Top 5 news at 1 PM on August 24: Rajnath Singh says rest of India's future is incomplete without Kashmir and more

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar during which discussions on the prevailing security situation in the state took place. Bothof them also conducted a press conference after the meeting.

1. Rajnath Singh meets J-K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, says rest of India's future is incomplete without Kashmir

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar during which discussions on the prevailing security situation in the state took place. Bothof them also conducted a press conference after the meeting.

2. Janmashtami 2016: Live ‘Dahi-handi’ celebrations from Thane from 10am onwards

The nation is celebrating Janmashtami with full fervour in their own unique styles. In Maharashtra, devotees play Dahi Handi, where the human pyramid is made to reach pot filled with curd at a certain height, to celebrate the birth of lord Krishna.

3. Sehwag hits back at British journalist Piers Morgan on Twitter over India's Olympic medal celebrations

War of words on twitter between British Journalist Piers Morgan and former Indian cricketer Virendra Sehwag over India’s celebration of winning two medals in Rio Olympics.

4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 unveiled in China: Here are its top specifications

Xiaomi on Thursday launched the Redmi Note 4 smartphone in China, the first phone to offer MIUI 8 out of the box.

5. Nirbhaya gang rape convict Vinay Sharma tried to hang himself from iron grill of his cell in Delhi's Tihar jail

Vinay Sharma, one of the four death row convicts in the sensational December 16 gangrape case of a paramedic, allegedly tried to commit suicide in Tihar Jail, prison officials said on Thursday.