A look at the headlines right now:
- Narendra Modi asks people of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka to 'display sensitivity' over Cauvery dispute: One person was killed after police opened fire on a mob of protestors in Bengaluru, which is in a state of uneasy calm.
- At least two civilians killed, dozens injured in clashes across Kashmir on Bakr-Eid: All major mosques, including Srinagar's famous Hazratbal Shrine, remained shut for the first time during the festival.
- Four people died of chikungunya in Delhi in the past 24 hours: There has been a 90% rise in the number of cases reported in the Capital within a week.
- Andhra Pradesh's plans to build new capital on hold as HC finds irregularities in tendering process: The order was based on two petitions that questioned the state government's contract with a Singapore-based consortium.
- Congress MLAs stage protest sleepover in Punjab Assembly after losing a no-confidence motion: They demanded a renewed discussion of their complaints against the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP coalition before the session ended.
- AAP announces first list of four candidates contesting Goa Assembly elections: Valmiki Naik will stand for the polls from the Panaji seat, which was earlier represented by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
- Tata's Nano shed in Singur will be torn down if firm does not comply with SC order, says Mamata Banerjee: The chief minister said the decision will not affect the state's relations with the company and has asked the automaker to invest in West Bengal.
- US rights groups launch campaign to get Edward Snowden a presidential pardon: However, the White House said the former National Security Agency contractor should face charges as his leaks ‘damaged the United States’.
- BJD MP Tathagata Satpathy launches campaign to abolish criminal defamation: The leader from Odisha has planned public consultations leading up to a draft that he hopes will become a Private Member's Bill.
- Ten injured in suicide blast outside Shia mosque during Bakr-Eid prayers in Pakistan's Sindh: Police foiled another suicide bombing attempt outside a masjid in Shikarpur district.
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