A look at the headlines right now:
- Section 144 imposed in Bengaluru as protests continue against SC's Cauvery order to Karnataka: The court had directed the state to release 12,000 cusecs of water every day to Tamil Nadu till September 20, after which incidents of violence were reported.
- Pranab Mukherjee removes JP Rajkhowa from post of Arunachal Pradesh governor: The president appointed Governor of Meghalaya V Shanmuganathan to discharge the functions of the position in the north-eastern state.
- Deepa Malik wins silver in shot put, first Indian woman to bring home a Paralympics medal: The para-athlete shot a distance of 4.61 m to achieve the mark.
- Retail inflation drops to five-month low of 5.05% in August, triggering hopes of interest rate cut: The index of Industrial Production Growth fell to 2.4% after manufacturing output shrunk by 3.4%.
- David Cameron resigns from British parliament: The former prime minister had been an MP from Whitney, Oxfordshire, since 2001, and the constituency will now hold a by-election.
- Curfew to be imposed in all 10 Kashmir districts on Bakr-Eid to prevent protests: Drones and helicopters will be used for surveillance, and BSNL broadband services were suspended across the Valley in anticipation of clashes.
- Cabinet approves formation of Goods and Services Tax Council, which will set the tax rate: The council will be chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and will make all the major decisions on the implementation of the new regime.
- Former minister Natham Viswanathan sacked from two AIADMK posts after income tax raids: I-T officials searched 40 locations in Chennai and other places after being tipped-off about leaders owning assets beyond their known sources of income.
- UP minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati sacked for allegedly promoting illegal mining: Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav took the step a day after his government's plea to quash a court order directing a CBI inquiry into the allegations was rejected.
- Aid agencies prepare to deliver assistance as Syria ceasefire comes into effect: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said trucks are ready with food and other essentials to be sent under UN supervision to cities such as Aleppo.
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