A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Lalu Prasad Yadav to face trial for criminal conspiracy in fodder scam, says Supreme Court: The top court on Monday allowed a petition filed by the CBI challenging his exoneration in the case.
  2. Emmanuel Macron registers landslide victory in French presidential election: He won 66.06% of the vote, while far-right candidate Marine Le Pen got 33.94%.
  3. Congress, BJP leaders call for action after corruption allegations against AAP: Ajay Maken said the Shunglu committee had made serious charges against the government in the Capital, and an FIR must be filed.
  4. Senior Pakistani pilot in trouble for taking a nap and leaving a trainee to fly the plane: Captain Hashmi was a former head of the Pakistan Air Lines Pilots Association.
  5. A horticulturist in Lucknow has named his newest mango ‘Yogi’ after CM Adityanath: However, there is no guarantee it will taste good, Haji Kalimullah has cautioned.
  6. Akhilesh allied with Congress against my advice, caused SP’s ‘poor state’, said Mulayam Singh Yadav: The Sonia Gandhi-led party ‘ruined my life’, the party veteran said.
  7. Jammu and Kashmir government wants action against 34 banned TV channels that are still on air: The state believes they could incite violence in the region.
  8. Comedian Stephen Fry is facing blasphemy charges for saying god created a world full of injustice: ‘Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid god who creates a world which is so full of pain,’ Fry had said during an interview in 2015.
  9. Naveen Patnaik’s government inducts 12 ministers: Sashi Bhusan Behera was made the state’s finance minister.
  10. Facebook puts out newspapers ads to teach people how to spot fake news as UK elections approach: The ‘10 tips to spot misinformation’ appeared in The Times, The Guardian and Daily Telegraph among others.