A look at the headlines right now:

  1. CCTV footage from locations where Chandigarh woman was stalked goes missing: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said he would file a PIL in the case.  
  2. We had intelligence that the BJP may carry out attacks in state, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: He also alleged that the BJP was trying to divert attention from its medical college scam.   
  3. Gujarat Congress MLAs return to state after 10 days at a Bengaluru resort: They had been flown to Karnataka after six of the party legislators in the state had quit ahead of the Rajya Sabha election.   
  4. Hyper-nationalism indicates insecurity, says Hamid Ansari in farewell speech: In his final address as vice president, he highlighted the importance of tolerance and secularism. 
  5. Two killed in Venezuela as civilians, soldiers fight military at army base: President Nicolas Maduro said he would seek maximum punishment for the terrorists who attacked the outpost.   
  6. LeT militant killed in Kashmir’s Pulwama district, say police: Reports said that two other militants managed to escape.   
  7. Public sector banks wrote off over Rs 80,000 crore in bad loans in 2016-17, says report: This is 41% higher than the banks’ non-performing assets for the previous year.
  8. Rajasthan receives 26% excess rainfall, hundreds of flood victims rescued: At least 33 districts in the state received normal to abnormally heavy rain, weather officials said.   
  9. Hong Kong’s beaches closed after palm oil spill leaves foul-smelling congealed lumps on its shores: Residents said they had never seen anything like it before.   
  10. Former Kerala DGP Senkumar arrested for allegedly making communal remarks, released on bail: He had allegedly claimed in an interview that some members of the Muslim community had practiced ‘love jihad’ in the state.