A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Counting under way for Uttar Pradesh civic body election: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s mayoral candidates were leading in 10 seats in the morning.
  2. Cyclone Ockhi kills eight in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, schools in seven districts shut on Friday: Fishermen have been asked to not venture into the sea even as 90 of them are still missing. 
  3. Three militants open fire at Peshawar institute, several injuries reported: Another attack in Pakistan’s South Waziristan area killed five pro-government fighters.
  4. We are shiv bhakts but do not want to use religion for politics, says Rahul Gandhi: The Congress vice president also blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the controversy over his visit to Gujarat’s Somnath Temple earlier this week.
  5. Is creating a row the new way to sell films, parliamentary panel asks Bhansali: It questioned the director about screening ‘Padmavati’ before certification while censor board chief Prasoon Joshi said a board of historians was reviewing it.  
  6. CBI clears accused in Kothkai rape and murder case of killing accomplice in jail: The injuries on Suraj Singh’s body were from a blunt, hard cylindrical object like a lathi, the CBI’s chargesheet said.  
  7. Delhi’s lieutenant governor cannot arbitrate on the validity of state government’s decisions, says SC: The top court said the lieutenant governor could approach the president of India if he disagreed with a decision.  
  8. Argentina Navy calls off mission to rescue 44 crew members on board its missing submarine: However, the hunt for a wreck on the seabed will continue.  
  9. In 2016, maximum crimes against children took place in Uttar Pradesh, show NCRB data: Till 2015, the state was behind Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh when it came to crimes against children.  
  10. United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to be forced out in a few months, say reports: The White House, however, only issued a statement that ‘there are no personnel announcements at this time’.