A look at the headlines right now:

  1. President Ram Nath Kovind appoints Ranjan Gogoi the next chief justice of India: Gogoi will assume office on October 3 after current Chief Justice Dipak Misra retires.
  2. Congress claims Arun Jaitley’s meeting with Vijay Mallya lasted 15 minutes: BJP lashed out at the Congress, saying the Gandhi family was helping Mallya with sweet deals.
  3. ABVP wins president, vice president, joint secretary posts in Delhi University Students’ Union polls: The post of secretary went to National Students’ Union of India’s candidate Akash Choudhary.  
  4. Rafale deal under UPA collapsed as Hindustan Aeronautics could not provide guarantee, says Nirmala Sithamraman: Negotiations between India and France led Dassault Aviation to believe that the jets would cost more if they were produced in India, the defence minister said.
  5. Kerala High Court says it is satisfied with police inquiry into nun rape case, will monitor investigation: The nun’s family was offered money and were threatened, her counsel told the court.
  6. India meets all criteria to become member of Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, says United States: However, China’s opposition has prevented it from happening, said an official.
  7. News agency IANS suspends reporter after story uses expletive as Narendra Modi’s middle name: The news agency has also issued a show-cause notice to the editor involved.
  8. Central University of Tamil Nadu asks students not to dissent against government policies: This comes at a time when students and teachers in Kerala’s Central University are protesting ‘disciplinary actions’ against leftist and Dalit activists.
  9. 13-year-old girl moves Bombay High Court, seeks to terminate 24-week pregnancy: The teenager, who said a schoolmate had raped her, is undergoing treatment for cancer.
  10. Health ministry bans 328 fixed dose combination drugs with immediate effect: Around 6,000 brands of drugs, with a combined market size of between Rs 2,000 crore and Rs 2,500 crore, are likely to be affected.