A look at the headlines right now:
- Narendra Modi says nationalism is the identity of the BJP: The prime minister asked party workers and leaders to focus on the message and agenda, which, according to him, is the bedrock of the ruling party.
- Indian workers in Saudi Arabia should return to India by September 25, says Sushma Swaraj: The external affairs minister said those who do not come back to the country by the deadline will have to arrange their own fare and accommodation.
- Pakistani leader Altaf Hussain charged with treason for calling country "a cancer for the world": The London-based chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement has apologised, and said he was under severe mental stress over extra-judicial arrests of party workers.
- Two-member committee to investigate OP Jaisha’s allegations of Olympics negligence: Sports Ministry: The runner had claimed that no water or refreshments were made available to her by Indian officials during her marathon at the Rio Olympics.
- Russia loses appeal against ban from Paralympics over doping charges: The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Paralympic Committee ‘did not violate’ any rule in banning Russia’s contingent to the games.
- Athlete Sudha Singh tests positive for H1N1, negative for Zika after returning from Rio Olympics: The steeplechase runner was admitted to Fortis Hospital in Bengaluru, and her blood samples were sent to a virology institute.
- Unexploded shell found at DRDO’s Delhi office in April, deactivated, say NSG chief: RC Tayal said the bomb was found during construction work at the office in North Delhi.
- Idea Cellular denies reports suggesting it was in merger talks with Vodafone India: A company spokesperson said that the story by CNBC TV18 was 'absolutely untrue and preposterous'.
- Google begins official roll-out of Android 7.0 Nougat, Nexus devices to get the update first: Earlier, the California-based company had released five previews of the latest iteration of its mobile operating system.
- UN committee accepts six of nine addresses listed by India for Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan: One of the locations listed in the dossier, which was prepared in August 2015, was found very similar to Pakistan's envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi's home.
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