A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump slug it out at US presidential debate over tax code, Iraq invasion: The Republican and Democratic nominees hurled accusations at each other in what is described as the 'nastiest debate in presidential history'.
  2. Around 20 Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed in India's surgical strikes in PoK, reports PTI: Radio conversations among groups in Pakistan, which were included in the Army's assessment reports, indicated that LeT suffered the most damage, officials said.
  3. Parents of Jain girl who died fasting booked for culpable homicide in Hyderabad: A case has been registered against them under the Juvenile Justice Act as well after a child rights NGO filed a police complaint.
  4. Anti-government protests leave hundreds dead in Ethiopia, state of emergency declared: The agitations, led by the country's two largest ethnic groups – the Amhara and the Oromo – have intensified after a year of unrest.
  5. Reliance Jio claims world record for registering 1.6 crore users in a month: The company said it had achieved the mark faster than any other telecom operator or popular app worldwide, including WhatsApp, Facebook and Skype.
  6. Minority communities facing bias under Narendra Modi government, says Mayawati: The BSP chief believes Muslims 'should not waste' their votes on the Congress or the Samajwadi Party, saying it will only serve to help the BJP.
  7. Goa Police arrest security guard from Bengaluru in connection with Monika Ghurde's murder : Ram Kumar Singh used to work at Sapna Raj Valley, where the perfumer lived, but he was sacked after he stole her umbrella. Police said he held a grudge.
  8. Teenager taken into custody for raping 5-year-old, villagers protest in Nashik: The accused allegedly lured the girl and her elder sister, who managed to escape, out of their house with chocolates while their mother had gone to fetch water.
  9. More than 140 killed after airstrikes target funeral in Yemen: After initially denying that it was behind the attack, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in the country later said it would look into it.
  10. Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane break record with 365-run partnership at Indore Test: The duo beat Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman's 353 against Australia in Sydney, 2004, scoring India's highest ever fourth wicket stand.