A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Supreme Court refuses to interfere in deportation of seven Rohingya men to Myanmar: The Centre told the court that Myanmar had acknowledged them as its citizens and agreed to take them back. 
  2. Rupee hits new low of 73.77 against dollar: Fuel prices increased again, with petrol costing Rs 91.34 in Mumbai. 
  3. US warns India of sanctions ahead of defence deal with Russia: Vladimir Putin will arrive in New Delhi on Thursday for a bilateral summit, when the pact to purchase S-400 air defence systems may be signed. 
  4. Habeas corpus plea for activist Sudha Bharadwaj withdrawn from Punjab and Haryana High Court: The activist’s lawyers will now seek other remedies from a lower court, as per the Supreme Court’s September 28 judgment.
  5. Supreme Court asks Centre to look into lion deaths in Gujarat’s Gir forest: A division bench of the Gujarat High Court issued similar directions to the state government.
  6. Delhi airport to close one of its three runways for repair in November, flight disruptions likely: The runway will be closed for 13 days and will affect around 100 flights at the Indira Gandhi International Airport daily.
  7. Tanushree Dutta says she received legal notices from Nana Patekar and Vivek Agnihotri: She alleged that two ‘suspicious individuals’ tried to break into her house but were stopped in time.  
  8. Separatist leaders call for shutdown on October 8 to protest against urban local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir: The BJP, which has fielded 325 candidates in the Valley region, claimed that at least 70 of its nominees have won unopposed.
  9. Law enforcement officer shot dead, 6 others injured during attempt to serve search warrant in US: The incident took place at a house in South Carolina’s Florence. 
  10. Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak’s wife charged with money laundering, pleads ‘not guilty’: Rosmah Mansor was well-known for her love of designer handbags, jewellery and extravagant spending.