A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa is on life support, condition still very critical, says hospital: AIADMK legislators met on Monday morning to sign a statement regarding future leadership.
  2. John Key steps down as New Zealand prime minister: The National Party leader said his job had required sacrifices ‘from those who are dearest to me’, referring to his family.
  3. Euro sinks to 20-month low, while Indian stocks weaken following cues from Asian markets: The European Union’s single currency dropped following Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s resignation.
  4. Narendra Modi tops TIME’s Person of the Year online poll: The prime minister got more votes than Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Julian Assange, Hillary Clinton and Mark Zuckerberg.
  5. Kerala liquor baron Biju Ramesh recreates Mysore Palace for his daughter’s wedding: Several high-profile ministers skipped the extravagant event.
  6. Austria’s far-right candidate Norbert Hofer concedes presidential election: The Freedom Party candidate said he was ‘incredibly sad’ it did not work out.
  7. Fake news report claiming Aishwarya Rai Bachchan committed suicide goes viral: The story reportedly originated from a website called Linkbeef.
  8. At least 11 people killed, 45 others injured in fire at Karachi hotel: Some of the victims used bedsheets to escape the hotel, which officials said had ‘no fire exits or fire alarms’.
  9. Whatsapp to end support for several ‘outdated’ phones by December-end: Officials said its service would be incompatible with devices that use Android 2.1 and 2.2, and the iPhone 3GS/iOS 6.
  10. Five silver shehnais and other souvenirs belonging to Ustad Bismillah Khan go missing: Forensic experts and a police dog squad visited the home of the Bharat Ratna recipient’s son Kazim Hussain in Varanasi after he filed an FIR.