A look at the headlines right now:

  1. IMD withdraws red alert for all districts, predicts heavy rain in pockets: Two sluice gates of the Cheruthoni dam have been closed.  
  2. Punjab Opposition criticises Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army chief in Islamabad: Sidhu, however, said he hugged Qamar Javed Bajwa because he told him Pakistan may allow Sikh pilgrims direct access to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartapur next year.  
  3. India win first medal in Asian Games as Apurvi Chandela-Ravi Kumar bag mixed rifle team bronze: The Indian duo scored 429.9 in the five-team final to finish behind Chinese Taipei who won the gold and silver medallist China.  
  4. Massive 8.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Pacific Ocean near Fiji, no casualties reported: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Lombok Island in Indonesia, forcing people to run into the streets.  
  5. Delhi Police arrest ‘godmother of crime’ in contract killing case: The police said Basiran had been absconding for eight months after a case was filed for killing a 21-year-old man in 2017.  
  6. Over 1,500 people still stranded in flood-hit Kodagu district, says Karnataka chief minister: Six people have died and over 11,000 houses have been damaged in rain-related incidents so far.  
  7. Five arrested for allegedly stabbing two monks to death in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district: The arrests come after Chief Minister Adityanath gave the police time till Sunday to crack the case.  
  8. Suspected militant killed in Uri sector, says Army: An Army spokesperson said militants had tried to infiltrate through the Line of Control.  
  9. Madhya Pradesh to ‘reward’ prosecutors when courts grant death penalty, lifer: The system is likely to encourage them to facilitate speedy trials and quick convictions in rape cases.  
  10. Man faces police action for putting up 300 banners to apologise to his girlfriend near Pune: The Wakad Police can take steps against Nilesh Khedekar based on rules dealing with public hoardings and defacement of public property.