A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defends Rafale contract, calls Congress’ charges shameful: She said the deal was delayed by the Congress’ inaction when it was in power.
  2. Jammu and Kashmir Police say footballer who joined LeT has returned home: Majid Irshad Khan is believed to have joined the terror outfit after the funeral of a militant friend who was killed in an encounter. 
  3. Nitish Kumar’s camp is the real JD(U), can use the arrow symbol, says Election Commission: The other faction, led by Sharad Yadav, had also staked claim to the symbol.  
  4. Patidar leader Hardik Patel takes a poetic dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The 22-year-old leader subverted the lyrics of the 1970 song ‘Ramchandra Keh Gaye Siya Se’.  
  5. Karnataka HC asks private hospitals to restore services after many OPDs stay shut: The bench said basic medical services are a right to life for every citizen.  
  6. India’s Dalveer Bhandari eyes last ICJ seat, fresh round of voting on Monday: The competing judges, Bhandari and Britain’s Christopher Greenwood, are both seeking re-election to the International Court of Justice.
  7. Man arrested in New Delhi for molesting two women outside ITO metro station: The Patiala House Court sent him to 14-day police custody.  
  8. Puma apologises for graffiti on Old Delhi heritage building, says it was ‘unintentional’: The owner of the property had allowed the artwork and was happy to keep it even after the advertisement was shot, the company said.  
  9. Kerala hotelier’s son dies in car crash in Thiruvananthapuram: The police refused to confirm reports that 21-year-old Adarsh SP was racing his brand new car when he lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a pole.  
  10. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe makes first public appearance since Army’s takeover: He attended the graduation ceremony at a Harare university.