A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Demonetisation is organised loot, could lower GDP by 2%, says Manmohan Singh: The former prime minister said that while he did not disagree with the objectives of the move, it was a monumental management failure.
  2. Rupee hits record low of 68.86 against the dollar: Experts worry that it could breach 70 over the next few weeks.
  3. Former Nagaland chief minister’s son-in-law detained after missing Rs 3.5 crore is found on him: The money, all in old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, had been handed over to Anato Zhimomi after he produced an I-T exemption certificate, officials said.
  4. 40 people killed in collapse at a power plant construction site in China: State news agency Xinhua said an unknown number of people were still trapped in the rubble.
  5. SC cancels bail for RJD legislator Raj Ballabh Yadav, who is accused of raping a minor in Bihar: During the hearing, Yadav’s counsel told the Supreme Court that the lawmaker would not stay in Bihar during the trials if his bail was confirmed.
  6. Coal Secretary Anil Swarup moved to School Education department in major bureaucratic reshuffle: Raghav Chandra was replaced as chairman of the NHAI by Yudhvir Singh Malik.
  7. Former Tata Group executives refute ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry’s claims: While FC Kohli said there was never any plan to sell TCS, B Muthuraman called Mistry’s comments about the Corus acquisition ‘speculative and biased’.
  8. Three Army personnel, nine civilians killed in firing by Indian Army, says Pakistan: The DGMOs of the two countries discussed cross-border firing and civilian and military casualties caused by it.
  9. Advertising veteran Anand Halve dies at 61: He had made ‘Sunday ho ya Monday, roz khao ande’ a household jingle.
  10. Tokyo wakes up to first November snow in 54 years: The unusual weather pattern was reportedly caused by a cold front over the city.