A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Over 250 dead as military plane crashes in Algeria: No one on board is expected to have survived the crash.
  2. Allahabad HC orders stay on cremation of Unnao rape complainant’s father: The teenager’s father died in judicial custody on Monday.
  3. CSK’s IPL home games could be moved out of Chennai after Cauvery protests: Hundreds agitated outside the MA Chidambaram Stadium ahead of the Chennai Super Kings’ match against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday.
  4. BJP says it does not support strike call of bar association that opposed Kathua case chargesheet: The group called for the bandh after the police registered an FIR against lawyers who tried to prevent them from filing a chargesheet.
  5. Aadhaar is meant to prevent crimes, not label everyone a criminal, UIDAI tells Supreme Court: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation said those without the biometric-based identification number cannot be denied pension.
  6. Keep prices ‘reasonable’, PM Narendra Modi urges oil-producing nations: He was speaking at an event where Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, signed an agreement to buy 50% stake in an oil refinery in Maharashtra.
  7. Andhra Pradesh chief minister says PM Modi’s fast is a tactic to divert attention from his failures: The Congress said the prime minister and his government should focus on bringing the accused in these matters to justice.
  8. Aam Aadmi Party sacks Kumar Vishwas as Rajasthan convener, to contest state Assembly polls: Vishwas was made the convener in May 2017 as part of a peace deal following his fight with the top leadership.
  9. Should consent be mandatory under Hindu Marriage Act, SC asks Centre, Karnataka to respond to PIL: The petition was filed by the daughter of a Karnataka politician claiming to have been forcibly married.
  10. Supreme Court refuses to interfere in West Bengal panchayat polls, tells BJP to approach Calcutta HC: Candidates of the BJP and some other Opposition parties have accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of stopping them from filing nominations.