A look at the headlines right now:
- Vijay Rupani sworn in as chief minister of Gujarat: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Patel is the new deputy chief minister of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state.
- Senior RSS leader shot at in Punjab, SIT set up to investigate attack: Brigadier Jagdish Gagneja (retired) was in critical condition after sustaining three bullet injuries.
- Allahabad school principal resigns after ban on national anthem ahead of Independence Day: Reports said that eight teachers at the institution also quit.
- Financial Technology founder Jignesh Shah granted bail in NSEL scam: A special court that deals with cases related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act set his bail bond at Rs 2 lakh.
- Twenty-six blackbucks die in Telangana after reportedly eating pesticide-laced crop: Their bodies were sent for postmortems and tissue given for forensic examinations.
- Three juveniles detained for molesting pregnant Myanmar woman in Delhi: Police said the incident took place when she was walking home in Sitapuri Extension.
- Thailand votes for new Constitution, results to be declared later on Sunday: The army had revoked the former Constitution when it took over power in a coup in 2014. The country's general elections will take place 2017.
- Mumbai man assaulted in Peshawar jail, Sushma Swaraj asks Indian High Commissioner to seek report: Hamir Ansari’s family asked the government to ensure his safe return after he was attacked for the third time in prison.
- Two dead, several feared trapped after two-storey building collapses in Bhiwandi: Four people have been rescued so far, while officials said seven or eight more are suspected to be caught under debris.
- Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel briefly detained in Delhi after Kolkata Police issue lookout notice: The Calcutta High Court on Friday had asked the police department to suspend their investigation into the sting video case till the next hearing on August 19.
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