A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Scuffle between Indian, Chinese troops after incursion bids in Ladakh, says report: PLA soldiers allegedly attempted to enter the Indian side from two areas between 6 am and 9 am on Tuesday, resulting in stone pelting from both ends.  
  2. NIA conducts fresh searches at 12 places in Jammu and Kashmir: India, Pakistan troops exchanged fire along LoC in Poonch district.
  3. Doordarshan, AIR refused to broadcast Tripura CM’s Independence Day speech, alleges CPI(M): The public broadcasters wanted Manik Sarkar to rework his speech, and reportedly refused to air it after the party did not make the changes.  
  4. Bike race kills one near Mandi House, accident caught on camera in Delhi: The three friends were riding Benelli TNT 600i motorcycles.
  5. Religious tolerance deteriorated in India in 2016, cow vigilantes harassed minorities, says US report: It accused Hindu nationalist groups such as the RSS and VHP of intimidating and attacking Muslims and Dalits.  
  6. Barack Obama’s tweet on the Charlottesville violence is now the most liked on Twitter: In a series of tweets, the former US president had quoted Nelson Mandela, responding to the clashes at a white supremacist rally in Virginia state.  
  7. Supreme Court asks NIA to investigate a case of alleged conversion, radicalisation in Kerala: The agency’s inquiry will be supervised by former apex court judge RV Raveendran.
  8. At least 28 killed in triple suicide bomb attacks in Nigeria’s Mandarari: While one bomber blew herself up at a market, two others detonated their devices outside a nearby refugee camp.
  9. Facebook and Instagram bring in updates to improve conversation threads in the comments section: Users will find it easier to spot direct replies with these changes.
  10. Adani Group siphoned off Rs 1,500 crore to offshore accounts, claims customs intelligence agency: The conglomerate allegedly submitted inflated invoices related to an electricity project to transfer funds to a Vinod Adani-controlled company in Mauritius.