A look at the headlines right now.

  1. President Ram Nath Kovind approves Governor’s rule with immediate effect in Jammu and Kashmir: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called for immediate election in the state after the Bharatiya Janata Party pulled out of the alliance with Peoples Democratic Party.
  2. Centre has raised agricultural budget to Rs 2 lakh crore to double farm incomes by 2022, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The budget has taken steps to provide farmers a price equivalent to 150% of their cost of production, the prime minister claimed.
  3. United States quits UN Human Rights Council alleging bias against Israel, ‘mockery of human rights’: US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley accused the body of admitting countries with woeful human rights records.
  4. Toll in Assam floods rises to 20, situation improves in Manipur and Tripura: The number of affected people in five districts of Assam rose to 5.64 lakh on Tuesday.
  5. Taliban strikes as Eid ceasefire ends, 30 security personnel killed, claims Afghanistan government: The ceasefire declared by the outfit during Eid ended on Sunday.
  6. Madhya Pradesh High Court asks former chief ministers to vacate government houses in a month: The court was hearing a petition that said a state government ordinance was a waste of public money.
  7. Artistes criticise police, media over ‘witch-hunt’ against activists arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon event: In a statement, a group of artistes and writers noted that two Hindutva activists accused of inciting violence against Dalits had not yet been arrested.
  8. Author Suketu Mehta accuses US columnist of misrepresenting his article to back anti-immigration law: Ann Coulter claimed that the article showed how ‘these kids are being coached’ and ‘given scripts to read by liberals’.
  9. RTI activist who exposed several scams shot dead in Bihar’s East Champaran district: The deceased’s son-in-law said there were three previous attempts on Rajendra Singh’s life, but the authorities ignored his request for security.
  10. Canada legalises recreational use of marijuana: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had argued that the new law would keep marijuana out of the hands of underage users and reduce related crimes.