A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Sensex breaches 33,000 for the first time, Nifty hits all-time high on bank recapitalisation plan: The BSE gained over 500 points while the NSE touched 10,340 points during the morning trading session.  
  2. Election Commission likely to announce Gujarat Assembly election dates on Wednesday: The poll panel drew criticism for not announcing the dates at the same time it made the announcement for Himachal Pradesh.  
  3. Sherin Mathews’ father tells police he saw her choking on milk, moved body from house: Wesley Mathews had earlier told the police his daughter, Sherin, went missing after he told her to stand outside their house at 3 am for not drinking her milk.  
  4. Twitter pokes fun after Shivraj Singh Chouhan says Madhya Pradesh roads are better than US’: Several users shared a picture of Chouhan from August 2016 when the chief minister was carried by security men during his visit to flood-hit areas in the state.  
  5. Mumbai University Vice Chancellor Sanjay Deshmukh sacked for delaying examination results: Evaluations were delayed by more than three months this year after the varsity switched to an online system.  
  6. ‘Thumri queen’ Girija Devi dies in Kolkata: The 88-year-old classical singer suffered a cardiac arrest, doctors said.  
  7. RBI fines Yes Bank and IDFC Bank for not complying with norms: While Yes Bank did not report a security breach at an ATM and failed to classify bad loans correctly, IDFC Bank did not follow rules while renewing loans.
  8. Donald Trump ends refugee ban but imposes new restrictions on 11 nations, reported Reuters: The US administration has not disclosed the names of the countries, but said they would be allowed on a case-by-case basis.
  9. Russia vetoes UN resolution to extend inquiry into Syria chemical attack: US Ambassador Nikki Haley said this showed Moscow ‘will do whatever it takes to ensure the barbaric Assad regime never faces consequences’ for its actions.  
  10. NIA seizes Rs 27 lakh from wife of Naga insurgency leader: Shelly Sumi and three others allegedly extorted government servants, and were going to send the money to NSCN(K) camps in Myanmar.