A look at the headlines right now:

  1. I am fighting the demonetisation war for you, Narendra Modi says at Uttar Pradesh rally: The prime minister said rich people were queuing up outside the houses of the poor to get them to store their undisclosed wealth.
  2. I-T department detains Gujarat businessman who declared Rs 13,860 crore as undisclosed income: The Ahmedabad-based property dealer said he was acting on behalf of influential people who had ‘backed out’ later.
  3. GST Council meet inconclusive, but Arun Jaitley optimistic about reaching a consensus soon: Demonetisation was also discussed after states insisted on it.
  4. Two Assam Rifles soldiers dead, 7 others injured after militants ambush convoy in Arunachal: The militants are suspected to be from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang).
  5. California: At least nine killed, several others missing in fire at Oakland warehouse dance party: Officials said they were investigating the structure’s safety code violations and that the toll was expected to rise.
  6. One convict in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case was not in the bus during assault, says amicus curiae: The senior lawyer said cellphone data showed the man, Mukesh, was not at the location where the 23-year-old student and her companion were assaulted.
  7. Demonetisation causes diplomatic row as Pakistan High Commission lodges protest on staffers’ pay: A senior diplomat said they were ‘finding it difficult’ to perform their duties because the bank handling their accounts was refusing to let them withdraw cash.
  8. Army deployment: Mamata Banerjee accuses West Bengal governor of speaking in ‘Centre’s voice’: Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi said the CM’s statements alleging an attempted ‘military coup-like situation’ were unfortunate.
  9. Indonesian plane goes missing with 15 people on board: The two-engine police aircraft is believed to have crashed between the Islands of Mensanak and Sebangka or Gentar.
  10. Jet Airways issues statement about Mumbai-Bhopal flight delay after booking 17 extra passengers: People on board claimed a marriage party, reportedly connected to a state minister, tried to bribe and intimidate the cabin crew into making people deboard.