A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Triple talaq is cruel and demeaning, says Allahabad High Court: The Bench said that the practice used to end a marriage violates the rights of Muslim women.
  2. No service tax on debit or credit card transactions of up to Rs 2,000: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will table a notification in Parliament to amend the June 2012 notification to include the exemption.
  3. Pakistan airline chairperson says plane was ‘fit to fly’: Investigators have recovered the black box of the crashed PK-661 and will now decipher information to ascertain the cause of the accident.
  4. INS Betwa likely tipped over as balance was miscalculated, says Manohar Parrikar: The defence minister said that the balance was affected by the removal of a number fixtures from the warship during repairs and refitting.
  5. 77 people have died of grief over Jayalalithaa, says AIADMK: The state’s ruling party said Rs 3 lakh compensation will be given to families of all victims.
  6. Kerala court stays order allowing women inside Padmanabhaswamy temple in salwar kameez: The verdict comes a week after the temple’s executive officer eased the dress code to the outfit from a dhoti or sari.
  7. Centre will start evacuating tourists from Andamans once weather improves, says Rajnath Singh: The home minister urged families not to panic after people were stranded on the islands because of heavy rainfall.
  8. Delhi man cuts off puppy’s legs, claims he was drunk: Police have registered an FIR against Pramod, who neighbours said was often violent and cruel towards animals.
  9. Demonetisation has derailed the economy in the short term, says HDFC chairperson Deepak Parekh: He had earlier praised the move against black money and corruption as the ‘biggest of all big-bang reforms’. 
  10. Giraffe population has dropped 40% in 30 years, finds IUCN-Red List report: This ‘slow extinction’ of the world’s tallest mammal was a result of habitat loss, human-animal conflict and illegal hunting.