A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Britain will expedite visa approvals for Indian business travellers, says PM Theresa May: The United Kingdom prime minister said she wanted her country to be 'global standard bearer of free trade'.
  2. NDTV challenges I&B ministry's ban on its Hindi channel in Supreme Court: The network has questioned whether the diktat from the Centre was constitutionally valid.
  3. Modi government obsessed with power, tries to silence dissenters, says Rahul Gandhi at Congress meet: The party vice president chaired the Congress Working Committee meeting for the first time after Sonia Gandhi missed it because of poor health.
  4. SIMI members' lawyer says HC-monitored team should probe case instead of the state: Meanwhile, preliminary investigation has pointed at the role of insiders in the jailbreak incident.
  5. Hillary Clinton did not leak any sensitive information through her emails, says FBI: It is unclear whether the agency's announcement will have an effect on her prospects, with just two days to go before the country votes for a new president.
  6. At least five people killed, several injured in vehicle pile-ups on Haryana highway: In a separate incident, a 70-year-old woman succumbed to burn injuries sustained in a stubble fire.
  7. HC stays AAP government's offer of Rs 1-crore compensation, job for veteran's family: Advocate Avadh Kaushik had filed a public interest litigation questioning the Arvind Kejriwal administration's decision.
  8. Grandmaster Harikrishna joins Viswanathan Anand in international top ten: The 30-year-old from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh currently ranks tenth with 2,768 points.
  9. Reliance LYF smartphone explodes, company promises thorough investigation: Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he will not use his handset anytime soon after his aide’s family had a ‘narrow escape’.
  10. Tiger mortality rate highest since 2010 with 76 deaths reported this year: The increased number points to a spike in poaching.