A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Madras HC accepts DMK demand for a spot for Karunanidhi’s burial at Marina Beach: The government’s counsel argued that only those who died when they were serving chief ministers get a spot at the beach..  
  2. Kansas man gets 3 more life sentences for killing Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla: Adam Purinton, a 53-year-old Navy veteran, reportedly yelled ‘get out of my country’ before fatally shooting the techie at a bar in February 2017.  
  3. Centre appoints Thuglak editor S Gurumurthy, Satish Marathe to RBI board: They will work as part-time, non-official directors on the central bank’s board for four years.  
  4. Man lynched in Madhya Pradesh on suspicion of being a child-lifter, 10 arrested: The police claimed the man was mentally ill.  
  5. CAG criticises Centre for five-year delay in setting up six new AIIMS: The authority said deficient project and contract management, administrative laxity and weak monitoring were responsible for the delay.  
  6. Supreme Court criticises Bihar government for not inspecting Muzaffarpur shelter home: The court will hear the matter next on August 14.
  7. Four Army personnel, two suspected militants killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez: The police said the firing along the Line of Control started around 1 am.
  8. ‘We should hold both of you in contempt,’ SC tells Registrar General, state coordinator of NRC: Registrar General of India Shailesh and Assam National Register of Citizens coordinator Prateek Hajela had made comments about the draft to the media.
  9. Bangladesh High Court halts detention of photographer Shahidul Alam: The police had detained the Dhaka-based photographer on Sunday night for posts in support of the ongoing student protests in the city.
  10. J&K Police book activist Talib Hussain, who led Kathua case protests, for allegedly attempting suicide: The Supreme Court said that on Wednesday it will hear a petition filed by one of Hussain’s relatives, who has accused the police of torturing the activist.