A look at the headlines right now:

  1. One dead in Bengaluru as police open fire on Cauvery protestors: Curfew was imposed in several part of the city, and violence continued in the rest of the state as well.
  2. NDA government organised and facilitated Zakir Naik's Kashmir visit in 2003, Congress retorts: The Opposition party said the state's governor received the Islamic preacher upon his arrival and accorded him courtesy at the Raj Bhavan.
  3. US says it killed Islamic State spokesperson – two weeks after Russia claimed his death: The world powers squabbled over the strike on Abu Muhammad al-Adnani even as their ceasefire pact came into force in Syria.
  4. Curfew to be imposed in all 10 districts of Kashmir 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.
  5. There should be a debate on making Eid environment friendly, says BJP national secretary: Shrikant Sharma clarified that he was not calling for a ban on the practice of animal sacrifice.
  6. LinkedIn Lite mobile website launched in India for users with poor internet connectivity: The company has come up with two other new services – LinkedIn Placements and LinkedIn Starter Pack – to tap into the domestic market.
  7. Aadhaar numbers may soon be compulsory to book railway tickets: IRCTC aims to roll out this service by December-end to increase transparency in bookings.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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%.