A look at the headlines right now:

  1. No government honoured Ambedkar as much as the current regime has, says Narendra Modi: The prime minister said his government had given Ambedkar his rightful place by completing projects conceived in his memory.
  2. China retaliates with its own set of tariffs after US raises duty on goods worth $50 billion: Claiming it was protecting its interests, Beijing raised duties on American soybeans, aircraft and automobiles.
  3. Narendra Modi betrayed Andhra Pradesh by denying special status, says Chandrababu Naidu: Earlier in the day, he met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to discuss the no-trust motion against the Centre.
  4. ‘The people of Delhi are not cattle’, Supreme Court rains criticism on governments and civic bodies: The bench questioned why the authorities did not take action to stop illegal constructions from cropping up in the city.
  5. From September, tobacco packs will carry toll-free ‘quit-line’ number and new pictorial warnings: The packets will also carry text warnings like ‘tobacco causes painful death’ and ‘tobacco causes cancer’.
  6. Delhi High Court allows petitioners to file income tax returns without Aadhaar number: The bench will hear the matter next on May 14.
  7. Public sector banks wrote off loans worth Rs 2.4 lakh crore between 2014 and 2017, says Centre: Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Finance Ministry refused to give borrower-wise information on written-off loans.
  8. Centre forms panel to address problems taxpayers face due to technical glitches on GST portal: However, those who face problems such as poor internet or power supply will not be able to use this mechanism.
  9. A candidate should not be allowed to contest from two seats, says Election Commission: The panel also proposed that the nominee who wins both the seats should foot the bill for the bye-election that is necessitated in the seat they vacate.
  10. Kerala Police on the lookout for man accused of morphing women’s photos for pornography: They found more than 40,000 photos of women taken at weddings stored in hard disks at the studio in Kozhikode district’s Vadakara town.