A look at the headlines right now:

  1. AAP will move Supreme Court against Delhi HC verdict giving administrative powers to lieutenant governor: Najeeb Jung on Thursday said it was neither a victory for him nor a blow to the state’s ruling party.
  2. Rajnath Singh said terrorists are not martyrs at SAARC ministerial meet in Pakistan: Reports that his speech was ‘blacked out’ by the media were refuted by government officials.
  3. Punjab police official questioned in Pathankot attacks accused of sexual harassment, bribery: A case was filed against Salwinder Singh following an investigation into a complaint filed by a government employee. 
  4. 'Peepli Live' co-director Mahmood Farooqui given seven-year sentence for raping woman in Delhi: The complainant's advocate sought the maximum punishment of a life term, but his lawyer argued that they needed proof of 'aggravating circumstances' for that.
  5. Dalit man found dead in police custody in Kanpur, 12 officers suspended: The 26-year-old was picked up for questioning in a loot case on Wednesday. His sister said he died of third degree torture.
  6. Karnataka police file chargesheet against former Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao in corruption case: The ex-high court chief justice has been booked in an extortion case involving his son, the prime accused in the scandal.
  7. At least 42 feared swept away by Savitri River after Mahad bridge collapse: The figure is based on complaints received from friends and kin of those known to have been travelling the Mumbai-Goa route around the time the structure fell.
  8. Amit Shah in Ahmedabad to chair meetings where next Gujarat CM will be chosen: The BJP president will discuss the options with various stakeholders, with Nitin Patel and Vijay Rupani expected to be major contenders.
  9. Akhilesh Yadav accuses Opposition of tutoring Bulandshahr gangrape survivors: The chief minister said he wanted to know what the BJP was telling the two survivors and their family members victims ‘behind closed doors’.
  10. Nita Ambani becomes first Indian woman elected to the International Olympics Committee: The founder of Reliance Foundation is the only individual member from the country in the governing body.