A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Stop offering Pakistan advice, find solutions to end militant attacks, Mayawati tells Narendra Modi: The BSP chief accused the prime minister of trying to divert the public's attention from his government's shortfalls by making speeches targeting Islamabad.
  2. India will ratify Paris climate change agreement on October 2, says Narendra Modi: The prime minister's announcement comes weeks after Arvind Panagariya had said the country would not ratify the accord this year.
  3. Six arrested in Gujarat after assaulting pregnant Dalit woman, family 'for not picking up cow carcass': The group belonged to the dominant Darbar community, the police complaint said.
  4. Pakistan-born actor Marc Anwar sacked from 'Coronation Street' after racist attacks on Indians: The 45-year-old described Indians as "b*****ds" on Twitter and urged Pakistani actors to stop working in the country.
  5. Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar shot dead minutes before trial over controversial cartoon: The prominent author was arrested in August for sharing a caricature on Facebook that was deemed offensive to Islam.
  6. Reconsider stance on triple talaq, minorities panel chief tells Muslim personal law body: The practice is a 'huge social problem' that could lead to the imposition of a uniform civil code, Abid Rasool Khan of Andhra and Telangana's commission said.
  7. India six wickets away from winning first Test against New Zealand at Kanpur: Left with a record target of 434, the Kiwis got off to a rocky start with Ravichandran Ashwin sending the three openers back to the pavilion early in the day.
  8. Home Ministry registers case with Delhi Police in connection with missing Ishrat Jahan files: Officials say the investigation under Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code will establish whether the documents were deliberately removed from the ministry.
  9. African elephant population sees worst decline in 25 years, poaching the primary cause, finds IUCN report: The destruction of their habitat is another reason for the loss of 1,11,000 of the mammals in the continent over the past decade.
  10. CBI to investigate murder of 1993 Mumbai blasts-accused, files case against Chhota Rajan: Hanif Kadawala, who is believed to have transported the weapons used in the explosions, was allegedly killed by the gangster in 2001, according to the police.