A look at the headlines right now:

  1. BS Yeddyurappa resigns as Karnakata chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy to take oath on Monday: Several political party leaders welcomed the BJP chief minister’s resignation.   
  2. PM Modi urges Jammu and Kashmir youth who ‘have lost their way’ to return to the mainstream: He said ‘every stone’ raised by youngsters will destabilise the state.
  3. Former chief justice TS Thakur criticises four judges who spoke against CJI Dipak Misra in public: He described the press conference held by senior judges Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph on January 12 as disturbing.
  4. Prince Harry and actor Megan Markle say ‘I do’ in royal ceremony at Windsor Castle: The couple’s royal titles will be Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
  5. Met department forecasts thunderstorm with light rain in Delhi, national capital region: Winds exceeding 80 kmph are likely to hit the region on Saturday evening.  
  6. Saudi Arabia detains women’s rights activists who fought against driving ban: The kingdom is set to allow women to drive for the first time from June 30.
  7. At least 100 dead after a plane crashes in Cuba: Only three people from the Boeing 737 survived but they are in critical condition, officials said.
  8. Jawaharlal Nehru University to introduce course on religious terrorism, say reports: But the professor who reportedly drafted the proposal for this subject denied it to The Indian Express.  
  9. ‘I’m Kalki avatar, can’t come to office, must do penance so India gets good rain,’ says Gujarat official: He said this is response to a show-cause notice served to him for going to his office in Vadodara only on 16 days in the last eight months.
  10. At least eight killed in multiple blasts at a cricket match in Afghanistan: The attack is said to have happened at a night-time tournament during Ramadan.