A look at the headlines right now:

  1. UP authorities transfer police officer who did not allow a group of BJP men to bully her: The police said it was a routine transfer, but a group of party legislators are believed to have complained to Chief Minister Adityanath about her.
  2. Muslim journalist forced to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’ to stop saffron-clad mob from torching his car in Bihar: In an account for the BBC, NDTV’s Munne Bharti said suspected Bajrang Dal members targeted his family as they were wearing attire indicative of their community.
  3. President Pranab Mukherjee talks about spate of lynchings at National Herald event: The publication is currently under the scanner in connection with a case involving Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.
  4. 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’.
  5. 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.
  6. UP gangrape complainant attacked with acid for the fourth time since case began 9 years ago: She was attacked despite the fact that she was given round-the-clock police protection and an armed guard was in the vicinity.
  7. Six officials of Byculla jail arrested for brutal murder of inmate: The accused were arrested just as they were about to talk to an advocate about anticipatory bail pleas.
  8. University of Hyderabad research scholar commits suicide: Vishal Tandon had sent an email to his sister in Mumbai before the incident saying he was disappointed as there was no achievement in his life.
  9. New electoral bonds scheme will make political funding less transparent: CEC Nasim Zaidi: In the 2017-18 Budget, the government had proposed an amendment to the RBI Act to allow electoral bonds to be issued without the donor’s details.
  10. List of demands made by four Arab states was meant to be rejected, says Qatar’s foreign minister: Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said such conflicts must be worked out through talks and negotiations and not by imposing ultimatums.