A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Four militants, police officer killed in gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district: Internet services in Srinagar, Pulwama and Anantnag were suspended due to the ongoing operation in Srigufwara area. 
  2. Kashmiris will prefer independence if given a chance to exercise their free will, says Congress leader: In his forthcoming book, former Union minister Saifuddin Soz argues that former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s assessment seems to be correct even today.   
  3. Five NGO workers abducted, raped and filmed in Jharkhand; eight detained: An 11-member team of the NGO had gone to Chochang village to perform a street play on migration and human trafficking.   
  4. Melania Trump wears jacket saying ‘I really don’t care, do U?’ while visiting migrant children: The United States First Lady’s spokesperson claimed that there was no ‘hidden message’ in the words.   
  5. Former Infosys chief Vishal Sikka named in Teradata’s lawsuit against German software firm: The business and cloud analytics firm has accused SAP of stealing trade secrets, copyright infringement and committing anti-trust violations.   
  6. Uttarakhand High Court bans paragliding, all water sports like white water rafting in the state: The court directed the state government to frame a policy to regulate the activities within two weeks.   
  7. 42 more Indians detained at New Mexico border for illegally entering United States, says report: The Indian Embassy in US said it has established contact with the facility and is monitoring the situation.   
  8. ED officer moves top court, claims ‘vested interests’ trying to derail Aircel-Maxis inquiry: The officer Rajeshwar Singh Singh said the investigation has ‘irked a sizeable number of individuals, corporates and dishonest people’.   
  9. Eurozone countries agree on plan to help Greece end its bailout programme by August: Athens has already received €275 billion in financial support from its international creditors since 2010.   
  10. World hunger rises after a decade; conflict, climate change major reasons, says United Nations report: The number of hungry people in the world increased from 7.77 crore in 2015 to 8.15 crore in 2016.