A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Mayawati claims BJP used malpractices to win the ninth Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh: The BSP chief said her party’s defeat would not affect the tie-up with the Samajwadi Party.   
  2. Lalu Prasad Yadav sentenced to 14 years in prison in another fodder scam case: He was awarded seven years each under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, and both sentences will run consecutively.   
  3. Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu says Amit Shah’s letter is ‘full of false information’: The Telugu Desam Party leader accused the BJP national president of spreading lies.   
  4. Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairperson’s missing son joins Hizbul Mujahideen, say reports: The family had filed a missing complaint after he did not return home till late on Friday.
  5. Economy is growing at a decent pace, but Centre is still unable to create jobs, says Rahul Gandhi: He also claimed that the BJP was trying to change the Constitution, and vowed to stop it from happening.   
  6. UIDAI says report of Aadhaar data-leak on state-run company’s system is ‘false, irresponsible’: The identification authority said even if the news was true, it would raise doubts only about the security of the utility firm’s data.   
  7. Four Karnataka JD(S) MLAs resign from Assembly a day after Congress wins three Rajya Sabha seats: The legislators, along with three others, are likely to join the Congress on Sunday, a report said. 
  8. US White House asks military to stop enlisting transgender people: Transgender personnel who are currently in the military may continue to serve, but they could be asked to serve according to their gender at birth. 
  9. Maharashtra CM introduces confidence motion in favour of Assembly speaker; Congress, NCP upset: The motion, seconded by Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde, was passed by a voice vote.   
  10. British investigators raid Cambridge Analytica’s office in London: Meanwhile, Facebook is facing four lawsuits in US federal courts in the aftermath of the revelation that the British firm used the data of five crore users.