The Karnataka Government's Indira Canteens - to provide affordable food to the poor on the lines of Tamil Nadu's Amma Unnavagam - will open for public today. The State government had announced the project in the last budget. In the first phase, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike will set up about 125 canteens and hopes to get the remaining 73 ready by October 2.

The Indian Banks' Association and the Chief Labour Commissioner have called the United Forum of Bank Unions, the umbrella body of nine unions in the sector, for talks. The UFBU has called for a nationwide strike on August 22 to protest against reforms in the sector.

TTV Dhinakaran is likely to appear before the Economic Offences Court in Chennai today. The Madras High Court has allowed Dhinakaran to cross examine a prosecution witness in a trial relating to violation of the Foreign Exchange Regulations Act (FERA). On August 1, the trial court had framed charges against Dhinakaran based on the charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate.

Nokia will launch its flagship Android phone, the Nokia 8, at an event in London today. The company, made a re-entry into the handset market, with many big ticket announcements at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year. This included the relaunch of its iconic handset 3310 and a range of Android-based smartphones.

The Kerala 'love jihad' case will come up for hearing at the Supreme Court today. The Supreme Court has been presented with two conflicting versions concerning a 24-year-old Hindu girl who converted to Islam in Kerala. Kerala HC had annulled her marriage after conversion following a plea from her father. On August 4, the Supreme Court said it would try to determine what actually transpired given the two conflicting versions.

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