A look at the headlines right now:

  1. CBI court acquits BS Yeddyurappa of bribery, corruption in Rs 40-crore mining case: 'Justice is done, I stand vindicated,' the former Karnataka chief minister said on Twitter minutes after the judgment.
  2. Apple’s annual profits fell for first time in 15 years, but iPhone sales in India up by 50%: ‘We’re just beginning to scratch the surface of this large and growing market opportunity,’ CEO Tim Cook said of the company’s push into India.
  3. Shivpal Yadav expels Akhilesh Yadav's close aide from party for six years: Tej Narain Pandey alias Pawan Pandey was suspended on indiscipline charges after he allegedly clashed with party MLC Ashu Malik.
  4. Cyclone Kyant changes course towards Andhra Pradesh, likely to make landfall over the weekend: The Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre has already issued an alert, saying the sea will be rough from Thursday with strong winds blowing along the coast.
  5. It's business as usual, Ratan Tata tells his CEOs at first meet after Cyrus Mistry's ouster: The conglomerate's chairman told the executives to concern themselves with their own business and not focus on the past.
  6. Kalikho Pul left notes that can cause tremors in Indian politics, says ex-Arunachal governor JP Rajkhowa: He told The Indian Express that the former chief minister, who allegedly committed suicide in August, had written about 'all kinds of corruption'.
  7. I’d love to fight Joe Biden, says Donald Trump after vice president’s remarks on 2005 video: On Saturday, Biden had said he wished he were in high school so that he could take Trump ‘behind the gym’.
  8. American writer Paul Beatty wins the Man Booker Prize for his satirical novel 'The Sellout': The novel is a wicked take on race relations, in which slavery and segregation are reintroduced.
  9. At least 12 injured as cross-border firing in J&K's RS Pura continues: People living in areas close to India's border with Pakistan were asked to not venture out of their houses until the gunbattle ended.
  10. India among bottom 3 in health, last 10 in economic participation in global gender gap report: The country placed 87th on the World Economic Forum's overall list thanks to its large number of women in politics.