A look at the headlines right now:

  1. AAP removes its Punjab chief Sucha Singh Chhotepur amid bribery allegations: A number of top leaders had demanded action against Chotepur and approached party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
  2. Top French court temporarily suspends burkini ban pending ruling: The Conseil d’Etat’s ruling said the ban in the town of Villeneuve-Loubet ‘seriously, and clearly illegally’ breached several fundamental freedoms.
  3. Mumbai High Court order lifts ban on women inside inner sanctum of Haji Ali Dargah, but stays order for six weeks: The shrine's trust had barred women from entering it in 2011, saying it was a 'sin' in Islam for them to be in close proximity of a male Muslim saint's grave.
  4. Pakistan ‘deplores lethal use of force’ in Kashmir, Sartaj Aziz tells UN Security Council: The foreign affairs adviser to Pakistan’s Prime Minister also said Islamabad 'regretted' New Delhi rejecting its invitation for talks on the disputed region.
  5. Scorpene data leak is not a big worry for India, says Manohar Parrikar: The defence minister said the breach does not pose a big threat because the documents do not reveal details of the weapon system.
  6. Global seed companies form alliance to oppose India's plan to share genetically-modified technology: Officials from the international firms said the prices of the seed should be set by market standards and not country regulations.
  7. Ready to pay Rs 300 crore to SEBI as bank guarantee, Subrata Roy tells Supreme Court: Roy had earlier told the court that Sahara would be in a position to fulfil all its conditions for granting him interim bail by December.
  8. Olympics task force that streamlines training, selection, facilities will be set up, says Narendra Modi: The prime minister said the move would help prepare Indian athletes for the 2020, 2024 and 2028 Games.
  9. At least 9 killed, 45 injured in car bomb explosion in Turkish town Cizre: The Kurdistan Workers Party claimed responsibility for the attack at a police checkpoint in Sirnak province, which shares a border with both Iraq and Syria.
  10. Allahabad High Court stays arrest of Dadri lynching victim Mohammad Akhlaq's family: In July, a Noida court had asked the Uttar Pradesh Police to file a case against them after a petition was filed by villagers.