A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Arvind Kejriwal assures safety for Delhi IAS officers, minister Satyendar Jain taken to hospital on sixth day of fast: On Sunday, the Delhi Police stopped the AAP workers’ protest march to Narendra Modi’s residence.
  2. Centre decides not to extend ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir: At least two people were injured in a blast inside park in Ganderbal.
  3. The challenge now is to take economic growth to double digits, says PM Modi at NITI Aayog meet: Tamil Nadu urged the Centre to allow state governments to collect income tax.
  4. At least two Assam Rifles jawans killed in attack by suspected insurgents: The banned outfit National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) has claimed responsibility for the attack.
  5. ‘Why should Modi react if a dog dies in Karnataka,’ asks Pramod Muthalik on Gauri Lankesh murder: The Sri Ram Sene chief later clarified that he did not mean to compare the slain journalist to a dog but only wondered if the PM should comment on each death.
  6. North East flood toll rises to 23, situation improves in Manipur and Tripura: In Assam, major rivers are still overflowing.
  7. ED to move court this week to get Vijay Mallya declared a fugitive under new ordinance, say reports: The Enforcement Directorate is expected to seek the ‘immediate confiscation’ of Mallya’s attached assets, valued at over Rs 12,400 crore.
  8. At least three killed as earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits Osaka: The Japanese government said it was not aware of any reports of damage to nuclear power plants.
  9. New coterie around Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik is misusing his powers, says Jay Panda after exiting BJD: Patnaik’s government has stopped acting against corrupt bureaucrats and ministers in the last few years, Panda told The Indian Express in an interview.
  10. Grand Alliance can be revived if Nitish Kumar leaves NDA, says Congress: An ‘anti-BJP alliance’ is necessary for national welfare, claimed Shakti Singh Gohil, the Delhi in-charge of the Congress.