A look at the headlines right now:
- More than 20,000 pages of secret data about Indian Navy's French submarines leaked, reports The Australian: The fleet manufacturer, DCNS, has said the fault was not theirs, but added that their national security authorities will initiate an investigation into it.
- 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.
- Army chief urges security forces in Kashmir to use restraint, public to be peaceful: On his second visit to the Valley, General Dalbir Singh underlined the need to synergise efforts with all stakeholders in the region.
- Quake measuring 6.2 on Richter scale hits Italy, people reportedly buried under rubble: A 5.5-magnitude aftershock shook the region of Umbria just an hour after the first quake.
- Inquiry panel set up by HRD Ministry concludes Rohith Vemula was not a Dalit: The commission submitted its report to the government earlier this month and was said to have exonerated the university’s vice chancellor too.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- China warns of counter measures after India deploys BrahMos missile in Arunachal Pradesh: The People's Liberation Army Daily said the decision will have a negative influence on relations and stability along the Sino-Indian border.
- 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.
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