A look at the headlines right now:

  1. 17 soldiers, all four militants killed after strike at Uri base, Army chief to visit state: The gun battle took place near a fortified complex located close to the LoC.
  2. At least 25 injured after explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighbourhood: The New York police asked people to stay away from the area and said emergency services were at the site.
  3. US forces kill Syrian soldiers in purported strike against Islamic State despite ceasefire: Washington said it had stopped its operation, and that the casualties were accidental.
  4. India lose to Spain in Davis Cup doubles encounter: Leander Paes and Saketh Myneni lost to Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez in four sets.
  5. Preliminary probe shows Scorpene data leak took place at DCNS office in France, says Navy chief: Admiral Sunil Lanba said the documents were not leaked in India, and that a decision on mitigation measures will be taken soon.
  6. Aam Aadmi Party takes a jibe at Najeeb Jung saying Lieutenant-Governor is in no mood to work on weekend: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the L-G should talk to him about the chikungunya crisis, instead of asking the deputy CM to cut his ongoing foreign trip short.
  7. We are united, there is no rift in Samajwadi Party, says Akhilesh Yadav: The Uttar Pradesh chief minister met his uncle Shivpal Yadav and congratulated him for being named the party's state unit chief.
  8. I would have been a better finance minister than Arun Jaitley, says BJP leader Subramanian Swamy: The senior leader made the statement on Saturday while responding to co-panelist and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who he called an ‘anti-national'.
  9. At least 36 civilians killed in Taliban suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque: PM Nawaz Sharif said the incident was a 'cowardly attack by terrorists [who] cannot shatter the government's resolve to eliminate terrorism from the country’.
  10. CBI registers preliminary enquiry to verify involvement of middleman in Embraer deal: The Defence Research and Development Organisation has sought an explanation from the Brazilian company.