A look at the headlines right now:
- PV Sindhu wins opening badminton match in Rio against Hungary’s Laura Sarosi: Boxer Shiva Thapa lost, and the Netherlands hockey team defeated India.
- Pakistan has no locus standi in addressing Kashmir situation, says External Affairs Ministry: Vikas Swarup said arrested militant Bahadur Ali's confessions were proof of Pakistan's continued involvement in cross-border terrorism and infiltration.
- Delhi will soon have ‘Good Samaritan Policy’ to incentivise people for helping accident victims: Health Minister Satyendra Jain said the Arvind Kejriwal government will also set up a team to provide legal assistance to those who rescue victims.
- Rajya Sabha approves Bill increasing paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks: Mothers who have children through surrogacy and those adopting will also be included under the law.
- Wipro's Azim Premji and HCL's Shiv Nadar only Indians in Forbes list of 100 richest tech moguls: While Microsoft chief Bill Gates has topped the list, Jeff Bezos of Amazon is the second richest person in the industry.
- Flipkart shares get 10% markup by US mutual fund: With this, the company is now valued at around $11.55 billion, higher than its earlier $10.5 billion.
- US supports India's military help to Afghanistan, says top NATO commander: General John Nicholson said the United States has been increasingly pressuring Pakistan to do more to contain jihadists.
- Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy lose first match in Olympics badminton doubles clash: Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa also lost their doubles opener in Rio.
- Archer Deepika Kumari loses in straight sets at Rio to Tan Ya-Ting from Chinese Taipei: Bombayla Devi also lost to Mexico's Alejandra Valencia, bringing the Indian women's campaign to an end.
- CBI files chargesheet against ex-ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair in Antrix-Devas case: He was also the chairman of Antrix, the commercial arm of the space research organisation when the controversial deal was struck.
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