A look at the headlines right now:

  1. If the Opposition unites, Narendra Modi may even lose his Varanasi seat in 2019, says Rahul Gandhi: The BJP will see a ‘collapse not seen in many years’, the Congress president said at a campaign in Bengaluru.  
  2. India added six medals to their tally in the Commonwealth Games on Sunday: Weightlifters Punam Yadav and Vikas Thakur, shooters Manu Bhaker, Heena Sidhu and Ravi Kumar, the Indian women’s table tennis team and boxer Mary Kom won medals. 
  3. Tamil actors start protest for Cauvery Management Board, Rajinikanth urges Chennai Super Kings to wear black arm bands: Other actors such as Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Vishal, Sivakarthikeyan, Udhaya and Aarthi Ganesh participated in the day-long protest in the state capital. 
  4. Syria and Russia deny use of chemical weapons, as rescue workers peg toll at 70: The Assad regime claimed that rebels losing control of Douma were fabricating the reports of a chemical attack.  
  5. Woman, who has accused BJP MLA of rape, attempts suicide outside Adityanath’s house: Both she and her family claim no action has been taken against Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the MLA from Unnao.  
  6. BJP is targeting Dalits as success of Bharat bandh scared them, says Mayawati: Her remarks follow similar allegations, many made by the BJP’s own MPs, that the community was being targeted.  
  7. CBI court issues non-bailable warrants against jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi: Meanwhile, Punjab National Bank’s managing director said things were now under control and the bank will recover from the ‘mess’ in six months.  
  8. Former Brazil President Lula da Silva turns himself in to police after defying order for two days: A court had asked him to surrender to police by Friday.  
  9. Villagers stone a man to death in Nizamabad for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl: The police have started an investigation. Those who assaulted him are absconding.  
  10. Kerala issues standard guidelines for declaring patients brain dead: Hospitals in the state must follow the norms before using the patient’s organs for other purposes such as transplants.