News brief: Big stories of the day

The Supreme Court said Wednesday that the five activists arrested yesterday by Pune Police were not to be transferred to Maharashtra but were to be kept under house arrest till September 5. 

"Dissent is the safety valve of democracy," the court had said earlier. 

"If dissent is not allowed, then the pressure cooker may burst," the court added. 

Four Jammu and Kashmir policemen were shot dead by terrorists in the Arahama area of South Kashmir's Shopian on Wednesday.

The terrorists fired on the cops while they were repairing their vehicle in Bongam village. 

While two cops died on the spot, two succumbed to their injuries in hospital.

India's Arpinder Singh won the gold in the men's triple jump at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

This was India's 10th gold. Singh's compatriot Rakesh Babu finished sixth.

Arpinder jumped a total distance of 16.77 metres for his gold.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government has moved five crore people out of poverty in four years, and emphasized that the Centre is committed to bringing those left behind in the development race into the mainstream.

Interacting with BJP's office-bearers and party workers of his constituency, Varanasi, Modi said everyone in the city is now associated with the ongoing movement for development.

The UN human rights chief urged Facebook Wednesday to more proactively address hate speech but warned against excessive regulation, after US President Donald Trump accused tech giants' platforms of bias against him.

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein's appeal follows a decision by Facebook this week to ban Myanmar's army chief and other top military brass named in a UN probe linking them to a possible "genocide" against Rohingya Muslims.