A look at the headlines right now:
- ABVP sedition complaint is 'without substance', says Amnesty International in new statement: Another advocacy group has also asked the National Human Rights Commission to intervene in the case.
- World Anti-Doping Agency appeals against wrestler Narsingh Yadav days before his Rio bout: WADA has taken the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and he faces a four-year ban if found guilty. He is scheduled to play on August 19.
- Going to Pakistan is the same as going to hell, says Manohar Parrikar: The defence minister was speaking about how the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid by militants along the Line of Control on Monday.
- Nawaz Sharif assures PoK president of full support to Kashmiri people: The Pakistan prime minister said the Valley’s troubles are an international issue and that the world needs to take stock of the civilians’ plight.
- Acclaimed Punjabi writer Gurdial Singh dies at 83: A film based on his novel 'Marhi da Deewa', which had a Dalit sharecropper as the protagonist, won the National Award in 1989.
- Top executives in state-run banks are underpaid – including me, says Raghuram Rajan: The RBI governor also said it is high time that public sector entities focus on performance evaluation.
- Arun Jaitley to miss SAARC summit in Pakistan, say reports: The decision was reportedly taken because of the way Islamabad treated Rajnath Singh when he visited the country for a conference earlier this month.
- Google launches video-calling app Duo, which will compete with FaceTime and Skype: The California company said the service would be made available on both its own Android handsets as well Apple’s iOS-based iPhone.
- Wholesale inflation went up to 3.35% in July, the highest in nearly two years: A spike in the price of food items such as vegetables and fruits caused the escalation, experts said.
- Larsen and Toubro bags contract to help make Nagpur a smart city: The Maharashtra government made the appointment official on Tuesday.
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