A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Red Cross offers Irom Sharmila shelter after Manipur citizens leave her with no place to stay: The organisation said she was welcome on their premises ‘on humanitarian grounds’.
  2. US supports India's military help to Afghanistan, says top NATO commander: General John Nicholson said the United States has been increasingly pressuring Pakistan to do more to contain jihadists.
  3. Accident victim bleeds to death on Delhi road, passer-by steals his phone: The incident took place when security Matibul was walking home near Tihar village.
  4. Indian Navy divers find wreckage of two state buses that went missing after the Mahad bridge collapse: The vehicles were located under nearly six metres of water, about 200 metres away from the site of the mishap.
  5. At least 10 injured after blast targets security vehicle in Quetta: The roadside explosion aimed at the Anti-Terrorism Force took place near Al Khair Hospital in the Balochistan capital.
  6. House of soldier who died in Pathankot attack faces demolition threat in Bengaluru: The civic body, which is carrying out a clearance drive for encroachment on storm water drains, has marked a pillar of Niranjan Kumar's family home for razing.
  7. Dalit man accused of stealing watches is killed after he reveals his caste in Uttar Pradesh: The police have arrested two shopkeepers and are on the lookout for two others who thrashed the 22-year-old.
  8. Cabinet relaxes FDI norms for non-banking financial companies: The changes allow the inflow of foreign funds through the automatic route for financial services that are monitored by regulators such as the RBI and SEBI.
  9. Kashmir government orders youth's body to be exhumed for autopsy after SC seeks report: The case pertains to allegations that a senior police officer killed a 26-year-old in his house, while the police maintain that he was taking part in protests.
  10. Two men hold teen captive, rape her in a Delhi flat for two days: In another incident in the area, a school bus attendant molested a four-year-old girl while she was on her way back home.