A look at the headlines right now:
- This is a fight in SP government, not within the family, says Akhilesh Yadav: The chief minister had stripped his uncle Shivpal Yadav of key ministerial posts after he was made the state's party head on Tuesday.
- Cauvery dispute caused losses of Rs 25,000 crore in Karnataka, says Assocham: A senior police officer said vehicles are back on the roads and shops are open, but a few schools and colleges remain closed.
- Super Typhoon Meranti hits southern Taiwan, China puts emergency measures in place: Two people were injured, more than 2.6 lakh houses are facing blackouts, and thousands of people were evacuated from regions facing winds of 234 kmph.
- Navjot Kaur Sidhu resigns from BJP, calls it a dictatorship: Her husband, Navjot Singh Sudhu also put in his formal resignation from the party, days after he launched his new political front 'Awaaz-e-Punjab'.
- Indian Army deploys operation 'calm down' to South Kashmir to tackle protestors and militants: The soldiers, state police and CRPF have been instructed to use 'minimum force'.
- Defence Ministry seeks CBI probe into bribery allegations in 2008 Embraer aircraft deal: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had said his office cannot investigate a criminal angle.
- Amit Shah has insulted Malayalis with Vaman Jayanti tweet on Onam, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: The BJP president added fuel to a debate started by RSS mouthpiece Kesari, which suggested Malayalis should celebrate Vishnu's avatar, and not king Mahabali.
- Devendra Jhajharia wins gold in men’s javelin throw at Rio Paralymics: The athlete from Rajasthan broke his own world record on his way to the podium.
- Leave Bihar coalition if you are not happy with Nitish Kumar as CM, Congress tells RJD: Lalu Prasad Yadav, however, said the alliance is intact and reports on tension between the partners was 'a media creation'.
- Rivers of blood run down Dhaka's streets as heavy downpour coincides with Bakr-Eid: Citizens criticised the two city corporations for failing to keep its drainage systems functional and not cleaning the sacrificial waste.
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