A look at the headlines right now:

  1. White House bars BBC, Times and other news organisations from press briefing: US President Donald Trump’s Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, hand-picked reporters for an ‘off-camera gaggle’ inside his West Wing office instead.
  2. Insurgent groups impose curfew in Manipur ahead of Narendra Modi’s visit to Imphal on Saturday: A hand grenade was found outside the residence of BJP candidate Soibam Subhachandra in Imphal.  
  3. Watch: Wife of Indian shot dead in Kansas says ‘he did not deserve a death like this’: Sunayana Dumala said when she expressed concerns about crimes in the US, her husband said not to worry and that ‘good things happen to good people’.
  4. India has reached out to US to discuss visa curbs, says Nirmala Sitharaman: A delegation of executives from India’s top IT companies is now lobbying with American lawmakers and companies.
  5. Coimbatore: Nearly 500 held for protesting Narendra Modi’s unveiling of Isha Foundation statue: Agitators chanted slogans accusing the prime minister of failing to protect the interests of farmers and tribals.
  6. Pakistani woman killed after crossing border fence in Jammu, says BSF: The paramilitary force said another intruder had been arrested near the international fence and was being interrogated.
  7. Deepa Jayakumar launches MGR Amma Deepa Peravai on aunt Jayalalithaa’s birth anniversary: She said ‘loyal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party members’ would support her.  
  8. ‘Don’t twist my words’, Sheila Dixit clarifies her comments on Rahul Gandhi’s lack of maturity: Earlier, the former Delhi chief minister was quoted as saying that the Congress vice-president needed more time as he was ‘still not mature’
  9. School buses need CCTV cameras and at least one parent should be present, say new CBSE guidelines: The Board said speed governors with a maximum speed limit of 40 km/h should be fitted in the buses.  
  10. Your success does not excuse your tolerance for harassment, early Uber investors tell company: Mitch and Freada Kapor said they were disappointed that the firm had ‘selected a team of insiders’ to investigate claims of sexism made by a former employee.