A look at the headlines right now:
- Isro launches the GSLV-F05, which is carrying an advanced weather tracking satellite, from Sriharikota: The spacecraft will provide high-quality night pictures and has a special transponder to help with search and rescue operations.
- GST Constitution Amendment Bill gets Pranab Mukherjee's approval: The Centre will now have to introduce two follow-up pieces of legislation to govern the way the new tax regime is implemented.
- Ankur Panwar sentenced to death in the Preethi Rathi acid attack case: Prosecutors had argued that he deserved capital punishment as she had died of the injuries from the assault.
- 'Export of terror' a security threat to society, Narendra Modi says at Asean summit: The prime minister said India's partnership with the Association of South East Nations seeks to craft a response through coordination and cooperation at multiple levels.
- Apple's new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be sold in India from October 7: The tech major said India will be the second country to get the water-resistant phones that are priced at Rs 60,000 for models with storage capacity of 32GB.
- Aawaaz-e-Punjab will shake the system that ruined the state, says Navjot Singh Sidhu his party's launch: The cricketer-turned-politician said those with vested interests cannot revive the state.
- Arvind Kejriwal mobbed by BJP protestors at a railway station in Delhi: A video shows the chief minister surrounded by women from the saffron party, who raised slogans against AAP's sacked leader Sandeep Kumar.
- 21 AAP MLAs may lose their seats after HC dismisses their appointment as parliamentary secretaries: The Election Commission will now decide whether the lawmakers will retain their constituencies or step aside for fresh elections.
- CBI can resume its investigation into Bulandshahr gangrapes as Supreme Court revises stay order: The agency's inquiry into the assaults was halted till a decision was made on whether the case should be transferred to Delhi.
- Assam's Majuli becomes India's first island district today: Sarbananda Sonowal said the government decided to make the announcement on September 8 as it is the birth anniversary of Assamese singer Bhupen Hazarika.
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