A look at the headlines right now:
- Kashmir will always be an integral part of India, Rajnath Singh says after all-party delegation meet: The minister criticised separatists for refusing to hold talks with the leaders and said they were cooperating with the state to restore normalcy in the Valley.
- Urjit Patel takes charge as the 24th governor of the Reserve Bank of India: The 53-year-old has worked with the International Monetary Fund, in addition to acting as a consultant for the Finance Ministry between 1998 and 2001.
- Supreme Court quashes case against MS Dhoni for portrayal as Vishnu on magazine cover: A non-bailable warrant had been signed against the Indian cricket team captain for being portrayed as the Hindu deity.
- Karnataka told to release 15,000 cusec of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu for 10 days: The top court had given the state time till Monday to decide on the quantity of water it could release from the river to Tamil Nadu.
- Syrian monitor says at least 32 killed in blasts in government, Kurdish militia-held territories: One of the explosions, which wounded at least 45 people, took place in Tartous, from where a Russian military base operates.
- Bureaucrats meet home secretary regarding colleague suspended for renewing Zakir Naik's NGO licence: Calling Joint Secretary GK Dwivedi 'an officer of highest level of integrity', his colleagues said they will take up the issue with Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
- North Korea fired three ballistic missiles off its east coast, says South Korea: The incident reportedly took place while Pyongyang's main ally, China, was hosting the G20 Summit on Monday.
- Supreme Court gives Centre four weeks to reply to pleas challenging triple talaq rule: The additional solicitor general had sought more time for the government to file its response to a batch of petitions on the rights of Muslim women.
- Preliminary results in Hong Kong polls show several pro-democracy candidates in the lead: In the first major election since the 2014 protests, a record turnout of 2.2 million voters displays discontent towards Beijing, according to analysts.
- Senior AAP leaders in Delhi, Punjab are exploiting women and promising tickets, says party MLA: While Devinder Sehrawat wrote to Arvind Kejriwal about 'debauchery' within the party, its Delhi unit convener Dilip Pandey said he has no proof of his claims.
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