A look at the headlines right now:

  1. After winning in Gujarat and Himachal, the BJP will have to decide on its Himachal Pradesh chief minister: The party was dented in Gujarat, but the saffron sea now covers 19 states.
  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. At least six dead as train derails on inaugural run in Washington state: President Donald Trump said that the derailment showed that it was an urgent need to fix the country’s infrastructure.
  4. AAP has not won any seats in the Gujarat elections: The Aam Aadmi Party asked why slips from Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails were not being counted, and alleged the BJP was ‘hiding something’.
  5. Caste leaders Alpesh Thakor, Jignesh Mevani deliver for the Congress in Gujarat Assembly elections: The BJP failed to win major Patidar bastions.
  6. Chief election commissioner says no electronic voting machines were tampered with: Achal Kumar Joti said that the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails had enabled people in Gujarat to see who they voted for.
  7. 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.
  8. Both Houses of Parliament adjourned as Opposition demands apology from PM Modi: The Opposition demanded that PM Modi apologise for alleging that his predecessor Manmohan Singh spoke to Pakistani officials about the Gujarat polls.
  9. Myanmar military destroyed 40 Rohingya villages in two months, says Human Rights Watch: Dozens of buildings were burned the same week that Bangladesh signed an agreement with Myanmar to repatriate refugees, the NGO said.
  10. Japan court rejects plea by Nagasaki residents who wanted official victim benefits for 1945 bombing: Nearly 6,300 people lived outside the officially-designated affected zone and are not eligible for full compensation.