A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Five people, including three minors, detained for assault on a Swiss couple near Agra: They will be produced in a local court on Friday.
  2. You need to get me out, Hadiya says in new video: Her husband Shafin Jahan has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, saying her rights were being violated.
  3. Donald Trump releases over 2,800 secret files about John F Kennedy’s assassination: He, however, held back a few thousand other documents for 6 months as security agencies wanted them blocked reportedly in the interest of national security.
  4. Former BBC journalist Vinod Verma arrested by Chhattisgarh Police for alleged extortion: He allegedly had several sex tapes involving a minister, and was using them to extort money from him.
  5. Ready to support Congress in Gujarat Assembly election, Hardik Patel tells HT: A formal announcement will be made only after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi assures the Patidar leader of support to their OBC demand.
  6. Rajasthan Police deliberately weakened Pehlu Khan lynching case, says independent fact-finding team: It said the filing of the FIR was delayed, and the accused were slapped with nominal charges. 
  7. Syrian regime was responsible for deadly gas attack, according to UN report: More than 87 people were killed on April 4 when sarin gas projectiles were fired on rebel-held Khan Sheikum town.
  8. Japan will propose talks with India, US, Australia to improve maritime trade, says foreign minister: The plan to build ports and roads across Asia and Africa is aimed at countering China’s cross-continent expansion under its One Belt One Road initiative.
  9. Malayalam author Punathil Kunjabdulla dies at 77: He had won the Sahitya Akademi award for his 1980 novel ‘Smarakasilakal’.
  10. India needs to spend Rs 50 lakh crore over the next five years on infrastructure, says Crisil: The global ratings agency said the country will have to first tackle the problem of stressed assets to be able to spend such large amounts of money.