A look at the headlines right now:
- At all-party meeting, Opposition says Centre should do away with pellet guns, show care in Kashmir: Narendra Modi said there would be no compromising on national security.
- 'Shocked and appalled', says Ustad Amjad Ali Khan after his UK visa gets rejected: The acclaimed sarod player said he was not given a reason, but thinks it 'has to do with the current situation in the world'.
- India has a disappointing day at the Olympics as Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponappa and Gagan Narang crash out: Archer Atanu Das, shooter Chain Singh, shot putter Manpreet Kaur Indian and runner Jinson Johnson also bowed out of their respective competitions.
- Mumbai taxis and autos to go an indefinite strike from August 29 to protest against Ola, Uber: Union leaders announced their decision after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis cancelled a meeting with them on Monday.
- Diesel cars with engines of 2,000cc or above can be sold in Delhi-NCR with a 1% green tax, says SC: The apex court has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to open an account in a public sector bank to collect the environment cess.
- Centre is trying to bring judiciary to 'grinding halt' by delaying appointments, says Supreme Court: The chief justice informed the attorney general that as many as 75 names had been recommended by the Collegium since February.
- Door to India's NSG membership is 'not tightly closed’, says Chinese media: The commentary came ahead of Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to New Delhi.
- Monsoon Session ends with 13 Bills passed in the Lok Sabha, 14 in the Rajya Sabha: The Centre hailed the GST Bill as the highlight, and the 20 sittings also saw all members unanimously passing a resolution on restoring peace in Kashmir.
- Allahabad High Court orders CBI probe into Bulandshahr gangrape: The court had earlier taken suo motu cognisance of the case and asked the state government to submit a status report on it.
- Twitter creates a special emoji to mark Independence Day in India: The customised ideogram will be live from 6.30 pm on August 14 to 6.30 am on August 17.
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