A look at the headlines right now:

  1. PV Sindhu loses to world No. 1 Carolina Marin to win badminton silver medal at Rio Olympics: The 21-year-old Indian lost the match 19-21 21-12 15-21.
  2. 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.
  3. Two reports of transgression by Chinese army in Arunachal Pradesh in one month, says Kiren Rijiju: The minister of state for home clarified that it was not an incursion as the Chinese army just crossed the “perceived area along the Line of Actual Control’.
  4. Muslim woman removed from Donald Trump's North Carolina rally for ‘causing a disturbance’: Rose Hamid, who was evicted from the Republican candidate's campaign event in January as well, was handing out pens inscribed with ‘peace’.
  5. Pokémon GO developer Niantic Labs begins issuing permanent bans to cheaters: The company said its aim for the app was to ‘provide a fair, fun and legitimate game experience for all players’.
  6. CBI takes over investigation into Bulandshahr gangrapes on Allahabad High Court's orders: The agency filed a case of gangrape, kidnapping and dacoity under the Indian Penal Code as well as the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
  7. Twitter suspended 2.35 lakh accounts in the past six months for promoting terrorism: The micro-blogging site took down the profiles for ‘violating policies’, emphasising that there was no ‘magic algorithm’ to identify such content.
  8. Android devices lead Q2 smartphone sales with 86.2% market share, says Gartner report: However, Apple's iPhone sales in the second quarter saw a downward trend, with a 7.7% drop.
  9. DMK challenges suspension of its MLAs from Tamil Nadu Assembly in high court: Advocates have also asked the court to quash Section 121 of the legislative assembly rules that allows legislators to be suspended for an entire session.
  10. Shiv Sena tells BJP to consider allies for governors’ posts: In an editorial written by its mouthpiece Saamna, it said the Bharatiya Janata Party was only appointing governors from within its ranks.