A look at the headlines right now:

  1. India should focus on peace instead of deploying BrahMos missiles in Arunachal Pradesh, says China: A Chinese defence spokesperson said India can do more to ensure stability along the border in the region.
  2. Documents on Scorpene submarines do not compromise security, says Indian Navy: Within a day of the investigation ordered by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, it was also found that the data was not leaked from India.
  3. WhatsApp to share users' phone numbers, device information with Facebook: While the app itself will not have ads, the move will allow the social media giant, which acquired the messaging service in 2014, to boost targeted advertising.
  4. World's first self-driving taxi service hits Singapore streets: The operator, nuTonomy, said select members of the public can book free rides through their smartphones.
  5. Home Ministry panel suggests chilli-based PAVA shells as an alternative to pellet guns: The new 'less lethal' ammunition contain Pelargonic Acid Vanillyl Amide, which causes irritation and temporarily paralyses the target.
  6. Kerala will be declared an open defecation-free state on November 1: The Left Democratic Front government plans to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the event that will take place in Thiruvananthapuram.
  7. Turkey amps up fight against Islamic State group, sends more tanks and warplanes into Syria: With Operation Euphrates Shield, the government aims to free the city of Jarablus of the terror outfit and restrict the spread of the Kurdish militia.
  8. Will never stop fight against 'hateful and divisive agenda' of the RSS, Rahul Gandhi says on Twitter: The Congress vice president shared a video of his election rally in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi city, where he said the group was behind Mahatma Gandhi's killing.
  9. MNS leader Raj Thackeray's Janmashtami celebrations flout Supreme Court orders: State party Shiv Sena had also said the government should have come out with an Ordinance to reverse the order on the Dahi Handi festival.
  10. Amid acute shortage, Karnataka cannot release water to Tamil Nadu for irrigation, says Siddaramaiah: The chief minister met a delegation of farmers from the neighbouring state, who were seeking release of water to irrigate their samba (variety of rice) crop.