A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Karnataka farmers protest after Supreme Court order to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu: Pro-Kannada leaders threatened strong agitations and urged the government to protect the interests of state farmers and file a review petition in the matter.
  2. Barack Obama cancels meeting with Philippine president after Rodrigo Duterte insults him: Duterte used derogatory language when speaking about the US president and warned him not to bring up the alleged extrajudicial killings of drug dealers.
  3. Rajnath Singh briefs Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Kashmir crisis following delegation visit: The death toll in the ongoing unrest has reached 72, with over 10,000 others injured in protests following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.
  4. Mumbai court convicts Bandra acid attack accused Ankur Panwar for murder of Preeti Rathi: The special public prosecutor refuted the defence lawyer's claim that the victim had died a month after the incident because of the negligence of doctors.
  5. CBI moves Supreme Court to set aside stay order on its Bulandshar gangrapes investigation: The probe into the assaults was stayed till a decision is made on whether the case will be transferred out of Uttar Pradesh, based on the minor survivor's plea.
  6. 86 AAP office-bearers from Amritsar zone quit citing 'dictatorial behaviour' of non-Punjab observers: Zonal in-charge Gurinder Singh Bajwa said 80% of the members had resigned, and others from seven more regions in the state will soon follow.
  7. Islamic State group reportedly bans burqa in Iraq’s Mosul after veiled attackers kill their fighters: The militant outfit has imposed the ban near security centres in the city. Women will still be required to cover themselves in other areas.
  8. Police gun down three attackers ending 11-hour siege on Kabul charity, one civilian killed: As gunshots and explosions were heard in Shar-e-Naw area, 31 people were evacuated from the building targeted and six others were injured in the incident.
  9. Strong criticism of the government is neither defamatory, nor seditious, asserts Supreme Court: It directed authorities to abide by a Constitution Bench verdict of 1962, which pronounced that only remarks provoking violence and disorder amount to sedition.
  10. International conservation group takes giant pandas off endangered species list: According to a report, the population of the animal has gone up by 16% in the last decade because of efforts made by the Chinese government and other agencies.