A look at the headlines right now:

  1. ‘Attempts to create atmosphere of fear are condemnable,’ Rajnath Singh tells Rajya Sabha on NRC row: Six Trinamool leaders leave Assam after being detained overnight at Silchar airport.
  2. Centre tells SC it is withdrawing plan, will review the policy on social media hub: In July, the top court said it will be ‘like creating a surveillance state’ while taking note of the plan.  
  3. India sends UK formal request to extradite Nirav Modi in PNB scam case: The request has been forwarded through the Indian High Commission in London.
  4. CBI books Army major in connection with killing of minor boy in Manipur alleged fake encounter case: Vijay Singh Balhara and seven policemen allegedly dragged Azad Khan out of his house and shot him dead in front of his parents in 2009.  
  5. Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Kashmir’s Sopore: An Indian Army soldier and a policeman sustained injuries during the operation.
  6. Director of ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ arrested for GST fraud worth Rs 34 crore, says report: A Mumbai court has sent Vijay Gutte to judicial custody till August 14.
  7. Complainant turns hostile in rape case, says she had consensual sex with Kerala priest: The complainant also told the court that she was not a minor at the time of the incident, which took place in 2016.   
  8. Trump goes on rampage against media, ‘fake news’, despite UN advice not to: The public at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania jeered at journalists attending the event, as Trump accused the press of underselling his accomplishments.
  9. Switzerland court allows authorities to cooperate with India in tax evasion case: The case involved information that was stolen and leaked by HSBC whistleblower Herve Falciani in 2008.  
  10. India claimed there was ‘no adverse information’ against Mehul Choksi, says Antigua: Choksi’s citizenship application was subjected to stringent background checks in 2017, Antigua’s Citizenship By Investment Unit said..