A look at the headlines right now:
- Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna sail into tennis mixed doubles semifinals at Olympics: The Indian pairing is now only a win away from a guaranteed medal.
- 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.
- 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.
- Vikas Krishnan enters boxing quarterfinals at Rio Olympics: He defeated Turkey's Onder Sipal 3-0 and is a win away from a guaranteed medal.
- 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.
- Retail inflation rises to 6.07% in July, crosses RBI-recommended level: The Central government's target for price rise, under guidance from the central bank, is 4%, with a cushion of plus or minus 2%.
- More than 2,000 civilians rescued from Manbij, Syria, after Islamic State used them as human shields: The militant group had abducted the citizens and tried to flee in 500 cars after US-backed Arab and Turkish forces regained control of the city.
- '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'.
- 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.
- Meerut court to hear a plea against Rakhi Sawant and her Narendra Modi dress: A city NGO said the actor had disrespected the prime minister by posting pictures of herself in the outfit, which was dotted with his photographs.
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