A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Sushma Swaraj says ICJ order staying Kulbhushan Jadhav’s execution is a ‘great relief’: Pakistan said India tried to ‘hide its real face’ by taking the case to the UN court, and that it would present evidence against Jadhav at the Hague.
  2. Goods and Services Tax Council meets in Srinagar, okays all nine rules needed to roll out tax regime: Day One of the meeting saw the GST Council discuss items falling in the 0%-5% tax slab.
  3. Founder and former chairman of Fox News, Roger Ailes, dies: Ailes, who is said to have changed the way America watched news, resigned in 2016 after facing sexual harassment charges.
  4. Farooq Abdullah calls for Governor’s rule in Kashmir after Mehbooba Mufti meets Arun Jaitley: The National Conference president said the government had failed and that replacing the chief minister would not help either.
  5. Two days after CBI raids, Karti Chidambaram leaves for London with a friend: The former finance minister’s son and INX Media are accused of not disclosing money received in foreign funding.
  6. Enforcement Directorate attaches Rs 100-crore Alibaug farmhouse ‘controlled by’ Vijay Mallya: The prime beach-side property is valued at over Rs 100 crore, the ED said in its notice.
  7. Demonetised notes worth Rs 45 crore seized from textile shop in Chennai: The store specialised in making uniforms for government officers including police and other security personnel.
  8. Facebook fined €110 million for ‘misleading’ the EU on using user data from WhatsApp: When the two companies merged, Facebook had claimed it would not match people with their accounts on both platforms, but later did so anyway.
  9. SoftBank invests $1.4 billion in Paytm: The deal gives the Japanese conglomerate a 14.2% stake in Paytm and a board seat.
  10. India hold on to top spot in ICC Test rankings, South Africa six points behind in second place: Virat Kohli’s men have 123 points while the Proteas, who gained nine points, are now at 117.