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August 07, 2016 10:01 pm | Updated 10:01 pm IST

>Day 2 of Rio Olympics: Here are the highlights of the event.

Heena Sidhu bows out of 10m Air Pistol Women’s qualification

Indian women archers defeat Colombia, advance to Quarterfinals and will meet Russia next.

Indian women draw hockey game with Japan, 2-2

>Beware of 'fake' cow vigilantes, says Modi

The Prime Minister inaugurated phase-I of Mission Bhagiratha drinking water project for every household at Komatibanda in Chief Minister's Gajwel constituency. At the inauguration, Mr. Modi spoke on fertilizers, fake cow rakshaks and development.

>Vijay Rupani sworn in Gujarat Chief Minister

Nitin Patel sworn in as Deputy CM, 22 others also take oath.

>‘The questions Snowden poses will not go away’>

Actor John Cusack discusses some of the ideas raised in the book of conversations he co-authored with Arundhati Roy after meeting Edward Snowden in Russia.

>India’s avoidable rabies burden

Rabies kills nearly 20,000 people in India every year, accounting for a third of global deaths caused due to the disease. The numbers have remained nearly constant for more than a decade, but in all probability are an underestimation of the actual figures as rabies is not a notifiable disease.

>Kerala Congress(Mani) leaves Congress-led UDF in Kerala

Announcing the decision at the conclusion of the party's State leaders' meeting at Charalkkunnu in Pathanamthitta, party chairman K.M. Mani said his party would sit as a separate block in the State Assembly. The party, he said, would not join either the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) or the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

>Looking back with gratitude

Ahead of taking the stage in Dear Liar at The Hindu Theatre Fest, actor Naseeruddin Shah talks about lessons learned and his new work.

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