A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Supreme Court convicts VK Sasikala in illegal assets case: The AIADMK general secretary will not be able to contest in elections for at least six years.
  2. Police arrest Jagran.com editor Shekhar Tripathi for publishing exit poll: The Election Commission had ordered 15 cases against the Hindi daily for releasing the survey, which projected the BJP as the front-runner in UP’s elections.
  3. Toll rises to 13 in blast outside Punjab Assembly in Lahore: The Jamat-ul-Ahrar faction of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the explosion.
  4. Pakistan claims Indian Army killed three of its soldiers in cross-border firing: The incident took place in Thoob sector of Bhimber district, along the Line of Control.
  5. Chennai: Man arrested for attempting burglary with fake gun at Karunanidhi’s house: Rajendra Prasad told the police that he not aware that it was the DMK chief’s house and that he had targeted it only because it was big.
  6. RSS, Subramanian Swamy support Home Minister Kiren Rijiju’s Hindu population remarks: The senior BJP leader said India had a democracy because Hindus were a majority in the country.
  7. Missing JNU student case: Delhi High Court ‘foxed by lack of information’ four months later: Najeeb Ahmad’s family had requested that the case be transferred to another investigating agency.
  8. Narayana Murthy ends row with Infosys board and CEO, but says his concerns remain: Vishal Sikka assured shareholders that corporate governance was the ‘core foundation’ of the company and reiterated his call to end ‘media drama’.
  9. Retail inflation at 3.17% in January, lowest in five years: A drop in vegetable prices (15.62%) and pulses (6.62%) led to the ease in inflation.
  10. Islamabad High Court bans Valentine’s Day celebrations across Pakistan: Print and electronic media have been warned to stop any promotion related to the day.