A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Supporters cheer as prime minister begins UP polls road show in Varanasi: He is scheduled to address two rallies at Jaunpur and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth.
  2. Over 57% turnout recorded in phase 6 of UP elections, phase 1 of Manipur polling ends at 84%: A total of 49 seats are being contested in UP, and 38 in the north-eastern state.
  3. After Kansas shooting, store owner of Indian origin shot dead in US: The 43-year-old died of gunshot wounds in the front yard of his home in South Carolina.
  4. There is a degree of understanding in the US, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar says about H-1B visa fears: However, Washington said that they were more focused on the larger immigration question.
  5. SBI will penalise for not maintaining the minimum balance in your account from April 1: In metro areas, the charges will be anywhere between Rs 50 and Rs 100.
  6. Activist addresses Punjab University seminar in disguise after ABVP threatens to disrupt it: Members of the right-wing group did not notice that Seema Azad was there.
  7. Army officer booked for molesting, blackmailing girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban: The accused took photos of the girl and threatened to circulate them if she did not give him Rs 5 lakh.
  8. UP airports on alert after reports say rape-accused minister Gayatri Prajapati is planning to flee: The Immigration Department and the Sashtra Seema Bal have been asked to keep an eye out for the politician, who is on the run.
  9. EC refuses to accept Dinakaran’s response on Sasikala being made AIADMK chief: The commission claimed that he was not a recognised officer bearer of the party.
  10. US Homeland Security considering separating women, children who enter the country illegally, reports Reuters: President Donald Trump wants to end the process in which migrants are released from detention quickly.