A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Gau rakshaks obey the law, don't compare them to violators, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat: He said some sections of society were trying to tarnish the image of self-appointed cow protectors, who are 'an integral part of the constitution'.
  2. Pakistani journalist barred from leaving country for report on government-military exchange: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's office has issued a statement calling the news item, which was published in Dawn, 'false and fabricated'.
  3. Several injured in grenade attack on CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian: There have been conflicting reports about the number of casualties.
  4. Two soldiers injured as encounter in Kashmir's Pampore continues: The militants, who are holed up in a government building, reportedly came by boat along the Jhelum river, which flows in from Pakistan.
  5. UN appeals for $120 million to meet Haiti’s ‘most urgent needs’: The international body has already allocated $5 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund after Hurricane Matthew devastated the island country.
  6. Shiv Sena does not endorse pulling Nawazuddin Siddiqui out of Ramleela, says Aditya Thackeray: The chief of the party's youth wing said the workers who demanded the actor's withdrawal from a local production in Uttar Pradesh did not represent its policy.
  7. Imprisoned Uyghur professor wins Martin Ennals Award for 'bringing to light harsh Chinese policies': Ilham Tohti was given a life sentence in September 2014 for 'advocating separatism and violence'.
  8. Do not interfere in our religious practices, say Jain leaders after 13-year-old girl dies fasting: The Jain community in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, however, is expected to put out an informal directive advising parents to discourage minors from fasting.
  9. Bring Mohenjo Daro's 'Dancing Girl' back to Lahore museum, says Pakistani lawyer's HC petition: Barrister Javed Iqbal Jaffrey said the bronze figurine's significance to Pakistan was on a par with the Mona Lisa's value to Europe.
  10. Railways will introduce its first coach with a glass ceiling this month: It costs Rs 4 crore and will be part of a regular train running through the Kashmir Valley.