A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Foreign secretary keeps pressure on Pakistan, says countries cannot only act against 'some groups’: He also took a dig at Islamabad's history of calling certain militant outfits 'non-state actors’.
  2. I just voiced my concern, did not blame a party, says Kapil Sharma after accusing the BMC of corruption: Both the BJP and MNS threatened action against the comedian for his allegations.
  3. Centre told to respond to AAP's petitions on lieutenant governor's administrative powers: The Supreme Court refused to stay the verdict as the battle for control of the National Capital Region continued.
  4. Gujarat students will not lose the seats they got through the now-defunct upper caste quota, says SC: The apex court made an exception for them though the High Court had quashed the government's 10% reservation policy.
  5. Do not use or charge the Samsung Galaxy Note7 on board an aircraft, says aviation regulator: The advisory was issued following reports that certain handsets had exploded because of defective batteries.
  6. India's forex reserves rose to all-time high of $367.76 billion, says RBI: Growing core currency assets contributed to the record.
  7. Upset she had a second daughter, woman murders the infant in her Jaipur home: Neha Goyal stabbed the baby 17 times and put her body inside an unused air conditioner.
  8. Ulfa(I) releases Assam BJP leader’s son more than a month after kidnapping him: It is unclear if the group was paid the Rs 1-crore ransom it had demanded.
  9. North Korea bans sarcasm targeting Kim Jong-un and his authoritarian regime: The move came soon after the country faced international criticism for its fifth major nuclear test this year.
  10. More than 100 tourists rescued after being stranded on cable cars in the French Alps: A strong gust of wind was partly responsible for the mechanical failure, said the company that runs the service.