A look at the headlines right now:
- Devendra Jhajharia wins gold in men’s javelin throw at Rio Paralympics: The athlete from Rajasthan broke his own world record on his way to the podium.
- Karnataka facing injustice over Cauvery row, says Siddaramaiah as he appeals for peace in state: The chief minister said they will ensure that Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mandya and other places in the river basin have enough water before releasing any to Tamil Nadu.
- Akhilesh Yadav strips uncle Shivpal Yadav of key ministerial posts as family feud escalates: The move is being seen as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister flexing his muscles after Shivpal Yadav replaced him as the state's party chief.
- Leave the coalition if you are not happy with Nitish Kumar as Bihar CM, Congress tells RJD: Lalu Prasad Yadav, however, said the alliance is intact and recent reports on cracks appearing between the partners was 'a media creation'.
- Manmohan Singh coined 'achhe din', but now it has got stuck to the BJP, says Nitin Gadkari: The Union minister said that in a country like India, 'an ocean of dissatisfied souls', it is difficult to bring good days.
- Super typhoon Meranti advances towards China and Taiwan, likely to make landfall on Wednesday: Wind speeds between 295 kmph to 240 kmph are expected, along with torrential rain, landslides and flash floods.
- Facebook, Google seek US Congress support for change in control over internet domain names: Many tech giants said in a letter that the transition of the web's supervision to the 'multi-stakeholder model' was needed for economic and national security.
- Cauvery protests force Bengaluru FC to play AFC Cup match on Wednesday behind closed doors: The decision was taken by the Indian club after consulting the Bengaluru Police during ongoing violence in the city.
- Poonch encounter ends after three days, bodies of four militants recovered: Four AK-47 guns, an under-barrel grenade launcher and 16 ammunition magazines were also found during search operations.
- Sikkim is the cleanest state in India, according to latest government rankings: The state scored 100% in the Swachh Survekshan Gramin ranking given on the basis of the percentage of people using household/community toilets.
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