A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Kashmir will always be an integral part of India, Rajnath Singh says after all-party delegation meet: The minister criticised separatists for refusing to hold talks with the leaders and said they were cooperating with the state to restore normalcy in the Valley.
  2. Urjit Patel takes charge as the 24th governor of the Reserve Bank of India: The 53-year-old has worked with the International Monetary Fund, in addition to acting as a consultant for the Finance Ministry between 1998 and 2001.
  3. Supreme Court quashes case against MS Dhoni for portrayal as Vishnu on magazine cover: A non-bailable warrant had been signed against the Indian cricket team captain for being portrayed as the Hindu deity.
  4. Karnataka told to release 15,000 cusec of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for 10 days: The top court had given the state time till Monday to decide on the quantity of water it could release from the river to Tamil Nadu.
  5. Syrian monitor says at least 32 killed in blasts in government, Kurdish militia-held territories: One of the explosions, which wounded at least 45 people, took place in Tartous, from where a Russian military base operates. 
  6. Bureaucrats meet home secretary regarding colleague suspended for renewing Zakir Naik's NGO licence: Calling Joint Secretary GK Dwivedi 'an officer of highest level of integrity', his colleagues said they will take up the issue with Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
  7. North Korea fired three ballistic missiles off its east coast, says South Korea: The incident reportedly took place while Pyongyang's main ally, China, was hosting the G20 Summit on Monday.
  8. Supreme Court gives Centre four weeks to reply to pleas challenging triple talaq rule: The additional solicitor general had sought more time for the government to file its response to a batch of petitions on the rights of Muslim women.
  9. Preliminary results in Hong Kong polls show several pro-democracy candidates in the lead: In the first major election since the 2014 protests, a record turnout of 2.2 million voters displays discontent towards Beijing, according to analysts.
  10. Senior AAP leaders in Delhi, Punjab are exploiting women and promising tickets, says party MLA: While Devinder Sehrawat wrote to Arvind Kejriwal about 'debauchery' within the party, its Delhi unit convener Dilip Pandey said he has no proof of his claims.