A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Mayawati to move court against alleged EVM tampering, to observe ‘black day’ on 11th of every month: The Bharatiya Janata Party has murdered democracy, the BSP chief said.
  2. BJP’s Biren Singh sworn in as Manipur’s chief minister, NPP’s Y Joykumar as deputy: The coalition in the state has 32 legislators, as against the Congress, which won 28 seats.
  3. Rape-accused Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prajapati arrested in Lucknow: The 49-year-old former Uttar Pradesh minister claimed innocence and demanded a Narco test on the minor.
  4. At least five people killed in Kanpur building collapse, nine still trapped under rubble: More than 13 people were injured in the incident that might have been triggered by a gas leak.
  5. Twitter confirms major hacking after several accounts tweet Swastikas, pro-Turkey messages: The website said a third party application, Twitter Counter, was the source of the breach.
  6. ‘Pakistan is becoming world’s terrorism factory’, India says at UNHRC: Indian diplomat Nabanita Chakrabarti blamed Pakistan for extending support to militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir.
  7. ‘Padmavati’ producer says complaint has been filed against those who vandalised the Kolhapur set: The costumes and jewellery meant for the actors in the film were looted, Shobha Sant said.
  8. At least 25 people killed in suicide bomb attack at Damascus court house: This is the second time in the past five days that explosions have been reported from the Syrian capital city.
  9. Attacks on Indians in US are ‘stray incidents’, Sushma Swaraj says in Parliament: The external affairs minister said the safety and security of the diaspora was of the highest priority for the government.
  10. Air force jet crashes among houses in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, three injured: The incident comes on a day when a Chetak helicopter crash landed on the outskirts of Allahabad.