A look at the headlines right now:
- Karan Johar won't 'engage with talent' from Pakistan, says he respects Indian sentiments: The filmmaker urged people to take into account the 300 Indians who had 'put their blood, sweat and tears' into his upcoming movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
- Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till further orders, rules Supreme Court: The new bench, which was set up to hear issues related to the dispute all over again, urged both states to maintain peace and adjourned the matter to Wednesday.
- People are discussing Army's surgical strikes like they used to talk about Israel, says Narendra Modi: The prime minister said the nation had seen that the country's defence was 'no less than anybody'.
- We want a Ram temple in Ayodhya, not a 'lollipop' like the proposed Ramayana museum, says Vinay Katiyar: The BJP MP's remarks came as Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma visited the plot for the structure, some 15 km from the disputed Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi site.
- Iraqi troops, militias secure 20 villages from Islamic State group during mission to recapture Mosul: Officials said militant fighters were lighting oil fires to hamper the security forces' progress and were attacking soldiers with suicide car bombs.
- SC dismisses BCCI's review plea on implementing Lodha panel's suggestions: The issues over which the two are at loggerheads are one vote per state, one person-one post, age cap for office-bearers and the cooling-off period.
- Triple talaq practice and uniform civil code are separate issues: Petitioners tell Centre: Muslim women's bodies have condemned all attempts to politicise the matter, drawing out the differences between the two.
- Case filed against Bhubaneshwar's SUM hospital, four employees arrested after fire that killed 20: Three staff members have been suspended, and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered an inquiry into the blaze.
- Delhi court dismisses plea to summon Smriti Irani in case on her degrees: A freelance writer had claimed the affidavits the textile minister had submitted before contesting different polls showed varying data on her qualifications.
- Irom Sharmila launches new party People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance: The activist had ended her 16-year-long fast on August 9 and said that she would contest the Manipur Assembly elections next year.
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