A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Man arrested for shooting dead Indian engineer, injuring another after mistaking them for Arabs: The US Embassy in New Delhi condemned the attack and vowed to investigate the matter thoroughly.
  2. Google sues Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets and technology of self-driven cars: The lawsuit alleges that Otto’s co-founder Anthony Levandowski had downloaded 14,000 confidential files before he resigned from Google.
  3. Assailants used toxic VX nerve agent to kill Kim Jong-nam, says Malaysian police: Investigators are now trying to find out how the banned substance, which features on a UN list of mass destruction weapons, was brought into the country. 
  4. Aadhaar’s governing body files complaint against three firms for illegal authentication of data: The UIDAI’s complaint against Axis Bank, Suvidhaa Infoserve and eMudhra comes after the body noticed 397 biometric transactions spread across the three firms.
  5. Homestay aggregator Stayzilla halts operations, to restart with different business model: Company co-founder Yogendra Vasupal said the overall cost of doing business in India was one of the reasons behind the decision.
  6. Mizoram MLA performs emergency surgery on woman in district surgeon’s absence, says report: K Beichhua, a qualified MBBS graduate, said the patient’s stomach had a large hole in it and that she could have died had the operation not been performed.
  7. Drama festival called off amid fears of more campus violence following Ramjas College protests: The ABVP-led students’ union issued threats to SGTB Khalsa College over the ‘anti-national themes’ of some of the plays at its street theatre contest. 
  8. Man assaulted on Valentine’s Day found hanging outside home in Kerala: The resident of the state’s Palakkad district was attacked by five men after he tried to defend a female friend from being harassed.
  9. Man responsible for monitoring cash at ATM arrested for ‘Children Bank of India’ Rs 2,000 notes: Mohammed Isha is an employee of Brinks India Pvt Ltd, which is responsible for refilling the SBI ATM in Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, the police said.
  10. Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility for Shopian ambush that killed three jawans and one civilian: In a video purportedly released by the militant outfit, a group of armed men are seen celebrating the success of the attack.