A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Assam’s lone woman chief minister not included in final draft of National Register of Citizens: Syeda Anwara Taimur, who currently lives in Australia, said she plans to return home to begin the process of enlisting herself and her family in the register.
  2. BJP wins Jalgaon, Sangli civic polls amid Maratha protests: This will come as a relief to Chief Minister Fadnavis, especially since Sangli is considered a Nationalist Congress Party stronghold.
  3. Google apologises for ‘inadvertently’ adding dated UIDAI helpline to Indian smartphone contact lists: UIDAI took to Twitter to dispel concerns that it had ask smartphone manufacturers or service providers to include the outdated number.
  4. Simultaneous polls proposal is unconstitutional, Congress tells Law Commission: A panel had asked political parties for their suggestions on the plan to hold the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections together.
  5. Centre pushes for 22.5% reservation in promotions to SC/ST government employees: Attorney General KK Venugopal told the Supreme Court that employees from these communities must account for 23 of every 100 promotions in a year.
  6. 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.  
  7. After Nipah, case of West Nile virus suspected in Kozhikode: A 24-year-old woman has been receiving treatment for the infection since July 13.
  8. Jammu and Kashmir government urges SC to adjourn hearing of petitions challenging Article 35A: The government is afraid that the law-and-order situation may be affected ahead of the upcoming local body elections in the state, said an official said.
  9. SEBI denies it received requests from Antigua for information on Mehul Choksi: The Caribbean nation had earlier claimed that Indian authorities did not provide ‘adverse information’ against the fugitive businessman.
  10. At least 25 people killed in explosion at a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s Paktia province: Two suicide bombers entered the mosque wearing burqas before opening fire at worshippers and detonating their explosive vests.