A look at the headlines right now:
- BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns from Rajya Sabha, AAP says he will be welcomed: There are murmurs that the popular former cricketer will join the Aam Aadmi Party, which will contest the Assembly elections in Punjab next year.
- Karnataka minister KJ George resigns after court orders FIR against him in DSP's suicide case: The court also asked the state police to file formal complaints against two policemen in connection with the investigation.
- Supreme Court gives BCCI six months to implement Lodha recommendations: The cricket board said it respects the top court's decision and will look towards implementing the panel's recommendations.
- SoftBank set to buy London-based chip designer ARM for £24.3 billion: According to the cash deal, the Japanese internet corporation will pay £ 17 for every share of the tech company.
- At Monsoon Session, Congress decries 'disproportionate use of force' in Kashmir: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad condemned the use of pellets by Indian forces that has left several civilians with permanent injuries.
- The world's six richest countries host just 9% of its refugees: Oxfam report: A fifth of the asylum seekers live in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Palestine, South Africa and Pakistan, which account for under 2% of the global economy.
- An inclusive financial sector is important for economic efficiency, says Raghuram Rajan: The Reserve Bank of India governor said the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System will help extend financial services beyond the large borrowers.
- Asian Development Bank projects 7.4% growth for Indian economy in 2016-17: Morgan Stanley revised its growth estimate for this year from 7.5% to 7.7%. The financial services firm also reviewed its prediction for 2017, from 7.75 to 7.8%.
- Arvind Kejriwal washes dishes at Golden Temple to atone for party's manifesto gaffe: The Aam Aadmi Party had used the gurdwara's picture next to the party's broom symbol in a document released for 2017 Punjab Assembly elections.
- Green tribunal bans all diesel vehicles more than 10 years old in Delhi: The green court had earlier asked the registration of 15-year-old vehicles in the capital to be cancelled.
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