A look at the headlines right now:

  1. 15 crore workers to go on strike across country today against government’s ‘anti-labour policies: Members of 10 central trade unions will join the protest, many of them from essential services such as transport and banking.
  2. Scorpene leak: Newspaper asked to hand over all data to DCNS as court confirms gag order: The French shipbuilding firm hailed the decision after 'The Australian' was told it can no longer publish details on the Indian submarine.
  3. Pakistan admits for the first time that the Islamic State has a presence in the country: Army spokesperson Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa said security agencies have arrested 309 people with suspected links to the outfit.
  4. Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hits New Zealand, no major casualties reported: The Tsunami alert that was set off following the quake was cancelled after the the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that only a 21-cm wave had been measured.
  5. 12 workers' representatives detained from near Maruti factory in Manesar ahead of labour strike: Members of rights group alleged that the Haryana Police are coercing contract workers to reach the plant and begin work, despite the call for their agitation.
  6. NRI Purvi Patel to be released in US foeticide case after court overturns conviction: The judge said the Indiana law not designed to ‘prosecute women for their own abortions’.
  7. Rahul Gandhi tells Supreme Court he is ready to face trial in RSS defamation case: The Congress vice president told the top court that he stood by what he said about the right wing party being responsible for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.
  8. Reliance Jio will offer world's lowest data charges, free voice calls across India: Mukesh Ambani: According to the RIL chairperson, Jio’s 4G network will cover 18,000 cities and towns, and more than two lakh villages.
  9. Donald Trump confirms plans to deny legal status to immigrants without documents: The US Republican presidential candidate reiterated his proposal to make Mexico pay for a wall along its southern border to reportedly stop illegal immigration.
  10. SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket explodes during test run at Florida's Cape Canaveral station: The aerospace company said there was an 'anomaly' at the launchpad during the trial, but no one sustained any injuries.