India
Here are the top stories of the morning
Updated : Aug 17, 2016, 08:34 AM IST
The quick deterioration in Indo-Pak relations amid unprecedented turbulence in Kashmir has pushed the security establishment on the edge to counter the coming onslaught from a mix of battle hardy foreign terrorists and local militants both along the LoC and within the valley. Read more here
Shuttler PV Sindhu raised serious hopes of breaking India's long-awaited medal quest in the Rio Olympics by storming into the semifinals of the women's singles event with a stunning straight games win over London Games silver medallist Wang Yihan of China. Read more here.
A camping site that dates to 8500 BC, unearthed recently by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), could lead to a peep into human migration in the Neolithic Age. Read more here
Raising the pitch for independence at the government-owned banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said banks should be able to take major governance decisions freely without having multiple authorities to satisfy, and even suggested for withdrawing RBI nominees from the bank board. Read more here
Ajay Devgn on his Shivaay clashing with Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil this Diwali. Read more here