A look at the headlines right now:

  1. At Brics summit, India, Russia sign Rs 39,000-crore deal on S-400 missile system, 17 others: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that with President Vladimir Putin's support, the scope of their bilateral relations can be expanded even further.
  2. India, United States reach compromise on phasing out hydrofluorocarbon gases: The US has agreed to India’s demand for a separate timeline for itself and a group of other countries.
  3. At least 19 killed, 50 injured in stampede at Rajghat Bridge near Varanasi: The chaos ensued as devotees of spiritual leader Jai Gurudev were heading to Domri village on the banks of the Ganga for a two-day event.
  4. United States urges Pakistan to de-legitimise all terrorist groups operating on its soil: State Department deputy spokesperson Mark Toner said Washington wanted Islamabad to ‘go after those terrorists’ who used its territory as a ‘safe haven’.
  5. Hindu, Muslim groups come together in violent protest against meeting of atheists in Mathura: The event was to take place at the ashram of Swami Balendu, a former spiritual leader who now preaches to non-believers.
  6. India has not shared details of plans to seal border by December 2018, says Pakistan: Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria accused New Delhi of contradicting its claims of establishing a peaceful neighbourhood with its actions.
  7. Former Apprentice contestant latest to accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault: Earlier on Friday, another woman came forward to say that the Repubican presidential candidate had groped her in a nightclub in the 1990s.
  8. Hate crime charges filed against two men accused of assaulting Sikh man in California: Chase Little and Colton Leblanc allegedly set upon Maan Singh Khalsa, removed his turban and cut off a fistful of his hair.
  9. Libyan militia attempt to topple UN-backed government in Tripoli: The groups captured key government buildings even as the country’s interior ministry tried to arrest them.
  10. Curfew lifted across Kashmir even as restrictions on the assembly of people remain: Prepaid mobile services were also restored in the Valley, more than three months after the unrest began following Hizbul Mujahideen leader Burhan Wani's death.