A look at the headlines right now:
- Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra recommends Ranjan Gogoi’s name as his successor: His proposal is in line with the Supreme Court’s tradition of naming the most senior judge after the outgoing chief justice as the successor.
- Two convicted and three acquitted in 2007 Hyderabad twin blasts case: The court will sentence Akbar Ismail Choudhary and Anique Shafique Syeed on September 10.
- Fuel prices continue to rise, petrol at new all-time high of Rs 86.72 a litre in Mumbai: Diesel prices also rose to record highs on Tuesday.
- Centre says 1,400 people have died in rain-related incidents across 10 states since May 28: While the Kerala floods accounted for 488 deaths, Uttar Pradesh recorded 254 fatalities.
- Vijay Mallya gets three weeks to reply to ED’s plea seeking to declare him a fugitive offender: An anti-money laundering court in Mumbai that is hearing the case said it would conduct day-to-day hearing after the reply is filed.
- UN human rights chief calls for immediate release of Reuters reporters in Myanmar: Michelle Bachelet said the conviction of the two journalists follows a legal process that ‘clearly breached international standards’.
- Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA’s son arrested for threatening to kill Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia: Uma Devi Khatik said she took her son Princedeep Khatik to the police station because ‘he should be taught a lesson’.
- Haqqani Network’s founder has died, says Afghan Taliban: Jalaluddin Haqqani was ill and bed-ridden for the past few years, the militant group said in a statement.
- HD Deve Gowda urges Hardik Patel to end hunger strike, requests Narendra Modi to intervene: The former prime minister also asked Modi to set up a commission to look into the Patidar leader’s demands.
- Rupee recovers slightly after starting the day at a new record low of 71.37: By 10.30 am, the currency was trading at 71.19 against the dollar – two paise stronger than Monday’s close.
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