A look at the headlines right now:

  1. AAP prepares for bye-elections even as it gears up for legal battle over disqualification of MLAs: Alka Lamba, who represented Chandni Chowk in the Delhi Assembly, said the party is prepared to seek a fresh mandate if the courts do not rule in its favour.
  2. The world’s richest 1% got 82% of the wealth that rose in 2016’17, says Oxfam report: The report added that 73% of the wealth generated in India in 2016-’17 went to the richest 1% of the population.
  3. Protestors against ‘Padmaavat’ block roads, torch vehicles in Gujarat, attack toll plaza in Noida: The police arrested at least 16 people in Surat and 14 in Noida..
  4. Edward Snowden says he agrees with former RAW chief’s concerns about Aadhaar: The American whistleblower said Aadhaar was being abused as a proxy for identity and such efforts should be criminalised.
  5. Edward Snowden says he agrees with former RAW chief’s concerns about Aadhaar: The American whistleblower said Aadhaar was being abused as a proxy for identity and such efforts should be criminalised.
  6. Sitaram Yechury offers to resign after CPI(M) body rejects proposal on alliance with Congress: Instead, the Central Committee adopted the strategy backed by the party’s former general secretary Prakash Karat.
  7. Gujarat starts cow tourism project to popularise the animal: Those interested can now take a trip to cow shelters and grazing spots to see how the animal is reared and how products are made with cow urine and dung.
  8. Aadhaar should be linked with voter ID cards, says newly-appointed chief election commissioner: Om Prakash Rawat clarified that he did not want electronic voting machines changed to integrate the feature.
  9. Loan recovery agents allegedly crush Dalit farmer to death under a tractor in UP’s Sitapur: The agents had demanded that Gyan Chandra pay the finance company back immediately or hand over the vehicle.
  10. Government and political parties must stay out of the judicial controversy, says Narendra Modi: In an interview to TimesNow, the prime minister said the country’s justice system was ‘very capable’ of finding a solution to the problem.