A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Rahul Gandhi has Congress Working Committee members' unanimous support to become party president: Senior leader AK Antony said it was the right time for him to take charge as Congress chief, but the final decision would be made by Sonia Gandhi.
  2. Ban on NDTV India put on hold as I&B Ministry reviews order: The decision comes hours after the Hindi news channel challenged the decision in the Supreme Court.
  3. Britain will expedite visa approvals for Indian business travellers, says PM Theresa May: Narendra Modi invited British companies to invest in the defence and other sectors and said they had also discussed the global threat of terrorism.
  4. Two Kannada actors feared dead after jumping from helicopter for stunt sequence: Artist Duniya Vijay, who had also performed the action scene in a reservoir on the outskirts of Bengaluru, managed to swim to shore.
  5. Hillary Clinton holds four-point lead on Donald Trump, according to polls: The two US presidential candidates also reiterated their policies in op-eds written for USA Today as part of their final pitch to voters, a day before the election.
  6. Delhi demands Centre-sponsored study to investigate sources of pollution-causing particulate emissions: Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has directed authorities to issue a ban on bursting crackers for occasions other than religious festivals.
  7. Ready to allow women into Sabarimala's inner sanctum, Kerala government tells Supreme Court: The Left Democratic Front government had supported women in the dispute in 2008 but had decided to back the ban in February 2016.
  8. Jayalalithaa likely to be discharged from Apollo hospital in two weeks, says AIADMK: Party spokesperson C Ponnaiyan said doctors attending to the Tamil Nadu chief minister have not yet decided to shift her to a private room.
  9. China says no change in stand on India's NSG membership, days before group's Vienna meeting: Beijing has held that Delhi's request can only be considered after rules for non-signatories to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty are finalised.
  10. SIMI members' lawyer says HC-monitored team should probe Bhopal encounter instead of the state: Meanwhile, preliminary investigation has pointed at the role of insiders in the jailbreak incident.