A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Counting continues in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections: The BJP pulled ahead of the Congress after a close fight in Gujarat, and looked set to win in Himachal Pradesh.
  2. 12 workers dead after fire breaks out in Mumbai shop: The workers were sleeping on a loft inside the shop and got trapped when the fire broke out.
  3. Adani drops contractor on controversial Australian coal mine project: The company announced its decision after the Queensland government refused to provide it with a tax payer-funded loan.
  4. We are processing visa applications of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife and mother, says Pakistan foreign office: The visit has been arranged after weeks of talks between the two countries, and eight months after Pakistan sentenced the former Indian Navy officer to death.
  5. Anybody living in India is a Hindu, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat: ‘Tortured’ Hindus from across the globe seek refuge in India, he said.
  6. World’s busiest airport suffers power outage, hundreds of flights cancelled and delayed: Georgia Power, the facility that provides electricity to the airport, attributed the outage to a fire at one of its underground stations.
  7. Three men allegedly rape minor girl, assault her friend in park: The girl reported the incident the same day and filed a complaint, but the police are yet to identify her three attackers.
  8. Vladimir Putin says CIA helped thwart terrorist attack in St Petersburg, calls Trump to thank him: The Kremlin and the White House did not disclose details about the plot but said that the attack ‘could have killed large numbers of people’.
  9. British embassy worker found dead in Beirut: The whole embassy is deeply shocked and saddened by this news, Britain’s ambassador to Lebanon said.
  10. Sensex opens low as BJP and Congress fight close battle in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh: BSE Sensex opened lower by 531.93 points, or 1.59% lower, while the Nifty 50 fell 217.30 points, or 2.10%, to 10,115.95.