India, Aug. 26 -- Good evening. Here's your quick five-minute lap around today's top stories - politics, India, the world, and more.

India on Wednesday described as "politically motivated" and "highly malicious" a UN committee's report on alleged racial discrimination in the country. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said India had participated in the review in a "spirit of constructive engagement". "During the review, we highlighted India's constitutional safeguards, robust legal framework, pluralism and sustained efforts to protect disadvantaged communities," it said. Click here to

Supreme Court judge Justice Sandeep Mehta has urged Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to appoint, "with immediate effect", a Chief Justice f...