A look at the headlines right now:
- Shuttler PV Sindhu guaranteed an Olympic medal after crushing world No. 6 Nozomi Okuhara in semis: The 21-year-old Indian won the match 21-19 21-10 and will play world No. 1 Carolina Marin in the final.
- Special CBI court filed charges against former coal secretary HC Gupta in coal scam: The senior bureaucrat has refused to hire a lawyer citing limited financial means, and said that he will face his trial from inside prison.
- Donald Trump expresses regret for saying ‘the wrong thing’: The Republican Party nominee for the United States Presidency, however, said that he would continue to tell his supporters ‘the truth’.
- Mahesh Sharma apologises to housing society watchman who was thrashed by his security officer: The incident took place in Ghaziabad after the victim allegedly took too long to open the gates to the residential complex.
- Navjot Singh Sidhu has not made any pre-conditions for joining the Aam Aadmi Party, says Arvind Kejriwal: Kejriwal said that the former BJP legislator needs ‘time to think’ ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, which are scheduled for next year.
- We used 13 lakh pellets in 32 days in Kashmir, CRPF informs high court: Between July 8 and August 11, the paramilitary force also used 8,650 tear-smoke shells and 14 types of 'less lethal and non-lethal' munitions.
- Wrestler Narsingh Yadav receives four-year doping ban from the Court of Arbitration for Sport: The court upheld the appeal filed by the World Anti-Doping Agency against the clean chit awarded to the Indian, which means he will miss the Olympics.
- 25 policemen suspended, six people arrested in Bihar's suspected hooch tragedy: The local administration also lodged First Information Reports against 14 people, after 13 residents of Gopalganj district died under mysterious circumstances.
- SBI board approves merger of five associate banks, Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited: SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said that the move would give the bank a total balance of Rs 37 lakh crore.
- Be our brother, says Baloch activist in rakhi message to Narendra Modi: Karima Baloch, chairperson of Baloch Student Organisation, urged the Prime Minister to draw the world's attention to the human rights violations in the region.
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