A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra recommends Ranjan Gogoi’s name as his successor: His proposal is in line with the Supreme Court’s tradition of naming the most senior judge after the outgoing chief justice as the successor.
  2. Two convicted and three acquitted in 2007 Hyderabad twin blasts case: The court will sentence Akbar Ismail Choudhary and Anique Shafique Syeed on September 10.
  3. Fuel prices continue to rise, petrol at new all-time high of Rs 86.72 a litre in Mumbai: Diesel prices also rose to record highs on Tuesday.
  4. Centre says 1,400 people have died in rain-related incidents across 10 states since May 28: While the Kerala floods accounted for 488 deaths, Uttar Pradesh recorded 254 fatalities.
  5. Vijay Mallya gets three weeks to reply to ED’s plea seeking to declare him a fugitive offender: An anti-money laundering court in Mumbai that is hearing the case said it would conduct day-to-day hearing after the reply is filed.
  6. UN human rights chief calls for immediate release of Reuters reporters in Myanmar: Michelle Bachelet said the conviction of the two journalists follows a legal process that ‘clearly breached international standards’.
  7. Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA’s son arrested for threatening to kill Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia: Uma Devi Khatik said she took her son Princedeep Khatik to the police station because ‘he should be taught a lesson’.
  8. Haqqani Network’s founder has died, says Afghan Taliban: Jalaluddin Haqqani was ill and bed-ridden for the past few years, the militant group said in a statement.
  9. HD Deve Gowda urges Hardik Patel to end hunger strike, requests Narendra Modi to intervene: The former prime minister also asked Modi to set up a commission to look into the Patidar leader’s demands.
  10. Rupee recovers slightly after starting the day at a new record low of 71.37: By 10.30 am, the currency was trading at 71.19 against the dollar – two paise stronger than Monday’s close.