A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Warn people against black money deals, PM Narendra Modi tells chartered accountants: The Prime Minister said his administration had cancelled the registration of one lakh firms over irregularities and identified 37,000 shell firms.
  2. BJP leader among those arrested for Muslim trader’s lynching in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh: However, he claimed he had only arrived at the spot after the killing to ‘see what happened’.
  3. Another University of Hyderabad research scholar commits suicide: Police said queer rights activist Vijay Tandon was depressed that his career was going nowhere.
  4. Vigilante violence being encouraged by those who are supposed to enforce the law, says Sonia Gandhi: The Congress chief was speaking at the launch of a commemorative edition of the party publication National Herald.
  5. Pope Francis replaces top theologian who was at odds with his plans for an inclusive Church: Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer will succeed Cardinal Gerhard Mueller.
  6. Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants and 2 civilians killed during encounter in Anantnag: Security officials claimed militants were using locals as human shields, while some residents said the armed personnel had shot protestors during clashes.  
  7. President Pranab Mukherjee talks about spate of lynchings at National Herald event: The publication is currently under the scannerin connection with a case involving Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.  
  8. Traders, manufacturers call for shutdown in Kashmir protesting new GST regime: The businessmen believe implementation of the new tax structure would erode the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
  9. Samajwadi Party’s Azam Khan booked for sedition, but he denies insulting Army: The controversial politician faces several other charges after multiple complaints were filed against him.  
  10. The surgical strikes were planned 15 months in advance, says Manohar Parrikar: The former defence minister said it was an ‘insulting’ question by a TV show anchor to ex-Armyman Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in 2015 had triggered the plan.