A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Devendra Fadnavis wants illegal structures demolished ‘on war footing’ after Kamala Mills fire kills 14: The Opposition blamed corruption in the Mumbai civic body and demanded a CBI investigation.
  2. Two dead in shooting at California office building: The police said the gunman shot a former colleague before shooting himself.  
  3. Palestine ambassador shares stage with Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan, India says will take it up strongly: Palestinian ambassador in Islamabad Walid Abu Ali attended an event organised by the Difa-e-Pakistan Council in Rawalpindi.  
  4. CBI investigating case of 22 teens missing since Delhi agents took them to Paris for rugby training: Three agents allegedly abandoned them at a gurudwara in Paris.  
  5. Uber finalises terms of deal with Softbank-led consortium at steep discount: The Japanese technology conglomerate is also a major investor in Ola, Uber’s main competition in India.  
  6. Not surrendering to the Constitution puts country at risk of anarchy, says Chief Justice Dipak Misra: He made the statement a day after BJP minister Anantkumar Hegde apologised for saying the Constitution needs to be amended.  
  7. 25,800 cases of online banking fraud reported in 2017, IT minister tells Parliament: Maharashtra had the most number of cases, followed by Haryana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi.  
  8. The days of Edappadi Palaniswami’s government in Tamil Nadu are numbered, says TTV Dinakaran: He made the statement even as the AIADMK removed 130 functionaries loyal to him from the district units in Tirupur, Pudukottai and Dharmapuri.  
  9. Government exceeded its fiscal deficit target for 2017-’18 in November: The difference between expenditure and revenue was high because of lower GST collections and higher spending.  
  10. Tehran Police will not arrest women for going out without headscarves: Officers said these women will be sent for counselling classes instead.