A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Indian Army says it has evidence of Pakistan’s hand in mutilating a soldier’s body in Machhil: The forces had vowed ‘heavy retribution’ for the death of the jawan, who was allegedly beheaded by a Border Action Team.
  2. BJP-Shiv Sena alliance leading in Maharashtra municipal polls: Elections for 147 municipal councils and 17 nagar panchayats across 25 districts were held on Sunday.
  3. Somalian student identified as Ohio State University attacker: Eleven people were injured after Abdul Razak Ali Artan drove a car into a large group and began stabbing some of them with a butcher’s knife.
  4. Three postal workers in Hyderabad booked by CBI for illicit exchange of old notes worth Rs 36 lakh: They allegedly replaced Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes with Rs 2,000 notes without carrying out the proper documentation.
  5. Three suspected al Qaeda agents arrested in Madurai for alleged plot to kill Narendra Modi: The accused, who planned to kill 21 other leaders, were arrested in separate raids conducted by the National Investigation Agency.
  6. Nitish Kumar says his opponents are trying to ‘politically assassinate’ him: He dismissed rumours that he was growing closer to the BJP, even as he supported the Centres demonetisation move.
  7. Centre proposes 30% tax, 10% penalty and 33% surcharge on undisclosed income: However, the tax department will levy 75% tax and 10% penalty on any wealth not declared voluntarily but detected after demonetisation.
  8. India end Day 3 in the driver’s seat after reducing England to 78/4 in the 2nd innings: India’s lower-order batsmen finished at 417 in their first innings.
  9. Centre to set up panel of five chief ministers to help tackle demonetisation problems: Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu is likely to head the team.
  10. Rebels in Aleppo have suffered worst defeat yet, say reports: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has reported that government forces seized Sakhour district.