A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Pakistan denies BSF claim of killing seven of its soldiers in cross-border firing: The Inter-Services Public Relations accused India of resorting to 'unprovoked shelling' and said their forces had given a 'befitting response'.
  2. Trai wants Airtel, Vodafone, Idea to be fined Rs 3,050 crore for not providing Jio interconnections: The telecom regulator said the three companies appeared to have an ulterior motive to stifle competition.
  3. Shivpal declares Akhilesh Yadav Samajwadi Party's candidate for chief minister: The state party chief had invited his nephew to attend the meeting where he announced the decision, but the incumbent chief minister skipped it.
  4. WikiLeaks claims its supporters were behind the US internet service attack: The anti-secrecy organisation's message came days after its founder Julian Assange's internet access was cut off by Ecuador at its London Embassy.
  5. UP had highest number of judicial, police custody deaths in Oct 2015-Sept 2016, says human rights panel: There were nearly 430 such cases in the state in this period, NHRC Chairperson Justice HL Dattu said.
  6. At least 55 killed, nearly 600 injured after train derails in Cameroon: A higher volume of passengers were making the rail journey between Yaounde and Douala as a section of the highway linking the cities had collapsed.
  7. At least 10 killed as Islamic State attacks Iraq's Kirkuk, an attempt to divert troops from Mosul offensive: Militants targeted a power plant and police stations, where they assaulted workers with rifles and later blew themselves up.
  8. Centre's new UDAN scheme aims to cap fares for one-hour flights at Rs 2,500: Airlines had expressed their displeasure at sharing the burden of funding the scheme after the government imposed a levy on scheduled flights on major routes.
  9. J Jayalalithaa is 'interacting and progressing gradually', says Apollo Hospital: Officials said the Tamil Nadu chief minister is undergoing treatment administered by a team of experts and 'all vital parameters' are being monitored.
  10. SC curbs BCCI's financial deals, asks Lodha panel to appoint independent auditor to inspect accounts: President of the board Anurag Thakur has to submit an undertaking in two weeks, guaranteeing that they will comply with the committee's recommendations.