A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Akhilesh Yadav sacks uncle Shivpal Yadav, three more ministers from Cabinet: The chief minister said that whoever was close to Amar Singh could not be part of his government, according to an MLA, who was present at the Sunday meeting.
  2. Intolerance is a curse we are seeing of late, says Ratan Tata: The industrialist praised and endorsed Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia's views on the subject, who criticised cow vigilante groups and spoke about dissent.
  3. Will sue women who accused me of sexual assault, says Donald Trump, listing 100-day presidency plan: The US Republican candidate also said he would foil the proposed deal between AT&T and Time Warner.
  4. Shiv Sena forms alliance with rebel RSS leader Subhash Velingkar’s GSM for Goa Assembly elections: The Goa Suraksha Manch was formed after the Sangh sacked its state chief for continued protests against the BJP government for financing English-medium schools.
  5. BSF constable injured in cross-border firing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district dies: Doctors attending to Gurnam Singh, who suffered bullet wounds to his head, said he was supposed to be shifted to AIIMS, Delhi, for treatment.
  6. Narendra Modi speaks of 'surgical strikes' against black money at Vadodara rally: The prime minister said his government has saved more than Rs 1 lakh crore, and wondered how much more the Centre could do if it adopted such an approach.
  7. CBI arrests Central Council of Homeopathy chief for taking Rs 20-lakh bribe: Ramjee Singh allegedly took the money to give a favourable inspection report for the setting up of a college in Gujarat’s Rajkot.
  8. Cameroon: Toll in train crash rises to 70, president assures survivors of full support: The country’s transport minister called on rescue workers to increase their efforts to ‘save the lives of the injured’.
  9. California newspaper endorses Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera for third term: The Democratic Party member said he was ‘honoured’ by the recommendation by the newspaper, which has favoured his opponent in other elections.
  10. AT&T will buy Time Warner in $85.4-billion deal: The companies are expecting to close the deal by the end of 2017, after the US Department of Justice reviews it.