A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Rio Olympics begins with glittering opening ceremony: The Indian contingent at the Parade of Nations was led by the country's first individual gold medallist at the Games, shooter Abhinav Bindra.
  2. Thirteen killed, 6 injured in fire at a bar in France's Rouen city: The blaze at Cuba Libra bar broke out during a birthday celebration, reportedly after flames from the candles on the cake spread to the ceiling.
  3. Three killed, more than 150 injured in renewed clashes in Kashmir, toll reaches 53: Restrictions continued to be imposed for the 28th straight day, when thousands breached the curfew in place to take out a protest march to a shrine in Srinagar.
  4. Japan marks 71st anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing by US: Mayor Kazumi Matsui urged world leaders to take President Barack Obama's example and encourage nuclear powers to give up the weapons.
  5. ACB begins inquiry after 500 cows die in Rajasthan shelter amid protests by workers: All the 266 employees at the Jaipur Municipal Corporation's Hingonia cow rehabilitation centre have been on strike since July 21.
  6. Four pilgrims killed, nine injured in landslide en route to Vaishno Devi shrine: Chief of the temple board said the debris fell on the shelter where they were resting near Ardhkuwari Temple, and rescue operations were started immediately.
  7. Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal asks Narendra Modi to declare state floods a national problem, says report: The State Disaster Management Authority said 1.26 lakh people in 10 districts were still affected by the deluge, and hundreds of animals drowned in Kaziranga.
  8. Manmohan Singh urges Centre to grant Andhra Pradesh special status, uphold his promise to the state: The former prime minister made the appeal in the Rajya Sabha after a private member's Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill was introduced in the Upper House.
  9. India added 12 crore mobile subscribers in past two years, says Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad: The minister of information technology lauded the Centre's MyGov initiative on its second anniversary, before the prime minister is scheduled to take the stage.
  10. Consider life term as punishment for milk adulteration, Supreme Court tells Centre: It also called for apt amendments to the Food Safety and Standards Act to enforce harsher penalties in cases where the adulterant can impact health adversely.