A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Your sacrifice will not be in vain, Narendra Modi tells people on demonetisation:Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati criticised the PM for not visiting the train derailment site despite holding a rally in the state.
  2. At least 97 dead, more than 150 injured after Patna-Indore Express train gets derailed:Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announced a compensation of Rs 3.5 lakh for the relatives of those killed and Rs 50,000 for those critically injured.
  3. AAP’s Bhagwant Mann will contest 2017 Punjab elections against Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal:The legislator was suspended from the Lok Sabha for live-streaming the security arrangements in Parliament in July.
  4. PV Sindhu beats Sun Yu to win maiden China Open title: This is the third time an Indian shuttler has won the tournament, after Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Shrikant.
  5. Muslim personal law board decides to form women’s wing to look into triple talaq: The body will also set up a toll-free helpline to counsel and guide women of the community across the country.
  6. South Korean president was an accomplice in many of the criminal acts, say prosecutors:Investigators said Park Geun-hye colluded with her confidante Choi Soon-sil to extort large amounts of money from top corporate houses in the country.
  7. University inquiry finds ABVP member guilty of assaulting missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad:The student body has come out in support of Vikrant Kumar and has accused the administration of siding with the ‘left-dominated students union’.
  8. West Indies beat Indian women’s team by 31 runs in second T20 International cricket:Chasing 138, there was little fight from the Indian batters apart from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.
  9. At least 11 Indian fishermen detained for ‘illegally fishing’ in Sri Lankan waters:The Tamil Nadu police and state Mechanised Boat Fishermen Association leader P Sesuraja said that two boats were also seized.
  10. Pakistan accuses India of using artillery fire at Line of Control to escalate tension: In a letter to outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Islamabad’s ambassador said Delhi was attempting to ‘undermine regional peace and security’.