A look at the headlines right now:
- Heavy rain continues to lash Kerala, metro services suspended in Kochi: At least 8 people died in the state on Thursday, taking the toll to 73.
- Rupee hits a new all-time low of 70.32 against the US dollar: The domestic indices also opened lower after data showed that India’s trade deficit had widened to a five-year high in July.
- Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s condition critical, he is on life support, says AIIMS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Wednesday evening to enquire about the veteran leader’s health.
- At least 11 die following an increase in water levels at Sultan Garh waterfall in Madhya Pradesh: Eight people were rescued till night, Shivpuri Collector Shilpa Gupta said.
- Odisha announces its own health insurance plan, expected to benefit 70 lakh families: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the scheme on Wednesday during his Independence Day speech.
- US President Donald Trump revokes security access of former CIA Director John Brennan: The former intelligence official, a vocal critic of the president, said Trump was trying to ‘suppress freedom of speech’.
- Former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar dies at 77: Wadekar, born on April 1, 1941, played 37 Test matches for India, scoring 2113 runs at an average of 31.07.
- After Mughalsarai railway station, Uttar Pradesh proposes to rename three airports: The state wants to rename Bareilly airport after Nath Nagri, Kanpur’s after freedom fighter Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi and Agra airport after Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
- At least 48 killed and 67 injured after suicide bombing in Afghanistan: The explosion in the Mawoud Academy in Dasht-e-Barchi took place at about 4.10 pm local time while students were in class.
- ‘Criticising a system is easy, transforming it is not,’ says Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra: He made the remark while speaking about the judiciary during his Independence Day address at the Supreme Court.
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