A look at the headlines right now:

  1. I only helped in planning surgical strikes, PM and Army deserve the credit, says Manohar Parrikar: The defence minister showered praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving his go-ahead to the operation.
  2. Two militants killed as Pampore encounter ends on third day: Officials had earlier said that other infiltrators were holed up in the Entrepreneurship Development Institute's hostel building.
  3. Nexus between state, non-state entities in Pakistan biggest threat to global peace, India says at UN: Counsellor Siddharth Nath said nuclear proliferation had 'clear Pakistan fingerprints' and accused it of 'unbridled expansion of fissile material production'.
  4. Arun Jaitley and Amit Shah visit Jayalalithaa at Chennai's Apollo Hospital: The finance minister confirmed the visit on Twitter and wished the Tamil Nadu chief minister a speedy recovery.
  5. Pakistani delegation in Washington proposes new South Asian economic alliance: Diplomatic observers claim the pitch is an attempt to counter India's influence in the Saarc, but analysts believe it will not have too many takers.
  6. Qandeel Baloch's parents refuse to pardon their son for her murder, call for death sentence: The Punjab government in Pakistan had barred the two from legally 'forgiving' the social media celebrity's brother Waseem Azeem for strangling her to death.
  7. Three arrested for Dalit youth's murder in Punjab, family accuses Akali Dal MP of protecting perpetrators: Investigators also recovered the chopped limb of Sukchain Singh Pali, an alleged alcohol smuggler who police said was killed by a rival gang in Mansa district.
  8. Renault India to recall 50,000 units of Kwid over faulty fuel system: The French automaker said it will replace the hose clip in the 800 cc variants of the car, but it called the move a pre-emptive inspection.
  9. At least 13 security personnel killed in ambush by 300 armed men in Myanmar: At least four assailants have been captured alive by the army. 
  10. Denying husband sex for a long time is 'mental cruelty', grounds for divorce, rules Delhi High Court: The ruling followed a hearing on a man's plea alleging that his wife had refused him intimacy for over four years despite not having any physical disability.