A look at the headlines right now:

  1. PM Narendra Modi, South Korean President Moon Jae-in launch Samsung factory in Noida: The new facility, which is spread over 35 acres, is dubbed as the world’s largest mobile factory.  
  2. Four more boys rescued, eight children taken out of cave so far: Four boys, along with their football coach, are still trapped inside.
  3. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigns just before PM’s address to Parliament: Johnson’s resignation came hours after Brexit Secretary David Davis quit.  
  4. Supreme Court upholds death penalty of three convicts in 2012 gangrape case: It was hearing a review petition filed by Mukesh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma to reduce their death penalty to a life sentence.   
  5. Arvind Kejriwal accuses Delhi lieutenant governor of being selective with SC order: The chief minister said Anil Baijal refused to comply with the court order on control of the bureaucracy.  
  6. Situation in Kashmir is not conducive for elections, says Omar Abdullah: The former chief minister also reiterated his party’s demand for dissolution of the Legislative Assembly.  
  7. Maharashtra CM says Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide’s comments about saints will be investigated: The Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan chief had reportedly said that the Manusmriti was superior to the teachings of saints Dnyaneshwar and Tukaram.
  8. Tourism ministry discontinues scheme to provide free SIM cards to foreign tourists: Tourism Secretary Rashmi Verma said tourists use social media apps and Wi-Fi facility, which is available at most airports.  
  9. Only one male Great Indian Bustard left in India, says report: The Wildlife Institute of India and Bombay Natural History Society blamed the ‘callousness and negligence of the government and forest department’.  
  10. Godrej Group moves Bombay HC against acquisition of its land for bullet train project, say reports: The conglomerate’s property is valued at over Rs 500 crore.