A look at the headlines right now:

  1. There is an overall sense of shrinking liberty in India, says report on World Press Freedom Day: There were 54 attacks on journalists, three cases of TV news channels being banned, 45 internet shutdowns, and as many sedition cases in the past 16 months.
  2. At least eight dead as suicide bombing targets Nato convoy near US embassy in Kabul: Afghan officials said that at least 25 people were injured in the incident that took place near Massoud Square.
  3. CBI arrests income tax commissioner and five others in an alleged bribery case: BB Rajendra Prasad reportedly took Rs 1.5 crore to pass a favourable order in a case related to Balaji Trust in Mumbai.
  4. Kumar Vishwas made Rajasthan chief while Amanatullah Khan is suspended from party: Vishwas had insisted that stern action be taken against the Okhla MLA who had accused him of trying to overthrow the party chief.
  5. MEA summons Pakistan envoy over mutilation of Indian soldiers along the LoC: The foreign secretary conveyed India’s outrage at the killings, a statement said.
  6. Dubai starts visa-on-arrival facility for Indians who have a US visa or a green card: The visa-on-arrival will be valid for a period of 14 days.
  7. Apple registers record revenue growth in quarter that ended in March: CEO Tim Cook attributed it to the ‘very large, young, and tech-savvy population, fast-growing economy, and improving 4G network’.
  8. Delhi HC orders Rs 55-lakh compensation to IAF pilot injured in MiG-21 crash: While the Centre will pay Rs 5 lakh, the state-run aeronautics firm will have to shell out Rs 50 lakh to Wing Commander Sanjeet Singh Kaila within four weeks.
  9. Suspected Hindu Yuva Vahini workers lynch a Muslim man for helping a Hindu girl elope in Bulandshahr: Three people were arrested, Senior Superintendent of Police Muniraj said.
  10. Suspected militants decamp with the rifles of policemen guarding a court complex in Shopian: No one was injured in the attack.