A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Boxer Manoj Kumar, archers Deepika Kumari and Bombayla Devi advance in Rio Olympics, keep India in hunt: Kumar beat 2012 bronze medallist Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania, Kumari defeated World No 17 Guendalina Sartori and Devi prevailed over Taipei's Shin-Chia Lin.
  2. Libyan troops take over landmark convention centre in Sirte from Islamic State group: The Ouagadougou Conference Centre in the hometown of late dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, was used by militants to hold meetings and give out religious instructions.
  3. Three expelled Congress MLAs, one from BJP and another from SP join BSP ahead of Assembly polls: The Congress legislators were asked to leave the party after they cross-voted during the Rajya Sabha elections.
  4. Meters will be mandatory for app-based taxis if the Delhi's government's new policy gets approved: The high court had asked the government to set up a committee and come up with a 'model' law for regulating such services.
  5. Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha hit centuries to take India to 353 in third Test: In reply, West Indies were 107/1 at the close of play on Day 2.
  6. Whatever is happening in Kashmir is Pakistan-sponsored, Rajnath Singh tells Rajya Sabha: The home minister said an all-party meeting will be held in the state on August 12, which the prime minister will also attend.
  7. Arrested terrorist Bahadur Ali tells NIA LeT camps are training 30 to 40 men to enter India: According to the central agency, Ali crossed the Line of Control along with two other cadres from the militant group on June 11 or 12.
  8. Raghuram Rajan says he was open to the extension of his term as RBI governor: However, the 53-year-old economist maintained that he is perfectly happy that his tenure will end on September 4.
  9. Mahad bridge was supposed to be dismantled last year, says minister: Rescue operations continue at the accident site, and 26 people have been declared dead so far.
  10. Man killed after being hit by Jyotiraditya Scindia's car in Kerala: The accident took place when the Congress legislator was travelling from Kochi to Alappuzha to attend an award ceremony.