The big news: Pakistani denies BSF claim that it killed 7 of their soldiers, and 9 other top stories
Trai wants Airtel, Vodafone and Idea to be fined for not providing Jio interconnections, and Shivpal declared Akhilesh Yadav Samajwadi Party's CM candidate.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Pakistan denies BSF claim of killing seven of its soldiers in cross-border firing: The Inter-Services Public Relations accused India of resorting to 'unprovoked shelling' and said their forces had given a 'befitting response'.
- Trai wants Airtel, Vodafone, Idea to be fined Rs 3,050 crore for not providing Jio interconnections: The telecom regulator said the three companies appeared to have an ulterior motive to stifle competition.
- Shivpal declares Akhilesh Yadav Samajwadi Party's candidate for chief minister: The state party chief had invited his nephew to attend the meeting where he announced the decision, but the incumbent chief minister skipped it.
- WikiLeaks claims its supporters were behind the US internet service attack: The anti-secrecy organisation's message came days after its founder Julian Assange's internet access was cut off by Ecuador at its London Embassy.
- UP had highest number of judicial, police custody deaths in Oct 2015-Sept 2016, says human rights panel: There were nearly 430 such cases in the state in this period, NHRC Chairperson Justice HL Dattu said.
- At least 55 killed, nearly 600 injured after train derails in Cameroon: A higher volume of passengers were making the rail journey between Yaounde and Douala as a section of the highway linking the cities had collapsed.
- At least 10 killed as Islamic State attacks Iraq's Kirkuk, an attempt to divert troops from Mosul offensive: Militants targeted a power plant and police stations, where they assaulted workers with rifles and later blew themselves up.
- Centre's new UDAN scheme aims to cap fares for one-hour flights at Rs 2,500: Airlines had expressed their displeasure at sharing the burden of funding the scheme after the government imposed a levy on scheduled flights on major routes.
- J Jayalalithaa is 'interacting and progressing gradually', says Apollo Hospital: Officials said the Tamil Nadu chief minister is undergoing treatment administered by a team of experts and 'all vital parameters' are being monitored.
- SC curbs BCCI's financial deals, asks Lodha panel to appoint independent auditor to inspect accounts: President of the board Anurag Thakur has to submit an undertaking in two weeks, guaranteeing that they will comply with the committee's recommendations.