A look at the headlines right now:

  1. BJP broke its alliance with Mufti government as PDP discriminated against Jammu, Ladakh, says Amit Shah: He was in Jammu to mark the death anniversary of Jan Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee.
  2. Class 10 student killed junior to get school shut after teacher scolded him, say Vadodara police: The 17-year-old student was arrested in Valsad town under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.
  3. Hapur lynching video shows mob forcing man to confess he wanted to slaughter cows: The police said they will make the clip a part of the investigation after verifying its authenticity.
  4. Modi accuses Congress of trying to glorify ‘one family’ by belittling other leaders: The prime minister claimed the Congress was spreading ‘lies, confusion and pessimism’, and was cut off from the ground reality.
  5. Maharashtra enforces plastic ban, first-time offenders will be fined Rs 5,000: Those who are unable or unwilling to pay the fine will have to face court proceedings.
  6. Donald Trump makes a U-turn, claims North Korea still poses an ‘extraordinary threat’: The United States president renewed the sanctions against Pyongyang for a year.
  7. Two arrested for abducting, raping five NGO workers in Jharkhand: The police have also booked the head of the school from which the workers were kidnapped, for not reporting the incident.
  8. Zimbabwe president escapes unhurt as explosion strikes election campaign rally in Bulawayo: Vice President Kembo Mohadi was injured in his leg while another vice president, Constantino Chiwenga, suffered bruises to his face.
  9. Pakistan Taliban names Mufti Noor Wali Mahsud as its new chief: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan also admitted that its previous chief, Mullah Fazlullah, died in a US drone strike earlier this month.
  10. Army major’s wife found dead in Delhi’s Brar Square area, police register murder case: The police said the assailant slit her throat and then may have run over her with a car.