A look at the headlines right now:

  1. NSG deployed near Mumbai, high security alert after students spot masked gunmen near Uran Navy base: Police also released a sketch of one of five suspects in connection with the possible terror threat in the Maharashtra region.
  2. Siddaramaiah explains Karnataka's ‘difficulty’ to Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti: Tamil Nadu is considering filing a contempt petition against the state for deferring the release of water from the river as directed by the Supreme Court.
  3. Yahoo confirms data breach of 500 million users, believes it was a state-sponsored cyber attack: The company has urged users to change their passwords and security questions and said it is taking measures to prevent unauthorised access to information.
  4. Pakistan is a terrorist state, India says in response to Nawaz Sharif at UN: India also accused the neighbouring country of carrying out ‘war crimes’ through its ‘long-standing policy’ of harbouring terrorists.
  5. Mia Farrow’s adopted son from India commits suicide: The 27-year-old, who contracted polio as a child, shot himself in his car in Connecticut.
  6. Uri: Pakistan has ‘nothing to gain’ from attack, says country’s foreign office: Nafees Zakaria said the incident was part of an ‘Indian attempt to divert the attention of the world community’ from the Kashmir issue.
  7. India’s official entry at the Oscars is Visaaranai, a Tamil film on custodial violence: A total of 29 movies were in the running, including Sairat, Udta Punjab and Neerja.
  8. Vodafone India gets Rs 47,700 crore influx from parent firm: The company will use the funds to expand its network, upgrade its technology and spectrum.
  9. Emergency declared in Charlotte, North Carolina, after protestor is killed in clash with police: Around 16 police officers were also injured as demonstrators protested the fatal shooting of African-American man.
  10. Mukesh Ambani emerges India's richest tycoon, Ramdev's aide Acharya Balkrishna debuts on Forbes list: Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi and the Hinduja Family are at the second and third positions, respectively.