A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Congress has left the battlefield already, PM Narendra Modi tells Himachal Pradesh voters: He accused states led by other parties of not providing relief to traders who have complained about hurdles under GST.
  2. Dozens of princes and ministers in Saudi Arabia arrested after King Salman forms anti-graft panel: No official explanation was given for the arrests.  
  3. German tourist attacked for ignoring a man’s greetings at a railway station in Uttar Pradesh: Aman Kumar, a local electrician, was later arrested.
  4. Penalise farmers who abandon cattle, Madhya Pradesh government panel proposes: The committee also suggested sterilisation of bulls of nondescript breeds and building structures where cows can take rest. 
  5. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigns, claiming threat to his life: He accused Iran and the Hezbollah group of sowing ‘fear and destruction’ in several Arab countries.
  6. Khichdi sets Guinness World Record at World Food India event: It was prepared with 125 kg rice, 45 kg moong dal, 20 kg vegetables, 6.5 kg salt, and several kilograms of jowar and bajra.  
  7. Two militants killed during infiltration bid in Uri sector, says Army: Defence Ministry spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia said a search operation was under way. 
  8. Retired Armyman and wife asked to prove their Indian citizenship: Mahiruddin Ahmed asked how he could have joined the security forces without being an Indian citizen.   
  9. Ahmedabad Police arrest key conspirator behind Akshardham temple attack: Abdul Rashid Ajmeri, who allegedly helped the LeT plan the strike in Gandhinagar, was arrested at the airport after he arrived from Riyadh.
  10. Google marks 90th birth anniversary of Japanese statistician Hirotugu Akaike with a doodle: Akaike devised an equation that helps identify the statistical model likely to be the closest to the truth.