A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Supreme Court adjourns Bhima Koregaon case to Monday, five activists to remain under house arrest: On August 28, the Pune Police raided the homes of 10 human rights activists across the country and arrested five of them.
  2. Delhi High Court grants bail to former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi in AgustaWestland case: The court did not grant bail to the accused who did not appear for the hearing.
  3. Rupee hits new low of 72.91 against dollar, indices trade flat ahead of inflation data: The indices made relative gains after two consecutive days of losses in intra-day trading.
  4. Six labourers killed in blast at petro-chemical factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor: The police said at least three workers were injured and one was reported missing.  
  5. Pakistan government grants parole to Nawaz Sharif to attend wife’s funeral: A notification issued by the home department said the former prime minister, his daughter and son-in-law were being released for 12 hours.
  6. ‘I am a soft target as I am in a smaller country,’ claims Mehul Choksi: The businessman, who is in Antigua, accused the Punjab National Bank of misinforming investigation agencies about alleged fraud by him.
  7. Raghuram Rajan says he submitted a list of high-profile fraud cases to PMO when he was RBI governor: He added that the system was ‘singularly ineffective’ in punishing even a single high-profile fraudster.  
  8. 2+2 dialogue was a defining moment for India-US relations, says James Mattis: The US defence secretary called the meeting ‘highly successful’.  
  9. Voting under way for Delhi University Students’ Union elections, results to be declared on Thursday: Twenty-three candidates are in the fray.
  10. At least 57 people die after bus falls into gorge in Telangana’s Jagtial district: The passengers were reportedly pilgrims on their way back to Jagtial town after visiting a temple in Kondagattu.