India News LIVE: Farmers led by farmers’ association leader Ayya Kannu staged a sand-burial protest on the banks of the Cauvery river in Tiruchirappalli on Saturday, demanding the immediate release of Cauvery water to save the Kuruvai crop. The protesters accused Karnataka of treating Tamil Nadu as a “drainage state” — releasing only excess water rather than the state’s rightful share as directed by the Supreme Court. Kannu demanded that Chief Minister Joseph Vijay file a suit in the Supreme Court seeking Rs 1 lakh crore in compensation from Karnataka. The Cauvery dispute has flared into a political flashpoint, with DK Shivakumar deferring a meeting with Vijay and calling an all-party meet in Bengaluru on August 2.If you are just joining us, this is The Indian Express Realtime breaking news blog – where we bring you the latest news updates of the day in real time. Scan the top headlines of the day here, or keep scrolling to see the latest updates stream in.Bypoll counting under way: All eyes on Prashant Kishor’s electoral debutCounting has begun for bypolls to Bankipur in Bihar, Datia in Madhya Pradesh and Manjalpur in Gujarat, with results expected through the day. The most closely watched contest is Bankipur, where Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor is making his first electoral test — a result that will be read as a verdict on whether the poll strategist can win on his own terms.Story continues below this adJ&K to move migrant workers to clusters after Kulgam attackJammu & Kashmir is planning to relocate migrant workers to secured clusters following the Kulgam terror attack, as the administration undertakes a security review of the vulnerability of non-local labourers who have increasingly become targets for militant groups across the valley.Centre pushes states to set up NDPS courts for 3.9 lakh pending drug casesThe Centre has pushed states to establish dedicated courts for narcotics cases as 3.9 lakh drug cases pile up in the system — Punjab, with 60,000 pending cases, has no special NDPS court at all, while Kerala, with 50,000 cases pending, has just two.After Maharashtra TET leak, same gang eyed assistant professor examThe gang behind the Maharashtra TET paper leak had set its sights on the assistant professor examination as its next target, investigators have found — a detail that underlines how professional and systematic the country’s exam fraud networks have become, operating almost like organised crime outfits.CWG closes with India’s best haul in years — but Asiad will be a reality checkIndia signed off from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with 39 medals, a clutch of historic firsts and new stars to watch — but analysts note the Commonwealth Games field is considerably weaker than the Asian Games, where the competition will be far stiffer and the medals harder to come by.Live Updates© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd