A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Powerful earthquake near Iraq-Iran border kills at least 207, injures 1,700: Most of the casualties were in Iran’s Kermanshah province, where 129 people died and over 900 were hurt in the 7.3-magnitude quake
  2. At least 20 die after boat capsizes near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh: State Home Minister N Chinnarajappa said 20 people had been rescued.
  3. Schools in Delhi, Ghaziabad and Noida reopen despite pollution: All institutes in Gurugram will remain shut till at least Tuesday.
  4. Donald Trump poses a risk to US national security, say former intelligence chiefs: Former CIA director John Brennan and ex-National Intelligence head James Clapper said the president is vulnerable to being influenced by Russia.
  5. IndiGo apologises after woman falls off her wheelchair pushed by employee at Lucknow airport: The airline said the wheelchair got stuck in a crack on the tarmac and lost balance, causing her to fall.
  6. Schools in Chennai to remain shut as Met department warns of heavy rain: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami said water-logging in Chennai was restricted to low-lying areas.
  7. Narendra Modi to meet Donald Trump in the Philippines, will hold talks with President Rodrigo Duterte: The prime minister will attend the 50th anniversary celebrations of Asean, and the Asean Business and Investment Summit..
  8. Bangladesh will compensate those affected by attack on Hindu homes in Rangpur, says Sushma Swaraj: The police arrested 53 people, after a mob looted and set fire to 30 houses over a rumoured derogatory Facebook post..
  9. Three youth detained in Odisha for allegedly raping a student on college campus: The girl told the police that her attackers recorded the incident and threatened to make the video public if she spoke about it..
  10. IISc, BIT-Mersa among 123 deemed varsities asked to drop ‘university’ from their names: Institutes that do not comply with the directive will face action under the UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2016..