A look at the headlines right now:

  1. CM Kumaraswamy’s brother HD Revanna, Congress’s DK Shivakumar take oath as Karnataka ministers: The chief minister’s brother took charge of the Public Works Department portfolio.   
  2. RBI hikes repo rate to 6.25%, reverse repo rate to 6%: This was the first increase in repo rates since January 2014.   
  3. Activist Rona Wilson and lawyer Surendra Gadling among five arrested in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence: The police claimed that those arrested were ‘top urban Maoist operatives’.
  4. ‘Congress government will waive farmer loans in 10 days if voted to power’, says Rahul Gandhi in Mandsaur: The Congress president met the families of those farmers who were killed in police firing in June 2017 in the district.   
  5. Supreme Court refuses to stay release of Rajinikanth’s film ‘Kaala’ over copyright claims: The actor-turned-politician appealed to his fans to allow the release of his film in Karnataka.
  6. Patanjali to shift food park from Uttar Pradesh, says Adityanath government not encouraging: The government, however, said it has given a month’s extension to Ramdev’s firm to meet the conditions required to get the final approval.  
  7. Fuego volcano eruption in Guatemala toll rises to 75, around 200 missing: More than 1.7 million people have been affected by Sunday’s eruption, and over 3,000 have been evacuated. 
  8. Curfew timings in Shillong to be relaxed by two hours in some parts: The restrictions have led to a rise in vegetable prices and impacted the tourism industry, officials said.  
  9. Security forces foil infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir, kill three militants, says Army: The troops resorted in gunfire after noticing suspicious movement along the Line of Control in the Machhil sector.  
  10. Ayush ministry seeks ISRO’s help for satellite images of events on yoga day: This will help the ministry get an idea of the number of events held across the country and the number of people who participate.