A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Pakistan is mothership of terrorism, Narendra Modi says at Brics meet: He pushed for adoption of the CCIT, which will make it mandatory for signatory nations to deny funds and safe haven to terrorist and militant groups.
  2. Gujarat Police arrest AAP MLA Gulab Singh in alleged extortion case: A non-bailable warrant was issued against the Matiala legislator on Friday for not co-operating in the investigation.
  3. Varanasi stampede toll rises to 24, police cite suffocation as main cause: Around 50,000 people had turned up at the religious event, though the administration was expecting only 4,000 devotees.
  4. Priest arrested for 'spreading rumours' about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's health: The cyber cell police picked up Antony Jesuraj from Manapadu after he posted comments about the chief minister’s illness on his Facebook page.
  5. Fuel prices: Petrol up by Rs 1.34 a litre, diesel by Rs 2.37: Oil companies cited surge in global rates for the hike.
  6. Investigations on to decide if 153 pigeons caught in Jammu & Kashmir are spies: The birds were found as they were reportedly being smuggled from the Punjab border into the Kashmir Valley.
  7. BCCI refuses to implement Lodha committee recommendations: The key issues are the one state-one vote, one person-one post, age cap and cooling-off period.
  8. Donald Trump says India and US will be ‘best friends’ if he is voted to power: The Republican nominee showered praise on Narendra Modi and said he is looking forward to working with the prime minister.
  9. Meat exporter accused of money laundering gives immigration officials at Delhi airport the slip: At the airport, Moin Qureshi furnished a court order in a different case where there was no restriction on him going abroad.
  10. 197 nations adopt agreement at Kigali, Rwanda to curb greenhouse gas emissions: The countries agreed to phase out hydrofluorocarbon gases, whose emissions are increasing by around 10% each year, by 2050.