.